2.9->3.6+0.7
AskSia built a thesis outline from my notes on Beloved in 90 seconds, with page citations to the parts of Morrison I had actually highlighted. My TA called it my strongest paper of the semester.
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English AI: Essays that
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AskSia structures essays with defensible theses, runs grammar and style checks, and prepares you for AP English Lang, AP Lit, IB English, and freshman comp. Built for English majors, English minors, and every student writing essays in any subject. Web, mobile, LMS extension, desktop.
+0.6 GPA in one term
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AskSia is the English AI for university students taking college English. Members report an average +0.6 GPA increase in one term. AskSia handles English lecture transcription, multi-document Q&A across English Composition, Introduction to Literature, Shakespeare, American Literature, Modernism, Postcolonial Literature, Creative Writing, Literary Theory, a 98%-accurate English homework solver with worked diagrams, study guides built on the AskSia-Method, visual concept maps, FSRS flashcards calibrated for English, adaptive Mock Exam quizzes, an AI essay writer with citations, and an AI-text detector. Surfaced across web, mobile (iOS/Android), browser extension (Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Moodle, Everytime), and a native desktop agent for Mac and Windows. Used at 2000+ universities globally. Free for college students.
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2000+
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Real outcomes
It's not the grammar.
It's the grade.
English students don't fail because they can't write, they fail because the thesis was generic, the evidence didn't support the claim, or the prose drifted toward the AI cadence. AskSia tightens those before draft one.
3.2->3.8+0.6
For my close reading midterm I dropped in three poems and asked AskSia to map their formal devices side by side. The visual map of meter and imagery saved me a full evening.
3.0->3.7+0.7
The essay writer kept my voice instead of rewriting in that ChatGPT cadence. The AI detector after was the bonus, scored under 10 percent across every draft I submitted.
Why AskSia
Seminar, library, dorm, the train.
Phone for the train read. Laptop on the essay draft. Extension pulling the seminar reader. Desktop agent over your Word doc at midnight. One English library, four surfaces.
Web App
Where 300 pages becomes a defensible essay
Drag your readings, your annotations, your drafts, and your professor's slides in. AskSia maps competing positions, structures the argument, and cites in MLA 9 across all 100 files.
Multi-doc Q&A across English readings with page-level citations
Convert any English source to Note, Map, Cards, Quiz
Real-time collaboration on shared English maps
Mobile App
Read on the train, write on the train
iOS and Android. Read primary texts with line-level annotation. Dictate essay notes between classes. Run literary-terms flashcards on the commute. Sync to your laptop before seminar.
Snap-and-solve any English problem
Live English lecture record, transcribe, translate
Daily English spaced-repetition review queue
Browser Extension
Novels, criticism, and syllabi, synced
The Chrome extension adds a Sync button on Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Moodle, and Everytime. Every primary text, every critical reading, every essay prompt pulls into one library.
Works with all 5 major university LMSs
Read-only, never writes to your LMS
English module structure preserved, folders auto-built
Desktop Study Agent
Cmd+Space over your draft or Norton Anthology
Native macOS and Windows. AskSia summons over your Word draft, your Norton PDF, Zotero, or your seminar notes. Reads your highlighted passage and offers an analytical response.
Global hotkey while studying English
Reads your English selection, screenshot, clipboard
Works offline after first launch
Everything in one place
12 study tools built
for college English.
Stop juggling SparkNotes for plot, Grammarly for grammar, ChatGPT for analysis (that flattens voice), and Zotero for citations. AskSia is the integrated workspace grounded in your real readings.
Seminar lecture transcription
Record your English seminar or lecture. 40+ languages, sub-100ms latency, with literary terminology and quoted passages preserved verbatim.
OpenLiterature multi-text Q&A
Drop the novel, the criticism, your annotations, and your seminar slides. Ask 'how does Austen use free indirect discourse' and AskSia answers with line citations.
OpenClose reading parser
Reads passages with formal device, narrative voice, and intertextual reference labeled. Catches the patterns your essay missed.
OpenYouTube to English notes
Paste any Yale Open Courses, Crash Course Lit, or close-reading lecture URL. AskSia transcribes, chapterizes, and pulls quotes into a citation-ready note.
OpenAP/IB Mock Exam mode
Adaptive practice for AP Lang and Lit FRQs, IB English HL Paper 1 and 2, and freshman comp essay prompts. Auto-graded against the actual rubrics.
