Papeeria vs VerbTeX

Papeeria is an online LaTeX editor for writing and compiling documents, including projects that mix LaTeX and Markdown. It compiles projects in the background and provides a full TeX Live environment in the browser. Editing tools include real-time collaboration, margin discussions, autocompletion, spellchecking, and an instant math preview. Users can begin with templates for CVs, ACM journal papers, and math presentations, or make plots with built-in gnuplot or Plot.ly and run custom gnuplot scripts. Projects can be shared with read or write permissions, and collaborators can edit together, receive update notifications, and join without a set collaborator limit. Papeeria describes syncing with Git, Google Drive, and Dropbox; Mendeley integration is part of Delta. The free Epsilon plan costs nothing and has one active private project, unlimited public projects and collaborators, 24-hour file history, and Git sync for public repositories. Delta starts at $5/month and adds up to 10 active private projects, 30-day file history, and other features. The provider is BarD Software s.r.o., registered in Prague, Czechia.

VerbTeX is a collaborative LaTeX editor with local and cloud project modes. It creates PDFs with PdfLaTeX, XeLaTeX, or LuaLaTeX and supports BibTeX and Biber bibliographies. Local Mode keeps.tex documents on the device, allows offline compilation, and does not require an account. Cloud Mode syncs projects with Verbosus and includes a web interface. The app integrates with Dropbox, Box, Git, iCloud, Zotero, and Mendeley, and includes an AI assistant using ChatGPT and Claude. The free plan allows 2 local projects and 2 cloud projects, with up to 2 documents per project and 2 uploads per project. VerbTeX Pro adds code completion and unlimited projects and documents; the listed options cost $3.99 a month or $8.99 USD once. The app has no ads. The developer reports that the app collects no data. Cloud Mode supports two-factor authentication in combination with Copiosus, and Pro encrypts content transmission using TLS. Platforms include Android, iOS, Mac, web, and Windows.