CheatMate vs QuizAce: Pricing, Platforms and Updates (2026)

CheatMate and QuizAce are both Chrome extensions that read questions on learning management system (LMS) pages and return AI answers, but they differ on three things you can check publicly. CheatMate does not show real prices before login and its Chrome Web Store listing was last updated in October 2025; QuizAce publishes every price and was updated in September 2026. CheatMate names more platforms and has a longer track record of paying users; QuizAce is new and has few reviews. And the two are positioned very differently: CheatMate markets itself for proctored exams, QuizAce as a study assistant.

Last verified: October 12, 2026 against the official documentation linked below.

Disclosure: this comparison is written by QuizAce. To keep it fair, every CheatMate fact below comes from CheatMate's own website, its Chrome Web Store listing, or its public revenue page, and is linked in the Sources section. Where CheatMate is ahead, we say so.

How we checked

On an earlier check on October 9, 2026, cheatmate.io did not load. On October 12 it was reachable again, so this comparison uses four public sources for CheatMate: the home page, the pricing page, the Chrome Web Store listing, and its verified revenue page on TrustMRR. We did not create a CheatMate account or buy a plan, so anything that only appears after login (the real checkout price, the in-extension interface) is described as unknown rather than guessed.

TrustMRR is a public directory where founders list their startups' revenue. Its FAQ says revenue is verified by syncing directly with the founder's payment provider using a read-only API key, which makes it a more reliable signal than self-reported numbers, though TrustMRR notes its figures can differ from the provider's own dashboard.

One detail matters for anyone searching the store: CheatMate is not listed under its own name. Its Chrome Web Store listing is titled "Study Buddy", and the listing's website link and support email both point to cheatmate.io. If you search the store for "CheatMate", that is the result you will get.

Side-by-side comparison

Checked on Oct 12, 2026 on cheatmate.io, cheatmate.io/pricing, both Chrome Web Store listings, TrustMRR and quizace.ai/pricing. User counts are as displayed by the Chrome Web Store, which rounds them.

Pricing: what you can see before paying

CheatMate's pricing page shows three plans (Weekly, Monthly marked "Most Popular", and Annual) with the same feature list: unlimited questions, support for "Canvas, Brightspace, etc.", and a privacy guarantee. Each plan is displayed at $0.00. The buttons lead to a login page, so the price you would actually pay is only visible after creating an account. There is no stated free tier, trial length or refund policy on the page; the home page says "Satisfaction Guaranteed" and "Cancel Anytime" without further terms. The store listing confirms the extension "offers in-app purchases."

We cannot tell from the outside whether the $0.00 is a display error or a placeholder, and earlier estimates of CheatMate's monthly price circulating online were based on revenue divided by subscribers, not on a published price. We have dropped that estimate from this article.

QuizAce lists its prices publicly: a free plan with 5 questions per day on all platforms and no card, then $6.99 per week, $12.99 per month or $89.99 per year, all with unlimited questions. The FAQ states that cancelled plans keep access until the end of the billing period. For how these prices compare with eight other tools, including cost per answer, see our pricing comparison.

Platforms

On breadth, CheatMate names more platforms. Its store listing lists Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, D2L Brightspace and Schoology, and its website adds McGraw Hill, Google Classroom, Edmodo, Edulastic, DeltaMath and IXL. QuizAce does not support Schoology, McGraw Hill, DeltaMath or IXL. If those are your main platforms, QuizAce is not the right tool.

On depth, the lists are not directly comparable. A platform name on a listing does not say which quiz engines are covered. Canvas has two (Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes, which loads in an embedded frame; see Classic vs New Quizzes), and Blackboard has two very different interfaces (Ultra and Original; see our Blackboard Ultra guide). QuizAce names each of these variants explicitly, plus Google Forms and Microsoft Forms, which CheatMate does not list. CheatMate's listing does not say whether it covers New Quizzes or Blackboard Original.

An earlier version of this article said CheatMate did not work on Brightspace/D2L, based on a single user review. Since CheatMate's own listing names D2L Brightspace, we have removed that claim. The only reliable way to know whether either tool reads your school's setup is to test it on a practice quiz.

Updates and maintenance

LMS vendors change their pages regularly, and a quiz-reading extension has to follow. That makes the update date one of the more useful public signals. CheatMate's Chrome Web Store listing shows version 4.5, last updated October 7, 2025, so the store version is a year old at the time of writing. QuizAce's listing was updated on September 11, 2026.

A year without a store update does not prove a product is abandoned (the server side can change without a new extension version), but it is worth checking that it still works on your platform before paying, especially on New Quizzes or Blackboard Ultra.

An earlier version of this article also said CheatMate was listed for sale. On October 12, 2026, its TrustMRR page did not show a for-sale listing, so we have removed that claim.

