NovisNovis vs Quizlet
Quizlet is the biggest flashcard site, with community sets for almost any class and AI that turns your notes into a study set. Novis is built around your own material instead, with an FSRS review schedule that plans around your exam date.
Pick Quizlet if
- You mostly study from sets other students already made.
- You want a low price: Quizlet Plus is $35.99 a year on the web.
- You need an Android app.
Pick Novis if
- You want every card traced back to your own lecture slides and PDFs.
- You want every card on an FSRS spaced repetition schedule that plans around your exam date.
- You want to export your cards any time, including to Anki.
Side by side
| Feature | Novis | Quizlet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free account with 100 AI credits to start. Student $8.99/mo, Pro $19.99/mo, Power $34.99/mo. | Free with ads and limits. Quizlet Plus $35.99/yr, Plus Unlimited $44.99/yr (yearly web prices). |
| Free limits | 100 AI credits once. Studying your own cards is not capped. | Learn has limited free rounds per set; one practice test per set; AI study guides limited. |
| Making cards | Generates cards from your PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, notes or images, each linked to its source. | AI study guides and flashcards from notes or uploaded files; huge library of community sets. |
| Spaced repetition | FSRS on every card, every platform. | A spaced repetition mode in Flashcards, on the website only. |
| Practice tests | Multiple-choice tests from your cards. | Practice tests (one per set free, more on paid plans). |
| Export | Anki .apkg, CSV, Markdown, Notion CSV, printable sheet. | Text export of terms and definitions, website only, for sets you created; images are not exported. |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, iPhone and iPad. No Android or Mac app yet. | Web, iPhone, iPad and Android. |
Facts about Quizlet were checked against its own website, help pages and app store listings on October 2, 2026. Prices and features change; see the sources at the end of the page.
Switching from Quizlet
- In Quizlet, open your set on the website and choose Export to copy the terms and definitions as text.
- In Novis, open Import and paste that text. Each pair becomes a card.
- Images do not come across from a Quizlet export, so re-add any diagram cards (Novis can cover labels on a diagram with image occlusion).
Questions
Is Novis cheaper than Quizlet?
No. Quizlet Plus is $35.99 a year on the web, and Novis Student is $8.99 a month. Novis's paid plans include AI credits for generating cards from your own material and grading your explanations.
Does Quizlet have spaced repetition?
Quizlet has a spaced repetition mode inside Flashcards on its website. Novis schedules every card with FSRS on every platform and caps reviews at your exam date.
Can I move my Quizlet sets to Novis?
Yes. Export the set as text on the Quizlet website (only sets you created can be exported), then paste it into Novis's importer.
Does Novis have community sets like Quizlet?
Not yet. Novis is built around your own material. Study groups can share sources and decks inside a group.
Try it on your own lecture material
Upload a PDF or a slide deck, check the cards Novis makes, and let the schedule plan around your exam. Novis opens October 20.