Comparison

Brain Brew vs Studley

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

Head to head
About

Brain Brew

Transform your study materials into interactive flashcards, quizzes, and mind maps with AI. Practice with a large question bank, track your progress, and get personalized study recommendations. Ideal for medical and science students.

Highlights
  • AI-generated flashcards with spaced repetition
  • Practice quizzes and study guides
  • Mind map generation
  • AI tutor for interactive learning
  • 1,500+ MCAT practice questions
  • Progress tracking and mastery assessment
  • Note and document analysis
Features
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Free MCAT question bank with 1,500+ practice questions, built by doctors for future doctors. Plus AI study tools that turn your own notes into active learning. Upload your lecture notes, slides, or textbook chapters and Brain Brew generates flashcards with spaced repetition, practice quizzes, study guides, mind maps, and podcasts. Diagrams and figures from your uploads appear right in your flashcards, quizzes, mind maps, and study guides. Annotate your PDFs as you read. Your AI tutor can quiz you Socratically, walk you through a problem step by step, or have you teach a concept back. Core study tools are free and unlimited. FREE MCAT QUESTION BANK Practice with 1,500+ physician-reviewed questions, each with a detailed explanation and unlimited retakes. Set your exam date and Brain Brew paces a daily session for you. Additional expert-built resources cover the MCAT, AP exams, and more. KNOW WHERE YOU STAND Brain Brew analyzes every document you upload and recommends how to learn it and how to test yourself on it. It tracks your reviews until you reach mastery, flags topics that are slipping, and reminds you when you've fallen behind. ADVANCED (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION) Cram Mode consolidates your documents and question bank sessions into a single review guide, and can focus it on just the questions you missed or flagged. Synthesize breaks down exactly where you went wrong in each document and question bank session. Advanced also unlocks automatic image occlusion, image, audio, and video uploads, and exports of everything you generate. Whether you're preparing for the MCAT, USMLE, or NCLEX, or keeping up with a heavy science course load, Brain Brew is built around how mastery actually happens: review, test, repeat. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.brainbrewai.com/privacypolicy

About

Studley

This AI-powered study tool transforms your notes, lectures, and videos into interactive study sets. It generates flashcards, quizzes, and provides step-by-step explanations for homework problems, helping you master material efficiently.

Highlights
  • AI note taker and tutor
  • Convert any content into study sets
  • Generate flashcards, quizzes, and tests
  • AI-powered homework problem solver
  • Progress tracking with active recall
  • Spaced repetition for long-term retention
Currently charting
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Study smarter with AI. Turn lectures, PDFs, notes, recordings, and videos into personalized study tools in seconds with Studley AI. Generate: • AI flashcards • Study quizzes • AI notes & summaries • AI tutoring chats • Practice questions • Podcasts from your material Whether you're studying for exams, reviewing lecture notes, or trying to learn faster, Studley helps you stay organized and retain more information. Upload anything: • PDFs • Lecture slides • Class notes • YouTube videos • Recordings • Documents Studley automatically creates personalized study material from your content so you can spend less time organizing and more time learning. Use flashcards, quizzes, AI tutoring, summaries, and active recall tools to study however works best for you. Whether you're in high school, college, university, or self-learning, Studley helps you prepare for: • Exams • Midterms • Finals • Homework • Revision sessions Privacy Policy: https://www.studley.ai/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.studley.ai/terms-of-service Support: hello@studley.ai

Screenshots

Brain Brew4 screens
Studley4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brain Brew at 100% against Studley's 50%. Brain Brew also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Studley's advantage is ratings volume (4.5K vs 5) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Brain Brew sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Studley sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brain Brew holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Studley has 4.5K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Brain Brew's written reviews are positive against 50% of Studley's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brain Brew ships an update fortnightly, Studley weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Brain Brew versus Studley: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrain BrewStudley
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.7 (4.5K ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.2% of reviews
Number of ratings54.5K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#193 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrain Brew AIStudley AI Inc.

Customer experience

Brain Brew

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Studley

All ratings4,503 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews221 reviews
Positive50.2%
Neutral8.6%
Negative41.2%

Bugs and requests

Brain Brew

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Studley

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Update issues preventing app access
  • Incompatibility with some devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Improve math notation support
  • Increase file size limit

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Brain Brew

Subscriptions2
  • Brain Brew - Advanced Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Brain Brew - Advanced Annual$47.901 Year
8 purchases

Studley

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly Plan$7.997 Days
  • Weekly Plan$8.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$13.991 Month
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  • Monthly Plan3 variants$14.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan V2$24.991 Month
  • Limited time offer$74.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan$97.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan V2$119.991 Year

Questions

Is Brain Brew free?
Brain Brew is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Studley free?
Studley is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brain Brew or Studley?
Brain Brew is rated higher. Brain Brew averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Studley averages 4.7 from 4.5K ratings.
Do Brain Brew or Studley have ads?
Neither Brain Brew nor Studley shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brain Brew or Studley?
Brain Brew ships an update fortnightly, and Studley weekly. Most recently, Brain Brew was updated on November 4, 2026 and Studley on November 5, 2026.

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