How It Works
Everything you need to know about AvaStudy
How does this work?↓
Upload photos, PDFs, or paste text from your notes. AvaStudyreads your material and automatically creates flashcards, quizzes, and other study games — including questions taken directly from your teacher's review sections. The more you play, the smarter your Study Buddy gets!
For larger study guides, AvaStudy builds a question pool and rotates through it across sessions so you eventually see all of the important material — not just the same few questions each time.
What kind of study guides work best?↓
AvaStudy works best with material built around facts, definitions, and concepts— the kind of content where there's a clear right answer. Great examples include:
- ✓History — dates, events, people, causes and effects
- ✓Science vocabulary — biology terms, chemistry definitions, anatomy
- ✓English & literature — themes, characters, vocabulary, grammar rules
- ✓Social studies & geography — capitals, systems, key figures
- ✓Standardized test prep — SAT, ACT, state exams
- ✓Medical & nursing — terminology, procedures, pharmacology basics
- ✓Law & civics — definitions, amendments, case names
Subjects that rely more on performing a skill than recalling a fact are harder to quiz on — things like solving multi-step math problems, lab procedures, music reading, or writing code. AvaStudycan still help you memorize formulas, vocabulary, and rules from those subjects, but it won't replace actually practicing the skill itself.
What study games can I play?↓
How does Study Tower work?↓
Answer questions correctly to stack blocks and build your tower as high as you can. Each correct answer adds a block to the top. Each wrong answer shakes the tower, knocks the top block off, and costs you one stability heart.
You start with 3 stability hearts. Lose all three and the tower falls — game over! But you can earn hearts back: every 5 correct answers in a row restores one heart (up to the max of 3).
Your score is the final block count when the game ends — so keep building and protect those hearts!
How does Study Blocks work?↓
Study Blocks is a block-placement game inspired by Block Blast. Each correct answer earns you a random block piece to place on the 7×7 grid. Wrong answers skip the piece — so studying well gives you more to work with!
Tap a piece in the tray to rotate it, then tap the board to place it (or drag it directly). Filling a complete row or column clears it and earns you 5 bonus coins and 17 points per line — so aim for combos!
Your board is persistent: it saves after every session and picks up exactly where you left off the next day. Each study set has its own board. After 7 days the cycle resets and the board clears so you can build again. You can track your progress with the Day X/7 counter shown on the study set card.
What are coins and how do I earn them?↓
Coins are earned by playing games, hitting milestones, and unlocking badges. Spend them on hats, glasses, and frames for your Study Buddy in the Pet Closet!
Per game
Milestone bonuses (one-time each)
Badge bonuses (one-time each)
Is there a daily coin limit?↓
Yes — you can earn up to 300 coins per day. This resets every day, so there's always a fresh chance to earn. Replaying games still counts toward the limit, so every session you put in has value.
What is my Study Buddy and what do Levels mean?↓
Your Study Buddy represents your learning relationship — it grows every time you study together. Playing games earns XP, which raises your Level. There's no cap — your bond keeps growing as long as you keep learning.
Relationship Milestones
XP comes from correct answers (5 XP each), completing a game (+20 XP), perfect scores (+30 XP bonus), daily challenges (+25 XP), and streak milestones (+15 XP). Early levels take 2–3 games; later levels gradually require more.
What are streaks?↓
Missing a day resets your streak — unless you have a Streak Freeze. You earn one freeze at every 7-day milestone (up to 3 at a time). A freeze automatically protects you from a single missed day so your streak stays alive.
What is the Daily Challenge?↓
A short 3-question quiz that refreshes every day. Questions come from your most recent study set and from general knowledge topics. Complete it for +20 coins (or +30 for a perfect score!). It also counts toward your Daily Challenge Streak. You can only do it once per day.
Smart review: If you have tricky items in your study set, AvaStudy will include one of them in your daily challenge automatically — so your weakest spots get extra practice even when you're not in a full game session.
What is Practice Mode?↓
Each game earns coins once per day. After your first play of a game, the button changes from Play → to Practice → — you can still play as many times as you want, just without earning more coins for that game until tomorrow.
Practice runs still count toward missions, correct-answer totals, and your Study Buddy's XP — so there's always a reason to keep going!
Will I see all the questions from my study guide?↓
AvaStudytries to preserve every question from your teacher's review sections. For large guides, those questions are saved into a pool and rotated across sessions — each game session shows a fresh set of questions from that pool so you cover more material over time.
Text and PDF uploads tend to be the most accurate. Photos work well too, though very small text or handwriting can reduce how many questions are captured.
