PaperReader AI
AI reader for academic papers
$0.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Two-column paper reflow + on-device Qwen3-VL AI. Papers stay on device. Paid download, no subscription.
PaperReader (爱读文献) is a PDF reader and on-device AI assistant for academic papers. Two-column reflow makes vertical reading easier. Summary, translation, Q&A, and figure interpretation run on your iPhone by default — paper content is not uploaded to our servers.
LIBRARY
• Import PDFs, open from Files
• Auto-extract metadata such as title
• Organize by reading progress
REFLOW READING
• Two-column to single-column layout for papers
• Smooth paging and adjustable font size
• Highlights and excerpts
ON-DEVICE AI (Qwen3-VL-2B)
• Page / selection summaries
• Chinese–English translation with technical terms
• Q&A grounded in the paper
• Chart / screenshot interpretation
• About 1.6 GB model download once, then offline (Wi-Fi recommended)
• Offline model published by the Qwen team (Alibaba Cloud) under Apache-2.0
PRIVACY
• Local by default; no tracking data collection
• Paid App Store download — no in-app subscription or unlock IAP
Requires iOS 17.0+. On-device model works best on devices with 8GB+ RAM.
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Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- 文 郑
- Size
- 181.7 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Wen Zheng

