Pick Scholarcy if
students who want a flashcard library of papers and will pay when the Free 10-summary cap is gone.
Read the Scholarcy pageScholarcy vs SciSummary
Our take
Pick Scholarcy if students who want a flashcard library of papers and will pay when the Free 10-summary cap is gone. Pick SciSummary if students and lab members who want a structured skim, then will pay Pro when the trial ends.
Best for
Scholarcy Skim a paper into a reusable card
SciSummary Skim one paper into modes (section / key points / ELI5)
Free plan
Scholarcy $0 · import a range of file formats; limit of 10 summaries; export flashcards one at a time
SciSummary $0 · for the first month with code STUDENT26 (homepage)
Lowest paid
Scholarcy
SciSummary Pro (annual) $4/mo
Next step up
Scholarcy
SciSummary Pro (monthly) $7/mo
Watch out
Scholarcy Free is 10 summaries
SciSummary Trial is 7 days
Last checked
Scholarcy 2026-10-22 · scholarcy.com/pricing
SciSummary 2026-10-22 · scisummary.com
Which one, then?
Pick SciSummary if
students and lab members who want a structured skim, then will pay Pro when the trial ends.
Read the SciSummary page