Bananote is a RemNote alternative for students who want the notes written for them. 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.
RemNote's home page describes a powerful outlining editor where you write the notes and add flashcards directly inside them. Bananote starts from the lecture instead. Record or upload it and you get structured notes and a summary, laid out with 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.
RemNote describes itself as a knowledge base for life, with references, tags, tables, databases, PDF annotation and an Exam Scheduler. That is a lot to set up when all you want is to study from tonight's lecture. Bananote is built around one job: turning the lecture you just sat through into notes, flashcards and scored quizzes with explanations. See how it works with the AI flashcard maker.
RemNote's help center lists over 80 transcription languages for its Transcribe When Done option. 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.
Record a lecture on your iPhone, iPad, Mac or in your browser, 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, and your notes stay private unless you choose to share them.
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RemNote does a lot well, and for some students it's the better pick. Here's where it comes out ahead.
RemNote's help center explains that you rate each card as you practice, and RemNote uses Anki SM-2 or FSRS to decide when it comes back. Its Exam Scheduler adds extra practice before an exam date you set. Bananote makes your flashcards and quizzes, but you choose when to review. If you want an app to plan your reviews, RemNote is the better fit.
RemNote's help center walks through exporting a deck from Anki as an .apkg file and importing it into RemNote, with your review history. It imports most Anki note types, including basic, cloze and image occlusion cards. If you have years of Anki decks you want to keep studying, RemNote is the easier move.
RemNote's help center says that when you link one note to another, a backlink is created in the other direction, so you can jump around your knowledge base and find every place you've discussed a topic. Its App Store listing also describes PDF annotation, so you can make notes and flashcards from your readings in the same app. If you want one connected knowledge base across all your courses, RemNote is built for that.
RemNote's pricing page lists a plan named Free with unlimited notes and flashcards and unlimited synced devices, and its home page says spaced repetition is part of it. If you want unlimited flashcards and review without paying, RemNote covers that.