OpenSia Note for English seminars
Turns a 60-page Norton Anthology section into one note: aesthetic principle, key text, formal device, secondary criticism, exam-relevant tension.
OpenEssay writer in your voice
Drafts essays in your real voice with proper MLA 9. Stays grounded in the text, away from generic AI cadence your TA picks up on.
OpenEnglish flashcards · FSRS
Auto-built decks: authors, movements, literary terms, key passages. FSRS spacing tuned to your seminar's cumulative final.
OpenEnglish concept map
Your reading list as a navigable tree of influences and counter-influences. Each node source-linked back to the line in the primary text.
OpenAI tutor for English
Voice-first or text. Discuss a passage three different ways, get a steel-manned counter-reading, or drill literary devices on the cumulative final.
OpenAskSia Library
Trained on real coursework at
the world's top universities.
Browse by university, subject, or course. Every entry maps to curated study patterns for that program.
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AskSia vs. ChatGPT, Quizlet,
Khan, Course Hero.
Other tools solve one slice of college. AskSia is the integrated workspace built specifically for your GPA.
| Feature | AskSia | ChatGPT | Quizlet | Course Hero / Khan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built specifically for college coursework | Yes - 2000+ universities | General-purpose | User decks only | Crowd uploads / K-12 |
| Lecture transcribe + translate | Yes - Real-time, 40+ languages | No | No | No |
| 98%-accurate homework solver with diagrams | Yes - Step-by-step + visual | ~70-85%, hallucinates | No | Manual hints |
| Multi-document Q&A | Yes - 100 files, page-cited answers | ~10-20 files | No | No |
| FSRS spaced-repetition flashcards | Yes - Auto-built, 6 types | No | Manual | No |
| Adaptive Mock Exam | Yes - Auto-graded FRQ | No | No | SAT only |
| Browser extension for LMS pages | Yes - Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle | No | No | No |
| Native desktop agent | Yes - Global hotkey | Web wrapper | No | No |
| iOS & Android mobile apps | Yes - Snap-and-solve | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Reported GPA improvement | Yes - +0.6 avg in one term | Not measured | Not measured | Not measured |
| Free for college students | Yes - No card required | Limited | Limited | Paid unlocks |
FAQ
Frequently asked
questions.
Can AskSia help write a defensible thesis?
Yes. AskSia tests your draft thesis against the 'so what' question, the 'who would disagree' question, and the 'is this just summary' check. Helps you move from topic to defensible claim.
Does AskSia handle AP English Lang and AP Lit?
Yes. AskSia runs AP Lang FRQ patterns (synthesis, rhetorical analysis, argument) and AP Lit FRQ patterns (poetry, prose, literary argument). Tracks which question types cost you points.
Will AskSia work for freshman composition?
Yes. AskSia drafts essays in your voice, structures arguments, and runs style checks deeper than Grammarly's surface suggestions.
Can AskSia help with literary devices and close reading?
Yes. AskSia identifies metaphor, irony, foreshadowing, narrative voice, and 30+ devices in passages you upload. Catches patterns that turn a B essay into an A.
Is AskSia free for English students?
Yes, AskSia is free for English students to start, no credit card required. Free includes daily generation across all tools, unlimited library access, and the browser extension. AskSia Pro and Super unlock unlimited generation, full Mock Exam mode, free-response auto-grading at scale, priority models, and unlimited transcription minutes.
Which platforms does AskSia run on?
Four surfaces, all syncing in real time: (1) Web app at asksia.ai, (2) iOS and Android mobile apps, (3) Browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Brave, and other Chromium browsers, which adds Sync to AskSia on Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Moodle, and Everytime, (4) Native desktop agent for macOS and Windows.
Does AskSia help with creative writing?
Yes. AskSia critiques short fiction and poetry against formal conventions you're working in, stays away from generic AI 'improvements' that flatten voice.
Can AskSia handle MLA 9 research papers?
Yes. AskSia drafts research papers with proper MLA 9 in-text citations and Works Cited entries. Handles DOI formatting and the precision your professor expects.
Is AskSia OK to use on English essays?
English departments vary on AI policy. AskSia is built as a study and revision aid; the AI detector lets you verify your essay reads as your own work. Always check your instructor's syllabus.
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