Best Quizlet Alternatives in 2026: 7 Flashcard Apps Compared

Anki is the tool many medical, language and law students end up with, because it is built around one idea: you rate how well you remembered a card, and Anki schedules the next review for when you are most likely to forget it. The free computer version runs on Windows 10 or later, macOS 13 or later and Linux, AnkiDroid is free on Android, and the free AnkiWeb service syncs your cards between devices.

The catch is on Apple devices. AnkiMobile, the official iOS and iPad app, is a paid app at $24.99 on the App Store, and the developer says the price helps fund both the mobile and desktop versions. Its listing mentions SM2 and FSRS scheduling, statistics and graphs, offline study, and decks of more than 100,000 cards. It also says add-ons are not supported on the phone and image occlusion cards can be studied but not created there, so some editing has to happen on the desktop.

Anki does not hold your hand. There are no game modes and no friendly study sets to browse, and building good cards is on you. For a student who needs to retain thousands of facts over months, that trade is worth it.

Knowt is where most people land first, and for good reason. Its homepage says you can import a Quizlet flashcard set in about two clicks, with images and formatting, and the Chrome extension can also bring in Wayground quizzes, Kahoot games and YouTube videos. Knowt says its study modes are not locked behind a paywall, and it lists a free learn mode, a matching game, spaced repetition, practice tests and standard flashcards.

The AI side is broader than a flashcard maker. Knowt lists lecture recording, PDF summarizing (up to 30 files at once), YouTube and video summarizing, and automatic notes, flashcards and study guides. There is also Kai, a voice tutor that quizzes you on your own material, and an Exam Predictor and Plan tool that builds a study plan from uploaded course files. AP practice tests and SAT and ACT mock exams are listed too.

The downside is pricing clarity. Knowt's homepage links to separate student, teacher and school pricing pages instead of showing prices, and third-party sites disagree on the paid plan's cost, so we list See website for anything beyond the free tier. Check the current price in the app before subscribing.

Brainscape is a calmer, more guided take on spaced repetition. You rate each card on a confidence scale, and the app repeats harder cards more often. Its pricing page describes the Basic plan as "free forever," and it includes creating and sharing flashcards, spaced repetition and progress tracking.

On the free plan you can study 2,500 pre-loaded flashcards, use AI to make hundreds of flashcards (Pro removes that cap), and study unlimited cards you made or that others shared with you. Pro is listed at $7.99 per month with a yearly billing option and adds unlimited AI flashcards, unlimited Certified flashcards, images and sounds on cards, reverse-card study and private content. An Enterprise tier for schools and companies is priced by estimate.

The catch is that several features people take for granted, such as pictures on cards and private decks, sit behind Pro. The pricing page does not mention a free trial, so try the Basic plan first and upgrade only if you hit a limit.

RemNote suits people who would rather write notes and let the flashcards come from them. You write in an outline-style note, and the facts you mark become flashcards that enter spaced repetition. It is a different workflow from Quizlet, closer to a note-taking app that also teaches you.

The free plan is generous on the basics. RemNote lists unlimited notes and flashcards and unlimited synced devices, with limits on advanced extras: 3 annotated PDFs, 5 image occlusion cards, 1 exam in the Exam Scheduler and 250 AI credits per month. Pro is $8 per month or $96 billed yearly, and Pro with AI is $18 per month or $216 billed yearly, which lifts AI credits to 20,000 per month and adds AI flashcards, quizzes, summaries and a lecture recorder.

If you only need quick vocabulary sets, RemNote will feel like more machinery than you need. If you are studying from textbooks and lectures, the link between notes and cards is its best feature.

Mochi is a small, focused app for people who like writing cards in Markdown. You write notes and flashcards, link notes to each other with two-way references, organize them with tags and saved views, and study them with spaced repetition. For language learners it adds built-in dictionaries, text-to-speech, image search and auto-translate.

The pricing is simple. The free plan costs nothing, needs no sign-up and supports unlimited offline use. Pro is $5 per month, billed monthly or yearly, and adds cross-device sync, publishing decks, dynamic fields, AI integration and email support. Mochi is local-first, meaning data stays on your device and syncs when you are online.

Sync is the practical catch. If you want the same deck on a laptop and a phone, you will be paying for Pro. There is also no big public library of shared sets, so Mochi works best when you make your own cards.

Kahoot is better known for classroom quiz games, but its study side now overlaps with Quizlet. Kahoot Study includes flashcards, studying with AI that turns notes into flashcards, study groups, class presentations and exam preparation. The homepage invites visitors to start for free with no credit card.

Plans are tiered. Kahoot+ is listed from $3 per month, aimed at educators, students, friends and families, and Kahoot One is listed from $19 per month as the all-in-one option with all features, apps and premium content. The homepage also shows a limited-time offer of more than 20 percent off, so prices on the day you visit may differ.

Kahoot works best when you study with other people. For quiet solo review of a large deck, the spaced-repetition tools above are a better fit, and its free plan limits are not spelled out on the homepage.

StudyStack is a long-running library where students and teachers share flashcards for free. You can search by subject, including Business, Geography, History, Languages, Math, Medical, Science and Standardized Tests, or make your own. The homepage also mentions games created from your flashcards, which gives it a lighter feel than the spaced-repetition apps.

The upgrade is modest. The site describes it as a way to remove ads, and no prices are listed on the homepage, so we mark the starting price as See website. We did not find a description of an AI feature set comparable to Knowt or Brainscape on the page.

Use StudyStack when you want to find a deck someone already built for a common course or exam. For anything you need to remember for months, pair it with an app that schedules reviews.