Best Brainly alternatives in 2026

Quick comparison

Why people look for Brainly alternatives

Brainly moved from a free student Q&A community to a paid AI and human tutoring product sold to parents of grades 7 to 12. Students who liked the old free model, college students, and families who want a different price or format look elsewhere.

The alternatives

Gauth

Best for: Photo homework help with a voice tutor and human experts. Price (October 2026): Free with limits; Plus $11.99/month or $99.99/year. Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Android, web.

Snap a photo for step-by-step answers in most school subjects. Its AI Live Tutor explains by voice on a whiteboard in the app, Plus adds 24/7 human experts, and it turns notes or lecture audio into quizzes and flashcards.

Watch out: Built around answers ("Unlimited Answers" on Plus). Works from photos, not your live screen. Not for under 13; 18+ to buy. Full comparison.

Khanmigo

Best for: Low-cost guided tutoring on Khan Academy (US). Price (October 2026): $4/month or $44/year; free for teachers. Platforms: Any web browser, including Chromebooks.

Khan Academy's AI tutor guides you to the answer instead of giving it. It covers math, science, coding, history and humanities, and works next to Khan Academy's lessons. A family plan covers up to 10 kids for the same price.

Watch out: US only. You sign up at 18+, or a parent signs up kids. No live voice conversation or screen sharing; it is turned off during Khan Academy quizzes and tests. Full comparison.

ChatGPT study mode

Best for: Free step-by-step help on any device. Price (October 2026): Free; Go $8/month; Plus $20/month; Pro from $100/month. Platforms: Web, iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows.

Study mode asks questions, gives hints and checks your understanding instead of only giving answers. It is free on every plan, and it can quiz you inside the chat. Voice is on all plans; Plus includes up to 3 hours a day of Live voice.

Watch out: It can still give direct answers. The default Live voice cannot see your camera or screen; screen share is in Advanced voice on the phone apps. 13+, with a parent's permission under 18. Full comparison.

Quizlet

Best for: Flashcards and memorizing. Price (October 2026): Free with ads; Quizlet Plus (App Store lists $9.99 and $44.99 options). Platforms: Web, iPhone, iPad, Android.

Flashcards, adaptive Learn mode, practice tests and spaced repetition, plus AI tools that turn lectures and notes into study guides, flashcards and audio.

Watch out: Not a tutor you talk to. Its chat tutor Q-Chat was turned off after June 30, 2025. Full comparison.

Chegg Study

Best for: College textbook solutions and expert answers. Price (October 2026): App Store lists $15.99. Platforms: Web, iPhone, iPad, Android.

A library of 100M+ solutions, expert answers to new questions, AI solutions, flashcards and practice questions, mainly for college courses.

Watch out: Expert answers average 46 minutes. The company cut about 45% of jobs around October 2025 and is shifting toward skills training. Full comparison.

Tutor.com

Best for: On-demand human tutors, often free through your library. Price (October 2026): $39.99/month for 1 hour; free through many libraries, schools and employers. Platforms: Web, mobile app.

24/7 human tutors by text chat or voice, with a shared whiteboard and graphing calculator. Free for many students through public libraries and schools, and for eligible military families.

Watch out: Unused paid time expires each billing cycle. No webcam.

DuckyHelper (our product)

Best for: A live voice tutor that sees and marks up your screen, any subject. Price (October 2026): Free (about 6 min of talking a week); Plus $20/month; Pro $200/month; Unlimited $200/week. Platforms: Web app in any browser, including Chromebooks and Windows; Mac app (macOS 14+, Apple silicon).

A live voice tutor. Talk to Ducky and it sees your screen, explains out loud, and shows you: in the web app it draws marks on the preview of a tab, window or screen you share; in the Mac app it draws circles, arrows and labels right on your real screen and walks you through steps in your own apps, checking each one. Both make quizzes, worked steps, interactive graphs and pictures; flashcards, simulations, maps, timelines and the code runner are Mac app only, and longer practice tests are web only. A dashboard tracks time learned, streak, topics, mastery and test scores.

Watch out: New, with no track record yet. The free plan is small, and you get far less talking time per dollar than with chat apps. Drawing on your real screen, step checks inside other apps and flashcards are Mac only. No phone app. Under 13 only with verified parental consent.

How we picked

• It does the job people use the original for, or does it differently in a way that helps.
• It is available to students today.
• Its price and age rules are published, or we say they are not.
• Every fact is from the product's own pages or app store listing, checked October 1, 2026.