Updated October 26, 2026 Is Knowt free?
Yes, mostly. Knowt's free plan includes unlimited flashcard sets and notes, and every study mode on your own sets: Learn, Practice Test, Spaced Repetition, Match and Flashcards. What's limited is the AI: free users get 1 AI summary a month (a PDF, slides, a video or a recording turned into notes or flashcards). The paid plan, Ultra, is $149.99 a year or $24.99 a month.
What's free on Knowt
- Unlimited flashcard sets and notes.
- Every study mode on your own sets: Learn, Practice Test, Spaced Repetition, Match and Flashcards.
- AI summarizers (PDF, image, video, PowerPoint or a lecture recording into notes or flashcards): 1 a month.
- One free full-length mock exam each for AP, SAT and ACT.
It runs on the web, iOS and Android, with a Chrome extension.
What Knowt Ultra costs
- One plan, Ultra: $149.99 billed yearly (Knowt shows it as $12.99/month) with a 3-day free trial, or $24.99 billed monthly.
- Ultra removes ads and makes the AI summarizers unlimited, and adds lecture-recording summaries and full AP, SAT and ACT prep.
US prices from knowt.com/plans. The App Store shows other Ultra prices in some regions and offers, so check the price on your screen before you pay.
Knowt vs Quizlet on the free plan
| Knowt (free) | Quizlet (free) | |
|---|---|---|
| Learn mode | Free on your own sets | One free session to try it |
| Practice tests | Free on your own sets | One free practice test per set |
| AI from PDFs, slides, video | 1 AI summary a month | "Limited access" |
| Paid plan | Ultra: $149.99/year or $24.99/month | Plus: $35.99/year or $7.99/month |
On the free plans, Knowt gives you more study modes than Quizlet. On the paid plans, Quizlet Plus is cheaper than Knowt Ultra.
Sources (checked October 26, 2026): Knowt plans · Knowt help: what's free · Knowt help: AI summarizers · Knowt help: importing from Quizlet · Quizlet upgrade page
Free alternatives to Knowt
- Anki: free spaced-repetition flashcards on desktop, Android and the web ($24.99 once on iPhone). No built-in AI.
- Gizmo: free unlimited cards and quizzing, with AI imports from PDFs, notes and Quizlet sets (limited imports).
- RemNote: free unlimited notes and flashcards, 5 AI card generations from text or PDFs.
- Quizprep (ours): 2 free exam-style quizzes written from your own notes, PDFs or photos, with every answer explained. No flashcards.
Want a practice test from your own notes?
Upload a PDF, a Word file or photos of your notes, or paste them in. Quizprep writes an exam-style multiple-choice quiz and explains every answer. 2 quizzes free, no card.
Knowt FAQ
Is Knowt really free?
Yes, for the core of it: unlimited flashcard sets and notes, and Learn, Practice Test, Spaced Repetition, Match and Flashcards on your own sets. The AI summarizers (PDF, slides, video or a recording into notes or flashcards) are limited to 1 a month on the free plan.
How much is Knowt Ultra?
$149.99 billed yearly (Knowt shows this as $12.99 a month) or $24.99 billed monthly, in the US.
Does Knowt have a free trial?
Yes, the yearly Ultra plan starts with a 3-day free trial.
Does Knowt have ads?
Ultra removes ads, so the free plan has them.
Can I import my Quizlet sets into Knowt?
Yes, with Knowt's Chrome extension or by exporting the set from Quizlet and pasting it in.
When does Knowt's free AI allowance reset?
Monthly: Knowt shows "AI usage resets in N days" in the app.
Knowt and Quizlet are trademarks of their owners. Quizprep isn't affiliated with either. Facts from Knowt's own plans page and help center, checked October 26, 2026.