Is R Discovery still around? (2026)
Yes. R Discovery is live and reachable, price-verified as of Sep 8, 2026.
Held steady at $3/mo the whole tracked window (19 days).
Reachable 100% of 19 tracked days.
First-party daily snapshots. One reading per day, grows over time.
What R Discovery is
What sets it apart recommendation feed with audio paper playback
Best for a daily feed of relevant new papers · Pricing model Free core app; Prime at $3/mo (or $25/yr); multi-year plans lower the monthly rate
R Discovery, from Cactus Communications, recommends new and relevant papers based on stated research interests, drawing on a library of over 250 million articles. It offers audio versions of papers, translations, and reading lists across web and mobile apps. Core reading is free, with a low cost Prime tier for premium features.
Sources discovery.researcher.life · g2.com · play.google.com
The fine print, checked
What the free plan really caps, whether your data can leave, and how cancelling works. Each fact read on R Discovery's own pages, linked below.
The free plan needs no credit card. It caps the AI Assistant at 3 uses per day and Chat PDF at 3 uses per day plus 5 file uploads per month. Multiple projects and collaboration are not included on the free plan.
R Discovery Prime pricing · checked Aug 1, 2026
You can export saved papers from your R Discovery library to Zotero or Mendeley, either one article at a time or several at once. It syncs to your reference manager account instead of downloading a file.
Researcher.life blog (R Discovery export guide) · checked Aug 1, 2026
You can cancel anytime on the Membership and Billing page, and subscriptions auto-renew until you do. Refunds are given only if you cancel within 30 days for an annual plan or 7 days for a monthly plan, with no refunds after that. You can also pause the subscription for 1, 2, or 3 months instead of cancelling.
R Discovery Prime pricing · checked Aug 1, 2026
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