How It Works

From sign-up to mastery in 3 easy steps

Memcards makes studying simple. Create your decks, study with spaced repetition, and watch your knowledge level up — literally.

1

Create or import a deck

Start by creating a flashcard deck on any topic. You have multiple ways to get started:

Create manually

Add cards one-by-one with rich Markdown formatting. Perfect for study material you've curated yourself.

Generate with AI

Enter a topic and AI creates 30–300 flashcards in seconds. Available on Premium.

Import from community

Browse thousands of decks shared by other learners. Search by topic, filter by tags, and import with one click.

2

Study & earn XP

Open a study session and start reviewing your cards. Here's what happens with each review:

Flip the card to reveal the answer
Mark whether you got it correct or not
Correct answers earn XP for the card
Build streaks for bonus XP multipliers
Cards level up as they accumulate XP
The algorithm schedules the next review automatically
3

Track your progress

Watch your knowledge grow with visual progress tracking. Every card's journey is visible, and your dashboard shows your overall learning trajectory.

Card level badges show mastery at a glance
XP progress bars on every card
Study streak calendar to maintain consistency
Accuracy trends and performance analytics (Premium)
Deck-by-deck performance comparison (Premium)
Weekly growth summaries and XP charts (Premium)
The Science

Why spaced repetition works

The Forgetting Curve

In 1885, Hermann Ebbinghaus discovered that we forget newly learned information exponentially over time — the "forgetting curve." Without review, you forget about 70% of new information within 24 hours. Spaced repetition combats this by scheduling reviews at the optimal moment — right before you would forget.

Spacing Effect

Research consistently shows that spacing out your study sessions leads to dramatically better long-term retention compared to cramming. Each successful review at an increasing interval strengthens the memory trace. Memcards automates this process — the algorithm determines the perfect interval for each card based on your individual performance.

Gamification & Motivation

Studies in educational psychology show that gamification — adding game-like elements such as XP, levels, and streaks — significantly increases student engagement, motivation, and learning outcomes. Memcards' RPG system isn't just fun; it leverages well-established psychological principles of reward, progress, and achievement to keep you studying consistently.

RPG Progression

Watch your cards level up

Every card in Memcards has its own level. As you study and answer correctly, cards earn XP and progress through these ranks:

NoviceLv 1–2
ApprenticeLv 3–4
AdeptLv 5–6
MasterLv 7–8
MythicLv 9–10

As cards level up, they appear less frequently in reviews — the algorithm knows you've mastered them. Low-level cards appear more often until you demonstrate mastery. This is spaced repetition made visible.

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