prettysmart vs Study Lock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
prettysmart
This app helps you study by turning your notes into flashcards using AI. It also includes an app blocker to keep you focused, rewarding your study streaks with virtual items. Earn screen time and ace your exams with personalized study plans.
- AI-generated flashcards from notes
- Spaced repetition learning (FSRS)
- Distracting app blocker
- Personalized study plans
- Offline study capability
- Gamified learning with streaks and rewards
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prettysmart is a flashcard app that locks your distracting apps until you study. When cards are due, answer a few, and TikTok, Instagram, your games or whichever apps keep pulling you away open again for a while. Turn your notes into flashcards and study with a bunny you name. Home is her room, and she celebrates your study sessions and streaks with you. AI FLASHCARDS FROM YOUR NOTES Snap or scan your notes, add a PDF or Word document, or type a topic or paste your notes, and AI writes the cards. A photo of a vocabulary list becomes one card per word. Your notes stay in their subject with the parts that became cards highlighted, and they aren't used to train AI. Prefer to write your own? Format your text and add pictures and equations. Make cloze cards that blank out words, or use image occlusion to hide parts of an image and recall what's underneath. It's useful for anatomy diagrams, maps, and anything you need to recognize by sight. Import cards with CSV, or share a subject with a code so classmates get their own copy. STUDY AND REMEMBER prettysmart uses FSRS spaced repetition to schedule reviews based on how well you remember each card. New cards start as multiple choice, with wrong answers written for that card, then come back as flashcards. Stuck? Swipe up on a card and she explains it, and she can turn her answer into a new card. Cram before an exam: one fast pass through every card, without changing your schedule. Your flashcards are stored on your phone, so you can study without an internet connection. A STUDY PLAN FOR YOUR TEST When you set up prettysmart, pick a subject, its topics, your test date and the score you're aiming for. You get a study plan: a path of short lessons, each opening with a quick summary of what to know. Any subject can get one: add an exam date and a target score, and its cards become a path of lessons, paced so you've learned them all before the exam, with the last days left for review. A bar shows how ready you are. APP BLOCKER: A FEW CARDS OPEN YOUR APPS Pick the apps and websites that eat your time. When cards are due, opening one asks for a few cards first: 5 to start, or anything from 1 to 20. Answer them and your apps stay open for 15 minutes, or 5, 10, 30 or 60 if you prefer. Nothing due? Your apps stay open. Normal mode lets notifications through and gives you two 5-minute breaks a day. Strict mode keeps the apps locked, with one break a day, and turning it off takes 15 minutes. A bedtime lock can keep your apps locked overnight. The Lock tab shows today's screen time, and a Live Activity counts down while your apps are open. STREAKS AND STICKERS 10 different cards a day keeps your streak. Every new streak starts with two streak freezes, and a broken streak can be earned back. Studying earns XP, levels and booster packs of stickers for your sticker book. Decorate your subjects' covers, dress your bunny from her wardrobe, and unlock new app icons with the carrots you earn. None of it is sold: you earn it. Add her to your Home Screen or Lock Screen to keep an eye on your streak, and share your stats. KEEP THINGS ORGANIZED Each subject holds its chapters. Sort and search your cards, study or cram several chapters at once, and archive what you're done with. Pick a color for each subject, and use light or dark mode. Sign in with Apple or Google to back up and sync your cards and progress, or use prettysmart without an account. SUBSCRIPTION A subscription is required to access most features. A free trial is available so you can try prettysmart before subscribing. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://pretty-smart.app/privacy/
Study Lock
This app blocks distracting applications until you complete study sessions. It uses AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards from your course materials, rewarding you with screen time for correct answers. Track your progress with detailed statistics and spaced repetition.
- AI-generated quizzes and flashcards
- Import course material from PDF, photos, text
- App blocking via Screen Time integration
- Spaced repetition learning algorithm
- Oral analysis with AI evaluation
- Progress tracking and statistics
- Pomodoro timer with Live Activity
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Study Lock blocks your distracting apps until you study. Import your courses from PDF, photos, or plain text, and the app generates personalized quiz questions, flashcards, and oral analysis exercises, all powered by AI. How it works: Import your course material in any format. AI instantly creates quiz questions, flashcards, and oral analysis prompts covering the full content. Select which apps to block using Screen Time. When you try to open a blocked app, Study Lock asks you to study first. Answer correctly and earn screen time as a reward. The harder the question, the more time you unlock. Oral analysis lets you explain concepts out loud while AI evaluates your understanding and gives you a detailed correction. Every question follows a spaced repetition algorithm so you focus on what you actually need to review. Your progress is tracked with streaks, mastery percentages, and detailed session statistics. Study Lock is built for students who want real results without relying on willpower alone. It turns the time you spend on your phone into structured study sessions. Key features: AI-generated quizzes, flashcards, and oral exercises from any course material. PDF, photo, and text import with full-document coverage. Screen Time integration to block and unblock apps based on study performance. Spaced repetition scheduling adapted to your level. Oral analysis with speech recognition and AI-powered evaluation. Pomodoro timer with Live Activity support. Detailed statistics including streaks, accuracy, study time, and earned screen time. Works in any language. No ads. No gimmicks. Just a simple system that works. Privacy Policy: https://studylock.framer.website/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: prettysmart at 4.9 against Study Lock's 4.5. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. prettysmart sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Study Lock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
prettysmart holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 11 respectively.
prettysmart ships an update every 11 days, Study Lock every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | prettysmart | Study Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (18 ratings) — better | 4.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stanislav Urban | Ethan Dietrich |
Customer experience
prettysmart
Study Lock
In-app purchases
prettysmart
- Pro Access (Weekly)3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Pro Access (Monthly)$11.991 Month
- Pro Access$19.991 Year
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- Pro Access7 Days trial$28.991 Year
- Pro Access3 Days trial$28.991 Year
- Pro Access (Annual)1 Month trial$28.991 Year
- Pro Access (Annual)3 Days trial$45.991 Year
Study Lock
- Monthly Pro$5.991 Month
- Annual Pro3 Days trial$34.991 Year








