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Litmaps vs Scite vs StudyforCitizenship

All three are research tools. Here is what separates them.

	Litmaps	Scite	StudyforCitizenship
What it is	Litmaps accelerates your entire literature review. Discover important papers faster and transform how you do research with dynamic visualizations.	Shows whether a paper’s citations support it or contradict it, rather than merely counting them.	A study guide for US Naturalization Test, in every language.
Category	Research	Research	Research
Pricing	Paid · $10/mo	Paid · From $20/mo	Paid
How it bills	Flat monthly	Flat monthly	Not published
Free tier	No	No	No
Rating	Not yet rated	Not yet rated	Not yet rated
Features	—	Citations classified as supporting or contrasting Citation context snippets Reference checking for a manuscript Browser extension Journal and author dashboards	—
What works	Publishes its price openly — $10/mo Sits in Research, one of the better-covered categories here — easy to compare	Unique and genuinely useful signal Exposes retracted and disputed work Fits into existing reading workflow	Sits in Research, one of the better-covered categories here — easy to compare
What does not	No free tier — it has to be paid for before it can be tried 44 other tools in this catalogue claim to do the same job 12 tools in the same category have a free tier	No meaningful free tier Classification is imperfect Only as good as coverage in a field	No free tier — it has to be paid for before it can be tried Does not publish a price on its own site, so the cost is only clear after signing up 44 other tools in this catalogue claim to do the same job 12 tools in the same category have a free tier

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