Quizard vs Knowt
Knowt is one of the strongest free options in this space: studying your own sets is free, including spaced repetition, and it has a large public library. Where it charges is AI, with one AI summary a month on the free plan. Quizard is the closer fit when practice needs to stay tied to your slides.
Knowt is best at
- Free study modes on your own sets, including spaced repetition
- Public notes, flashcards and exam resources
- AI summaries from files, video and recordings
Choose Knowt if you want a broad free study site with a big public library and AP-style exam resources.
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 your exam is written from your own lectures, and you want each question linked to its slide and a view of what you have not covered.
Side by side
| Capability | Quizard | Knowt |
|---|---|---|
| Free studying of your own sets | Quizard: Yes, unlimited on every plan | Knowt: Yes, including Learn, practice tests and spaced repetition |
| AI on the free plan | Quizard: Generation from 50 slides a month | Knowt: 1 AI summary a month from a PDF, image, video, PowerPoint or recording |
| Link from each item to its slide | Quizard: Yes, every item shows its slide | Knowt: We did not find this on its pages |
| Map of what you have and have not covered | Quizard: Yes, slide by slide on Plus | Knowt: We did not find this on its pages |
| Public study library | Quizard: No | Knowt: Yes |
| Paid plan | Quizard: $7.99 a month or $39.99 a year, or a $9.99 exam pass | Knowt: Ultra at $24.99 a month; its pages show different yearly prices, so check its site |
Knowt column checked on 3 November 2026 against the sources below. Products change, so tell us if anything here is out of date.
When not to use Quizard
If you want public notes and decks for AP or other standard courses, or a broad free tool you will use with little AI, Knowt suits that well.
Using both
Use Knowt’s public content for standard topics, and Quizard for the classes where your professor writes the exam.
Sources
Quizard vs Knowt: common questions
Is Knowt free?
Studying your own sets is free, including its study modes. AI features are limited on the free plan, which includes one AI summary a month, according to its help pages.
Which is better for lecture slides, Knowt or Quizard?
Both accept files. Quizard is built around lecture slides, so each question links to its slide and you can see what is left to cover. Knowt is broader and has a public library.