Comparison

Study Helper vs Vaia

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

Head to head
About

Study Helper

Create custom study cards organized by topic to prepare for exams. This app guides you through your learning process, helping you achieve academic success efficiently.

Highlights
  • Customizable study cards
  • Topic-based organization
  • Guided study process
  • Exam preparation
  • Academic success tool
Features
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Get an A in Math this year! Study Helper replaces that friend you always ask to help you study for your exams. Build your own cards and the app will guide you through to succes in no time. We though about naming the app "Pimp my gpa" but the marketing team didn't let that slip.

About

Vaia

This app helps students improve grades and reduce study stress with AI-powered personalized study plans, flashcards, and practice exams. It transforms uploaded notes into comprehensive study materials, making learning efficient and engaging for any subject.

Highlights
  • AI-generated study plans
  • Personalized flashcards
  • Practice exams
  • Upload notes for study materials
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • Shared study materials
Features
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Your notes can do more than sit in a folder. Turn lecture slides, PDFs, and class notes into a personal study path with Vaia. Use AI to create flashcards and summaries, get help understanding tricky topics, and practice what you need for homework, midterms, and finals. YOUR MATERIALS, MADE FOR LEARNING A stack of slides and no idea where to start? Upload your materials and build a study guide around your own course. • Break down your material with explanations and summaries • Generate AI flashcards to practice key ideas • Follow a learning path with chapters, lessons, and questions Go from collecting notes to actually working through them. HOMEWORK HELP THAT BUILDS UNDERSTANDING Stuck on a topic while doing homework? Ask Vaia's AI assistant questions about your study materials and get explanations to help you move forward. Use the homework scanner to capture a problem as input. Then put your understanding to work with flashcards and practice questions. Get help with today's material and build knowledge you can use on your next test. FLASHCARDS THAT FIT YOUR COURSE Generate flashcards from your notes, create your own cards, or explore sets shared by other students. Practice definitions, formulas, and vocabulary by recalling the answer before you flip the card. Use spaced repetition to revisit material over time. Fit in a few cards between classes or settle into a longer study session. A STUDY PLANNER WITH A CLEAR NEXT STEP Your course becomes a structured learning path. Work through chapters, read explanations, and practice with interactive questions. See your progress and pick up where you left off. From biology to economics, keep your study materials and your next lesson together in one place. FIND THE GAPS BEFORE EXAM DAY That topic looked familiar. Could you explain it without your notes? Find out with quizzes, exercises, and practice tests. • Check your understanding with multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions • Try practice exam mode and review your results afterward • Revisit the topics that need more work before your midterm or final GIVE YOUR NOTES A VOICE Create study podcasts from your materials and listen on the go. Review a topic on your commute or switch things up when you need a break from reading. SHARE THE WORK. KEEP LEARNING. Explore shared flashcards, study notes, and summaries to complement your own materials. Share your sets with classmates and bring useful resources together for your course. From high school homework to college finals, Vaia helps you turn your materials into something you can learn from. Download Vaia, upload your first notes, and start your first chapter. Terms of Use: https://www.vaia.com/en-us/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.vaia.com/en-us/privacy/

Screenshots

Study Helper3 screens
Vaia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vaia at 82% against Study Helper's 43%. Vaia also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 12). Study Helper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 17) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Vaia sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Study Helper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vaia holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vaia has 1.5K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Study Helper's written reviews are positive against 82% of Vaia's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Study Helper versus Vaia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudy HelperVaia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (12 ratings)4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews81.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings121.5K — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB237 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexandre FrigonStudySmarter GmbH

Customer experience

Study Helper

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

Vaia

All ratings1,536 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews665 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative11.1%

Bugs and requests

Study Helper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Vaia

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Flashcard review progress not saving correctly
  • Inability to delete individual flashcards from a set
  • Syncing issues between mobile app and web version
  • Inconsistent behavior of AI-generated quiz questions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more language options
  • Improve PDF and note-taking editor functionality
  • Implement nested subsets within study sets
  • Provide more customization options for colors and themes
  • Integrate study timers and task management features

In-app purchases

None

Study Helper

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

Vaia

Subscriptions15
  • Premium Plan$2.991 Month
  • Premium Plan (1 month)7 Days trial$5.491 Month
  • Premium Plan (1 month)7 Days trial$6.491 Month
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  • Premium Plan (1 month)7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Premium Plan (1 week)7 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Premium Plan (1 month)7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Premium Plan (1 month)7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Premium Plan (1 year)7 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • Premium Plan (1 month)7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Premium Plan (1 year)7 Days trial$31.991 Year
  • Premium Plan (1 year)7 Days trial$43.991 Year
  • Premium Plan (1 year)1 Month trial$59.991 Year
  • Premium Plan (1 year)7 Days trial$63.991 Year
  • Premium Plan (1 year)7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Premium Plan (1 year)1 Month trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Study Helper free?
Study Helper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vaia free?
Vaia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Study Helper or Vaia?
Vaia is rated higher. Study Helper averages 4.2 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Vaia averages 4.7 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Study Helper or Vaia have ads?
Neither Study Helper nor Vaia shows ads.

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