HeyClicky alternative for learning: an AI tutor that quizzes you, scores you and remembers what you missed
HeyClicky (first launched as Clicky) is an AI buddy that lives next to your cursor on Mac and Windows. Press a hotkey, ask out loud, and it looks at your screen and draws on top of it to explain things: arrows over a button in FL Studio, a diagram over a page, even a 3D scene. It is a fun new way to talk to AI, and it is great when you are stuck inside an app.
But a lot of people try HeyClicky to learn something: a language, calculus, chemistry, how the Roman Republic fell. That is where a screen assistant runs out of road. It answers the question you asked. It does not check you understood, it does not quiz you next week, and it has no idea you got the same question wrong yesterday.
That is the gap GreetAI Learning was built for. If you want an AI tutor that teaches you, tests you and remembers you, this is the HeyClicky alternative to try.
The short version
- Choose HeyClicky if you want help using an app on your computer right now: “where is the export button?”, “what does this error mean?”, or an agent that does a task for you.
- Choose GreetAI Learning if you want to actually learn a subject: lessons that explain, quizzes that adapt to you, scores and rewards that keep you going, and review of what you missed.
- Use both if you like HeyClicky for everyday computer help and want a real tutor for studying. They solve different problems.
HeyClicky vs GreetAI Learning at a glance
| HeyClicky | GreetAI Learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Main goal | Help with whatever is on your screen | Learning a subject from start to finish |
| How it teaches | Answers a question and draws over your screen | A teacher explains on a whiteboard, out loud, step by step |
| Checks you understood | No, you ask the next question | Yes: quizzes during every lesson |
| Personalised | Remembers short text summaries for context | Quizzes, pace and review built around your answers and level |
| Rewards and progress | No | Scores on every answer, rewards for getting it right, progress you can see |
| Speaking practice | Voice questions in, voice answers out | Say the phrase and get scored word by word |
| Who makes the content | Generated on the fly from your question | Lessons designed with professional experts in each subject |
| Subjects | Any app on your screen | Languages, math, science, history, exam prep and interviews |
| Platform | Mac app (macOS Sonoma 14.2+) and Windows | In your browser, nothing to install |
| Price | Free for 25 messages a month, Pro $20/month, Max $100/month | $9/month: unlimited learning sessions and 100 personalised lessons generated for you |
HeyClicky prices are from heyclicky.com in November 2026.
Why explaining isn’t the same as learning
A great explanation feels like learning. You nod along, it makes sense, you close the window. A week later most of it is gone. Learning research has said this for a long time: you remember what you retrieve, not what you read.
Three things turn an explanation into something you keep:
- Testing yourself. Answering a question, even a wrong answer, makes the memory stronger than reading the explanation again.
- Spacing it out. Coming back to a topic a few days later beats cramming it once.
- Feedback straight away. Knowing right away whether you got it right stops mistakes from setting in.
A screen assistant does none of these on its own. You would have to write the quiz, remember to come back and grade yourself. GreetAI Learning does all three for you in every lesson.
What GreetAI Learning does
- A teacher on a whiteboard. Pick a topic and a teacher explains it out loud while drawing every step on a whiteboard, the way a good tutor would at a desk.
- Stops to check. Every few minutes the lesson pauses for a short question: multiple choice, fill the gap, tap the word or say it out loud. If you miss it, the teacher explains it again a different way.
- Personalised quizzes. Questions are built around your level and the mistakes you make, not one fixed worksheet for everyone.
- Rewards that keep you going. Every answer is scored. Get it right and you are rewarded; finish a lesson and you see what you’ve learned.
- Review what you missed. Things you got wrong come back later until you get them right.
- Made with experts. Lessons are designed with professional experts in each subject, so what you learn is accurate, not just whatever an assistant says when you ask.
The best subjects to learn with GreetAI
Languages
Speak, don’t just tap. Say a phrase and watch each word turn green as you get it right. Practise real conversations with a patient speaking partner in French, Spanish, German, Italian and more. Watching shows on Netflix? Our free GreetAI Practice Chrome extension turns any line into speaking practice.
Math
Step by step on the whiteboard, then your turn. Solve a problem one step at a time and get feedback on each step, not just the final answer. Good for algebra, calculus and SAT Math.
Science
See how it works, then prove you understand it. Interactive animations show things like how a rocket engine makes thrust, then quizzes check you can explain it back.
History
Don’t just read about it, step into it. Role-play history: question a senator about the fall of the Roman Republic or argue a side, then get quizzed on what really happened.
Exams and interviews
Practise IELTS Speaking with a score after every answer, or rehearse a job interview, from behavioural questions to system design on a shared whiteboard.
Where HeyClicky is ahead
To be fair, HeyClicky does things we don’t:
- It works inside any app. If you are stuck in DaVinci Resolve, Figma or Xcode, it can see that exact screen and point at the right button.
- It runs agents. It can do tasks for you on your computer, connected to tools like Gmail and Notion.
- Dictation everywhere. It turns speech into text in any app.
If that is what you need, HeyClicky is a great tool. GreetAI Learning is not a computer assistant. It is a tutor.
Who should switch from HeyClicky to GreetAI
GreetAI Learning is the better fit if:
- You opened HeyClicky to study, not to get help with an app.
- You forget what you were told. You want quizzes and review, not just answers.
- You want to speak a language, with a score for how you sound.
- You want accurate lessons made with subject experts.
- You don’t want to pay $20 a month for unlimited talk you mostly use for studying. GreetAI is $9.
- You’re not on a Mac. GreetAI runs in the browser on any computer.
FAQ
Is GreetAI Learning a HeyClicky alternative? For learning, yes. HeyClicky helps you with what’s on your screen. GreetAI Learning teaches a subject with lessons, quizzes, scores and review.
Is GreetAI cheaper than HeyClicky? Yes. GreetAI Learning is $9 a month for unlimited learning sessions and 100 personalised lessons generated for you. HeyClicky Pro is $20 a month.
Does GreetAI work on Mac? Yes, and on Windows, Linux and Chromebooks too. It runs in your browser, so there is nothing to install.
Can I learn a language with GreetAI? Yes. You speak out loud and every word is scored by how it sounds. It covers French, Spanish, German, Italian and more.
Can I use GreetAI for math and science? Yes. Math is taught step by step on a whiteboard with a check after each step, and science uses interactive animations followed by quizzes.
Who writes the lessons? Lessons are designed with professional experts in each subject.
Can I use HeyClicky and GreetAI together? Yes. Many learners use one tool for help on their computer and another for studying.
Get started
- Go to app.greetai.co and create your workspace.
- Choose Learning as your account type.
- Pick a topic, a language or an exam, and start your first lesson.
It takes a minute, and your first quiz comes a few minutes later.