Bookends is the reference management app you've been looking for.
The basic version offers:
• Search online sites directly (arXiv, Google Books, Google Scholar, JSTOR, the Library of Congress, PubMed, PubMed Central, and Semantic Scholar) or use the built-in browser (EZProxy-compliant) to download PDFs and reference metadata (requires access privileges). Searches can return a maximum of 20 references, and only 50 references can be stored in your personal database.
• Use unique identifiers such as DOI, PMID, ISBN, or arXiv id to autofill references.
• See PDF annotation in a note stream, and create your own with our powerful PDF markup engine.
• Barcode scanning, one per day.
• And many more features designed to help you discover, organize, and use reference information.
Standard, one-time purchase ($14.99):
• No limit on searches or importing.
Pro Features Yearly Subscription ($14.99). Requires a Standard purchase.
• Cloud sync with all your iOS devices and Bookends for Mac (separate purchase)
• Share onlnine libraries with colleagues
• Create multiple libraries
• Unlimited barcode scanning
• Extract PDF annotations with deep links to annotations and text
• View PDF notes in a note stream
• Automate your actions
Subscription is for one year and has an auto-renew option. The subscription can be managed in iOS -> Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions. A subscription may renew if it isn't canceled at least 24 hours before the renewal date.
If the subscription is not renewed, Pro Features will be disabled but Standard features will continue to work.
No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period.
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Standard Version
CHF 10.00
Pro Features Yearly
CHF 10.50
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fast, reliable and easy to use
This is the best tool I ever used to handle my huge library of more than 3000 papers. Excellent synchronization between Apple devices. Only the automatic attachment of pdfs could be improved (does not always work immediately).
I bought an iPad to use Bookends for iOS
I am serious. I used for many years now Bookends on my computer. I love it because it’s highly customizable, and i needed that. I belong to the rare race of human-sciences-geek (we do exist, yes!). So when i started looking seriously into reference managers i knew what i wanted —i needed LaTeX support and human sciences standards (for books, edited books, collections, edited journal issues and so on. I enjoy as well a certain degree of ‘user-friendliness’. The choice fell on Bookends, and it was a well pondered choice! So when i had to be mobile for my work i bought an iPad just to use Bookends on my tablet (a second hand one, ok... but still)
I just encourage anybody with with the same needs, to support this app and their amazing crew. They were always helpful and always cared about ‘our’ (i.e.the users) experience. (I actually never had an issue with the iOS app, but i had to solve some with the desktop one)
Buy, support, enjoy! It’s a great app!