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Flashcards and spaced repetition

Why cards come back, and what each grade does.

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Flashcards bring a word back right before you'd forget it. Grade each card by how easily you remembered it, and the app spaces your reviews.

How review intervals grow1 day3 days2 weeksmonths
Each correct review pushes the next one further out.

The four grades

What each grade does to the next reviewAgainHardGoodEasyLaterSoon
Each grade sets when the card comes back.
Pressing Again only brings the card back sooner. Grades that match how well you knew it keep the schedule right.

How a card moves between stages

How a card moves between statesNewLearningReviewRelearningAgainGood
A good grade moves a card forward, and Again drops it back to relearning.
A card you keep missing is marked difficult and paused automatically, so it stops holding up your reviews. You can resume it from your collection.

Step by step

  1. Open Flashcards and click Review all decks.
  2. Flip the card by tapping it or pressing Space.
  3. Grade it Again, Hard, Good or Easy.
  4. Made a mistake? Click Undo to redo the last card.
A flipped card with the grade buttons.
A flipped card with the grade buttons.

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