Comparison

Skillshare vs Study.Buddies

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

Head to head
About

Skillshare

Access thousands of online courses taught by industry professionals to develop your creative skills. Learn drawing, animation, design, photography, and more at your own pace. Offers free classes and a premium subscription for unlimited access.

Highlights
  • Thousands of online creative courses
  • Professionally led lessons
  • Offline viewing
  • Progress syncing across devices
  • Mini viewer for multitasking
  • Free classes available
Features
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Explore your creativity on Skillshare, the leading learning app for online courses where millions of creatives come together. Take the next step in your creative journey with thousands of inspiring classes on topics like drawing, animation, creative writing, and much more. With Skillshare you’ll take online classes hand-in-hand with leading professionals that will teach you to use the tools you need to excel in any creative endeavor. Discover lessons in everything from calligraphy and graphic design to photography and arts and crafts. Watch thousands of online classes on the creative education app made for everyone – whether it’s a hobby or professional pursuit. With Skillshare you’ll learn to use essential art tools like Procreate, Fresco, Illustrator, and Photoshop to polish your creative skills with the latest in industry tech. Learn piano, a new language, or digital marketing – the possibilities are endless. Discover online courses for the talent you’ve always wanted to develop with Skillshare today Start your creative career and download Skillshare now. SKILLSHARE FEATURES PROFESSIONALLY LED LESSONS - Discover hundreds of free classes and start learning as soon as you download - Find online courses that teach everything – from public speaking and art design to how to draw - Explore guided lessons that help teach the creative skills you’ve always wanted to develop EXPLORE ONLINE CLASSES FOR ALL CREATIVE NEEDS Develop your skills in: - Drawing - Calligraphy - Graphic Design - Photography - Animation - Arts & Crafts - Illustration - Hand Lettering - Pattern Design - Icon Design - Watercolor - Music - Animation - Creative Writing - Digital Marketing - and more! THE ON THE GO EDUCATION APP - Sync your progress across multiple devices for seamless learning - Skillshare is the learning app that goes where you go, with convenient offline viewing when needed - Multitask with a mini viewer to keep your lessons going and get more done Download Skillshare today and watch hundreds of free online classes to kickstart your creative journey. Start your free trial of Skillshare Premium to get unlimited access to our full library of premium, subscription-only classes. As a Skillshare Premium Member, you can also download classes to watch offline. Questions? Suggestions? Feel free to email us at help@skillshare.com. TERMS After your 30 day trial, payment will automatically be charged to your iTunes Account. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Your subscription and auto-renewal settings are managed via your iTunes Account Settings. For further information please refer to our privacy policy (https://www.skillshare.com/ss/privacy) and terms of use (https://www.skillshare.com/ss/terms).

About

Study.Buddies

Transform lectures and handwritten notes into effective study materials with AI. Generate summaries, flashcards, and quizzes from your own content. Track progress and test your knowledge to prepare for exams.

