Conch AI Citation Generator vs EasyBib

Conch AI Citation Generator creates bibliography citations for academic papers in APA, MLA, or Chicago style. It supports websites, books, and academic journals, with entries for APA 7th edition, MLA 9th edition, and Chicago 17th edition notes/bibliography style. The standalone generator runs in a browser, and users can copy formatted citations without signing up. If author fields are empty, the citation begins with the title. The maker says citation formatting and text calculations take place locally in the browser and source details are not stored on a server. Conch’s broader writing workspace can capture cited sources and format them in APA, MLA, Chicago, or Harvard; signed-up users receive 10 free credits daily, with each action costing 1 to 4 credits. The Chrome extension works on desktop. Conch presents its platform for student study and writing, and its terms say the site is intended for users at least 18 years old. The citation generator is free without registration. Workspace plans are listed at $12 a year, $21 a month billed quarterly, or $30 a month.

EasyBib combines citation, research, and writing tools for students and educators. Its citation tools cover thousands of styles, including MLA and APA, with Chicago and Turabian also named. Source options include websites, books, journals, films and online videos, databases, and dissertations; users can export bibliographies to Google Drive or Microsoft Word. The Writing Assistant offers grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity, flow, and paraphrasing suggestions. Its plagiarism checker compares writing against billions of sources and provides similarity reports. Expert Check offers customized feedback from writing experts within 48 hours. The Chrome Toolbar extension can cite websites with one click and provide source-credibility guidance. EasyBib is available on the web and as an extension. The free plan includes citation generation and the first five grammar suggestions. Additional grammar suggestions, unlimited plagiarism checks, and Expert Check require a subscription. EasyBib Plus renews monthly and includes up to 30 Expert Checks per billing period, for papers of 10,000 words or less submitted one at a time; its price is disclosed at enrollment.