For very large question banks (50+ questions), AvaStudy may not capture every single question in one pass — this is a known limitation. Re-uploading with the guide split into smaller files can help in those cases.
Can I replay games?↓
Yes! You can play any game as many times as you want. Your first play earns full coins and XP. After that it becomes a Practice Session — no coins, but your Study Buddy still gains XP and your progress still counts. Some daily missions even specifically reward you for playing a practice game!
What are badges and how do I earn them?↓
There are 12 badges to collect. Tap the badge icon in the header to see which ones you've earned. Many badges award a one-time coin bonus when first earned.
Perfect Score!
Got 100% on any game
3-Day Streak
Played 3 days in a row
Week Warrior
Played 7 days in a row
Speed Demon
Aced a Speed Tap with a perfect score
Collector
Created 5 study sets
Daily Warrior
Completed 7 daily challenges
Game Explorer
Played every game type at least once
Boss Slayer
Defeated the Boss 5 times
Hot Streak
Got 5 perfect scores
Legend
Completed 30 daily challenges in a row
Scholar
Got 500 correct answers total
Daily Champion
Played every game for one study set in a single day
What do I spend coins on?↓
Visit the My Study Buddy page (tap the paw icon) to buy hats, glasses, and frames for your buddy in the Pet Closet. Accessories range from free to 250 coins. Bought items are yours forever — mix and match anytime! You can also use coins to unlock new animals — rarer animals cost more and may require earning specific badges first.
What are the different animal rarities?↓
Every animal on the My Study Buddy screen has a rarity tier. Rarer animals cost more coins and may require earning a special achievement to unlock.
Rarity Tiers
Animals are sorted on the screen as a progression ladder — your active buddy appears first, then other unlocked animals, then locked ones ordered by rarity and cost.
What are "Tricky Items to Review"?↓
AvaStudy tracks the items you get wrong most often and marks them as tricky. When you have tricky items, an orange banner appears on your study set page so you can jump straight into a focused practice session. As you get them right more consistently, they move to improving and eventually clear completely. It's like built-in reinforcement — the app keeps nudging you on the hard stuff until it sticks.
What is "Practice What You Missed"?↓
After finishing a game where you got some questions wrong, a button appears on the results screen: Practice What You Missed. Tap it to replay only the questions you got wrong. Perfect for zeroing in on the hard stuff.
What happens after I finish a game?↓
The results screen shows your score, coins earned, and any badges you unlocked. It can also show up to three highlight cards:
- Level Up — shown when your Study Buddy reached a new Level this session.
- Social nudge — shown when you're in a shared study set and you passed a classmate, are close behind them, or are holding the lead.
- Tricky items — shown when you missed questions that are now flagged for review.
Can I add AvaStudy to my home screen?↓
Yes! Adding AvaStudyto your home screen makes it load instantly, hides the browser address bar, and makes it feel like a real app. You'll earn +20 coins the first time you open it from your home screen — look for the coin reward popup when it launches!
iPhone / iPad (Safari)
- 1.Open AvaStudy in Safari (not Chrome)
- 2.Tap the Share button at the bottom of the screen
- 3.Scroll down and tap "Add to Home Screen"
- 4.Tap "Add" in the top-right corner
- 5.Open the app from your home screen to claim your coins!
Android (Chrome)
- 1.Open AvaStudy in Chrome
- 2.Tap the three-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right
- 3.Tap "Add to Home screen" or "Install app"
- 4.Tap "Add" to confirm
- 5.Open the app from your home screen to claim your coins!
The coin reward fires automatically the first time AvaStudy opens in full-screen mode from your home screen.
How do I delete my account?↓
You can permanently delete your account and all associated data at any time directly from the app — no need to contact anyone.
- 1.Tap the gear icon (⚙) in the top-right corner to open Settings
- 2.Tap "Reset progress or delete account" to go to Parents & Safety
- 3.Tap "Delete My Account" and confirm with "Yes, Delete Everything"
Deletion is immediate and permanent. Everything is erased — your profile, coins, XP, streaks, badges, pet, all study sets you created, and your entries on any shared leaderboards. You will be signed out automatically. This cannot be undone.
What are shared study sets and leaderboards?↓
You can share any study set with classmates using a 5-character share code. Anyone who joins with the code can play all the same games on that material.
Shared sets have a leaderboard showing everyone's best scores per game type. AvaStudy also shows Challenge nudges on your home screen when a classmate has recently passed you, you're within striking distance of them, or you're ahead and should keep your lead. Tap the nudge to jump straight into the relevant game.
Challenge nudges can be dismissed and won't reappear for 24 hours.
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