Bananote is a Knowt alternative for students who study from their own lectures. Record or upload a lecture, or add a PDF, YouTube link or pasted text, and Bananote turns it into structured notes, flashcards and scored quizzes automatically, in 100+ languages. You choose when to review them.
Knowt's home page covers a lot of ground: AP, SAT and ACT prep, tools for teachers and schools, a Chrome extension and a library of sets made by other students. Bananote is built around one job: turning the lecture you just sat through into structured notes, flashcards and scored quizzes with explanations. See how it works with the AI flashcard maker.
Bananote starts with structured notes and a summary of the lecture, using a built-in template like lecture notes or one you make yourself. Then chat with your notes to ask questions, find gaps and explain ideas back in your own words before you test yourself. Your notes stay private unless you choose to share them.
Knowt's help center lists 21 languages that its AI, Kai, supports for video uploads. Bananote transcribes lectures in 100+ languages and translates your notes into any language, so you can attend class in one language and review in another. That matters if you study in a second language.
Knowt's App Store listing says its app is designed for iPad and not verified for macOS, and its help center says its website works in browsers on Mac. Bananote has a native Mac app, so you can record a lecture on your iPhone, iPad, Mac or in your browser and study from the same account on each.
Record a lecture, upload an audio file, add a PDF, paste text or turn a YouTube video into flashcards. Slides work too once you export them as a PDF, and you can scan printed pages with your iPhone or iPad camera. Your whole course lands in one library, with folders, favorites and search.
Also weighing other study apps? Compare Bananote with Quizlet and Anki, or see every comparison.
Knowt does a lot well, and for some students it's the better pick. Here's where it comes out ahead.
In Knowt's Spaced Repetition mode, you rate each card Again, Hard, Good or Easy. Cards you find hard come back sooner and cards you know well come back later, and you set how many new cards to add each day and how long each rating waits. Bananote makes your flashcards and quizzes, but you choose when to review. If you want an app to plan your reviews, Knowt is the better fit.
Knowt's help center describes three ways to bring Quizlet flashcards over: an Import from Quizlet option in Knowt, the Knowt Chrome extension, or pasting in the text you export from Quizlet. If you have years of Quizlet sets you want to keep studying, Knowt is the easier move.
Knowt's Quizlet comparison page says its study modes, including flashcards, practice tests, matching and spaced repetition, are free. Its Basic plan costs nothing and includes unlimited file creation and storage. If you want to pay nothing for review, Knowt covers that.
Knowt's home page has an AP practice test room, a free-response practice room and an AP score calculator, plus SAT and ACT practice exams. Its App Store listing points to free AP study guides, flashcards and practice tests in the Exams tab. If you're in high school preparing for those exams, Knowt has a section built for them.