What is a spaced repetition app?
It shows you something again just before you would forget it, at growing gaps, instead of all at once the night before. In VisualNote the gaps are 1, 2, 5, 12 and 30 days. Each time, you grade yourself with Didn't know, Almost or Knew it.
Do I have to make my own flashcards?
No. Everything you answer becomes a review item on its own: the labels you put back on your visual, the lesson and checkpoint questions, quiz questions and flashcards. You study the lesson once and the reviews follow from it.
How long do reviews take each day?
At most 18 items a day, which is about 15 minutes, with no more than 5 new ones. Today puts them in order with the rest of your plan, so you can do them on the bus and be done.
What happens if I skip a day?
You can set up to 3 rest days a week, and those don't break your streak. If you want a nudge, turn on a reminder by email or phone notification at the hour you pick. It only arrives when something is due or an exam is near, and never after you already studied that day.
Is the spaced repetition free?
Yes. Reviews, Today, the streak and rest days are all on the free plan, no credit card. Plus adds every lesson whole, checkpoints, a streak freeze each month and a vacation pause.