Socrates Reviews

I love that this tool offers an offline option. It's not as powerful - as you'd expect - as the internet connected version, but still very useful. I had an issue installing the desktop version and the team were on it immediately.

Bought Tier 3 and tested with 4 pdf :
- 2 handbook of 25 pages + 29 pages about OKR
- One OKR Template (sheet)
- One Powerpoint about a business case

I asked Socrates to help me to generate OKR that :
- are shaped and tailored based on the handbook rules
- objective must be coherent, logic and they must be related to the business case
Here the 2 main goals : Help us to launch new products typology, focus on conception and definition.

Well i can say myself it's not the clearest prompt or request but it's clear enough and Socrate should stop me if the request is not enough clear.

But the problem is bigger than what you think :

Socrate replied by copying my own request many times and then an error message pop up appeared and say "Connection fail"

Seriously ? I'm more and more shocked about those new "founders" and "SaaS" in Appsumo , LTD seems to be affiliated more and more to Low Cost Sphere

I finally found software to analyze documents that really works. I tried Afforai on 2 different occasions, hoping that over time it would have improved, but it didn't. I also tried Humata, which was also far from meeting my expectations because it couldn't answer almost any of my questions.

Socrates, on the other hand, is truly capable of analyzing documents. It easily answers questions like: How many texts are in this book? How many times does X word appear? How many pages does this book have?

Questions that neither Afforai nor Humata could answer.

That said, Socrates can only do this well thanks to its wonderful Deep Dive feature.

I trust the development of this software and it will be the first one I won't refund. The interface is easy to understand, although I would like the extra features it has to be a little easier to understand initially.

Keep up the good work!

I have purchased lots of ai products, from multimodel platform to afforai, many of them explain things in detail but lack of evidence support, which is no good if you are evidence-based.
Afforai do a good job in integrating citation into answer but sometimes details are missing and a part of answers seem to be generated from AI instead of the input document itself. However, this product socrates amazes me in a second when I ask context-related questions, from a 500 pages pdf, it gives me a satisfactory and clean answers. It is so amazing, though minor error occurred in the citation location (it gives correct answer from page somewhere else, leaving a wrong citation location for reference)
All in all, i think it is a game changer for people who want to absorb knowledge from textbooks, hardcore materials with hundred pages.
Some suggestions:
-To add “content page” function for navigation in pdf reader (as I need to rmb the page no. of chapter somewhere and type/scroll to there manually)
-improve citation location accuracy
-more appealing and intuitive UI
-it would be nice if there is apps for ios/ipad os (as web version by ios is difficult to use:
UI font not for mobile, too small,
inconvenient to switch between document view and chat view, and very unstable when loading pdf, reloading is very common, iphone 15 pro FYI)

Socrates is a must if you really want a large document deep diver and tier 4 is suggested as large document consumes your quota of page with ease.

As someone who frequently uses advanced AI tools for research, I’ve come to appreciate the importance of having the right tool for the right task. While other tools like Afforai excel at broad workflows, Socrates has proven to be the missing piece I needed for deep, precise analysis of large documents.

What makes Socrates truly exceptional is its ability to extract granular insights with remarkable accuracy. For instance, I can ask how many times a specific word appears in a document, and it provides the exact count instantly—no guesswork. This precision allows me to uncover every nuance and detail I need for thorough research.

Socrates also stands out for its flexibility. With the capacity to manage up to 100 tables simultaneously, I can analyze themes, track mentions, and cross-reference ideas across multiple books in one seamless workflow. It’s like having a highly specialized research assistant focused entirely on document analysis.

In my testing, I’ve put Socrates head-to-head with other tools, including Google’s NotebookLM (even the latest version). While NotebookLM is innovative, it doesn’t come close to matching Socrates’ ability to dig deep into documents and deliver precise, actionable results. Socrates doesn’t just work—it excels where others falter.

While I use other tools for broader and more general research, writing, and content management, particularly Afforai, Socrates is unmatched in its ability to dive deep and provide exhaustive insights. For anyone dealing with dense texts or seeking to unlock the full potential of large documents, Socrates is an absolute game-changer. It’s not just good—it’s amazingly, astoundingly good.