Studley AI

What is Studley AI?

Studley AI is an AI study tool for the web, iPhone, iPad and Android that turns a student's own course material into study sets: editable flashcards, quizzes, written tests, tutor lessons, fill-in-the-blank exercises and audio podcasts generated from documents, lecture recordings, YouTube videos, articles or pasted text.

Legally, the service is framed as an educational technology platform that uses artificial intelligence to help learners study more efficiently.

Studley AI Inc. is the seller of the iOS app, which sits in the App Store's Education category, and the Google Play developer listing gives Studley AI Incorporated an address in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. The company says more than 4,000,000 students already use Studley.

Core features

Everything starts from a study set, and one study set can combine up to 10 files.

• Mixed inputs: PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint slides, images, and audio or video files up to 1GB are accepted, along with pasted text, website links, YouTube URLs and audio recorded directly in the app.
• YouTube transcription: for a video link, Studley transcribes the audio and then builds flashcards from what was actually said in the video.
• AI flashcard maker: every generated card is fully editable, so wording and answers can be changed, weak cards deleted and new cards added; the AI output is a draft deck, not a locked one.
• Mastery tracking: each card is tracked as unfamiliar, learning, familiar or mastered, and a deck can be filtered down to the cards that are not yet locked in.
• AI quiz generator: Smart Quizzes attach AI explanations to incorrect answers.
• Written tests: students type full answers and get detailed explanations for the ones they got wrong.
• AI tutor: the tutor builds a structured lesson from the upload and adds a chat for questions; both the lesson and the answers are described as grounded in the uploaded content.
• Two-host podcasts: two AI hosts discuss the uploaded PDFs, slides, notes, YouTube links or recorded lectures. Most episodes take a few minutes, and generation continues after the browser tab is closed.
• Essay grader: an essay or paper can be checked against a rubric added at upload. Accepted formats are PDF, DOC/DOCX, images including photos of printed or handwritten work, and pasted text.
• Solve tab: on mobile, a photographed homework problem returns what the vendor calls instant correct answers with detailed explanations, with step-by-step solutions listed for subjects from pre-algebra and calculus to statistics, physics and chemistry.
• Sharing: study sets are private to the account by default; publishing one creates a link that can be sent to a study group or classmate.

The same upload also generates flashcards, quizzes, written practice tests, notes and an AI tutor, so a student can listen to an episode on the way to class and then quiz on the identical material without uploading anything again. The trade-off is the per-set file ceiling noted above, so a large unit may need more than one study set.

Guide

Exam-prep workflow

1. Create a study set for one unit and add slides, chapters, notes, a recording, a YouTube link or pasted text.
2. Work through the tutor lesson, put unclear points to the tutor chat, then check yourself with the quizzes and written tests generated from the same material.
3. Review the generated flashcards; anything that comes out too dense can be edited or split into smaller cards before you study them.
4. Filter the deck to cards that are not yet mastered and return to those over the following days.
5. Generate a podcast episode from the same study set for review away from a screen, then switch back to flashcards or quizzes at a desk.

Essay feedback workflow

1. Upload the draft as a PDF, Word file, photo of printed or handwritten pages, or pasted text.
2. Add the assignment rubric so the grade is measured against those specific criteria rather than a generic standard.
3. Read the result: the essay grader returns a grade with strengths, weaknesses and concrete suggestions for improvement.
4. Revise the draft yourself; the grader marks and comments but does not rewrite it.

Studley AI use cases

• Exam review from lecture slides: slides and class notes can be transformed into flashcards, quizzes and fill-in-the-blank questions in one pass.
• Catching up on a lecture without notes: a lecture recording or slide deck can be uploaded after class to produce a deck without retyping a single line, and the same upload can also produce notes.
• Homework support: Studley generates summaries and interactive study materials to simplify complex assignments.
• Research reading: the vendor positions Studley for turning long articles and video lectures into shorter, digestible content.
• Commute and gym review: the podcast format is pitched for turning a bus or train ride into a review session.
• Pre-submission essay check: essay grading takes a few minutes, which the vendor positions as fast enough to grade a draft the night before a deadline and still have time to revise.

All of these depend on the student having slides, readings or recordings to upload; a course with little written or recorded material gives Studley little to work with.

Who is it for

• Students who already have course material: the App Store description targets high school, college, university and self-learning students preparing for exams, midterms, finals, homework and revision. Flashcards reflect the uploaded course content rather than a generic question bank.
• Concept-heavy subjects: the podcast feature is described as strongest for subjects such as history, biology, law and psychology.
• Learners who study by listening: the vendor pitches two-host episodes as a second pass on notes a student has already read, for commutes, walks or gym sessions.
• Students comparing AI help with a human tutor: two vendor pages differ. The homepage FAQ answers yes to whether Studley AI can replace human tutoring, claiming the same results for basically nothing, while the AI Tutor page says a human still wins for accountability and mentorship and that plenty of students use both.
• Younger students: the Terms of Service require users to be at least 18 or the age of majority to use the service in a legally binding manner; anyone younger may only use it with the permission and involvement of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to the Terms.

Less suited: students who want sustained free use, learners who want app-set review dates, and courses built mainly on equations and diagrams.

Platforms

Studley runs on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web. A quiz started on the web can be finished on a phone, with progress syncing automatically.

