Kramzi vs Gizmo: two gamified study apps compared
Gizmo and Kramzi are the closest comparison on this list: both turn your own notes into gamified study. The difference is in the shape of the experience.
Gizmo vs Kramzi in one line
Gizmo is a polished, gamified quiz feed with lives and leaderboards; Kramzi organizes your material into a structured, Duolingo-style path of blocks and lessons.
What Gizmo is good at
- Mature and popular — 13M+ users and a $22M Series A in 2026.
- Strong game mechanics: lives, streaks, leaderboards, challenge-a-friend.
- Flashcards and quizzes from your notes, with spaced repetition.
Free plan limits daily lives and AI quizzes; unlimited is ~$155/year. Some users find the lives system locks them out. Check current pricing.
What Kramzi does differently
- Builds a structured path of blocks and short lessons, not just a quiz feed.
- Validates progress block by block toward your exam.
- Free to start (one study, first block uncapped plus daily lessons); Pro for unlimited.
- Newer and smaller than Gizmo, in English and Spanish.
Who should pick which?
Pick Gizmo for a mature, motivating quiz app with deep game mechanics. Pick Kramzi if you want a guided path that structures your material like a course rather than a stream of quizzes.
Curious how the path model works? See study apps like Duolingo.
Frequently asked questions
Is Gizmo free?+
Gizmo has a free plan with a limited number of daily 'lives' and AI quizzes; unlimited access costs roughly $155/year (less with a student discount).