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The best Anki alternatives in 2026
We make Lexie, so we say where it falls short too. Prices checked on each app’s own site.
Lexie
Studying your own notes without building decks
3 sets to try, then 35 € a semester
- Makes the cards from your notes, slides or a PDF
- Study a set as often as you like, cramming included
- No shared decks, and no import of Anki decks
RemNote
Notes and flashcards in one place
Free, or Pro from $8 a month billed yearly
- FSRS or Anki’s own scheduler, your choice
- Takes time to learn, AI runs on credits
Quizlet
A huge library of sets other students made
Free, or Plus at $9.99 a month in the app
- Easy to use, with millions of shared sets
- Learn and tests are limited on the free plan
Knowt
A simple app with the study modes free
Free, or Ultra at $24.99 a month
- Every study mode is free on your own sets
- Ads on the web, 1 free AI summary a month
Brainscape
Ready-made decks for standardised exams
Free, or Pro at $7.99 a month billed yearly
- No ads and unlimited cards of your own
- Free AI stops at 100 cards
Gizmo
A game feel, with AI cards from notes and videos
Free, or Unlimited sold in the app
- Makes cards from photos, PDFs and YouTube
- 2 AI imports a day, and hearts run out
What Anki’s own reviews say
161
reviews say it is hard to use or confusing
“im trying to make flashcards not hack into the pentagon”
47
reviews say the app looks old
“the app looks like something from 2008”
47
reviews say the review limits get in the way of cramming
“Good for SRS. Exceptionally annoying if you just want to cram.”
45
reviews mention trouble making or importing decks
“Why must I use a computer to build a new deck?”
From 530 one-to-three-star reviews of AnkiMobile on the App Store and AnkiDroid on Google Play, January 2025 to September 2026.
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All you have to do is take a photo or upload your work and Lexie will do its magic.
If you need to revise anything download this app. All you have to do is download, take a photo of your work and it will do its magic and make life easy. You will ace tests with this app and ace your jobs.
Frequently asked questions
No. Lexie cannot read .apkg files. Lexie makes new study sets from your source material instead: drop in your notes, lecture slides or a PDF and it writes the cards. Many students keep their old decks in Anki and use Lexie for new material.
Yes. Every set comes back on a spaced repetition schedule, with no settings to change. You can also study any set as often as you like, so cramming the night before an exam works too.
No. You can make 3 study sets and study them without limits before you pay. After that, Lexie Pro costs 9,99 € a month or 59,99 € a year, or you can pay once: 35 € for 5 months or 69 € for 12 months. The one-time passes do not renew. One purchase works on the web and in the app.
If you want to pay nothing, look at Knowt or RemNote. Knowt keeps every study mode free on your own sets, with ads on the web. RemNote has unlimited notes and cards on its free plan. Anki itself is free on every platform except the iPhone app. Lexie is not free: you get 3 study sets to try, then Lexie Pro.
No. Lexie has no ads on the trial or on any plan.
We collected the one-to-three-star reviews of AnkiMobile on the App Store in the US, UK, Canada and Australia and of AnkiDroid on Google Play in US English, posted between January 2025 and September 2026, 530 in total. We read each review and noted every topic it raises. One review can count in several topics.
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