Gyanis vs Physics Wallah
Physics Wallah (PW) is the most-watched JEE and NEET coaching brand in India today, built on affordable teacher-led batches and a YouTube channel with tens of millions of subscribers. It is a coaching product. The student gets the lesson and the DPP. What the student does not get inside the same app is a daily plan that adapts to today's quiz score or an accredited coach for the week before the exam.
The verdict
Most JEE and NEET students are best served by both. Take the batch at Physics Wallah for teacher-led concept lessons. Run Flow on top for the adaptive daily practice and book Aura the week stress spikes.
Feature by feature, in one table.
| Feature | Gyanis | Physics Wallah | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily plan built from yesterday's score | Flow Gameplan, rebuilt every morning | Fixed batch calendar | |
| Adaptive MCQ difficulty per topic | Difficulty moves up after two correct in a row | DPPs are static per batch | |
| Live teacher sessions | Ask an Expert, per session, quoted before confirm | Included in batch fee | |
| Accredited coach sessions | Aura, RCI-registered, per-session video call | Not offered | |
| Video back catalog | Smaller, topical clips; Vibe audio lessons coming in 2026 | Thousands of full lectures on YouTube | |
| Exams covered outside India | GCSE, A-Levels, SPM, EmSAT, KCSE | Primarily India |
Physics Wallah strengths
- Teacher-led batches priced from INR 2,500 to INR 15,000 per subject per year
- YouTube library of full-length lectures, searchable by chapter
- Daily Practice Problems (DPPs) shipped per batch, graded by batch staff
Physics Wallah weaknesses
- Practice sets are the same for every batch student. A student at 60% in Kinematics sees the same DPP as a student at 95%.
- No daily plan built from yesterday's quiz score. Batch calendar is fixed.
- No accredited wellbeing coach booking inside the app.
- Server load and Q&A turnaround slow during peak exam season, as reported on PW subreddits.
What each one costs per month.
Gyanis
Flow starts free with a 7-day trial, then paid plans take over. No multi-year lock-in. Aura and Vibe quoted per session.
Physics Wallah
Batches from INR 2,500 to INR 15,000 per subject per year depending on exam and delivery format.
Who each one is built for.
Gyanis
Students already in a coaching batch who want an adaptive daily practice layer, on-demand expert help, and an accredited Aura Coach they can book in the exam week.
Physics Wallah
Students who want a fixed teacher-led batch and a low yearly fee.
Flow, Aura, and Vibe on one wallet.
Flow runs adaptive practice. Aura puts an accredited coach on a video call. Vibe connects you with a real subject expert, priced per session. The core toolkit is free. You add paid features only when you are ready.