Chegg is a fantastic platform for getting cheap textbooks, homework help, or topic explanations. But if you’re looking for an alternative, for whatever reason, here are eight other websites worth checking out.
Although not every one of these offers all the features of Chegg, they can be used as an alternative for certain purposes.
1. Quizlet
Quizlet is popular learning apps and one of the closest alternatives to Chegg. There are different ways Quizlet can help you with your studies.
Quizlet offers detailed explanations of various topics, textbook solutions, and answers to questions. To get solutions or explanations, enter the topic, ISBN, or book title. Quizlet reveals solutions step-by-step which helps you grasp concepts better, one at a time.
Moreover, Quizlet offers different interactive activities to make learning easier. This includes using flashcards, interactive games, and tests. You create study sets with images, diagrams, and audio and download them for offline access.
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Similarly, Quizlet Learn uses machine learning to help you in your studies. To use this mode, build a study set of material you want to learn, specify the date you want to learn by, and Quizlet Learn creates a plan for you to follow. It then gives reminders, grades your progress, and helps you master the concepts.
Quizlet Plus costs $3 per month, billed annually. The free account comes with limited features and explanations. Quizlet has web, Android, iOS apps.
MAKEUSEOF VIDEO OF THE DAY2. ValoreBooks
Textbook rentals is one of the most popular Chegg features. ValoreBooks is a good option for students looking for an alternative textbook rental website. You can also sell and buy used books on ValoreBooks.
It has a huge library of books on varied subjects available for buying or renting. You can search books by school, subject, title, and ISBN.
The price of rental or buying varies, depending on the book and its condition, but you can get textbooks for a bargain. If you’re unsatisfied, you can return the book within 30 days.
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Whether you want to get books for cheap or raise some cash by selling old books, you should check out ValoreBooks.
3. Studypool
Studypool is a micro-tutoring website that provides you with different ways for you to learn. Whenever you need help with a question, post it on Studypool along with the time limit and fee you’re willing to pay.
As tutors bid, you can view their details and expertise and choose the best one. If you want to learn the entire topic, you can get online or in-person tutoring.
Studypool also has a note bank with over 20 million documents and notes for various subjects and academic levels. Similarly, it has book guides where you can access chapter-wise summaries of popular books.
4. Course Hero
Similar to Chegg, Course Hero offers homework help and textbook solutions. Course Hero has a huge library of study material, uploaded by its members.
You can browse these by subjects, textbook, or even your institution. There are documents for standardized tests like the SATs. On its website, you can find step-by-step textbook solutions along with video explanations, which makes the learning process much easier.
Course Hero also offers 24/7 homework help. Paid members can get answers to up to 10-40 questions, depending on their plan. But free members will have to pay for each answer individually.
Another way to unlock explanations and user questions is to upload your study materials. For every ten documents you submit, you can unlock five explanations or three questions.
When you refer your friends and review the existing study material, you can earn more unlocks. Course Hero premium subscription costs nearly $20 per month.
5. Bartleby
Bartleby is another platform that's quite simil
ar to Chegg in terms of what it offers to its users. You can get homework help and textbook solutions, use their writing tools, and solve math problems with their math solver.Other than asking experts, you can also browse literature guides and the Q&A library for quick answers. There are resources for all the main subjects like science, language, business, engineering, and social science.
What makes Bartleby more similar to Chegg is that it offers various writing tools. This includes a grammar checker, plagiarism detector, and citation generator.
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It can even grade your essays and papers using its proprietary AI. And, thanks to its math solver, you can scan or type math problems to get instant answers.
Apart from the quick answers, Bartleby lets you have one-on-one learning sessions with expert tutors. Its subscription costs $10 per month. This subscription includes access to unlimited solutions and a Q&A library, but you can ask only 30 questions per month.
6. Paperhelp
If you use Chegg for getting your papers proofread, Paperhelp can be a good alternative.
Paperhelp experts can proofread different types of work. This includes essays, dissertations, research papers, speeches, theses, presentations, resumes, cover letters, etc.
It also offers writing and academic help, but make sure to use it only according to your institution's policies. The price varies depending on the paper type, academic level, length of the paper, and deadline.
Whether you want an expert to proofread your paper, rate it, or give feedback, Paperhelp can help.
7. Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a nonprofit organization that provides free learning resources to students. It has a huge library of explanatory videos and articles, categorized by courses.
There are courses for test preparations, life skills, math, sciences, economics, computing, arts, and languages. After choosing your course, you can specify a unit or topic that you want to focus on.
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After learning, you can complete exercises and take quizzes to test your knowledge. And, if you need to grasp a particular concept quickly, you can use its search bar and find all the relevant videos, articles, and quizzes.
8. Skooli
Skooli is yet another platform where you can get online tutoring and homework help. Whether you need help with math, science, or English, Skooli can arrange one-on-one online sessions with expert tutors.
It has an online classroom with video conferencing, whiteboard, and chat option that makes online learning more interactive.
Similar to Chegg, Skooli lets you ask questions from tutors and get instant answers. It has different payment plans, ranging from $0.65 to $0.83 per minute. You can either buy hours in advance or opt for the pay-as-you-go method.
Goodbye, Chegg!
Chegg is undoubtedly a great platform for students. But it does have some good alternatives which you can try. Whether you want to rent textbooks, need homework help, or want detailed explanations, the above-mentioned websites can help you.
Now that you're switching from Chegg to another platform, it's time to cancel your subscription.
How to Cancel Your Chegg SubscriptionIf you're finishing school and no longer need Chegg to help you out, here's how you can cancel your subscription.
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