Studay
Studay turns notes, PDFs, slides, and videos into AI-generated summaries, flashcards, and quizzes.
What Studay is
Studay turns notes, PDFs, slides, and videos into AI-generated summaries, flashcards, and quizzes. Learners can create editable flashcards from pasted text, an uploaded PDF or document, or a topic, then review them on a schedule designed to prompt practice before material is forgotten. Its AI tutor explains answers a learner gets wrong. Streaks, XP, leagues, and a leveling mascot encourage regular study. Studay imports Anki .apkg files and CSV spreadsheets, and decks or quizzes can be shared by public link for classmates to study or copy. It runs in a browser and on iOS and Android. The free plan allows three imports, five decks, three quizzes, and two summaries each month, while studying and reviewing are unlimited. Premium options list unlimited AI generations, PDF, image, and audio imports, advanced spaced repetition, and priority support. Premium prices include $4.99 a month, $33.52 a year, and $1.99 a month for the weekly option; a lifetime option is also listed at $59.90 a month, paid once. A Family monthly plan is $12.99 a month for up to six members.
Good
- Creates summaries, flashcards, and quizzes from study materials
- Flashcard reviews use spaced repetition
- Imports Anki files and CSV spreadsheets
- Free plan includes unlimited studying and reviewing
- Available on web, iOS, and Android
Watch out
- Free plan limits monthly imports and generated study materials
- Premium weekly option is listed as $1.99 a month
- Lifetime option is listed as $59.90 a month
Who it suits
Studay suits learners who want to turn study materials into summaries, quizzes, and reviewable flashcards. Its imports and sharing features may also help people moving decks from Anki or studying with classmates.
Verdict
Studay offers several ways to convert materials into practice, with a free plan for limited monthly generation and unlimited review. Compare the plan terms carefully, since several options are listed with different billing periods and conditions.
Plans and prices
From Studay's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 3 imports/month · 5 decks/month · 3 quizzes/month · 2 summaries/month · studying and reviewing unlimited |
| Premium — Monthly | $4.99 a month | Unlimited AI generations · PDF, image, and audio import · Advanced spaced repetition · Priority support · Billed today; cancel anytime |
| Premium — Yearly | $33.52 a year | Unlimited AI generations · PDF, image, and audio import · Advanced spaced repetition · Priority support · billed annually |
| Premium — Weekly | $1.99 a month | Premium access |
| Premium — Lifetime | $59.90 a month | Premium access for lifetime · Pay once |
| Studay Family — Monthly | $12.99 a month | Up to 6 members · billed monthly |
| Team Early partner | $3.49 a month | 30% below list price · Exactly 12 monthly billing periods with a 12-month written commitment |
| Premium Weekly | $1.99 a month | Premium plan; page describes unlimited imports, cards, AI decks, quizzes, summaries, practice tests, and adaptive practice · Weekly |
| Early partner, 12 months | $3.49 | 30% below US$4.99 list price · access ends after period 12 unless a new written agreement is made · 12 monthly billing periods under a 12-month written commitment |
| Premium Monthly | $4.99 a month | Unlimited imports · all cards · unlimited AI decks, quizzes, summaries, practice tests, and adaptive practice · Billed today; recurring until canceled |
| Team monthly | $4.99 a month | No published seat minimum · billed seat count confirmed in written order · Month to month under written terms |
| Studay Family Monthly | $12.99 a month | Everything in Premium · up to 6 members · one subscription, one bill · Monthly |
| Premium Yearly | $33.52 a year | Unlimited imports · all cards · unlimited AI decks, quizzes, summaries, practice tests, and adaptive practice · Billed yearly |
| Premium Lifetime | $59.90, paid once | Lifetime Premium access · Pay once |
| Team Pilot | $500, paid once | One buyer plus up to 100 students · Team Premium · owner/admin controls · single-use access codes · One time; 30 days from Team activation; no automatic renewal |
The facts
Each one read from Studay's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI data handling
- The privacy policy says AI services receive study prompts and content for generation, but not personal information such as name or email.checked 9 Oct 2026
- AI flashcards
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- AI quizzes
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- AI summaries
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- AI tutor
- Studay says an AI tutor explains answers a learner gets wrong.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Flashcards
- Users can paste text, upload a PDF or document, or provide a topic to generate editable flashcards.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Gamification
- The platform uses streaks, XP, leagues, and a leveling mascot to encourage regular study.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Imports
- Studay says it imports Anki .apkg files and CSV spreadsheets.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The privacy policy lists Google OAuth, Stripe, Apple App Store, Google Play, SendGrid, Anthropic Claude, and OpenAI as third-party services.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy and analytics
- Studay says users can opt out of analytics, does not share analytics with advertisers, and never records cards, notes, search terms, or free text in product analytics.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy lists encryption in transit and at rest for sensitive data, HMAC-signed authentication requests, input sanitization, rate limiting, and regular security audits.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Sharing
- Decks and quizzes can be made public by link, and classmates can study or copy them.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Source uploads
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
- Spaced repetition
- Studay schedules flashcard reviews for the point when a learner is about to forget the material.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Study tools
- Studay turns notes, PDFs, slides, and videos into flashcards, quizzes, and summaries with AI.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Studay lists [email protected] and a contact form with technical support and billing question categories.checked 9 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile app coverage
- ios_androidchecked 24 Sep 2026
- Supported devices
- Studay says it runs in any browser and on iOS and Android.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Team limits
- The standard Team pilot excludes LMS integration, SAML, SCIM, roster upload, cohort analytics, custom data residency, and guaranteed outcomes.checked 9 Oct 2026
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