Frequently asked questions
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Questions about the app
What is studIA Notes?
An AI note-taking app for university students on Android and Windows, in English and Spanish. You handwrite, import PDFs or scan paper, and studIA turns your own pages into summaries, quizzes, flashcards, mind maps and a review plan until exam day.
Is it free?
Yes. Downloading it and using unlimited notebooks, PDFs, the scanner, recording, search, spaced repetition and the exam plan costs nothing. You can try the AI for free with an account; after that, AI features use a monthly allowance with the Plus or Pro plans.
How much do the Plus and Pro plans cost?
It depends on your country: each plan has a local price you see in Google Play before paying, monthly or yearly. Pro has a larger monthly AI allowance than Plus. The essentials are free and you can try the AI without paying.
Which devices does it run on?
Android tablets and phones (best with a pen) and Windows 10 or 11 PCs. On Windows, handwriting recognition, the scanner, lecture recording, listening to summaries and PDF/PNG export aren’t available yet. There is no iPad, iPhone or Mac version yet.
Do I need an account?
Not to take notes, import PDFs or review. Yes to use the AI, including the free trial, and to have a plan. Your plan goes with your account: use it on Android and Windows.
Does the AI make things up?
No: it works only with your pages. Tools like “Ask your notes” show the page each answer comes from, and if the answer isn’t in your notes, it tells you.
Are my notes uploaded to the internet?
No. Your notebooks are stored on your device. Only when you use an AI feature is the text or image of the pages you chose sent, and the server doesn’t store them. Recording audio never leaves the device.
Does it work offline?
Yes for writing, reading your PDFs, reviewing and listening to summaries. AI and Wikipedia definitions need a connection.
How do I move my notebooks to another device?
With a .studia file: share it by WhatsApp, Drive or email and open it on the other device. Your notebooks live only on your device, so save a backup before uninstalling the app or changing phones. Cloud sync is planned.
Can I bring my notes from another app?
Yes. Export your notes as PDF and import them into studIA: you can write on top and turn them into quizzes, flashcards, spaced repetition and a plan until exam day. What you wrote before becomes part of the PDF, so those strokes can’t be edited.
Can I cancel or get a refund?
Yes. Cancel anytime from Google Play and keep your plan until the end of the paid period; then you go back to Free without losing your notes. Refunds are requested in Google Play first; if something went wrong on our side, write to us and we’ll look into it.
Where do I get help if something doesn’t work?
Write to us from the contact page or send feedback through the feedback form. David, who makes the app, answers you directly.
Questions by feature
Handwritten notes
Does it recognise my handwriting?
Yes, on Android, in English and Spanish, after you download the language. Recognition happens on your device.
Can I write offline?
Yes. Writing, organising and reading your notebooks needs no connection.
Can I get my notes out of the app?
On Android you can export a page or the whole notebook as PDF or PNG, and back everything up in a .studia file.
Your PDFs and scanner
Are my PDFs uploaded when I import them?
No. They stay on your device. Only if you use an AI feature are the pages you choose sent.
Does it work with scanned PDFs with no text?
Yes. studIA recognises the text on your device.
What about very long books or PDFs?
Yes. To use AI, studIA splits long text into parts, and each part uses some of your monthly allowance.
AI summaries
Can the summary make things up?
It’s based only on the pages you chose. It’s still worth checking it against your notes.
Do I use allowance every time I open it?
No. It’s saved on your device; only preparing it uses allowance.
Can I listen offline?
Yes, on Android, with your device’s voice.
Quizzes and flashcards
Do I use allowance every time I practise?
No. Creating the questions uses AI; practising what’s saved doesn’t.
Do the questions show where they come from?
Yes. When you submit you see the source of each answer in your notes.
Can I share the questions with a classmate?
Yes. Share the material as a .studia file (by WhatsApp or Drive) and your classmate uses no AI to open it.
Ask your notes
What if the answer isn’t in my notes?
studIA tells you. It doesn’t fill the gap with internet information.
Does it understand diagrams and images?
It answers from the text on your pages. A diagram with no text may not show up in the answer.
Are my notes stored on the server?
No. Only what’s needed to answer is sent, and the server doesn’t store your notes.
Mind maps and glossary
Does the glossary cover the whole notebook?
In very long notebooks it currently covers only part of it. For a large course, build the glossary in smaller notebooks, by unit or topic.
Can I use the maps offline?
Yes. Once created, they’re saved on your device.
Spaced repetition and exam plan
What is spaced repetition?
Reviewing each question right before you’d forget it, instead of re-reading everything. studIA works out when each one is due.
Do I need internet to review?
No. Review works on your device.
What if I skip a day?
Pending questions wait for you the next day.
Record the lecture
Can I record any lecture?
Ask your professor first: rules vary by university and country.
Is the audio uploaded?
No. The audio stays on your device and isn’t included in files you share.
Does it transcribe the lecture?
Experimentally, on Android 13 or later, offline.
Can’t find your answer?
Write to us or send feedback about the app. David, who makes studIA, answers you.