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| Visit GuruOwl | Visit PDF Notes AI | |
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| What it costs | ||
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Pricing details | Free to start: web signup includes 50 credits and reviewing is free. Web credit packs are $4.99 (500), $12.99 (1,500) or $29.99 (4,000) one-time; the Guru app's Pro plan is $4.99/month, $39.99/year or $24.99 once for Lifetime. | Free with no signup: 1 PDF per day up to 10 pages - Starter $7/month (100 PDFs) - Pro $15/month (500 PDFs, scanned support, exports) - Exam Pass $19 for 30 days with no subscription |
| Price range | $0 - $4.99/mo | $0 - $15/mo |
| Free option | Free tier | Free tier |
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| What it is | ||
| What it does | GuruOwl turns lecture PDFs into editable, source-linked Anki flashcards with AI, exports a standard .apkg, and lets you review the same deck on web and mobile. | Converts a PDF into structured study notes, summaries, flashcards, quiz questions and an answer key, with every generated answer citing its source page. |
| Platform | Web | Web |
| The details | ||
| Tags | flashcardsflashcardstudyrevisionanki | studyflashcardsnotesrevisionquiz |
What it costs
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Pricing details
- Free to start: web signup includes 50 credits and reviewing is free. Web credit packs are $4.99 (500), $12.99 (1,500) or $29.99 (4,000) one-time; the Guru app's Pro plan is $4.99/month, $39.99/year or $24.99 once for Lifetime.
- Price range
- $0 - $4.99/mo
- Free option
- Free tier
- Plans
- Free$0/mo
- Pro$4.99/mo
- Lifetime$24.99 once
- Starter$4.99 once
- Semester$12.99 once
- Max$29.99 once
What it is
- What it does
- GuruOwl turns lecture PDFs into editable, source-linked Anki flashcards with AI, exports a standard .apkg, and lets you review the same deck on web and mobile.
- Platform
- Web
The details
- Tags
- flashcardsflashcardstudyrevisionanki
What it costs
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Pricing details
- Free with no signup: 1 PDF per day up to 10 pages - Starter $7/month (100 PDFs) - Pro $15/month (500 PDFs, scanned support, exports) - Exam Pass $19 for 30 days with no subscription
- Price range
- $0 - $15/mo
- Free option
- Free tier
- Plans
- Free$0/mo
- Starter$7/mo
- Pro$15/mo
What it is
- What it does
- Converts a PDF into structured study notes, summaries, flashcards, quiz questions and an answer key, with every generated answer citing its source page.
- Platform
- Web
The details
- Tags
- studyflashcardsnotesrevisionquiz
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