Brainscape: Smarter Flashcards

Learn Faster Using AI: Find, create, and study SMART FLASHCARDS on any device.

Brainscape: Smarter Flashcards

App stats

Version: 4.20241101.10 (Last updated: 2024-12-03)
Creation date: 2016-10-12
Permissions
Photos/Media/Files: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage: read the contents of your USB storage, modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Camera: take pictures and videos
Microphone: record audio
Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections
Other:
  • receive data from Internet
  • view network connections
  • pair with Bluetooth devices
  • full network access
  • run at startup
  • draw over other apps
  • control vibration
  • prevent device from sleeping
  • Google Play license check

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App summary

Delete your old flashcard apps! Brainscape has the SMARTEST AI-powered flashcard maker, the BEST marketplace of expert flashcards, and the MOST EFFECTIVE spaced repetition study algorithm on the planet.

How does it work? Brainscape’s intelligent study system has been designed in accordance with decades of proven cognitive science to help you learn faster and remember longer than with any other flashcard app. (And we don’t waste time on games. Our flashcards are for serious learners.)

Brainscape distills any subject down into bite-sized facts (neatly organized into decks and classes), which are posed as question-and-answer pairs, compelling you to actively recall information from scratch. You then rate how well you know each concept on a scale of 1 to 5, and Brainscape determines the perfect time interval at which to repeat that flashcard again.
If you know the answer well, you’ll see that flashcard less often; if you don’t know it well, you’ll see it again and again, at frequent intervals, until it’s deeply ingrained into your brain. And it’s this totally unique combination of active recall, self-assessment (metacognition), and spaced repetition that is scientifically proven to significantly slash your required study time!
Where do all of Brainscape’s awesome flashcards come from? Three places:

THE WORLD’S TOP EXPERTS. Brainscape partners with top publishers, schools, and educators to create comprehensive collections of certified flashcards for a diverse array of subjects, from foreign languages (we are the best language-learning tool in the world) to high-stakes exams like the AP series, MBE (bar exam), Series 7, NCLEX, MCAT, and more.

YOUR PEERS. Top students, professors, teachers, tutorpreneurs, and businesses around the world have created over 1 million subjects that are available to search on Brainscape’s Knowledge Genome.

YOU! You can easily create and organize thousands of multimedia flashcards featuring text, images, and even audio files, both on Brainscape’s website AND within the app itself. You can also share your decks with your classmates and collaboratively develop content together.

How much does it cost? Creating and sharing great text flashcards is FREE. (Woohoo! And sorry, we do have to charge for image creation for security reasons.) And for unlimited access to ALL of Brainscape's user-generated and premium, expert-curated content, as well as optional features, like bookmarks and card reversibility--or to me your content private, you can upgrade to Pro for $19.99 (monthly), $59.99 (every 6 months), or $95.99 (annually). Alternatively, you can unlock a LIFETIME of learning with Brainscape for a one-time cost of only $199.99 American dolla billz.

The fine print: The 3 recurring subscriptions (monthly, semiannual, and annual) will renew automatically within 24 hours before the end of the current period, unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can cancel auto-renewal any time by going to Account Settings, and the cancellation will apply after the active subscription period is complete. Go ahead and learn more about our Terms and Privacy Policy at brainscape.com/terms.

What’s on the horizon? It’s our vision to empower everyone, everywhere to rise to the challenge of personalized forever-learning. And for this reason, we love hearing from our user community: it’s through your feedback that we can continue to innovate our platform to be more convenient, efficient, and even fun and social to use!

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • User-friendly interface
  • Effective learning algorithm that adapts to user input
  • Good for studying languages and various subjects
  • Ability to create and customize flashcards
  • Syncs well with online platform
Cons
  • Slow saving time for flashcards
  • Limited features on mobile app compared to web
  • Inability to study cards in reverse order
  • Images and fonts are not rendered well
  • Subscription model for advanced features is not preferred by some users
Most mentioned
  • User-friendly interface
  • Slow saving time for flashcards
  • Effective learning algorithm
  • Inability to study cards in reverse order
  • Limited features on mobile app
User reviews
In my opinion this is Anki done right! I really enjoy the simplicity of this app and how well it works. Its very user friendly and has a pleasant interface. There is only one aspect of this app I don't like and it's how long each card takes to save. It takes a surprising long time for each card I input to save before I can add another card. It makes adding more than 5 or ten cards at time very time consuming .

I discovered Brainscape by watching YouTube reviews of Flashcards APPs. I used a different flashcards app when I was getting my Bachelor's degree, but it no longer exists. I am loving the web interface and how it syncs to my phone. I can use text, images and sound! And of course formatting of text. The algorithm learns from my input and reduces the display of items that I get right, and increases the frequency of things that I need to become more proficient on. Totally five stars!
by Don Alan, 2024-09-13

I created an account online using my phone. The app was automatically downloaded onto my phone without my permission a day later! Not cool!! I can't say whether this is the fault of Brainscape, the Google Play Store or Samsung, but being it has never happened before in almost a year of owning this phone, I'm guessing it's Brainscape. Needless to say I'm deleting the app as well as my online account, and notifying Google. I was so excited for the content, too. 😩
by Bryan Eichorn, 2024-09-11
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