bibliott vs CitApp
bibliott
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| Figure | bibliott | CitApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Citation Generator Tools | 7.9 (#10) | 8.3 (#5) |
| Spec score · Citation generators | 7.8 (#25) | 8.3 (#15) |
| Citation styles | It supports APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago, Harvard, and Turabian. | It offers 17 built-in styles, 130+ journal and university CSL styles, and custom styles. |
| Metadata sources | It pulls citation details from Crossref, OpenLibrary, or the source page, and can use OpenGraph and structured metadata when fields are missing. | CitApp says it retrieves metadata from CrossRef, PubMed, arXiv and Google Books. |
| Support | The contact page offers email, phone, and a message form; it lists a Kalaheo, Hawaii office address. | The contact page says email is the fastest support channel and replies usually arrive within a couple of days. |
Plans
In their own words
bibliott
bibliott is a web citation generator for students, researchers, and academics. Entering a URL, DOI, or ISBN produces formatted references in APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago, Harvard, or Turabian style. Supported sources include books, journal articles, websites, newspaper and magazine articles, and encyclopedias. Bibliott gathers details from Crossref, OpenLibrary, or the source page, and can use OpenGraph and structured metadata when fields are missing. Exports include Word.docx, BibTeX.bib, JSON, and plain text, with bulk export for a reference list. The site also links to citation guides for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and Perplexity. Its “Free while we launch” plan costs nothing, allows 200 citations a month, includes every style, keeps the whole library, and requires no credit card. JavaScript is required in the browser. Bibliott says personal information is not sold, traded, or rented to third parties.
CitApp
CitApp helps students create formatted citations from links or DOIs and organize research sources on the web or through a Chrome extension. It supports websites, journal articles, books, PDFs, reports, Wikipedia, news, theses, and videos, retrieving metadata from CrossRef, PubMed, arXiv, and Google Books. Citation options include 17 built-in styles, more than 130 journal and university CSL styles, and custom styles. A Google Docs add-on inserts citations at the cursor and updates the reference list. The free plan imports Zotero, Mendeley, and EndNote libraries and exports to Word, BibTeX, and RIS. The extension saves pages and PDFs, including files behind logins, to a project. Invite links let signed-in collaborators view and add sources. Academic Shield checks wording similarity, section fit, and citation support. Free includes unlimited in-app sources, 10 browser captures weekly, 30 Docs insertions weekly, and 10 Shield checks weekly. Pro costs SEK 99, paid once and removes weekly limits.