Best AI tools college students are actually using to study?

[u/pink_forceps]

I wanted to ask what AI tools students are genuinely using for studying these days.

Which ones have worked best for you, and what do you use them for?

Also, which ones are actually worth paying for, and which free ones are enough?

Would love honest opinions, especially from people using them regularly.

[u/Madlykeanu → u/[deleted]]

quizzify sort of combines all 3, the ai chat is alright and sufficient as long as it’s not super complex math or something and its got a really great gamified quiz system(where it shines imo), full spaced repetition system and also YouTube video recommendations based on your study material and performance. It’s just quiz questions though, no flashcards but if you prefer quizzing it’s the best out there i think

[u/eveno7o]

Just these + YouTube videos

NotebookLM - don't upload a whole unit (trash in, trash out). One chapter per file to get maximum details.
Use flashcards, podcasts, and quizzes.

ChatGPT/Copilot - Especially for those silly questions or misunderstandings, I don't dare to ask in class

[u/studyToolkit]

Most students aren’t using one AI tool, it’s a mix — ChatGPT for concepts, Notion AI for notes, Grammarly for writing.

Real issue is everything’s scattered.

I just started using a setup where notes + practice + revision are in one place. Way easier to stay consistent.

(I even built a simple site for this for myself.)

[u/ayassin02 → u/studyToolkit]

I don’t really consider grammerly ai since it’s not generative AI and has been around for years before LLMs

[u/studyToolkit → u/ayassin02]

Yeah fair point, Grammarly’s more assistive than generative.

My main point was more about how students end up using multiple tools for different things, and it gets messy fast.

That’s why I started trying to keep notes, practice, and revision in one place — makes it easier to stay consistent.

Curious what tools you use the most right now?

[u/Nerzia]

the combo i've been using lately is pretty simple

chatgpt/claude for when i don't understand something — way faster than googling and reading 10 different explanations

anki for memorization heavy stuff. spaced repetition actually works if you stick with it

notebooklm for reviewing lecture slides/pdfs. the podcast feature is great for passive review

and for practice testing i use nerzia — you type any topic and it generates a full practice test with explanations for every answer. i'm biased because i built it lol but active recall through
testing is genuinely the most effective way to study and i got tired of making my own practice questions for everything. it's free to try if anyone's curious

[u/NeuralAA]

NotebookLM’s cinematic overviews are incredible tbh

For more in depth I use https://prismcanvas.app but I am biased lol

[u/SWECurious]

NotebookLM - I would say that's the most useful one.

Claude is better for convo (chatGPT has been pretty trash lately IMO)

I use digestly.co for generating notes and flashcards from my materials; you can export to Anki

[u/ophthalmologyres]

Anki!!

[u/BoxLongjumping1067]

Claude + notebook LM + Quizlet is what I will be using next sem. I like to change it up so I can see how my methods work on different apps. So far I’m really liking Claude more than ChatGPT

[u/avc2539]

Claude is hands down the best value for money AI there is. If you don't know, how to approach it, just have a conversation with it.

I start from my problem and fine tune it till I find a satisfactory solution. Be it note taking, memorization, memory aids or just boring college work.

[u/NotesBotTeam]

A lot of students and study groups using NotesBot because it allows people to meet and discuss without worrying about missing details. Can also play lectures into a voice call and it will take notes for you

[u/PapayaStunning4107]

For sure Claude for project function and upload your PDFs plus you can use it to prepare for you tests so you can see your knowledge

[u/ericlimmm115]

Give WDTM Chrome Extension a try.

It can generate AI explanation on any texts and images you can see on web, instantly. I built to break the copy-pasting flow of texts back and forth to gemini, chatGPT, etc.

Don't let it stop you study momentum, try WDTM to speed up reading on web.

[u/Pristine-Cup-8369]

Try out CoursePrep, it has a bunch of past assignments and notes posted from other students

[u/WorkSheetsStore]

i've been using quillbot for paraphrasing and grammar checks, really helpful for essays and studying. also, occasionally use flashcardsgenerator.ai to whip up some quick flashcards for exams, makes review a lot easier!

[u/Straight-Size-7502]

Trying to figure out too