Highlights
  • AI lecture transcription
  • Smart document scanning
  • Custom quiz generation
  • Spaced repetition flashcards
  • Chat with your notes
  • Study streaks and heatmaps
  • Export notes to PDF/Markdown
Features
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Turn messy lectures and scribbled notes into exam-ready revision, then practice like it's the real exam. Study.Buddies is your all-in-one AI study app, so you stop re-writing notes and start revising. Record a lecture or scan handwritten notes, and get clean study notes, flashcards, quizzes, mock exams and even a podcast of your own material, built from exactly what your course covers. CAPTURE IT HOWEVER IT COMES • Lecture transcription: Record lectures for up to 75 minutes and get a clean, organized transcript back. • Document scanning: Snap up to 10 pages of handwritten notes or whiteboards at once. They become one study guide, in order. • Fail-safe saving: Your recordings and photos are saved before processing runs, so a dropped connection costs you a retry, never the lecture. NOTES YOU'LL ACTUALLY REVISE FROM • Short: a one-page summary of the key takeaways. • Balanced: every important point, explained concisely. • Detailed: the full write-up, with worked examples and formulas. Every version has clear headings, a summary, a glossary of the terms your lecturer introduced, and the "this will be on the exam" moments flagged with why they matter. NEW: LISTEN TO YOUR NOTES AS A PODCAST Turn any note into a two-host episode and revise on the go. • Normal mode: two friendly hosts explain the topic and recap the key points. • Brainrot mode: the same facts in five meme styles that make dry topics stick. Every joke carries a real fact from your notes, and it stays clean. • Keeps playing in the background, with lock-screen controls and a full transcript. NEW: A PRACTICE CENTER BUILT FOR EXAMS • Quick drills: multiple choice, true or false, fill in the blank and matching, all from your own notes, with an explanation for every answer. • Timed Speed Run: beat the clock across mixed question types. • Problem Solver: work a calculation on paper, snap a photo, and get it marked step by step with partial credit. • Essay practice: write or photograph your answer and get rubric-based feedback on what earned marks and what lost them. • Mock exams: a full timed paper from your syllabus, marked with a section breakdown and a predicted grade. • Past paper matching: upload a past paper and your practice copies its format, marks and question style. Questions always come from your own notes. • Syllabus import: add your syllabus once and mock exams cover what you'll be tested on. REVIEW WHAT YOU GOT WRONG • Mistake Bank: everything you got wrong, ready to try again. • Saved questions: bookmark any question to come back to. • Smart review and flashcards: spaced repetition brings each topic back just before you'd forget it. • Chat with your notes: ask questions and get answers cited from your own uploads. It tells you plainly when your notes don't cover something. KEEP TRACK OF THE WORK • Focus timer, study streaks and a calendar heatmap. • Exam countdowns on your home screen. • Course-readiness analytics showing which subject needs you most. YOUR MATERIAL. PRIVATE. • Export any note to PDF or Markdown. No lock-in. • Delete a note, a course or your whole account in the app. Deletion removes the stored files, not just the record. • Your notes are never used to train AI models, never sold and never shared with advertisers. No ads, no third-party tracking. A NOTE ON THE AI AI output can occasionally be wrong. Study.Buddies cites which of your notes an answer came from so you can check it, and every generated note stays fully editable. Always check anything you rely on for an assessment against your own source material. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS Study.Buddies offers premium features through an auto-renewing subscription. Subscriptions are billed to your Apple account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your device's subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://usestudybuddies.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://usestudybuddies.com/terms

Screenshots

Skillshare4 screens
Study.Buddies4 screens

Verdict

The call

Skillshare and Study.Buddies both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Study.Buddies's written reviews are positive against 62% of Skillshare's. Study.Buddies also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium). Skillshare's advantage is ratings volume (25K vs 2) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, 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. Skillshare sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $18.99 per month and Study.Buddies sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Study.Buddies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skillshare has 25K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Skillshare's written reviews are positive against 100% of Study.Buddies's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skillshare ships an update every 10 days, Study.Buddies every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Skillshare versus Study.Buddies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkillshareStudy.Buddies
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (25K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings25K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#158 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB63 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSkillshare, Inc.Abdullah Mahmood

Customer experience

Skillshare

All ratings25,411 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral0.8%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews1,528 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral7.7%
Negative30.6%

Study.Buddies

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Skillshare

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes and freezes frequently
  • Video playback issues and syncing problems
  • Inconsistent user interface and navigation
  • Inability to access class resources and materials
  • Account management and cancellation difficulties

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to sort and organize saved classes
  • Offline class downloads and viewing
  • Seamless integration between app and website
  • More advanced search and filtering options
  • Picture-in-picture mode for multitasking
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  • Direct class enrollment and feedback from the app

Study.Buddies

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Skillshare

Subscriptions8
  • Premium Membership1 Month trial2 variants$18.991 Month
  • Skillshare Monthly Membership1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Membership1 Month trial2 variants$31.991 Month
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  • Monthly Premium Membership7 Days trial$31.991 Month
  • Skillshare Monthly Membership1 Month trial$49.991 Month
  • Skillshare Annual Membership1 Month trial$167.991 Year
  • Annual Premium Membership1 Month trial2 variants$169.991 Year
  • Annual Premium Membership7 Days trial$169.991 Year
3 purchases

Study.Buddies

Subscriptions3
  • Study.Buddies Starter$4.991 Month
  • Study.Buddies Pro$9.991 Month
  • Study.Buddies Max$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Skillshare free?
Skillshare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Study.Buddies free?
Study.Buddies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Skillshare or Study.Buddies?
Study.Buddies is rated higher. Skillshare averages 4.8 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Study.Buddies averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Skillshare or Study.Buddies have ads?
Neither Skillshare nor Study.Buddies shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skillshare or Study.Buddies?
Skillshare ships an update every 10 days, and Study.Buddies every 3 weeks. Most recently, Skillshare was updated on October 30, 2026 and Study.Buddies on October 29, 2026.

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