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Quizlet alternatives, free and paid, compared

Six Quizlet alternatives compared on free plan, spaced repetition and price, and which one fits your reason for leaving Quizlet.

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The best Quizlet alternative depends on why you're leaving. For a free app you fully control, Anki. To bring your Quizlet sets over and keep game-style modes, Knowt. For spaced repetition with AI cards on the free plan, Brainscape. For no ads, a daily plan and cards from your own notes, StudyVisually, with studying free and paid plans from $4.

What to check before you switch

  1. Bringing your sets

    Export your Quizlet sets before you go. Knowt brings Quizlet sets over directly, and StudyVisually's flashcard maker reads a pasted Quizlet export.

  2. Ads and limits on the free plan

    Quizlet's free plan shows ads, and practice tests and Learn rounds sit on Plus. Check what each alternative keeps free.

  3. A review schedule

    Quizlet's own pages don't describe a spaced-repetition schedule. If you want cards to come back before you forget them, pick an app that has one.

  4. Monthly and yearly prices

    Some apps are only cheap on the yearly plan. Compare the monthly price too if you only need the app for one exam season.

Side by side

Quizlet alternatives
ToolWhat the free plan includesSpaced repetitionPrice
StudyVisuallyWhat the free plan includesEvery ready-made subject and study mode, with progress saved in your browser before you sign in. After signing in, 5 AI decks a month.Spaced repetitionYes. FSRS with a 90% target, and each rating button shows the gap it will set.PriceStudying is free. Basic is $4 a month or $40 a year; Premium is $8 a month or $80 a year.
AnkiWhat the free plan includesEverything, including free syncing between devices through AnkiWeb.Spaced repetitionYes. FSRS or the legacy SM-2 scheduler, with a desired retention you set (90% by default).PriceFree on Windows, Mac, Linux and Android (AnkiDroid). The iPhone app, AnkiMobile, costs $24.99 once.
BrainscapeWhat the free plan includesUnlimited flashcards you make, importing existing flashcards, AI to make hundreds of flashcards, spaced repetition and study reminders.Spaced repetitionYes. A spaced retrieval algorithm that uses your own 1 to 5 confidence rating for each card.PricePro is $7.99 a month on its yearly option.
Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)What the free plan includesUp to 100 notebooks with 50 sources each.Spaced repetitionYou mark flashcards "Got it" or "Missed it" and progress is remembered; Google's help page doesn't describe a review schedule.PriceFree with a Google account. Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra plans raise the limits.
KnowtWhat the free plan includesUnlimited file creation, live collaboration and storage, 5 million shared resources, and free Learn mode, matching game, spaced repetition and practice tests.Spaced repetitionYes, as one of its study modes (spaced repetition mode).PriceUltra is $24.99 a month, or $149.99 a year ($12.99 a month), with a 3-day free trial.
RemNoteWhat the free plan includesUnlimited notes and flashcards on unlimited devices, 3 annotated PDFs, and a small monthly AI allowance (250 credits).Spaced repetitionYes. Flashcards are scheduled with spaced repetition, with a daily practice plan tailored to your exam date.PricePro is $8 a month or $96 a year. Pro with AI is $18 a month or $216 a year.

Every app compared

StudyVisually

Study app that turns a topic or your own notes into concept cards, flashcards on a spaced-repetition schedule, practice questions, timed explain-it answers and step-by-step diagrams.

Best for: Learning a topic visually, with spaced repetition and a short daily plan, from free subjects or your own notes.

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Anki

Free, open-source flashcard app with a spaced-repetition scheduler you can tune, and add-ons for almost anything.

Best for: Free flashcards you fully control, on your own computer, with every setting open to change.

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Brainscape

Flashcard app built on spaced repetition, with AI card making from your documents and expert-certified decks for exams.

Best for: Spaced-repetition flashcards with AI card making included on the free plan.

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Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)

Google's research notebook (renamed from NotebookLM in July 2026): ask questions across your sources, and make flashcards and quizzes from them.

Best for: Asking questions across a pile of your own sources at once.

Full comparisonVisit Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)

Knowt

Free study platform with flashcards, Learn mode and practice tests, plus AI summaries of PDFs, videos and lectures on its paid plan.

Best for: Free flashcard study modes, bringing Quizlet sets over, and AI summaries of lectures and videos.

Full comparisonVisit Knowt

RemNote

Note-taking app with flashcards built into your notes, spaced repetition, PDF annotation and AI study tools.

Best for: Taking notes and making flashcards in the same place.

Full comparisonVisit RemNote

Questions people ask

What is the best free alternative to Quizlet?

Anki costs nothing on desktop and Android. Knowt's free plan includes Learn mode, a matching game, spaced repetition and practice tests, and it imports Quizlet sets. In StudyVisually, every study mode is free with no ads, and a free account makes 5 AI decks a month from your own notes.

Can I move my Quizlet sets to another app?

Yes. Knowt can bring Quizlet sets over in seconds. For StudyVisually, export a set from Quizlet as text and paste it into the free flashcard maker, which reads Quizlet's export format, up to 200 cards a deck. Your cards then go on a spaced-repetition schedule.

Is there a Quizlet alternative without ads?

StudyVisually has no ads on any plan, and studying is never limited by plan; only AI use counts against plan limits. The free plan covers every ready-made subject and all seven ways to study, and you can start without an account.

Which Quizlet alternatives have spaced repetition?

Anki, Brainscape, Knowt, RemNote and StudyVisually all schedule reviews with spaced repetition. StudyVisually uses FSRS aiming for 90% recall, and each rating button shows when the card will come back. Gemini Notebook remembers which cards you missed, but Google's help page doesn't describe a review schedule.

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