Strawberry Notes vs Knowt
Knowt is a Quizlet-style study app with flashcards, AI notes from your files and lectures, and AP, SAT, and ACT prep. Strawberry Notes is where you take the notes: handwriting on infinite pages, PDFs, flashcards with FSRS, and tasks in one simple, private app.
Go with Knowt if…
- You want free flashcard study modes and a big public library
- You're prepping for AP, SAT, or ACT exams
- You want to bring Quizlet sets over in one click
- You need Android or the web right now
Go with Strawberry Notes if…
- You take notes by hand with an Apple Pencil
- You want to make flashcards right from your handwriting and PDFs, with image occlusion
- You want to link your notes and see them all on a map
- You want Anki decks to come over as files, images and all
- You don't want ads in your study app
Side by side
Checked against Knowt’s own website in September 2026.
| Feature | Strawberry Notes | Knowt |
|---|---|---|
| Works on | ||
| Works on | iPad and iPhone. Android, Windows, and Mac coming soon | iPhone, iPad, Android, and web |
| Price | ||
| Price | $19.99 a year (7 days free), $4.99 a month, or $39.99 once | Free with ads and 1 AI summary a month. Ultra is $24.99 a month or $149.99 a year |
| Handwriting | ||
| Handwriting | Yes:Smooth, realistic-looking ink with pens, pencil, highlighter, study tape, and shape recognition | No:No handwriting |
| Page style | ||
| Page style | Yes:Infinite notebook or infinite whiteboard, with infinite zoom and templates | Typed notes and flashcard sets |
| Write on PDFs | ||
| Write on PDFs | Yes:Write on PDFs and scans, or read side by side | Partly:Upload PDFs to make AI notes and flashcards |
| Typed notes | ||
| Typed notes | Yes:Text boxes mixed in with your handwriting. Full typed docs coming soon | Yes:Simple typed notes |
| Record audio | ||
| Record audio | No:Not yet | Yes:Record lectures into notes and flashcards |
| Flashcards | ||
| Flashcards | Yes:Built in, with FSRS spaced repetition, image occlusion, and Anki import | Yes:Study modes and spaced repetition. No image occlusion that we could find |
| AI study tools | ||
| AI study tools | Yes:Chat, summaries, study guides, games, and quizzes with matching, fill-in-the-blank, and ordering questions. Free starter credits, then pay only for what you use | Yes:AI notes, flashcards, practice tests, and a tutor. Unlimited on Ultra |
| Tasks | ||
| Tasks | Yes:Tasks and reminders for every class, with a calendar coming soon | No:No |
| Organize and link | ||
| Organize and link | Yes:Subjects, folders, subnotes, tags, links, backlinks, and Sky View, a map of your notes | Folders and tags |
| Works offline | ||
| Works offline | Yes:Yes. Everything saves on your device first, then syncs to your other devices through iCloud | Online first. Offline use isn't documented |
| Where your notes live | ||
| Where your notes live | Yes:Your device, plus your own iCloud if you want it. Back up your whole library as one file anytime. We can't read your notes | Knowt's servers. The free plan has ads |
| Share and work together | ||
| Share and work together | Partly:Publish a note, or export it as a .sbnote file, to share it. Live editing isn't here yet | Share sets to study, plus classes and live games |
Why Strawberry Notes
Everything for school, in one simple app
Notes, flashcards, and tasks live together, and docs and a calendar are on the way. Every subject, folder, and subnote gets its own notes, flashcards, and tasks, so nothing gets lost between apps.
- Notes
- Flashcards
- Tasks
- Docs (soon)
- Calendar (soon)
Notes that connect like your brain does
Link any note to any other, nest subnotes as deep as you like, and zoom in forever. Sky View shows it all as a map. You're free to think your way instead of going page by page.
Private by design
Your library lives on your devices, and we can't read it. iCloud sync is optional: keep everything on one device if you like, and export your whole library as one file anytime to back it up or bring it back in. Handwriting recognition runs on your device. AI only sees what you choose to share, and we don't store your chats.
Coming from Knowt?
Knowt only exports flashcards as a PDF or printout, so there's no card file to bring over. Import that PDF to write on and make new cards from, or bring in the originals: Anki decks as .apkg files, images and audio included, and Quizlet sets exported as text and saved as a CSV file.
DownloadQuestions people ask
If you take your own notes, yes. Strawberry Notes lets you handwrite notes, mark up PDFs, and turn them into flashcards and image occlusion cards scheduled with FSRS, with no ads. If you want a big public library or AP, SAT, and ACT prep, Knowt is the better fit.
Not that we could find. Knowt is built around typed notes, uploads, and flashcard sets. Strawberry Notes is built for Apple Pencil, with an infinite notebook and whiteboard and flashcards made right from your handwriting.
We couldn't find it. Knowt's flashcards support images, but not hiding parts of a diagram. In Strawberry Notes, cover the labels on a diagram with study tape, turn it into a flashcard, and FSRS tells you when to review each label.
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Sources: Knowt plans, Knowt free plan, Knowt spaced repetition, Knowt on the App Store. Prices are in US dollars and can change, so check before you buy.
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