Comparison

Studley vs Etch

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

Head to head
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
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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

About

Etch

Features
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Etch is a place for the things you want to remember. It sits somewhere between a notes app and flashcards: quick to capture, gentle to revisit, without the pressure of a study app. Capture in whatever way is fastest. Type a quick note, dictate it with your voice, or clip a passage while you read. In Safari, select the text and send it with the Share button in the toolbar, and Etch keeps both the passage and a tappable link back to its source. Every card is either a simple fact or a question with an answer. A question gives you a small moment of recall before you reveal the answer, which is what makes revisiting feel like reminiscing rather than testing. Revisit a handful at a time, whenever you feel like it. No streaks, no due dates, no counts piling up. You come back to what you saved because you want to, not because an app is nudging you. Optional on-device AI. On supported devices, Etch can help shape what you capture into a clean card. It is entirely optional, it runs on your device, and it only ever works on the text you enter. Nothing is sent away to do it. Made to travel. The interface is in English and French, and you can create cards in many supported languages, so your notes stay in whatever language you think in. Yours, and private. Your cards sync across your own devices with iCloud, and you can export a full backup any time. Etch collects no data about you.

Screenshots

Studley4 screens
Etch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Etch at none against Studley's 14. Studley's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.0). 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. Studley sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Etch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Studley ships an update weekly, Etch every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Studley versus Etch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudleyEtch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.4K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudley AI Inc.Maeva Liebling

Bugs and 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

Etch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Studley

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly Plan$7.997 Days
  • Weekly Plan$8.997 Days
  • Weekly Plan$9.997 Days
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  • Monthly Plan$13.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan3 variants$14.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan$19.991 Month
  • Quarterly Plan$43.993 Months
  • Limited time offer$74.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan3 variants$97.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan$129.991 Year
None

Etch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Studley free?
Studley is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Etch free?
Etch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Studley or Etch have ads?
Neither Studley nor Etch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Studley or Etch?
Studley ships an update weekly, and Etch every 2 months. Most recently, Studley was updated on October 12, 2026 and Etch on October 13, 2026.

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