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Quizard vs Anki
The classic open-source spaced repetition app, loved by medical and language students.
Anki is best at
- Powerful, proven spaced repetition
- Add-ons and shared decks such as AnKing for board exams
- Full control over card types and scheduling
Choose Anki if you are happy to make cards by hand, or your exam is covered by a well-known shared deck.
Quizard is best at
- Turning your own slides into exam-style questions and cards
- Showing the source slide behind every item
- Showing which slides you have not covered
Choose Quizard if making cards from your lectures takes hours you do not have, and you want each card linked to its slide.
What Quizard adds
| Capability | Quizard |
|---|---|
| Starts from your own lecture files | Yes, it is the core of the product |
| Every question and card cites its slide | Yes, one tap to the source |
| Slide-by-slide coverage map | Yes, on Plus |
| Daily session planned around your exam | Yes, due cards, re-quizzes and weak topics |
| Studying and exporting your own material | Free and unlimited on every plan |
| Export to Anki and CSV | Free on every plan |
| Connect Claude or ChatGPT | Yes, through MCP |
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FAQ
Quizard vs Anki: common questions
Do I have to choose between Quizard and Anki?
No. Quizard exports to Anki on every plan, and imports Anki decks too, so you can generate cards in Quizard and keep reviewing in Anki.
Does Quizard use spaced repetition?
Yes. Due cards come back in your daily session, scheduled by how well you remembered them.