Quizlet alternatives, for STEM.

Why students leave Quizlet

Quizlet still has a free version, but its own App Store listing sells Quizlet Plus as the way to get unlimited access to its personalised study modes, without ads. On the US store, Plus costs $44.99 as an in-app purchase; the listing doesn’t say whether that is a month or a year. So the free version comes with ads and limits on those modes.

For STEM subjects there is a second reason. Quizlet’s listing doesn’t mention LaTeX or equations at all. If half your cards are formulas, typing them as plain text is the real cost, whatever the price.

The alternatives at a glance

Prices and features checked on each tool’s own page, or its App Store listing, on 13 October 2026. “Not stated” means the page doesn’t say, not that the feature is missing.

What a STEM flashcard app needs

A good app for vocabulary can be a poor one for a calculus course. Before you compare prices, check these five things.

• check_circleFormulas that render. LaTeX support, stated on the app’s own pages. Typing ∫ and ² by hand works for one card, not for a whole course.
• check_circleCode that stays readable. If you study computer science, a card needs a monospace block that keeps its indentation.
• check_circleA schedule, not a pile. Spaced repetition shows you the cards you are about to forget and holds back the ones you know. Without it you review everything, every time.
• check_circleCards from your own course. Shared decks rarely match your lecturer’s notation. Writing cards yourself, or having them drafted from your notes and checking them, keeps them in the language of your exam.
• check_circleA way out. Look for import and export. Cards you can’t take with you tie you to the next price change.

Anki: free, and it renders LaTeX

Of the free options, Anki is the strongest fit for maths and physics. Its manual says MathJax works out of the box on the desktop app, AnkiMobile and AnkiDroid, so formulas typed between \( and \) render as maths with nothing to install. The iPhone app is the one paid part.

• check_circleFree on Windows, macOS and Linux, and on Android through AnkiDroid.
• check_circleAnkiMobile for iPhone and iPad: $24.99 on the US App Store, a one-time purchase.
• check_circleLaTeX: MathJax built in; a full [latex] mode if you install TeX on your computer.
• check_circleFrom a PDF: not stated on its pages. You write the cards yourself.

RemNote: notes and cards in one place

RemNote suits students who take their notes in the app and want cards to come out of them. Its pricing page lists “Math (LaTeX) cloze” cards and AI cards made from text, PDFs and slides. The free plan is generous for notes and tight for the AI features.

• check_circleFree: unlimited notes and flashcards, 3 annotated PDFs, 250 AI credits, 10 LaTeX cloze cards, 5 AI cards from a PDF.
• check_circlePro: $8 a month or $96 a year. Pro with AI: $18 a month or $216 a year.
• check_circleLaTeX: yes, as cloze cards; unlimited on Pro.

Knowt: the closest to Quizlet

If you liked Quizlet the way it was, Knowt is the nearest thing. It says you can bring your existing Quizlet sets over and study them for free, and that its Learn mode, matching game, spaced repetition and practice tests are free and unlimited. It doesn’t mention LaTeX, so it suits definitions and vocabulary better than formulas.

• check_circleFree (“Basic”): unlimited Learn, matching, spaced repetition and practice tests; ads; no AI summaries.
• check_circleUltra: $12.99 a month billed $149.99 a year, or $24.99 billed monthly.
• check_circleFrom a PDF: AI makes cards from lecture videos, PDFs and notes.
• check_circlePlatforms: iOS, Android and the web.

Flashtex: LaTeX on Apple devices

Flashtex is built around formulas: you write equations in LaTeX, format text in Markdown and draw with an Apple Pencil, and it schedules newer and harder cards more often. It runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac only. We could not verify its price, so check the App Store before you count on it.

• check_circleLaTeX: yes, with Markdown.
• check_circleImport: CSV and Markdown files; its site also mentions Anki decks.
• check_circlePlatforms: iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Brainscape: a generous free plan

Brainscape’s free plan covers most of what a student needs: unlimited cards you make, importing existing cards, AI-made cards and spaced repetition. Its pricing page says nothing about formulas, so for maths-heavy decks you would be typing them as text.

• check_circleFree forever: unlimited cards you make, import, “100s” of AI cards, spaced repetition.
• check_circlePro: $7.99 a month, billed yearly; unlimited AI cards.
• check_circleLaTeX and PDF upload: not stated.

StudySmarter: cards from your slides

StudySmarter is an all-in-one study app: you upload your course slides and its AI makes cards, summaries and explanations, and you can explore material shared by other students. Its pages don’t mention LaTeX, and its Premium prices vary: the French App Store lists several, from €9.99 to €19.99 a month.

• check_circleFree: sign up for free, make cards, organise them by theme.
• check_circleFrom a PDF: AI cards from slides, notes and documents.
• check_circlePlatforms: iOS, Android and the web.

Studdle: ours, launching in early 2027

We make Studdle, so read this one with that in mind. It is a flashcard and quiz app for maths, physics and computer science, with real LaTeX and highlighted code on every card. You hand Pebble, its AI coach, a lecture PDF or a photo of your notes, and he drafts the cards; nothing is saved until you have read it. It isn’t out yet, which is why it comes last here.

• check_circleFree: unlimited cards, training and statistics, and Pebble with 25 credits a week.
• check_circlePro: €5.99 a month or €59 a year, with 300 credits a week; it starts with 7 days free.
• check_circleLaunch: early 2027, on iOS, Android and the web. CSV import ships at launch; an Anki importer is in the works.

Switching without losing your cards

1. List the sets you still use.Most accounts hold old sets you won’t open again. Move only the ones for courses you are taking now.
2. Use an import when there is one.Knowt says it imports Quizlet sets directly. For the other apps here, the pages we checked don’t mention a Quizlet import.
3. Rebuild the formula cards properly.Cards with formulas typed as text are worth rewriting in LaTeX anyway. Split any card that asks two things while you are at it.
4. Keep the old app until you are done.Cancel nothing until the new app has every set you need and you have reviewed in it for a week.

When staying on Quizlet makes sense

Switching costs an evening, so it is worth asking first whether you need to. If your cards are words and short definitions, if your class shares its sets on Quizlet, or if you only review the night before a test, the free version may do everything you use it for, ads included.

The case for moving is strongest when your cards are formulas, when you want a schedule that brings back what you are about to forget, or when the modes you rely on sit behind Plus. That is most maths, physics and computer science courses, and it is who this list is for.

Which one to pick

• check_circleYou want Quizlet back, free: Knowt.
• check_circleYour cards are full of formulas: Anki, or Flashtex on Apple devices.
• check_circleYou take notes and want cards from them: RemNote.
• check_circleYou want cards made from your slides: StudySmarter, Knowt or RemNote, and check every card they make.

Whichever you pick, the way you write the cards matters more than the app. Our guide to maths flashcards with LaTeX covers the syntax and what to put on a card.

Pick the app that can show your formulas.

Common questions

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