Brainscape: Smarter Flashcards

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4.6
11K reviews
500K+
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Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

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 flashcards is FREE. (Woohoo!) 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 three 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 community of users: it’s through your feedback that we can continue to innovate our learning platform to be more convenient, efficient, and even fun and social to use!
Updated on
18 Apr 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Photos and videos, Audio and App activity
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Photos and videos and 4 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.6
10.1K reviews
Kennedy Mathewson
5 February 2025
I love this app because I can make flashcards on my computer and practice them on my phone it makes it really easy to get in study time while I'm in-between doing things. I like the colors and how to move on it asks how you feel about how much you really know on the question. Haven't had any problems yet. I love that there are no ads!
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Brainscape
7 February 2025
We love that you can study on the go – fitting it in between things is key, right? Glad you're digging the colors and the self-assessment too. And yay for no ads! Thanks and keep it up, Kennedy! Chuckee@Brainscape
Cami
16 December 2024
I really like the app, it does its job and has a sleek design. There's only a minor inconvenience throwing me off. I'm not sure if it's just my device, but when I write something in the "answer" section of the notecard, I see the text in the textbox jitter a bit. It's barely noticeable but the blurry text messes with my eyes a bit. Aside from that minor nitpick, again, it's a great app!
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Brainscape
17 December 2024
Hi Cami, sorry to hear you're experiencing this known issue. Our engineers are aware of it, and a fix is coming soon. In the meantime, you can try slightly resizing your web browser, which may stop the shaking. We hope this workaround helps minimize distractions during your study sessions. Thank you for your understanding! Chuckee@Brainscape
James Siegel
4 December 2024
I am using this app on my phone and laptop to study for finals in my first year of law school. I cannot believe how well it works. It is free from spam/ads and has great functionality. I noted another review that complained about functionality between iPhone and Android. I am an Android user only but seems to work great. If there are functions missing I don't know it. Highly recommend.
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Brainscape
5 December 2024
Hey James, glad to hear that Brainscape is helping you tackle your first-year law school finals—no small feat! We're proud to keep our platform ad-free and highly functional to make your study sessions as seamless as possible. Best of luck with those finals! 🍀👏 Chuckee@Brainscape

What's new

We tidied up a few things under the hood. Like a mechanic who’s just vacuumed your car and left a mint on the dash. Is it fancy? No. Is it thoughtful? Absolutely. Now go study like the brilliant human you are.