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Prices and features checked 2026-08-16

CitApp vs EasyBib

EasyBib is owned by Chegg and sells citations as part of a bundle with grammar checking, plagiarism detection and homework help. That bundle is where most of what you'd actually use is behind a paywall — worth knowing before you start.

Feature
CitApp
EasyBib
Price
Free, unlimited, all 149 styles.
Free plan is MLA-only. Full style library and unlimited use are $9.95/mo (EasyBib Plus), or $19.95/mo bundled with Chegg's grammar/plagiarism/homework tools.
Citation styles on the free plan
All 149, no paywall.
Primarily MLA. APA, Chicago and the rest of the 7,000+ style library need the paid plan.
Cite while writing in Google Docs
Sidebar add-on, 30 free insertions/week, every style included.
Has its own Google Docs add-on (EasyBib Bibliography Creator) — but it inherits the same free-plan style limits as the web tool.
Checks whether your source actually supports what you wrote
Academic Shield — 10 free checks/week.
Offers a plagiarism checker (text-similarity against the internet), a different check from whether a specific citation is backed by its source.
PDF and paywalled sources
Reads a PDF in your browser, including ones behind a school login.
Not verified for this comparison — check their current documentation directly.

Where EasyBib wins

  • Part of a larger Chegg bundle, which is genuinely useful if you already want grammar checking and homework help in one subscription.
  • A very large citation style library (7,000+) once on the paid plan.
  • Long-established brand many students and teachers already recognise.

Where CitApp wins

  • All 149 styles are free, not gated behind a subscription — the free plan is not a stripped-down MLA-only demo.
  • No upsell bundle: citing sources does not come attached to a grammar checker or homework-help subscription you have to opt out of.
  • Academic Shield checks the substance of a claim against its source, not just text similarity.

Verdict

If you already pay for Chegg's grammar and homework-help bundle, EasyBib's citation tool comes along with it. If you specifically need citations in more than MLA without paying, CitApp's free plan covers that where EasyBib's does not.

Frequently asked questions

Is EasyBib free?

The citation generator has a free tier, but per their own pricing it is limited mainly to MLA — APA, Chicago and the rest of the style library require EasyBib Plus at $9.95/mo.

Does EasyBib work inside Google Docs?

Yes, EasyBib Bibliography Creator is a real Workspace Marketplace add-on with its own sidebar — this is not a CitApp-exclusive feature.

What is the actual difference then?

Mainly what's free. CitApp's 149 styles and reference list are free with no weekly cap; EasyBib's free tier is narrower, and Academic Shield (checking a citation actually supports your claim) is not something EasyBib's plagiarism checker does.

Sources

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