BrushUpIQ vs PDFNoob

BrushUpIQ turns uploaded PDF, Word and text documents into quizzes with explanations. It runs on the web and is presented for learners, trainers and educators. Text extraction takes place in the browser, so original files stay on the user’s device; the homepage says extracted text alone is sent to generate questions. The Free plan allows five quiz generations each month, up to five questions per quiz and documents up to 2 MB, with multiple-choice questions only. Learner costs £6.99/mo or £59/year and raises the monthly generation allowance to 50, the question limit to 25 and document size to 10 MB; it adds true/false, multiple-answer and mixed quizzes, AI explanations, history and retakes. Creator costs £14.99/mo or £149/year, with 200 generations, up to 50 questions and 25 MB documents, as well as editing, collections, PDF and CSV exports and public quiz links. Team is marked coming soon at £39/mo for three seats; Business / Enterprise is also coming soon with custom pricing. All plans have fair-use monthly limits and users receive a prompt before running out.

PDFNoob is a browser-based suite for editing, compressing, converting, and managing PDF files. Its editor can add or change text, insert images and signatures, fill forms, and add, remove, or reorder pages. The site also lists tools for conversion, compression, OCR, summarization, question generation, signing, metadata editing, and page management. The editor is free without sign-up and does not add a watermark, but its upload limit is 10 MB per file. The free Merge PDF tool accepts up to 20 files and 100 MB total. PDFNoob says files on the editor and merge pages are deleted within one hour; its privacy policy says server-processed files are removed after the requested operation. Many operations run locally in the browser. The service says it does not index uploaded contents or use them to train AI, and that files are encrypted in transit with HTTPS. On a phone, users can choose files from Photos, Files, iCloud, or Google Drive. It is listed for Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows. The free tier is described as covering most personal and small-business needs.