# Mindgrasp review (2026): is it worth $12.99 a month? > AI study tool that turns lectures and files into notes and quizzes Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Mindgrasp is an AI study assistant for students, self-learners and professionals. You record a lecture or upload files, and it generates notes, a summary, flashcards and quizzes, plus a chat tutor that answers questions about the material. - **Category:** AI Research Tools - **Made by:** Mindgrasp, Inc. - **Website:** https://www.mindgrasp.ai - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Browser extension - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want to find or cite papers, since it does not search scholarly literature. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Mindgrasp is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $12.99 per month (Scholar, billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** Free trial offered; its length is not stated on the pages read. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Scholar - Monthly | $12.99 per month, billed monthly | Entry plan as listed in the iOS App Store; the plan's feature limits are not shown there. | | Scholar - Annually | $99.99 per year, billed annually | Scholar billed yearly as listed in the App Store, about $8.33 a month. | | Premium - Monthly | $14.99 per month, billed monthly | Higher tier as listed in the App Store; what it adds over Scholar is not shown there. | | Premium - Annually | $131.99 per year, billed annually | Premium billed yearly as listed in the App Store, about $11 a month. | Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mindgrasp/id1638182014 on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Mindgrasp before buying. ## Key features - **Notes and summaries:** Generates structured notes and a short summary from recorded lectures, documents, videos and links. - **Flashcards and quizzes:** Builds flashcards and quizzes from the uploaded material for active recall and self-testing. - **AI tutor chat:** A chat tutor that answers questions about the material in a study session. - **Many input types:** Accepts PDFs, DOCX, MP3, MP4, PowerPoint files, article links, and YouTube and Vimeo links. - **Study sessions:** One session per lecture or topic, with a checklist showing which notes, flashcards and quizzes are done. - **Live lecture recording:** Record a lecture in class and have it turned into study material; the site says 20+ languages are supported. ## Good for - Students who want lectures and readings turned into study material - Exam prep with generated flashcards and quizzes - Self-learners working through videos and online courses ## Worth knowing - Mindgrasp's own website shows no pricing page; the prices here come from its iOS App Store listing and may differ on the web. - It is built for studying, not for searching scholarly literature or managing citations. - The trial length and the difference between Scholar and Premium are not stated on the pages read. - The site lists a Chrome extension and an iOS app but no Android or desktop app. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Mindgrasp turns lectures, videos and documents into notes, flashcards and quizzes, and has an AI tutor chat. It is a study tool, not a way to search scholarly literature. Its own site shows no pricing, so the prices come from its App Store listing, and the trial length is not stated. - **Value for money: C.** Scholar is $12.99 a month or $99.99 a year (about $8.33), and Premium is $14.99 a month, all from the App Store listing. Mid-range for the category. - **Free plan and trial: D.** A free trial is offered, but its length and whether it needs a card are not stated on the pages read. - **Features: C.** Notes, summaries, flashcards, quizzes, tutor chat and live lecture recording. It is built for studying, not for scholarly search or citations, and the difference between Scholar and Premium is not stated. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record, and you upload or record material before it gives you anything. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, an iOS app and a Chrome extension, connecting to YouTube and Vimeo. No Android or desktop app is listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Mindgrasp's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. Prices are from its App Store listing, as its own site shows none. ## Where it stands among AI research tools - Mindgrasp's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 8 of the 69 other AI research tools we grade, and level with 7. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 28 of 69) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 7). - Its paid plans start at $12.99 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 33 of the 48 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 20 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/ai-research ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Mindgrasp you would be making an AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 54 of the 69 other AI research tools grade higher. It costs $155.88 a year. - You could make: Notes and documents: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make. - You could not: Speech turned into text you can trust. - You could not: A real app for iOS. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.7 out of 5 from 1,090 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1638182014 ## Works with YouTube, Vimeo **Tags:** AI features, Notes, Chat assistant, Transcription, Documents ## Alternatives - [NoteGPT](https://toolgpa.com/tools/notegpt): AI notes, video summaries, transcription and research in one app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mindgrasp-vs-notegpt) - [Otio](https://toolgpa.com/tools/otio): AI research workspace for chatting across many sources. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mindgrasp-vs-otio) - [Anara](https://toolgpa.com/tools/anara): AI research assistant that cites the exact source passage. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/anara-vs-mindgrasp) - [Paperguide](https://toolgpa.com/tools/paperguide): AI research platform for literature and systematic reviews. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mindgrasp-vs-paperguide) - [ChatPDF](https://toolgpa.com/tools/chatpdf): Ask questions about PDFs and get answers with citations. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/chatpdf-vs-mindgrasp) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.mindgrasp.ai/ - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mindgrasp/id1638182014 Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/mindgrasp Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).