Frequently Asked

Everything you're
wondering about.

Quick answers about how ClassMinds works, what it costs, and how your data is handled.

About the app
What is ClassMinds?
ClassMinds is an AI study app for college students. Record or upload your lectures, slides and syllabi, and it turns them into transcripts, summaries, flashcards and quizzes with spaced repetition, plus an AI tutor that answers from your own class material and cites the note it used. Each course also gets a class chat, shared notes and deadline tracking. Coming soon. Free plan; Pro is $9.99/month. Join the waitlist.
Who is ClassMinds for?
College and university students managing multiple classes, assignments, and study groups. It's especially useful if you take notes digitally and want an AI tutor that knows what you've actually covered in class.
What platforms does ClassMinds support?
Launching first on iPhone (iOS 17+); Android and a web version are in development.
Is ClassMinds free?
Coming soon. The free plan includes up to 3 classes and 5 recording hours in your first month. Pro is $9.99/month with 15 recording hours per month and unlimited AI tutor messages.
How is it different from NotebookLM, Quizlet or ChatGPT?
ClassMinds is organized around your college courses. Record a lecture and its transcript, summary, flashcards and quiz stay with that class, with spaced repetition for review and an AI tutor that answers from your own class material and cites the note it used. Each course also gets a class chat, shared notes and deadline tracking. For side-by-side detail, see how ClassMinds compares.
Lectures & studying
Does ClassMinds record lectures?
Yes. Hit record in class and ClassMinds transcribes the lecture and turns it into a summary and key points. You can also upload a recording or your slides. The free plan includes 5 hours of lecture recording in your first month; Pro includes 15 recording hours per month. Your transcript stays private to you.
Can it turn a lecture into flashcards and quizzes?
Yes. Each recorded or uploaded lecture becomes a summary, key points, flashcards and a quiz, built from what was actually said in your class. The free plan covers the recordings from your first month; Pro makes summaries, flashcards and quizzes unlimited.
Does it use spaced repetition?
Yes. Flashcards are scheduled with spaced repetition: cards you miss come back sooner, cards you know well come back less often, and each study session starts with the cards that are due.
AI Tutor
How does the AI tutor know my notes?
When you upload notes, PDFs, or slides to a class, ClassMinds indexes them privately to your account. When you ask the tutor a question, it retrieves the relevant passages from your materials and uses them as context for the answer — so responses are grounded in your actual coursework.
Does the AI tutor cite its sources?
Yes. The AI tutor answers from your own notes, slides and transcripts and cites the note it used, so you can open the source and check the answer yourself.
What AI model powers it?
ClassMinds uses OpenAI's GPT-4 class models for reasoning. Your notes are not used to train any third-party model — they're used only to answer your own questions.
Will the AI do my homework for me?
ClassMinds is designed as a tutor, not a homework bot. It explains concepts, walks through problems, and quizzes you on your notes — it's built to help you understand material, not to hand you answers.
Classes & chat
How do I add my classes?
Upload the class-schedule PDF you export from your school's registration portal, and AI builds your classes from it. ClassMinds sets up class codes, assignment tracking, and a chat room for each course.
Who can see my class chat?
Only students who have joined the same class with its class code or an invite link. Chats are per-class, not global — you won't see messages from students at other schools.
Can I share notes with classmates?
Yes — each note is either private or shared with your class, and you choose which. Your private notes stay private unless you explicitly share them, and your transcripts stay private to you either way.
Can I study notes classmates share?
Yes, on the free plan too. When a classmate shares a note with a class you've joined, you can study its summary, key points, flashcards and quizzes. Transcripts stay private to the person who recorded them.
Privacy & data
Who can see my notes and uploads?
Only you, unless you share a note with your class — then classmates in that class can study its summary, key points, flashcards and quizzes, but never your transcript. Uploads are stored encrypted at rest and scoped to your account. ClassMinds staff do not read your notes. See our Privacy Policy and Security page for full details.
Can I delete my account?
Yes. Account deletion is available in Settings → Account. When you delete, your notes, uploads, and personal data are permanently removed; group-chat messages are tombstoned (sender replaced) so other students' conversations aren't orphaned.
Is ClassMinds FERPA/GDPR compliant?
ClassMinds is designed with FERPA and GDPR principles in mind: minimal data collection, user-controlled deletion, encrypted storage, and no training on user data. We're not currently a FERPA-covered service provider for institutions — contact us if your school needs a Data Processing Agreement.
Access & support
When does ClassMinds launch?
Coming soon — join the waitlist. There's no public launch date yet. ClassMinds is launching first on iPhone (iOS 17+); Android and a web version are in development.
How do I get ClassMinds?
Tap Join Waitlist — you'll get access the moment ClassMinds launches on the App Store.
I found a bug — where do I report it?
Email [email protected] or use the in-app Feedback form. Bug reports help us ship faster — thank you.

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