Brainscape - Smarter Flashcards Reviews 514

TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.8

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Reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the app and website for their excellent user experience, finding them intuitive and easy to navigate. Many users highlight the product's high quality, particularly the flashcards, which are described as well-written and effective for learning and retention. People appreciate the flexibility to create custom content and the seamless experience across different devices. However, some customers noted occasional issues with the website being slow. A few reviewers also mentioned that the algorithm sometimes cycles through known flashcards more often than desired, and that some pre-made flashcard sets can be outdated.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Awesome tool I use for learning a foreign language. After each class, I create a deck with new words, then practice them in the following days. Cards/words you have more problems with appear more ofte... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I bought the ETS official flashcards from the GRE and it brought me to this website. I've been hooked ever since. It's made learning vocab (my toughest area) fun. I love that this app gives me a strea... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've been using Brainscape on my desktop and phone to learn new vocabulary, and it's been a truly seamless experience. What I value most is the flexibility—I can create as many custom classes and deck... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Love brainscape genuinely the only way I can study and lock in during finals. It's so easy to make flashcards and the interface/UI is way better than any other flashcard app I have tried. Love the fe... See more


Company details

  1. Software company
  2. Adult education centre
  3. Education Centre
  4. Learning Centre
  5. Study at home school
  6. Studying Centre

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The most effective web and mobile flashcard app.✓ Securely find, create, and share digital flashcards, then optimize studying using proven cognitive science. Perfect for educators and students; school, foreign languages, professional certifications, and more! Brainscape's learning system is based on several decades of cognitive science research into how people learn best. Using a combination of active recall, metacognition, distributed practice, spaced repetition, and interleaving study, Brainscape's algorithm ensures that you are studying each flashcard in the format, pattern, and interval that best optimizes your speed of learning and length of retention. If you're a teacher, professor, tutor, or employee trainer, Brainscape also allows you to easily collaborate with many colleagues (or with students themselves) to create the flashcards, and to track over a dozen different metrics about your students study and mastery patterns. With Brainscape, you can feel confident that your students are studying in the most effective way possible, so you can instead focus on what you're best at!


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing!

It's the only way to learn facts and information if you want to actually retain it.

16 June 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brainscape enhances the online class…

Brainscape enhances the online class experience of learning and reinforces and expands on the material. It is easy to use, quick and allows one to review material anywhere or anytime you have a few minutes. I find it has helped me and I use it regularly,(daily). I do feel it has positively impacted my comprehension and retention of new material.

17 June 2025
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Wish there was a pronunciation option

I really like the flashcards and the confidence levels system that lets you measure how much you know about each topic. For the GRE cards, I would have wished if there was a voiced pronunciation option.

13 June 2025
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Reply from Brainscape - Smarter Flashcards

Thank you for your feedback and suggestion, Emad! Appreciate the love!

Chuckee@Brainscape

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It has great interface and easy to…

It has great interface and easy to manage. But if i learn the cards on several occasions it’s not put the cards in order, it drop it random. Maybe there is a buttom but i want it to more obvius. Thank you!

12 June 2025
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The Certified Spanish course is terrible

I paid for the "pro" package. Waste of money. The few " courses" I've looked at are terrible. I have an interest in spanish & French - poor courses. I will not be renewing my subscription

9 June 2025
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Reply from Brainscape - Smarter Flashcards

Hi David. I'm sorry to hear this! Our Spanish collection is actually one of our most popular products of all time -- with over 20,000 5-star reviews when it used to be a standalone iPhone app. (It was higher rated than DuoLingo!)

An insane amount of work went into -- and continues to go into -- the creation and maintenance of those flashcards (and their sample sentences and audio), via a team of Spanish educators, linguists, and cognitive scientists.

Would you mind sending a message to content@brainscape.com with any specific feedback for how that content could have worked better for you? Is it that you're just not a flashcard person, or that you found something about our content progression, examples, or format less helpful than it could have been?

Thank you in advance for any feedback you're able to share!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful

Very helpful, It made me understand the topic more and the flashcards were helpful in memorizing and understanding the knowledge.

1 December 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A fantastic learning tool

Brainscape is a fantastic learning tool. I have used it to pass many different types of exams over the years and made decks for so many different subjects. I've been able to easily share my flashcards with friends and colleagues too, by sending them a link to my deck. It really helps you memorise the learning material

5 June 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brainscape – A Must-Have for Studying!

I’m a huge fan of Brainscape and it was a lifesaver during my Weinakademiker studies. Its spaced repetition system made learning complex wine concepts much easier to remember. I loved customizing my decks and tracking my progress. Brainscape made studying engaging and effective. Highly recommended!

4 June 2025
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

User interface us good but I want it…

User interface is good but I want it like a anki like algorithm.

3 June 2025
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Reply from Brainscape - Smarter Flashcards

Thanks for giving us a try, Sudarshan! We hope you'll continue to use us anytime if you'd like to mix our algorithm with your study routine.

Chuckee@Brainscape

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

User For Several Years

I have used Brainscape for several years for my ongoing spanish language studies. I feel it is the best platform there is for spaced repetition. The app is so user friendly that it is a pleasure to use, whether for a long study session or a few minutes. All positive things to say about this app.

1 June 2025
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