The mobile app also has a Solve tab where students snap a photo of a question and get a worked solution.

The Services may integrate with YouTube for video content, Google for single sign-on and payment gateways for subscriptions. No public API, browser extension or learning-management-system integration was mentioned on the pages checked for this page.

Rating figures quoted by Studley differ from the store listings. The About page states 4.91 stars on the App Store and 4.95 stars from 110K+ Google Play ratings. Both store pages showed 4.7 on the capture date. The figures above were captured from the US App Store page and the US-English Google Play page; the vendor pages do not explain the difference.

Pricing

Studley AI pricing on the website has two tiers: a Free plan and an Unlimited subscription.

The Free plan allows one study set, intended in the vendor's words to show the value of Studley rather than to serve as an ongoing free tier. Feature pages describe the same boundary from different angles: the first study set with flashcards is free with no credit card required, the free plan has usage limits that Unlimited removes, and the first paper can be graded for free. Generating a podcast is free, while the live voice conversation about an episode needs Unlimited.

The website quotes Unlimited only as per-week equivalents. Inside the iOS app, the App Store in-app purchase list shows Monthly Plan at $14.99 and $13.99, Yearly Plan at $97.99, Weekly Plan at $7.99 and $8.99, and a Limited time offer at $74.99. Neither page maps these store products to the website figures or says which price applies to which account or region.

Subscription fees are billed at the start of each billing cycle, and renewals are charged automatically to the saved payment method. The Terms of Service state that all fees are non-refundable unless explicitly stated otherwise or required by law, and that subscription fees may change with reasonable notice.

Studley AI alternatives

Store and review listings place Studley next to other AI study apps. The App Store's "You Might Also Like" row on the Studley listing showed Turbo AI, Gizmo, Study AI and StudyFetch, and a third-party review platform's related-profiles list for Studley included StudyFetch, Turbolearn and Gizmo.

Each description is the vendor's own homepage wording, not the result of a side-by-side test.

Limitations

• AI output is not guaranteed: AI-generated content is provided as is for educational or informational purposes, and Studley does not guarantee its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Users are responsible for verifying the correctness and applicability of AI-generated content.
• Review timing: the homepage lists spaced repetition with real-time feedback, but the flashcard FAQ says students choose when to come back rather than following a fixed schedule. In practice that is status-based review, not an automated scheduler.
• Visual material: for heavily visual material such as equations and diagrams, the podcast page recommends pairing episodes with the flashcards and notes from the same study set.
• Feature changes: the Terms reserve the right to modify or discontinue any feature, temporarily or permanently, without notice.
• Disputes: the Terms are governed by the laws of Canada. If a dispute cannot be resolved informally within 30 days, it goes to binding arbitration in Canada, and users waive the right to take part in a class, consolidated or representative action.
• Academic use: the essay grader FAQ says it grades and gives feedback rather than writing for you, while the Solve tab is presented as returning answers to photographed homework problems. Course rules on AI assistance are not addressed on the pages checked.
• Social proof: the homepage FAQ offers a weekly retainer plus a bonus for viral videos to creators who post daily TikToks using the platform, which matters when weighing short-form video testimonials.
• Independent coverage: as of October 5, 2026, searches of technology media and Canadian news outlets found no independent reporting on Studley AI.

Privacy and data rights

• Private by default: uploads are private to the account, nothing is shared unless a study set is published, and a study set and its source material can be deleted at any time.
• Content licence: submitting content grants Studley a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable and transferable license to use, modify, distribute and create derivative works from it for operating and improving the Services.
• What is collected: uploaded study materials are collected and processed to provide the Services, such as generating quizzes, flashcards and tutoring sessions. The privacy policy checked for this page does not say whether uploads are used to train AI models.
• Payments: Studley does not store full payment card details on its servers.
• Location and transfers: Studley AI is based in Canada, and personal information may be transferred to, processed and stored in countries other than the user's own.
• User rights: depending on location and laws such as Canada's PIPEDA, users may have rights over their personal information, including access and deletion.
• Children: Studley does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
• Store disclosures: the App Store privacy label lists Identifiers and Usage Data as data that may be used to track users across other companies' apps and websites. The Google Play data safety section says the app may share app activity and device or other IDs with third parties, encrypts data in transit and lets users request deletion. Both labels are self-reported by the developer.

FAQ

Q1. Is Studley AI free?

Partly. The Free plan covers one study set, including its flashcards and tutor lesson, without a credit card, and generating a podcast from a study set is free. Continued use and the live podcast conversation require the Unlimited subscription.

Q2. Does Studley AI write essays for you?

The essay grader is described as feedback only: it returns a grade, strengths, weaknesses and suggested fixes, and the student revises. The mobile Solve tab, however, is presented as giving answers to photographed homework problems.

Q3. Can I use Studley AI on both a laptop and a phone?

Yes. It runs in a browser and in iPhone, iPad and Android apps, with study sets and progress synced between them.

Q4. Does Studley AI use spaced repetition?

The homepage says so, but the flashcard FAQ describes status labels and self-chosen review timing rather than a fixed schedule set by the app.

Q5. Can I get a refund on a Studley AI subscription?

The Terms say all fees are non-refundable unless explicitly stated otherwise or required by law, and subscriptions renew automatically at the start of each billing cycle.