DeskReady vs DeskReview: similar names, different checks
DeskReview checks reporting guidelines. DeskReady checks that the paper agrees with itself.
What DeskReview does
DeskReview checks a manuscript against the reporting guidelines that apply to it (the CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA family) and marks each item present, absent or needing a closer look, with links to the passage behind each result. It also gives an overview of the article (authors, references, tables and figures) and an AI review of strengths and issues.
The web version is processed by Mistral and connects to Crossref, ORCID, PubMed, OpenAlex, ROR and Semantic Scholar; a local version for Apple-silicon Macs is in beta. The basic checks are free; detailed guideline results cost €1.99 per manuscript.
What DeskReady does
DeskReady checks whether a manuscript agrees with itself before you submit it. It works through every paragraph, table, figure and reference of the final PDF: numbers in the text are compared with the tables they describe and recomputed, claims with the results that should support them, figures with their captions and the text, and every reference is looked up in Crossref, PubMed, arXiv, DBLP, NASA ADS, INSPIRE-HEP, OpenAlex and DataCite, and checked for retraction notices. Each finding is quoted and highlighted on your own page; a finding that can't be located there is dropped. Re-checks of a revised PDF show which findings you resolved. Any field, any venue; manuscripts are processed only in the EU and never used to train models. First check free, then from €5.90 per paper.
Side by side
| What you get | DeskReview | DeskReady |
|---|---|---|
| Reporting-guideline compliance (CONSORT, PRISMA, ...) | Yes, its core job | No |
| Numbers in the text vs the tables, recomputed | Not stated | Yes |
| Figures vs captions, text and equations | Counts and presence | Yes, each figure read on its own |
| References looked up in databases | Integrations with Crossref, OpenAlex and others | Yes, eight databases |
| On-device version | Yes, Mac beta | No; processed in the EU |
| Price | Free tier, detailed checks €1.99 | First check free, then from €5.90 per paper |
Facts about DeskReview from these public pages, checked 16 October 2026: DeskReview. Tell us at support@deskready.eu if anything has changed.
When DeskReview is the better choice
- Reporting guidelines. For a clinical trial, a systematic review or another study with a reporting standard, DeskReview is built for exactly that check.
- An on-device option for Macs.
- Price for its detailed check: €1.99.
When DeskReady is the better choice
- Whether the paper agrees with itself in any field: numbers, tables, figures, claims and references checked against each other, each finding highlighted on your page.
Using both
They barely overlap. A clinical paper benefits from a guideline check and a consistency check.
See what DeskReady finds in your paper. Your first check is free and needs no account.
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