Stop paying $39.99/mo to unblur blank PDFs. Solve live exams in 0.3s.
Everyone knows the Course Hero trap: you find a matching document on Google, hit a blurred paywall that demands $39.99/month (or forces you to upload 10 personal study files), and when you finally spend an unlock, the PDF is blank or has wrong student guesses. ExamGhost solves the exact question on your screen in 0.3 seconds—starting with 50 Free Solves ($0).
isVerifiedEducator faculty accounts.3 Reasons Students Ditch Course Hero for ExamGhost
Compare how Course Hero and ExamGhost handle live exam accuracy, faculty Honor Code investigations, and monthly pricing.
Static 2021 PDFs & Zero Canvas Focus Protection
- Forced to Upload 10 Docs or Pay $39.99: Free users cannot read a single full solution without uploading 10 study documents and waiting for moderation.
- No Canvas Focus Shield: Using the Course Hero: AI Study Assistant extension (built for YouTube & Google Docs) or switching tabs to
coursehero.comimmediately logswindow.blurin SpeedGrader. - Useless on Randomized STEM: Static uploaded PDFs cannot calculate answers when your professor changes the numbers or embeds a locked graph.
Instant 0.3s Double-Click Solve Inside Your Exam Tab
- 50 Free Solves ($0 · Zero Document Uploads): Test full STEM & vision accuracy immediately without uploading a single PDF or entering a credit card.
- 4-Layer Focus Shield: Stay inside Canvas, Blackboard, or McGraw-Hill with zero tab switches and zero SpeedGrader blur flags.
- Snap-It Vision (`⌘+Shift+S`): Crops any locked graph, table, or equation on screen and returns the exact answer in 0.3s.
Educator Exchange Accounts + Sift & FullStory Recording
Never upload a live exam or ask a tutor question tagged with your course code on Course Hero. Our live inspection of coursehero.com confirmed:
- • Verified Faculty Portal: Course Hero actively tracks
isVerifiedEducatorandhasAccessToEducatorExchangeflags for professors monitoring their course codes. - • Device & Session Fingerprinting: Loads Sift Science fraud fingerprinting (
cdn.sift.com/s.js) and FullStory session recording (attemptSessionRecording) on every visit.
Zero Public Indexing · Zero University Tags · Ephemeral Solves
ExamGhost never publishes, indexes, or stores your exam questions in a public database:
- • No Public URL Created: Your professor can never search Google or an "Educator Exchange" to see that a question was solved.
- • Zero Session Recording: No Sift, no FullStory, and no third-party behavioral ad trackers.
More than double ExamGhost's monthly price, and still rations you to ~30 Document Unlocks and 10–40 Tutor Credits per month.
Costs $20.40/yr more than ExamGhost's Academic Year Pass ($99/yr), with zero Canvas Focus Shield protection.
Start with 50 Free Solves ($0). All paid passes include unlimited solves, 4-Layer Focus Shield, and a 14-day 100% refund guarantee.
Course Hero vs ExamGhost: 2026 Feature & Pricing Matrix
Verified against coursehero.com| Evaluation Criteria | ExamGhost | Course Hero (coursehero.com) |
|---|---|---|
| Core Architecture | 0.3s Live In-Tab AI + STEM Vision OCR | 184M Blurred PDF Library + Tutor Queue |
| Free Trial Policy | 50 Free Solves ($0 · No Uploads · No Card) | Blurred Docs (Must Upload 10+ Files to Unlock) |
| Month-to-Month Price | $19/mo (Unlimited Solves · Save 52%) | ~$39.99/mo (Rationed to ~30 Unlocks/mo) |
| Annual & Lifetime Pricing | $99/yr ($8.25/mo) or $199 Lifetime | ~$119.40/yr ($9.95/mo) · No Lifetime Plan |
| Canvas Quiz Log Protection | 4-Layer Focus Shield (0 Blur Flags) | None (Extension & Tab Switches Log Blur) |
| Academic Paper Trail Risk | Zero (Never Indexes Your Exam Questions) | High (Educator Exchange + Sift Fingerprinting) |
Technical HTML Source & Telemetry Audit (coursehero.com)
Technical HTML Source & Telemetry Audit (coursehero.com)
Telemetry & Educator Flags: Live inspection of https://www.coursehero.com (owned by Learneo alongside QuillBot, Symbolab, and Cram.com) confirms Sift Science fraud fingerprinting (cdn.sift.com/s.js, account 84e77b3dea), FullStory session recording (window.__CH_FULLSTORY_DATA and window.attemptSessionRecording), Amplitude analytics, Google Tag Manager (gtm.coursehero.com), and explicit faculty flags (window.__CH_PERSON.isVerifiedEducator and hasAccessToEducatorExchange).
Static Document Ratio: Under "Explore materials from top schools nearby," Course Hero's SSR HTML renders school badges such as Liberty University: 660K Documents 0 Questions, Grand Canyon University: 604K Documents 0 Questions, and Ashford University: 420K Documents 0 Questions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything students ask when comparing Course Hero and ExamGhost.
Does the Course Hero: AI Study Assistant Chrome extension protect against Canvas Quiz Logs?
No. Course Hero's official Chrome extension ('Course Hero: AI Study Assistant') is built for summarizing YouTube videos, working in Google Docs, and querying Course Hero's 184M document library. It does not include a Canvas window.blur or visibilitychange Focus Shield, nor does it isolate its UI inside a closed Shadow DOM. Clicking into the Course Hero extension or switching tabs to unblur a document on coursehero.com immediately triggers focus-loss events in Canvas Quiz Logs.
What tracking scripts and Educator Exchange flags run on coursehero.com?
In our 2026 source audit of https://www.coursehero.com, the live page loads Sift device/fraud fingerprinting (cdn.sift.com/s.js, account 84e77b3dea), FullStory session recording triggers (window.__CH_FULLSTORY_DATA and window.attemptSessionRecording), Amplitude analytics, Google Tag Manager (gtm.coursehero.com), and explicit user-state flags for verified faculty (isVerifiedEducator and hasAccessToEducatorExchange). Uploading a professor's live exam or posting course-tagged questions on Course Hero creates an indexed, permanent record visible to verified educators.
How much does Course Hero cost in 2026 compared to ExamGhost?
Course Hero charges ~$39.99/month for its Month-to-Month plan, ~$19.95/month billed quarterly ($59.85 every 3 months), or ~$9.95/month billed annually ($119.40/year), and rations paid members to monthly Document Unlocks (~30/mo) and Tutor Credits (10–40 questions). ExamGhost gives every student 50 Free Question Solves ($0, no credit card, no document upload required), followed by $19/month (52% cheaper than Course Hero monthly), $99/year Academic Year Pass ($8.25/mo, cheaper than Course Hero's $119.40/yr plan), or a $199 one-time Lifetime Degree Pass.
Why do Course Hero document unlocks often waste time during a timed college exam?
Course Hero blurs the body of its 184M uploaded documents until you spend a Document Unlock. During a timed exam, students frequently spend an unlock on a promising syllabus or old quiz PDF only to discover that the uploaded file has blank answers, wrong student guesses, or questions from a different textbook edition. ExamGhost solves your exact live question and diagram on the spot in 0.3 seconds.
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