PinkMonkey vs Revision World

PinkMonkey is a web study resource offering free literature summaries, study guides, book notes, and chapter summaries. Its literature listings contain more than 460 guides and summaries, including 354 MonkeyNotes titles and 109 Barron’s Booknotes summaries. The site also provides study guides and online textbooks for 15 subjects, SAT preparation, state testing resources, and a digital library containing 1,800 classic texts. Listed subjects include algebra, biology, calculus, chemistry, economics, physics, and statistics. Study Smart lessons address planning, listening, reading, and related study skills, while Parents Central provides guides for supporting children’s learning. Free materials are viewable online. Downloadable notes come as PDF or RTF files, priced from $1.75, paid once depending on title, and are ad-free, searchable, printer-friendly, and portable. Files are available immediately after checkout. PinkMonkey is advertiser-supported and states that children under 13 may not use or register.

Revision World is a free web resource for GCSE and A-Level study. It provides revision materials, study help, practice questions, literature analysis, a planner and downloadable past papers. GCSE resources span subjects including English, maths, sciences, humanities and languages, with papers for many subjects available as free downloads. Logged-in users can add exams, track completed work, schedule study sessions and download a calendar as a PDF; the calendar can also be reached on a tablet or mobile phone. Registered users can save PowerPoint presentations, PDFs and images from download zones. Teachers may register at no cost to print, photocopy and use materials for teaching and non-commercial purposes when linking back from a school or personal website. The company says freelance teachers write the materials. Resources aim to cover key subject areas but are not aligned to a particular exam board or syllabus. The site launched in 2007 and is based in Cheltenham, UK.