# StudityAI vs StudySmarter

> StudySmarter pioneered AI flashcards and summaries from study materials in Germany. StudityAI extends that with full RAG chat, mindmaps, audio podcasts and live lecture recording, all in one platform, running on Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite.

**Comparison page**: https://studity.ai/compare/studityai-vs-studysmarter
**StudityAI website**: https://studity.ai
**Pricing**: https://studity.ai/pricing
**Free tier**: Forever-free, no credit card. Includes 4 spaces with up to 8 documents each, 15 AI chats per day, flashcards, mindmaps and a spaced-repetition review queue. Maximum file size 8 MB.
**Compared product**: StudySmarter by StudySmarter (Germany)

## TL;DR

StudySmarter is an established flashcard-and-summary platform with mature native iOS and Android apps, an area where StudityAI, as a web app and PWA, does not compete. What StudityAI adds is a chat that answers from your own documents with page references, mindmaps and (from Plus) audio podcasts and lecture recording.

## What StudySmarter is good at

- Established product with large user base
- Strong flashcard editing and library
- Mature mobile apps (iOS + Android)
- Big German student community

## What StudityAI adds

- Mindmap generator from PDFs
- Audio podcast generation from any document (Plus and up)
- Live lecture recording with auto-transcript (Plus and up)
- Spaced-repetition review queue built from your materials
- Free tier without time limit, with mindmaps and the review queue (audio podcasts from Plus)
- Multilingual UI in 6 languages

## Feature comparison

**As of**: 27 September 2026. Competitor cells name their source; prices change, the provider's own page is authoritative. "Plus and up" = not in the StudityAI free tier.

| Feature | StudityAI | StudySmarter | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI flashcards from your PDFs | ✅ | ✅ | [studysmarter.de](https://www.studysmarter.de/ki-karteikarten/) |
| Spaced repetition | ✅ | ✅ | [studysmarter.de](https://www.studysmarter.de/ki-karteikarten/) |
| Exam simulator / mock exams | ✅ Plus and up | ✅ From your flashcards | [studysmarter.de](https://www.studysmarter.de/ki-karteikarten/) |
| AI chat | ✅ With page references | ✅ AI assistant (unlimited in Premium) | [StudySmarter Premium](https://studysmarter.zendesk.com/hc/de/articles/360011129199-StudySmarter-Premium-Mitglied-werden) |
| Card export | ✅ Anki export, Plus and up | ✅ CSV export (Premium) | [StudySmarter Premium](https://studysmarter.zendesk.com/hc/de/articles/360011129199-StudySmarter-Premium-Mitglied-werden) |
| Mindmap generator | ✅ | not compared | |
| Audio podcast generation | ✅ Plus and up | not compared | |
| Live lecture recording | ✅ Plus and up | not compared | |
| Student community | ⚠️ Friends and 1-to-1 messages (Plus and up), group chats (Premium); material sharing not open yet | not compared | |
| Free tier | ✅ No time limit | ✅ Premium 7-day trial | [StudySmarter Premium](https://studysmarter.zendesk.com/hc/de/articles/360011129199-StudySmarter-Premium-Mitglied-werden) |
| Price | Plus €9.90/mo incl. VAT | Premium (price shown in the app) | [StudySmarter Premium](https://studysmarter.zendesk.com/hc/de/articles/360011129199-StudySmarter-Premium-Mitglied-werden) |

## Pricing

- **StudityAI Free**: €0 forever. 4 spaces, up to 8 documents per space, 15 AI chats per day, spaced-repetition review queue, flashcards, mindmaps, 2 AI-generated PDFs per month, 8 MB maximum file size. No credit card required.
- **StudityAI Plus**: €9.90/month incl. VAT. Unlimited spaces and documents, 50 AI chats per day, exam simulator (multiple choice, short answer and essay questions with AI feedback), image solver, audio podcasts, PDF export, 15 MB maximum file size, 10 h of live-session recording per week.
- **StudityAI Premium**: €19.90/month incl. VAT. All Plus features, more AI chats (max. 50 requests per hour, plus a daily fair-use budget), 30 MB maximum file size, 15 h of live-session recording per week.
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No separate student discount: the listed price is already the student price. Semester billing saves 10%, yearly billing 20%.

## Who should pick what

- **Pick StudityAI if**: You want everything: flashcards + chat + mindmaps + exam simulator + podcasts in one platform.
- **Pick StudySmarter if**: You only need flashcards, summaries and mock exams with a polished mobile app, and you're happy with the existing community.


## Data and hosting

- StudityAI's database runs in London (UK) (Supabase, eu-west-2); uploaded files are stored with Cloudflare R2
- No training on user content; AI requests run on Google's Gemini API (Google keeps them for up to 55 days to detect abuse)
- AI requests themselves are processed by Google's Gemini API, which is not EU-only infrastructure
- User data deletable on request
- Multilingual UI: German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
- Operated by Studity Tech GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)

## Further reading

- [All StudityAI comparisons](https://studity.ai/compare)
- [Full LLM documentation](https://studity.ai/llms-full.txt)
- [Short LLM summary](https://studity.ai/llms.txt)
- [Pricing](https://studity.ai/pricing)
- [Features](https://studity.ai/features)
- [Try StudityAI free](https://studity.ai/auth/register)