Comparison · Knowt

A Free Knowt Alternative — AI Flashcards, Plus the Focus Tools

Knowt popularised free AI flashcards. Brainfy matches that — AI cards from your notes, PDFs, and photos — and adds a real spaced-repetition engine, a Pomodoro timer, and a weekly planner, with no ads and nothing locked behind a region.

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Brainfy vs Knowt at a glance

	Brainfy	Knowt
AI flashcards from notes / PDF / image	Yes	Yes
True spaced repetition	Yes (SM-2 style)	Limited
Study modes	Learn, Test, Match, Cloze	Learn, Test, Match
Pomodoro timer + weekly planner	Built in	No
Ads	None	Some, free tier
Price	Free (beta)	Free, some gating

Where Brainfy goes further

Scheduling, not just decks. Cards enter an SM-2-style queue that resurfaces weak ones before you forget — with a daily new-card cap so a big deck never buries you.
The whole study loop. A built-in Pomodoro timer, ambient sound, and a weekly planner sit alongside your decks, so focus and review feed the same analytics.
No ads, works anywhere. Brainfy runs in any browser worldwide — no region gating, no banner ads on the free experience.

Where Knowt genuinely leads

Knowt has a large, established community library of shared notes and sets, and a polished note-taking side built up over years. If you want a big public catalogue to browse, that depth is real. Brainfy has shared community decks too, but its library is younger — so it leans on letting you import what you already have (CSV, TSV, Anki plain text, Quizlet exports) and build the rest with AI.

Frequently asked questions

Is Brainfy free like Knowt?

Yes — free during beta with no deck caps and no ads. AI card generation, the study modes, and spaced repetition are all included.

Can I import my Knowt sets?

Yes. Export your set as text or CSV, then paste or upload it in any deck Cards tab — Brainfy auto-detects the separator. Anki plain-text and Quizlet exports work too.

Does Brainfy have spaced repetition?

Yes — a full SM-2-style scheduler with a four-button rating and a daily new-card cap, so you review only what is due each day.

What does Brainfy add that Knowt does not?

A genuine spaced-repetition engine, a built-in Pomodoro focus timer with session logging, a weekly study planner, a focus-aware coach, and a Cloze study mode — all free.

Does Brainfy work outside the US?

Yes. It is a web app with no region gating, so it works in any browser worldwide.

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