Dharoha at a glance
| Free tier | First evaluation free; its dashboard shows 1 free evaluation a day that resets at midnight. |
| Paid plans | Pay as you go, no subscription, credits never expire: ₹10 for 1 evaluation, ₹50 for 6, ₹100 for 13, ₹150 for 20. All its notes and practice are free; only evaluation is paid. |
| Marks against | Fixed UPSC criteria; trained on topper copies |
| Checked | On its own pages, 20 October 2026 |
What Dharoha says it does
- Photos or PDFs of any number of pages; it says it handles cursive, light ink and Devanagari
- A scorecard it calls 5 dimensions; its sample report shows four (introduction, content, structure, conclusion)
- Every paragraph rated Critical, Warning or Good, with a rewrite suggestion
- Hindi and 5 regional language mediums; UPSC, State PSC, NDA, CDS, SSC and RBI answers
- Report in under 60 seconds
Type or upload a photo or PDF of your answer for an objective score out of 10 and a grade, paragraph-level feedback and a full model answer. It says its AI is “trained on UPSC marking patterns and topper answer copies from Ranks 1-100 (2018-2024)”; it does not say it compares your answer with them.
What it claims
Quoted from its own pages; writeupsc has not tested these.
- “so the same answer always scores the same”
- Calls the evaluator both “advanced AI” and “a subject-specialist examiner”
What it does not state
- Draws a diagram for the answer
- No score without a reference
Mentioned only in general terms: compares with real topper answers.
Side by side
| What you get | writeupsc | Dharoha |
|---|---|---|
| Reads your handwritten pages | ✓ | ✓ |
| Compares with real topper answers | ✓ | ~ |
| Model answer in topper style | ✓ | ✓ |
| Draws a diagram for the answer | ✓ | – |
| Marks by dimension | ✓ | ✓ |
| No score without a reference | ✓ | – |
✓ stated on the tool’s own page · ✗ the page says the opposite · ~ mentioned only in general terms · – not stated. Features checked on 21 September 2026, re-read on 18 October 2026.
| Dharoha | writeupsc | |
|---|---|---|
| Free | First evaluation free; its dashboard shows 1 free evaluation a day that resets at midnight. | 1 evaluation per Google account, no card. |
| Paid | Pay as you go, no subscription, credits never expire: ₹10 for 1 evaluation, ₹50 for 6, ₹100 for 13, ₹150 for 20. All its notes and practice are free; only evaluation is paid. | ₹39 for 5 evaluations (₹49 after 30 Oct 2026, once per account); a 30-day pass of 30 evaluations for ₹99 (₹249 after). One-time payments, no auto-renewal; refund if unused within 7 days. |
What changes if you use writeupsc
- The reference is real. Your answer is compared with the closest questions in a bank of 5,901 topper answers, and every reference opens the published booklet page.
- The feedback is a change, not a rewrite. Where to write it, what to write, and how many toppers did it.
- Seven criteria, each placed against what the toppers did.
- No score without evidence. If no close topper answer exists, it says so.
When Dharoha may suit you better
If you want more free evaluations, coverage beyond UPSC Mains, or a tool bundled with other preparation, compare its free tier and plans above with writeupsc’s. writeupsc is built for one thing: putting your handwritten answer beside real topper answers.
See a real writeupsc evaluation, or run one of your own answers: 1 free, Google sign-in, no card.
Questions
Is Dharoha free?
Partly. Its free tier, as stated on its own page on 20 October 2026: First evaluation free; its dashboard shows 1 free evaluation a day that resets at midnight.
How much does Dharoha cost?
Pay as you go, no subscription, credits never expire: ₹10 for 1 evaluation, ₹50 for 6, ₹100 for 13, ₹150 for 20. All its notes and practice are free; only evaluation is paid.
Is writeupsc a free Dharoha alternative?
Free to start: 1 evaluation with a Google sign-in and no card. After that, ₹39 for 5 evaluations or a 30-day pass, with no auto-renewal.
Where do these facts about the other tool come from?
From its own public pages (home, pricing, app store listing), read on 20 October 2026. If it has changed, write to us and the page is corrected.
See how your own answer compares.
Photograph the sheet the way you wrote it. 1 free evaluation with a Google account, no card.