Reviews and track record

This is where CheatMate has the advantage. Its TrustMRR page, which shows revenue verified through the payment provider, lists 409 active subscriptions, $6,553 in monthly recurring revenue and $73,793 in all-time revenue. Hundreds of people are paying for it month after month, which is real evidence of demand.

Its store reviews are weaker: 2.8 out of 5 from 14 ratings. That is a small sample, so it should not be overread, but it is below the 4+ ratings typical of the better-reviewed tools in this category (see our review of AI quiz helper extensions).

QuizAce's weak point is the opposite: it is new, and its Chrome Web Store listing has only a few reviews. There is not yet enough public feedback to judge it on, so test it on your own coursework using the free tier.

Positioning: proctored exams vs studying

The biggest difference is what each product says it is for. CheatMate's website and store listing market the extension specifically for proctored exams and describe features intended to keep that use from being noticed by proctors and monitoring tools. We are not going to repeat or evaluate those claims. Using any AI tool during a proctored exam without your instructor's permission breaks the academic-integrity policy of most schools, and a vendor's marketing tells you nothing reliable about what an LMS or proctoring service actually records. If you want to know what your instructor can see, the LMS documentation is the source to read; our guides on Canvas quiz settings explain it.

QuizAce is positioned as a study assistant: it reads the question on the page, including images, and explains the answer, for practice quizzes, homework where outside help is allowed, and review before exams. Like any other tool, it is subject to the rules your instructor sets for each assessment, and nothing in this comparison should be read as a claim about what an LMS or proctoring service can or cannot see.

Privacy and permissions

Both listings carry Google's standard data disclosure. CheatMate's says it handles "website content". QuizAce's says it handles personally identifiable information, authentication information and website content (it uses an account to track your plan). Both developers declare they do not sell data to third parties or use it for unrelated purposes. Google's help page on extension permissions explains what each install warning means; whichever tool you pick, read it before accepting.

What we could not verify

Comparisons between small products often fill gaps with guesses. Here is what remains unknown after checking every public source, so you can weigh it yourself:

• CheatMate's real price. Only visible after login. Revenue divided by subscribers gives an average, not a list price, because it mixes weekly, monthly and annual plans and any discounts.
• Free usage on CheatMate. The plans display $0.00, but nothing on the page says that this is a usable free tier or what it would include.
• Image support on CheatMate. Neither the website nor the listing mentions images or diagrams, so we mark it as not stated rather than unsupported.
• Accuracy on either product. We did not run a head-to-head accuracy test, and we do not quote vendor accuracy claims. Accuracy varies by subject and question type, so your own practice quiz is the best test.
• QuizAce's user feedback. With few public reviews, there is not yet an independent signal on how QuizAce performs for other students. That will change as reviews accumulate; until then, rely on the free tier.

Which one fits?

• CheatMate may fit if your coursework is on Schoology, McGraw Hill, DeltaMath or IXL, which QuizAce does not cover, and you are comfortable paying a price you can only see after signing up. Check that the October 2025 version still works on your platform first.
• QuizAce may fit if you use Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Moodle, Google Forms or Microsoft Forms, want to see prices up front and start on a free tier, and want explanations for practice and review. Accept that it is a newer product with few public reviews.

For a compact feature grid of the two products, see our QuizAce vs CheatMate comparison page. For other options, including tools with far more reviews than either, see the free tier guide.

Sources

• CheatMate home page (platform list)
• CheatMate pricing page
• "Study Buddy" (CheatMate) Chrome Web Store listing
• CheatMate on TrustMRR (verified revenue)
• QuizAce Chrome Web Store listing and QuizAce pricing
• Google: Permissions requested by apps and extensions

FAQ

How much does CheatMate cost?

The public pricing page lists Weekly, Monthly and Annual plans but shows each at $0.00, with checkout behind a login, so the real price is not publicly visible. The Chrome Web Store listing confirms it uses in-app purchases.

Is CheatMate the same as Study Buddy?

Yes. The Chrome Web Store listing titled "Study Buddy" links to cheatmate.io as its website and uses a cheatmate.io support email.

Does CheatMate work on Brightspace D2L?

Its store listing says it supports D2L Brightspace. We did not test it. QuizAce also supports Brightspace/D2L.

Is CheatMate still updated?

The Chrome Web Store shows the last update on October 7, 2025 (version 4.5). The service may still change on the server side, but the extension itself has not been updated in the store for a year as of October 2026.

Is QuizAce a CheatMate alternative?

It overlaps on Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace and Moodle, adds Google Forms and Microsoft Forms, and publishes its prices. It does not cover Schoology, McGraw Hill, DeltaMath or IXL, and it is designed for studying and practice rather than proctored exams.