Study, homework & learning
The UK government's 2025/26 survey found 72.2% of 16 to 19-year-olds who use generative AI use it for studying. The apps here range from Gemini Notebook, which answers only from the notes it is given, to homework solvers that read a photo and return the answer. JCQ treats AI misuse in GCSE and A-level coursework as malpractice, and Gauth's privacy policy lets it train on what pupils upload, so the privacy scores matter here as much as the marks.
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Kenning's picks
Ranked by Kenning score out of 25. Tools scoring 12 or less are marked not recommended.
Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)
Gemini Notebook answers from the material it is given and points to the passage it used, which makes checking it quicker than a general chatbot. The free plan allows 100 notebooks of up to 50 sources each, enough for a full GCSE or degree course. individual reviewers still catch it skipping examinable content and misreading sources, so it works best alongside the reading.
Best for Students revising from their own notes and course readings
Duolingo
Duolingo is the most used education app in the UK and every course is free, which makes it the obvious first try for a new language. Reviewers and long-time users agree it builds vocabulary and a daily habit but rarely gets anyone to real conversation on its own. The AI video calls are the one paid extra users say adds actual speaking practice, and the 2025 switch to AI-made lessons still annoys many longtime fans.
Best for Beginners building a daily habit in a new language
Gauth
Gauth reads a photo of a homework question and returns a worked answer in seconds, and testers at ChinaTalk found it right on most high-school maths. It costs £4.99 a month on the UK App Store, far less than general chatbots. The privacy policy lets it train its models on what pupils upload, with no opt-out offered, and data is shared across ByteDance's group, which parents may want to weigh.
Best for Older students checking their own working on maths problems
Gizmo: AI Tutor
Gizmo builds flashcards and quizzes from uploaded notes, slides or a YouTube lecture in seconds, and students in user reviews find it far easier to start with than Anki. The free plan caps quiz mistakes at 15 hearts with a 10-minute lockout, and Unlimited costs £155.22 a year, which Save My Exams found pricier than most rivals it tested. Its privacy notice allows training on user data with no stated opt-out, and AI-made cards still need checking line by line.
Best for Students who want flashcards made from their own notes fast
Quizlet
Quizlet is still the default flashcard app, with a huge library of sets made by other students and AI that turns uploaded notes into cards and practice tests. The free version now runs out fast, with ads and a paywall on repeat Learn and Test rounds, and its Trustpilot score is 1.4. Old exam answers posted by users have landed students in cheating cases, so shared sets need care.
Best for Memorising vocab, definitions and facts for GCSE, A-level or uni exams
Photomath
Photomath turns a photo of a maths question into a worked solution, and Google says the basic step-by-step answers will stay free. It is maths only, and Plus costs £9.99 a month in the UK for animated tutorials and deeper explanations. Common Sense Media flags the obvious risk that pupils copy the working instead of learning it, and some students now use Google Lens or Gemini for the same job.
Best for GCSE pupils and parents checking maths working at home
Seneca
Seneca is the revision platform many UK schools set homework on, and it sits at number 6 in the UK App Store's free education chart. Students in user reviews say it works for memorising science and humanities facts but marks open answers too strictly, and some complain it has filled up with AI. The courses are free, while unlimited exam questions cost from £8.99 a month and the Amelia AI assistant from £14.99.
Best for GCSE pupils drilling science and humanities facts
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Searches research papers and uploaded files, then answers questions with links to the exact passage each answer came from.
Anki
Free spaced-repetition flashcards; not AI, but the tool many AI study apps copy.
AskYourPDF
Upload a PDF and ask it questions, get summaries and pull out citations for essays.
Babbel
Structured language courses with short lessons and some AI speaking practice.
Brainly
Homework questions answered by AI and other students.
Brainscape
Flashcards with spaced repetition and AI card generation on Pro.
Brilliant (with Koji tutor)
An interactive maths and coding learning app with an AI tutor called Koji that guides rather than gives answers.
Busuu
Language courses with AI speaking feedback and corrections from native speakers.
ChatPDF
Upload a PDF such as a textbook or report and ask questions or get summaries about it.
Coach by CareerVillage
Free career coach from a US charity that helps students and job seekers explore careers, practise interviews and plan applications.
Elicit
Searches millions of academic papers, summarises them and writes cited research reports from a plain question.
Ello
AI reading and maths tutor app for children aged 4 to 9 that listens as they read aloud
Fluently
Phone app for practising spoken English by chatting aloud with an AI tutor that corrects pronunciation and grammar.
Interactive Learning
ChatGPT feature that adds visuals to maths and science answers, with variables that can be changed live
Jenni AI
An online essay and research writing tool that suggests the next sentence and adds proper citations from sources.
Jumpspeak
AI chat and speech feedback across 23 languages.
Khanmigo
Khan Academy's AI tutor that guides learners to answers and helps teachers plan lessons
Learna (Speak & Learn English)
An AI conversation app for people learning English.
Logically (formerly Afforai)
Research and essay helper that stores sources, manages references and answers questions about uploaded papers.
Loora
An AI tutor for spoken English practice.
Mathway
Chegg's maths solver that shows answers free and full steps on subscription.
Memrise
Vocabulary and video clips of native speakers, with an AI chat partner.
Otio
Research workspace that reads PDFs, web pages and videos, then summarises them and helps draft write-ups with citations.
Pimsleur
Audio-led language courses; AI is a small add-on.
Praktika
AI avatar tutors hold spoken conversations to practise a new language.
Samwell AI
Essay writer that drafts academic text with citations and sources, and builds study courses with an AI tutor.
SciSpace BioMed Agent
SciSpace's research agent for biomedical work such as omics analysis, variant ranking and lab protocols
Semantic Scholar
Free search engine for academic papers from the nonprofit Ai2, with short AI summaries of each paper.
Shepherd
Study app combining notes, AI-made flashcards and quizzes, a study planner, an AI tutor and paid human tutors.
Speak
An AI speaking tutor for Spanish, French, English and other languages, built around talking out loud.
Turbo AI
Turns lectures, PDFs and videos into notes, flashcards and quizzes.
Vocalo
Spoken language practice with an AI conversation partner that gives feedback on grammar, vocabulary and filler words.
ZeroGPT
A free web tool that claims to spot text written by AI.