Course Hero vs Solvely

Course Hero is an online learning platform built around course-specific study resources shared by students and educators. Its library includes practice problems, study guides, videos, class notes, and textbook solutions with educator-verified step-by-step explanations. Learners can also request homework help from expert tutors at any time. Generative AI produces step-by-step explanations drawing on tutor answers and library materials; AI content is labeled and may be inaccurate or offensive, and users can check answers with human tutors. The free Basic Membership lets users browse study documents, pay per homework question, and earn unlocks by contributing original materials. An unlock can open documents, textbook solutions, and Q&As for 30 days. Premier is $9.95 a month and includes 30 monthly unlocks and up to 40 tutor questions, depending on membership. Premier Plus adds QuillBot Premium and Symbolab. Course Hero is available on the web, Android, iOS, and as a Chrome extension, which lets users highlight web text and submit questions from a context menu or panel.

Solvely is an AI study tool for homework, studying, exams, and class notes, available on web, iOS, Android, and as a browser extension. Its homework solver accepts photos, PDFs, and typed questions, then provides step-by-step solutions across subjects and checks answers with multiple AI models. Students can upload notes and past exams to identify likely topics and create mock exams, cheat sheets, and review plans. Slides, PDFs, and YouTube links can become topic breakdowns, study guides, flashcards, and adaptive quizzes. Live lecture recording produces searchable transcripts, AI-generated notes, and study sets. Solvely also offers video and visual explanations, including for 3D geometry, calculus graphs, and physics simulations. The mobile app scans math, physics, and chemistry problems; its Chrome extension captures question screenshots and works on Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, Google Classroom, and other sites. A free plan and free trial are listed. Unlimited plans include $4.83 a year billed $57.99/year, $8.99 a month, or $11.66 a month billed $34.99 every three months. Some extension features or higher usage limits may depend on the account or plan.