You upload the unit once. StudyPDF breaks it into topics and concepts you can merge, rename or remove, then drafts quizzes, flashcards, exams and a study guide from it. Every item cites the page it came from, so checking a draft takes minutes.
StudyPDF vs Kahoot!
Kahoot! is the live game for the classroom: a PIN, a countdown, a leaderboard. StudyPDF is what students use after the game. Upload your material once, share one link, and the class gets quizzes, flashcards, exams and a study guide built from it, free to open in any browser.
Choose StudyPDF ifRecommended
- You want practice material drafted from your own slides and handouts, not typed question by question
- You want every student to see which concepts they are missing, not only a podium
- Students should keep practicing at home, free, in any browser
- You want to check and edit every question before your class sees it
Choose Kahoot! if
- You want a five-minute live game with music and a leaderboard to wake the room up
- You need a huge library of ready-made quizzes on common topics
Feature by feature
How they compare.
Where the questions come fromStudyPDFKahoot!
Drafted from your own uploaded material
StudyPDF
Slides, handouts, scans, lectures, cited to the page
Kahoot!
AI question generator from a topic or document, or typed by hand
Library of ready-made sets
StudyPDF
Everything comes from your files
Kahoot!
Millions of public kahoots
Every question cites its source
StudyPDF
Page, timestamp or URL on each item
Kahoot!
No source citations
In class vs after classStudyPDFKahoot!
Live hosted game with PIN, points and leaderboard
StudyPDF
Not a live game
Kahoot!
The core of the product
Self-paced practice at home
StudyPDF
Quizzes, flashcards, exams, study guides, any time
Kahoot!
Assignable self-paced challenges
Daily review of what each student is due
StudyPDF
For every student who joins your shared course
Kahoot!
Study modes in the Kahoot! app
Checking and resultsStudyPDFKahoot!
Each student's progress per concept
StudyPDF
Shown to the student; you see who joined and when they last opened it
Kahoot!
Game reports per question and player
Edit every question before students see it
StudyPDF
By hand, AI suggestions applied only when you confirm
Kahoot!
Edit questions in the kahoot builder
Full graded practice exams with sections and a timer
StudyPDF
A graded report for each student
Kahoot!
Quiz games, not sectioned exams
Students, formats and pricingStudyPDFKahoot!
Free for students, no ads
StudyPDF
Free to open by link; places per course: 3 Free, 10 Pro, 30 Ultra
Kahoot!
Free to join a game; some features are paid
Flashcards, study guides, summaries, mind maps from the same material
StudyPDF
Seven artifact kinds from one upload
Kahoot!
Flashcards and study modes in the app
Export to PDF, Word and Anki
StudyPDF
Worksheet with answer key, editable Word, Anki decks
Kahoot!
Reports and some formats export
Pricing for teachers
StudyPDF
Same Free, Pro and Ultra plans as everyone, sharing included
Kahoot!
Free plan with limits, paid teacher plans
Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform: teachers host live quiz games that students join with a PIN, with points, a leaderboard and music, plus a large library of ready-made kahoots and assignable self-paced challenges.
The difference
Kahoot! runs the game. StudyPDF runs the semester.
Where Kahoot! is strong
- Live energy. A Kahoot! game with music and a leaderboard gets a quiet room talking in under a minute.
- A huge library. For common topics there is usually a ready-made kahoot you can run as is.
- Low friction. Students join with a PIN on any device, no account needed to play.
- Beyond school. The same tool runs training sessions and events, so many teachers already know it.
What StudyPDF doesn’t do
- StudyPDF has no live hosted game, no PIN, no countdown, no podium.
- There is no public library of ready-made sets; every quiz comes from your own material.
- No live polls, word clouds or audience-response features.
- It is not built for a five-minute warm-up; it is built for the weeks of study around it.
Why StudyPDF
Where StudyPDF pulls ahead.
You share the course with one link. Students open it free in any browser and keep practicing at home. Those who join save their progress, see which concepts they already know, and get a daily review of what they got wrong.
Every answer updates a student's mastery on the concept it tests, so each of them sees what they know and what is due. You see who joined your course and when they last opened it.
Free to start
Start studying.
Upload your course and ask Bo anything. No card required.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
For the live game, no. Kahoot! hosts a real-time quiz with a PIN and a leaderboard, and StudyPDF does not. For everything around the game, yes: StudyPDF drafts quizzes, flashcards, exams and study guides from your own material, lets the class practice at home for free from one link, and shows each student their progress per concept. Many teachers use a live game for energy and StudyPDF for the studying.
Yes. Students open your shared course by link in any browser, with no ads and nothing to buy. Those who join with a free account save their progress. Teachers use the same plans as everyone: on Free, 3 people can join a shared course, on Pro 10 per course, on Ultra 30.
They are in the same family as Kahoot!: live or self-paced quiz games built for engagement in class. StudyPDF is a different job. It builds the practice material from your files, cites the page for every question, and shows each student their progress per concept across the whole unit.
Yes. Upload the slides or handout, draft a quiz, edit it by hand, where every AI suggestion needs your confirmation, and share one link. Students can take it that evening in any browser.
Yes. The same flow works for a lecture course: upload the readings and slides, curate the topics, share the course with one link. See StudyPDF for professors for the higher-education version.