Comparison

Crestly vs CampfireStudy

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

Head to head
About

Crestly

This AI-powered learning platform provides personalized tutoring and step-by-step explanations for academic subjects. It helps students understand complex topics, practice skills, and track their progress to improve academic performance. Designed for middle and high school students, it offers a focused and stress-reducing study experience.

Highlights
  • Personalized tutoring support
  • Step-by-step explanations
  • Practice questions
  • Organized study sessions
  • Progress tracking dashboards
  • Support for core academic subjects
Features
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Crestly is a modern tutoring and learning platform designed to help students understand concepts faster, study smarter, and improve academic performance. Whether you’re preparing for exams, struggling with a topic, or aiming to stay ahead, Crestly delivers clear explanations, guided practice, and structured support — all in one place. What Crestly Offers • Personalized tutoring support • Step-by-step explanations that break down complex topics • Practice questions and guided learning flows • Organized study sessions to build consistency • Clean dashboards to track progress and improvement • Support for core academic subjects • Student-friendly design that reduces stress and confusion Built for Real Learning Crestly focuses on understanding, not memorization. The platform adapts to how students learn, helping them build confidence and mastery over time. Simple, Focused Design With a dark-themed interface featuring purple and blue accents and clear white text, Crestly keeps distractions low and focus high. Who It’s For Perfect for middle school, high school, and motivated learners who want reliable academic support without complexity. Learn smarter. Build confidence. Succeed with Crestly. Subscriptions: • Basic – $7.99/month or $79/year • Premium – $13.99/month or $139/year • Exam Week – $4.99/week All subscriptions auto-renew and will continue unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Cancel or manage anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CampfireStudy

This app helps you study efficiently by turning notes into flashcards and using spaced repetition. It gamifies learning with a friend to maintain daily streaks, requiring only about 15 minutes of study per day.

Highlights
  • AI-generated flashcards from notes
  • Daily 15-minute study sessions
  • Gamified study with a friend
  • Spaced repetition algorithm
  • Active recall learning method
  • Organize flashcards by decks and tags
Features
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Studying doesn't need to be all-nighters, energy drinks, and constant stress. CampfireStudy helps you learn the right way, with about 15 minutes a day. WHAT IS CAMPFIRESTUDY - Study Less, Remember More CampfireStudy lets you study for just 15 minutes a day, so you have more time for everything else: homework, sports, hanging out with friends, and just having fun (remember that?). - Turn Studying into a Game With a Friend Studying by yourself is boring. Studying with a friend and working together to keep your campfire alive is actually fun. Pair up with a friend and keep each other accountable - you both have to study each day to keep your streak up. - 3 Steps Step 1: Turn your notes into flashcards (or have AI do it for you) Step 2: Review your flashcards every day for 15 minutes Step 3: Ace your test (because you've memorized everything) NOT JUST ANOTHER STUDY APP Most study apps help you cram faster. CampfireStudy helps you never have to cram at all. Instead of studying the night before (or morning of...) the test, you study a little bit every day. It uses a method called spaced repetition flashcards. It's what medical students and language experts use to learn huge amounts of content super efficiently. Studying stops being something you do from 12-3am and becomes something you spend 15 minutes on every day. While waiting in line, between workout sets, between classes - you can review flashcards during those little pockets of time, and save the rest of the day for other things. THE SCIENCE BEHIND IT CampfireStudy uses two key scientific concepts: active recall and spaced repetition. Active recall is when your brain has to actually retrieve the information, not just absorb it (like passively rereading notes). It's one of the most effective ways to learn, and flashcards are a great way to use it. Spaced repetition is when you review information right when you're about to forget it. The better you know the information, the longer you can wait until the next review. It's built on the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve, a model of how quickly we forget things, which shows the best moment to review something is just before it fades. Together, these concepts combine into spaced repetition flashcards. By turning your notes into flashcards and reviewing them at the right times, you study less (a few minutes a day) and remember more. KEEP THE CAMPFIRE LIT Everyone has their own fire: their personal streak. But if a fire is a streak for one person, a campfire is a streak for two. Just like friends gather around a campfire to roast s'mores and share stories, you can pair up with a friend in CampfireStudy to create a shared streak. You both have to study every day to keep the campfire alive, which makes it a lot harder to skip a day. A LOOK AT THE APP - Create flashcards or use AI to generate them from your notes - Organize your flashcards by decks (classes) and tags (units) - The algorithm works out exactly when to review each flashcard - Use Cram Mode to study for specific tests - Pair with a friend and keep your campfire alive I'm a student myself, and I built this for other students and anyone who wants to learn more efficiently. And, of course, it's free. Happy camping! For more information, email hello@campfirestudy.com or check out @thatflashcardgirl on Instagram.

Screenshots

Crestly3 screens
CampfireStudy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CampfireStudy at none against Crestly's 5. On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Crestly sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. CampfireStudy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Crestly against 5.0 for CampfireStudy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Crestly versus CampfireStudy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrestlyCampfireStudy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB12 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperALONA ASHUROVChang Enterprises LLC

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Crestly

Subscriptions5
  • Valedictorian Weekly$3.997 Days
  • Scholar Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Valedictorian Monthly3 Days trial$13.991 Month
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  • Scholar Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Valedictorian Annual3 Days trial$99.991 Year
None

CampfireStudy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crestly free?
Crestly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CampfireStudy free?
CampfireStudy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crestly or CampfireStudy?
Crestly and CampfireStudy are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Crestly or CampfireStudy have ads?
Neither Crestly nor CampfireStudy shows ads.

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