Comparison

StudyMate vs Study.Buddies

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

StudyMate

This app syncs with your institution's licensed learning management system to provide access to your "My StudyMate" projects and instructor-provided activities. Study offline using various interactive learning tools like flashcards and quizzes.

Highlights
  • Syncs with LMS
  • Offline study activities
  • Fact Cards
  • Flash Cards
  • Fill in the Blank
  • Matching
  • Quizzes
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StudyMate is the companion app for “StudyMate Campus” (the enterprise version of StudyMate licensed by schools and universities). This app does NOT work with the free version of StudyMate.com. The setup is simple: login to StudyMate Campus with a web browser, locate the mobile code, and enter it into this app. The StudyMate app will then sync with your Learning Management System (like Canvas, Blackboard or Schoology). During the sync, it will locate your personal “My StudyMate” projects, as well as StudyMate activities provided in your online courses by instructors. The data is updated each time the app is started, or anytime you click the sync button. The StudyMate app lets you study offline using ten of the same activities available in the web version of StudyMate Campus, including: - Fact Cards - Fact Cards+ - Flash Cards - Fill in the Blank - Pick a Letter - Matching - Glossary - Quiz - Challenge - Show All Download it for FREE! There are NO advertisements and NO in-app purchases. This app is provided as part of your institution’s license of StudyMate Campus, which is why we don’t charge you twice. Just remember that the StudyMate app won’t be of any use if your university or school doesn’t license StudyMate Campus.

About

Study.Buddies

Transform lectures and handwritten notes into effective study materials with AI. Generate summaries, flashcards, and quizzes from your own content. Track progress and test your knowledge to prepare for exams.

Highlights
  • AI lecture transcription
  • Smart document scanning
  • Custom quiz generation
  • Spaced repetition flashcards
  • Chat with your notes
  • Study streaks and heatmaps
  • Export notes to PDF/Markdown
Features
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Turn messy lectures and scribbled notes into exam-ready revision, then practice like it's the real exam. Study.Buddies is your all-in-one AI study app, so you stop re-writing notes and start revising. Record a lecture or scan handwritten notes, and get clean study notes, flashcards, quizzes, mock exams and even a podcast of your own material, built from exactly what your course covers. CAPTURE IT HOWEVER IT COMES • Lecture transcription: Record lectures for up to 75 minutes and get a clean, organized transcript back. • Document scanning: Snap up to 10 pages of handwritten notes or whiteboards at once. They become one study guide, in order. • Fail-safe saving: Your recordings and photos are saved before processing runs, so a dropped connection costs you a retry, never the lecture. NOTES YOU'LL ACTUALLY REVISE FROM • Short: a one-page summary of the key takeaways. • Balanced: every important point, explained concisely. • Detailed: the full write-up, with worked examples and formulas. Every version has clear headings, a summary, a glossary of the terms your lecturer introduced, and the "this will be on the exam" moments flagged with why they matter. NEW: LISTEN TO YOUR NOTES AS A PODCAST Turn any note into a two-host episode and revise on the go. • Normal mode: two friendly hosts explain the topic and recap the key points. • Brainrot mode: the same facts in five meme styles that make dry topics stick. Every joke carries a real fact from your notes, and it stays clean. • Keeps playing in the background, with lock-screen controls and a full transcript. NEW: A PRACTICE CENTER BUILT FOR EXAMS • Quick drills: multiple choice, true or false, fill in the blank and matching, all from your own notes, with an explanation for every answer. • Timed Speed Run: beat the clock across mixed question types. • Problem Solver: work a calculation on paper, snap a photo, and get it marked step by step with partial credit. • Essay practice: write or photograph your answer and get rubric-based feedback on what earned marks and what lost them. • Mock exams: a full timed paper from your syllabus, marked with a section breakdown and a predicted grade. • Past paper matching: upload a past paper and your practice copies its format, marks and question style. Questions always come from your own notes. • Syllabus import: add your syllabus once and mock exams cover what you'll be tested on. REVIEW WHAT YOU GOT WRONG • Mistake Bank: everything you got wrong, ready to try again. • Saved questions: bookmark any question to come back to. • Smart review and flashcards: spaced repetition brings each topic back just before you'd forget it. • Chat with your notes: ask questions and get answers cited from your own uploads. It tells you plainly when your notes don't cover something. KEEP TRACK OF THE WORK • Focus timer, study streaks and a calendar heatmap. • Exam countdowns on your home screen. • Course-readiness analytics showing which subject needs you most. YOUR MATERIAL. PRIVATE. • Export any note to PDF or Markdown. No lock-in. • Delete a note, a course or your whole account in the app. Deletion removes the stored files, not just the record. • Your notes are never used to train AI models, never sold and never shared with advertisers. No ads, no third-party tracking. A NOTE ON THE AI AI output can occasionally be wrong. Study.Buddies cites which of your notes an answer came from so you can check it, and every generated note stays fully editable. Always check anything you rely on for an assessment against your own source material. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS Study.Buddies offers premium features through an auto-renewing subscription. Subscriptions are billed to your Apple account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your device's subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://usestudybuddies.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://usestudybuddies.com/terms

Screenshots

StudyMate1 screens
Study.Buddies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Study.Buddies at 5.0 against StudyMate's 4.3. Study.Buddies also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). StudyMate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (20 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Study.Buddies sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. StudyMate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Study.Buddies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StudyMate has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of StudyMate's written reviews are positive against 100% of Study.Buddies's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StudyMate ships an update every 5 weeks, Study.Buddies every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
StudyMate versus Study.Buddies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudyMateStudy.Buddies
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (20 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.5 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRespondus Inc.Abdullah Mahmood

Customer experience

StudyMate

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Study.Buddies

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

StudyMate

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Study.Buddies

Subscriptions3
  • Study.Buddies Starter$4.991 Month
  • Study.Buddies Pro$9.991 Month
  • Study.Buddies Max$19.991 Month

Questions

Is StudyMate free?
StudyMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Study.Buddies free?
Study.Buddies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StudyMate or Study.Buddies?
Study.Buddies is rated higher. StudyMate averages 4.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Study.Buddies averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do StudyMate or Study.Buddies have ads?
Neither StudyMate nor Study.Buddies shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StudyMate or Study.Buddies?
StudyMate ships an update every 5 weeks, and Study.Buddies every 3 weeks. Most recently, StudyMate was updated on October 24, 2026 and Study.Buddies on October 29, 2026.

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