Frequently Asked Questions

Brain Brew AI is an AI-powered study suite that transforms your study materials into interactive tools like flashcards, study guides, podcasts, quizzes, tutor sessions, and simulations. Students face busy schedules, rising costs, and rigid teaching styles. Brain Brew makes studying easier by turning uploaded documents or open-source textbooks into accurate, personalized study tools. Save time, money, and stress with Brain Brew!

Both Brain Brew AI and ChatGPT use advanced Large Language Models (LLMs), but Brain Brew is built specifically for studying. ChatGPT can generate study materials in a chat format, but you need to manually organize the information. Brain Brew does it all for you! Upload documents and instantly create flashcard decks, quizzes, podcasts, and study sessions. Plus, Brain Brew stores everything in an organized, easy-to-use interface. Brain Brew offers more features than ChatGPT at a lower cost–less than a cup of coffee per month!

Brain Brew uses a highly tested LLM designed to reduce errors. Since it only pulls information from your uploaded content, you can trust the accuracy of your study tools.

Yes! All user information, uploaded documents, and generated study tools are privately stored securely on Google’s Firebase cloud infrastructure. Only you can access your data. We NEVER use your data to train our models. Your information stays private. All financial transactions are processed through Stripe’s encrypted and highly audited payment service.

It’s easy! Go to app.brainbrewai.com, create a username and password, and verify your email. Then, set up your profile to personalize your study experience. Choose between our free, standard, or premium tiers.

We do have a zero cost, introductory tier option for new users. However, we strongly encourage you to invest in the Standard or Premium subscriptions to gain the most benefit. The next bullet point outlines the differences between the various tiers.

The free tier covers basic studying (for example: flashcards, quizzes, podcasts) for approximately one document per day. Standard is ideal for most students—study multiple documents daily, download study guides and podcasts, and access advanced features. Premium is perfect for heavy users or those who want to use uploaded audio and images.

Yes! Cancel anytime under the "Manage Subscription" tab in your Profile. Your subscription won’t renew, and you can use Brain Brew until the current period ends.

Brain Brew uses credits to create study tools. Uploading documents or generating materials uses credits, which reset daily.

Brain Brew is meant to be your go to study space. We recommend daily, longitudinal studying with our tools. 1. Start by creating folders for each of your subjects. 2. Upload your lecture slides, notes, and reading materials under the respective folders as you get them. You can also study using textbooks from our Library Marketplace. 3. Study the highest yield information using Study Guides. 4. Prime yourself for any discussions or revisit your material in a fun audio format with Podcasts. 5. Generate customized Flashcard decks to engrain key lessons using spaced repetition. 6. Assess your knowledge with custom generated Quizzes. 7. Ask your AI buddy to explain any challenging concepts in greater detail. 8. Take your understanding to the next level with personalized Simulation or Study Buddy activities. 9. Crush any exam by studying multiple documents using the Study for Finals feature.

All documents and study tools are securely stored on Google Firebase. Only you can access them.

Yes! Easily share your best study guides and podcasts with friends using the Share feature.