The World's Smartest Flashcards
Learn Faster
Brainscape's online flashcards app applies decades of cognitive science research to make studying as efficient as humanly possible.
How Brainscape Works
Over 800 academic studies have proven the efficiency of spaced repetition. But nobody has ever made it as personalized as Brainscape.
Active Recall
Think of the answer in your headMetacognition
Rate your confidenceSpaced Repetition
A customized stream of cards to help you learn fasterIncrease In Retention
After studying for 30 minutes with:
Based on a study at Columbia University; people studied 30 mins, then took a post-test
Features
- Find Great Flashcards
- Browse thousands of subjects created by publishers, teachers, and students
- Create Great Flashcards
- Use easy authoring tools on both our website and our mobile & tablet app
- Study Progressively
- Learn faster using Brainscape's “smart flashcards” repetition system
- Collaborate with Classmates
- Manage editing permissions to help spread the work among multiple students
- Share Your Subject
- Post a link to your subject on your class website, or tweet it to the rest of the world
- Bulk Upload Entire Decks
- Import dozens of text-based flashcards at once, using a two-column .csv file
- Upload Media
- Easily add images, animations, and sounds to your flashcards
- Format Beautiful Content
- Transform boring text using bold, italics, bullets, numbered lists, & other HTML tweaks
- Track Students' Progress
- Monitor the participation and mastery of all students in a shared subject
- Navigate Your Content
- Easily flip through cards, search for specific cards, or view whole decks in “print preview”
- Benchmark Your Progress
- Compare your commitment levels with friends and with learners around the world
- Bookmark Your Cards
- Mark specific flashcards to review later with a teacher or tutor
Brainscape for Educators
Collaboratively create flashcards with your students, and track their progress
See our Educators' page >Testimonials
“In days my Spanish has gone from elementary to conversational; incredibly in depth & easy to use.”
— Sophie Parker, Spanish Learner
“Clearly tops. Best feature may be the advanced editor—instrumental for adding pictures to my cards.”
— Dwayne Jonez, Medical Student
“After Brainscape, I recorded a 15% improvement in one class v. the students' previous scores and other classes.”
— Julie Kim, History Teacher
“After we introduced Brainscape, suffice it to say that our sales staff learned critical new product facts much faster.”
— Spencer Halpert, Sales Director
“I use this app all the time and share decks with classmates. The perfect study tool for a student.”
— Mariko Kentaro, College Junior
“First was my ophthalmology final. 2 days to study; made cards one day & learned the 2nd. Got a 96%. Thanks for my A!”
— Arturo Dimas, Knowledge Junkie