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Flash cards — spaced recall, on demand

How flash card decks work, how they differ from quizzes and trails, and what each plan unlocks.

A flash card deck is a 5–60-card pack you create on demand from any topic. Each card has a short front (a prompt) and a longer back (the answer / definition / example), with an optional one-line hint. Decks are designed for active recall — the most consistent memory boost we know how to ship in a single click.

How to create one

Open the Flash Cards tab from the dashboard, or pick "+ New Flash Cards" from the + Create menu. Type a topic, choose a card count, set the level, and tap Generate. The AI scopes your topic, drafts the cards, fact-checks them, and the deck lands ready to study in 30–60 seconds.

Card counts and daily limits

Free creates 1 deck per day, fixed at 10 cards. Pro creates 3 decks per day with card counts of 10, 15, 25, 40, or 60.

We cap Free at 10 because that’s the sweet spot for a daily warmup — enough cards to mean something, few enough that you finish in under five minutes.

Studying a deck

Open a deck and tap "Start studying". One card at a time, with a flip animation; you can use the spacebar or tap the card to reveal the back. After flipping you rate yourself ("Got it" or "Review again") and advance to the next card. Hint? Read it before you flip.

When you reach the last card, tap Finish session. Your first completion of a deck grants the deck’s XP reward and ticks your streak. Re-studying the same deck keeps the streak warm but doesn’t pay XP again — just like the no-grinding rule on quizzes.

How they differ from quizzes

Quizzes test you with timed multiple-choice questions and lock in a score. Flash cards never test — they’re a self-paced recall surface, no right/wrong, no scoring. Use quizzes to verify what stuck; use flash cards to seed the memory in the first place.

Both earn XP, both feed achievements, both keep history forever.

On Maps and on your public profile

Decks can be added to a Map alongside trails and quizzes, so a topic map can sequence reading → cards → quiz cleanly. They also show up in your public profile activity once you complete one.

Exporting to Anki

Pro lets you export any deck you’ve completed at least once to Markdown or to an Anki-compatible TSV (tab-separated front / back / hint / tags). The Anki export drops straight into your local Anki via File › Import — a useful bridge if you’re already running a personal SRS pipeline.

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