Klarrity vs Anki: Card Writing vs Card Review (2026)
Anki is free, open source, and still the best reviewer there is. It just does not write cards for you. Klarrity does that part, in the tab you are already reading, and hands the deck to Anki.
These are not really competitors. Anki reviews; Klarrity writes. If you already run Anki, Klarrity removes the typing and leaves your review queue where it is — 5 cards-worth a day free, $7 a month if you want more, and .apkg export costs nothing either way. If you want a single free tool and do not mind typing, Anki on its own is the honest answer.
Klarrity and Anki, row by row.
Works on any webpage
KlarrityYes (Chrome extension)
AnkiNo — a desktop and mobile app
Card required to try
KlarrityNo
AnkiNo — the desktop app is free
Free generations
Klarrity5 a day
AnkiNone — Anki writes no cards for you
Export to Anki
KlarrityYes (.apkg)
AnkiNative — it is Anki
Export to Quizlet
KlarrityPro
AnkiVia plain-text export
Export to Notion / Obsidian
KlarrityPro
AnkiVia plain-text export
AI included in price
KlarrityYes
AnkiNo AI generation
Monthly price
Klarrity$7
AnkiFree
Annual price
Klarrity$49
AnkiFree
| Feature | Klarrity | Anki |
|---|---|---|
| Works on any webpage | Yes (Chrome extension) | No — a desktop and mobile app |
| Card required to try | No | No — the desktop app is free |
| Free generations | 5 a day | None — Anki writes no cards for you |
| Export to Anki | Yes (.apkg) | Native — it is Anki |
| Export to Quizlet | Pro | Via plain-text export |
| Export to Notion / Obsidian | Pro | Via plain-text export |
| AI included in price | Yes | No AI generation |
| Monthly price | $7 | Free |
| Annual price | $49 | Free |
Figures from apps.ankiweb.net, checked 2 September 2026. apps.ankiweb.net prints "The free computer version is available for all major platforms" and "AnkiDroid for Android is free"; the export formats come from docs.ankiweb.net/exporting.html.
What each one is good at.
Klarrity
In its favour
- 5 generations a day, free, with no card asked for
- Anki .apkg export is on the free tier — you never pay to get your cards out
- Cards come from the page you are on, so no retyping between tab and app
- AnkiConnect sends cards straight into an open deck; .apkg covers the rest
Against it
- No spaced repetition of its own — Anki still does the reviewing
- Chrome only, with no mobile app
- Quizlet, Notion and Obsidian export are Pro, at $7 a month or $49 a year
- Only reads what is in a browser tab, so an offline PDF has to be opened first
Anki
In its favour
- Free on desktop and on Android
- FSRS scheduling that nothing else has caught up with
- Twenty years of shared decks and add-ons behind it
- Full control of note types, templates and scheduling
Against it
- Every card is typed by hand
- Note types, deck options and add-ons take real time to learn
- The desktop interface shows its age
- AnkiMobile, the official iOS app, is a separate paid purchase
Questions
- Can I use Klarrity with Anki?
- That is the intended pairing. Klarrity exports .apkg files on the free tier, and sends cards directly into an open collection over AnkiConnect. Generate from the web in Klarrity, review in Anki.
- Is Anki really free?
- apps.ankiweb.net states that the free computer version is available for all major platforms, and that AnkiDroid for Android is free. AnkiMobile, the official iOS app, is a paid purchase on the App Store.
- Does Klarrity have spaced repetition?
- No. Klarrity writes cards and gets them out; the reviewing happens in Anki, Quizlet, or whatever you already run. If you want one app for both, Anki plus manual typing is the free route.
- Do I have to pay to move cards into Anki?
- No. Anki .apkg, CSV and clipboard export are all on the free tier, along with 5 generations a day. Pro adds Quizlet, Notion and Obsidian export, image capture and the Klarrify diagnostic.
- Which is better for medical students?
- Most use both. Large shared decks like AnKing live in Anki. Klarrity is for the lecture page, the paper, or the video clip that is not in a shared deck yet.