What makes AskSia different

There are plenty of chatbots out there. AskSia is built around a different idea: a study companion that works from your course, not the whole internet, and that always shows its work so you can trust it. This is the "why" behind everything we make. Here's what actually sets AskSia apart.

AskSia vs. a general chatbot, at a glance

If you've used a general chatbot (like ChatGPT), three differences stand out fast:

• Where answers come from — AskSia draws on your syllabus and your own materials, not the open web.
• Can you verify them — every answer is cited to the exact page, slide, or timestamp, so you can check it yourself; a general chatbot gives you no sources to check.
• Does it know your class — AskSia auto-syncs your LMS so it knows your actual course; a general chatbot doesn't.

The rest of this page unpacks each of those.

Answers from your syllabus, not the internet

A generic chatbot answers from whatever it scraped off the web. AskSia answers from your own uploaded course materials — your slides, readings, lecture recordings, and notes. And it cites every answer back to the exact source: the page in a PDF, the slide in a PowerPoint, the timestamp in a recording or video. So you're never asked to just take Sia's word for it — you can jump straight to where a fact came from and check it yourself. That's the heart of "answers from your syllabus, not the internet."

It already knows your course

You shouldn't have to re-explain your class every time you ask a question. The Chrome extension brings AskSia into the learning system you already use and syncs your course in one click — modules, files, pages, syllabus, and recorded lectures. It's read-only (it never writes anything back to your LMS), and it works through your existing login session, so it never sees your password. The result: answers that are about your actual class — not a generic version of the topic.

One account, everywhere you study

Studying isn't one activity in one place, so AskSia isn't one app. One account and one subscription unlock every surface, all synced together:

• Web app for deep work — the full studio, best in Chrome.
• Mobile app to record lectures in class and study on the go, on iOS, Android, and iPad.
• Desktop agent (Mac and Windows) to plan ahead and build mock exams from your own materials.

Start something on one, pick it up on another. Not sure which to reach for? See Which AskSia should I use?

It learns you, and turns lectures into Sia Notes

The more you study, the more useful AskSia gets. Smart Memory remembers your courses, your writing style, and your goals, so help feels like it actually knows you instead of starting from scratch every time. And any lecture or reading becomes a Sia Note in one click — a clean, structured note with cues, the full content, and a one-line plain-English summary — so the messy stuff turns into something you can actually revise from.

A learning tool, not a homework-copying service

We'll be honest about what AskSia is for. It's built to help you understand — step by step, with explanations and citations you can follow — not to hand you answers to paste in. That's a deliberate choice. Please use it that way, and always follow your school's academic-integrity policy. Using AskSia to learn is exactly what it's good at; using it to cut corners isn't what it's here for. More on this in Using AskSia honestly.

One more honest note about accuracy

AI is powerful, but it can still make mistakes. We don't pretend otherwise — and that's exactly why every answer is cited. The citations aren't decoration; they're there so you can verify anything in a few seconds and stay in control of your own learning.

The belief behind it all

Underneath the features is a simple conviction: students shouldn't have to choose between learning and burnout. Good help should make studying feel calmer, not harder — less time fighting your materials, more time actually understanding them. That's the bar we hold ourselves to.

Questions?

If you're wondering whether AskSia is right for how you study, we're happy to talk it through. Email contact@asksia.ai — during business hours the team replies within one business day.