# Vaia: Study, Notes, Flashcards

> AI-driven study app. AI flashcards, guides, planner. Exam Revision Homework help

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.studysmarter](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.studysmarter)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.studysmarter`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Vaia
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 10,256,647
- **Rating:** 4.47 / 5 (32,384 ratings)
- **Version:** 17.9.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-02
- **First published:** 2018-12-01
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 128 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.studysmarter)
- **Website:** [https://www.hellovaia.com/](https://www.hellovaia.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.studysmarter.de/datenschutzerklarung/](https://www.studysmarter.de/datenschutzerklarung/)

## Description

Vaia is an AI-powered study app that helps you learn faster with a personalised study plan, AI-generated flashcards, guided quizzes, and integrated notes. It’s designed for school, university, and language learners, and is used by millions to master any subject with less stress and more time for you.

Vaia can transform your notes, PDFs, or scripts into ready-to-use courses in seconds—complete with summaries, flashcards, practice exams, and exercises. With spaced repetition and interactive learning modes, Vaia makes study smarter, more engaging, and easier to schedule, helping you walk into exams confident and prepared.

## Rankings

- #13,720 — Overall
- #1 — study
- #8 — quizlet
- #14 — review
- #18 — ai study helper
- #23 — flashcards

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_CUSTOM_AUDIENCE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.AUDIO_CAPTURE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA`
- `com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO`
- `com.studysmarter.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise Vaia as a highly effective study tool with organized content, a user-friendly design, flashcards that align with notes, and helpful progress tracking. The main strengths cited are its study value, the usefulness and relevance of flashcards, and an ad-free experience. The main drawbacks noted across reviews are reliability issues during startup or note creation (hangs or failures to load) and concerns about the accuracy of notes/flashcards derived from input material (OCR errors or mismatches). Some wish for additional features like text-based questions or images, but overall sentiment is strongly positive.

### Pros

- Very effective study tool and widely praised as the best way to study using this app.
- Flashcards closely match notes and material; strong for revision.
- Highly organized and user-friendly interface; information is presented clearly.
- Progress tracking and study plans (Lernpläne & Fortschrittstracker) help structure learning.
- Ad-free experience with no intrusive ads.

### Cons

- Reliability and startup/loading issues: app can hang or fail to load during first use or while creating notes.
- Quality and accuracy problems in notes/flashcards from input material (OCR issues, mismatches between uploaded material and flashcards).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.studysmarter)