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sometimes cycles through known flashcards more often than desired, and that some pre-made flashcard sets can be outdated.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 School
  3. Education Center
  4. Learning Center
  5. Study at Home School
  6. Studying Center

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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

Increasing Your Knowledge Base.

The ability to repeatedly go over the cards accordingly makes this app very useful.
Additionally, with an honest approach, one can readily assess one's ability to recall answers thereby increasing one's knowledge base.

8 August 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am very happy with brainscape been…

I am very happy with brainscape been using it for years and it honestly works brilliantly. It is easy to create them and something I can actually use when studying on the move.

I have been wanting to use paper flashcards again but I just couldn't justify it. It is so much easier to use Brainscape and the built in repetition algorithm is probably the main reason studying on Brainscape has help me improve my information retention.

5 August 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've been introduced to BrianScape.....

I've been introduced to BrianScape around 3 weeks back and from that day I've absolutely loved it!
I didn't ever imagine I would get an appointment that is soo specific to my use case of quick revisions in a light way, but here I am making the most of it.

Honestly thank you for the founder and all the other people involved in the creation of this concept and implementation through this app, it's just been wonderful.

1 July 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommended!

This app was great! I could create my own flash cards and it really helped me learn the key terms. I was revising for an exam and it let me review topics in a really organised and easy way too, as I was able to separate each deck my subject. It will also let you rate from 1-5 how confident you are, making it super simple to keep track what you need to work on more!

However, without premium, you could only access a few decks made by others, and use AI a few times - meaning you have to type your own most the time.

Even so, this is really helpful and useful for me and I will recommend trying it out!

13 June 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I really love how useful this app is…

I really love how useful this app is for studying. I make my own flashcards from our pdf handouts, and review the notes whenever I have down time. It’s a great way to study and get more out of my time. I like this app more than others I’ve used mostly because the interface is nice, and it allows sharing of other flaschards. It’s been a worthwhile investment. Highly recommend it.

3 February 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I recently used Brainscape’s CLTM…

I recently used Brainscape’s CLTM course in preparation for my board exam, but unfortunately, I did not find it helpful. The flashcards were not aligned with the actual exam content — in my experience, less than 30% of the material covered in the flashcards was reflected in the questions on the test.

I was hoping for a more comprehensive and exam-focused resource, and I feel quite let down by this course, especially given the time and effort invested. If there is anything that can be done to support learners like me or improve the content to better reflect the actual exam format, I would greatly appreciate it.

26 March 2025
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Reply from Brainscape - Smarter Flashcards

So sorry to hear that, sahana. Currently, Brainscape doesn’t offer a certified class for the CLTM course—you were likely studying a user-generated deck. Unfortunately, we’re unable to edit or verify content created by other users.

If you notice any inaccuracies or have suggestions, you can use the “Suggest Edit” feature directly. You’re also welcome to create your own flashcards tailored to your study needs—many learners find this approach especially effective.

If you have any other concerns or feedback, feel free to reach out to us at support@brainscape.com. We’re always happy to help.

Wishing you all the best in your studies.

Chuckee@Brainscape

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The Best Study App

I have really enjoyed using Brainscape. I love its interface and the spaced repetition component. I also love the fact that it tells me how many more hours I need to study to master a study deck.

18 June 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great study resource

I've used Brainscape to study for the AR exam, to help review a Facility Management book and now to study for a management exam. It's a great resource. Definitely one of my go to study tools. Flashcards force me to retrieve information from memory, rather than just reviewing notes or reading a textbook. Highly recommend.

11 March 2025
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