Comparison

StudyLess vs Mem8

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

Head to head
About

StudyLess

Features
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Everything you need to study. Notes, flashcards and a daily plan from your own class. StudyLess is an AI flashcard maker and study notes app. Add a PDF, photos of your class notes or pasted text, and it writes your study notes and flashcards, then uses spaced repetition to show what to review each day. With StudyLess Pro you can also record a lecture, listen to your notes as a podcast and see them as a visual overview. MAKE FLASHCARDS FROM YOUR CLASS Take a photo of a page, choose photos or a PDF, or paste text: as much as one topic needs. StudyLess turns it into a deck, one place for that topic's notes and flashcards. The cards are drawn from your material and follow its order. Paste a vocab list and you get vocabulary flashcards. Edit any card or delete the ones you don't need. New material makes a new deck. STUDY NOTES FROM YOUR MATERIAL Your notes arrive as one clear document, with your sources a tap away. Want them different? Ask for a rewrite: shorter, simpler, longer, or anything you describe. Undo brings back the version before. A DAILY STUDY PLAN WITH SPACED REPETITION Home shows what to review today. Try to recall the answer, turn the card over, then rate it Again, Hard, Good or Easy. FSRS, an open-source spaced repetition algorithm, uses your ratings to schedule each card's next review. Once everything due today is reviewed, StudyLess tells you you're done for the day. Stop whenever you need to and pick up where you left off. Your streak counts the days you study. EXAM PREP AND PRACTICE TESTS Start before a test is announced. When you know the date, add it to a deck or a folder: cards that need it come back before exam day, and ordinary review carries on afterwards. Take a practice test made from your deck, in multiple choice, short answer, essay or mixed, timed or untimed, and get feedback on your answers. Practice mode lets you run through any card off the schedule. PRO TOOLS • Record a lecture: the transcript appears as you listen, and the class becomes notes and flashcards. • Podcast: your notes as an episode in two AI voices. Pick a deep dive, a quiz you answer out loud, or a brief of about five minutes, in English or Korean. • Visual overview: your notes drawn as one picture. ASK ABOUT YOUR NOTES The chat knows the deck's notes, sources and cards. Ask it to explain something, or to suggest new or better flashcards. It changes your deck only when you apply its suggestion. ALSO INCLUDED Keep decks in folders, get daily reminders, switch to dark mode, send a classmate a copy of a deck, or export your data. Works on iPhone and iPad. In English and Korean. No ads. FREE AND PRO Free: 1 new deck a month (its notes and flashcards), 2 notes rewrites a month, 5 chat questions a day and 1 practice test a month. Reviewing what you've made is free and unlimited, and so are practice mode, exam dates and folders. StudyLess Pro adds lecture recording, podcasts and visual overviews, with as many decks, rewrites, chat questions and practice tests as you need, within the fair-use limits in our Terms. During a free trial those limits are lower. Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: in the US, $49.99 a year with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers, or $9.99 a month. Prices vary by country; the App Store shows yours, in your currency, before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the free trial ends, or at confirmation of purchase without a trial. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. StudyLess uses AI, which can get things wrong. Check your notes and cards against your material. Terms of Use: https://www.studyless.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.studyless.app/privacy Support: support@studyless.app

About

Mem8

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Mem8 is a flashcard app built for exam prep — and you can even study with your eyes closed. Scan a textbook page and Mem8 instantly turns it into flashcards. Review them with a proven spaced repetition system (FSRS), or switch to Listen mode and study hands-free on your commute. Set your exam date and Mem8 shows a D-day countdown and a daily goal to keep you on track. WHY MEM8 • Scan any book → auto-generated flashcards • Listen mode — study with audio, like a podcast • Spaced repetition (FSRS) schedules each review at the perfect time • Exam date & D-day countdown with daily goals • Spot your weak cards (Again/Hard) and focus on them • Track streak, retention, and progress • Record your own voice for each card PERFECT FOR • Certification & license exams (CPA, bar, engineering, civil service) • Language tests — TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS • Anyone who’d rather listen than read Create unlimited cards for free (with ads). Go Pro for no ads and sync across all your devices. Download Mem8 and pass your exam with less time studying. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://mem8.co.kr/privacy.html

Screenshots

StudyLess4 screens
Mem84 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Mem8 at 5 against StudyLess's 3. Mem8 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. StudyLess sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Mem8 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StudyLess ships an update weekly, Mem8 every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
StudyLess versus Mem8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudyLessMem8
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMingeon KimSeunghwan Moon

In-app purchases

3 purchases

StudyLess

Subscriptions3
  • StudyLess Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • StudyLess Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
  • StudyLess Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
2 purchases

Mem8

Subscriptions2
  • Mem8 Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Mem8 Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is StudyLess free?
StudyLess is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mem8 free?
Mem8 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do StudyLess or Mem8 have ads?
Neither StudyLess nor Mem8 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StudyLess or Mem8?
StudyLess ships an update weekly, and Mem8 every 10 days. Most recently, StudyLess was updated on October 25, 2026 and Mem8 on October 25, 2026.

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