Stempad
Stempad is an AI-powered online platform designed for creating, editing, and publishing scientific notes.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Write, publish, and collaborate on scientific notes with AI-powered tools.
Who should look elsewhere
Advanced AI models and multi-user features are locked behind paid tiers.
Pros
- +Combines multiple scientific tools into one platform, reducing app switching.
- +Simplifies complex scientific notation (math, chemistry) compared to LaTeX.
- +Offers real-time collaboration for team projects or study groups.
- +Integrates with widely used educational and productivity platforms.
- +Responsive development team that quickly adds features and fixes bugs.
Cons
- −Advanced AI models and multi-user features are locked behind paid tiers.
- −Specific limitations of the free plan (e.g., 5 pads saved to cloud) might be restrictive for some users.
Key features
- ✓AI-powered note-taking
- ✓Chemical structure drawing
- ✓Graph generation from experimental data
- ✓Intuitive equation editor with automatic formatting
- ✓Excalidraw integration for diagrams
- ✓Real-time collaboration
- ✓Export to PDF, LaTeX, and Markdown
- ✓Integration with Google Drive, Notion, Canvas, Blackboard, Overleaf, Benchling, Obsidian, Jupyter Notebooks
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | month | Use the Scratchpad with all its blocks; Create up to 5 pads saved to the cloud; Access to Google Gemini AI assistant |
| Cloud | — | month | All features on the Free plan; Folders and pads that sync across devices; Access to more AI models including the latest OpenAI, Anthropic, and Grok models |
| Enterprise | — | month | All features on the Cloud plan; Use for commercial purposes; Support for more than one user |
Integrations
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