Treberys Private founder launches Cardstack, a flashcard app built on active recall
Treberys Private founder Angus Gibson has launched Cardstack, a flashcard app for iOS, now available free on the App Store.
Cardstack is built for memorising things properly, languages, dates, definitions, exam material, whatever needs to actually be known rather than vaguely recognised. Cards are organised into subjects and stacks, then studied through three escalating modes: Absorb, for a first read with no pressure; Practice, where typed answers are marked with typos forgiven; and Test, the strict version, where three correct answers in a row are required to master a card and any mistake resets it to zero.
The idea grew directly out of years spent working with students one to one. Often memorisation methods rewards recognition rather than recall, a student can look at an answer, feel they know it, and be no better prepared for the exam room than before they started. Cardstack is built specifically to close that gap: a card only counts as learned once it's been produced correctly, repeatedly, under real conditions, not simply recognised on the page.
Once a stack is mastered, it returns for review on a spaced schedule, after 3 days, then 7, then 14, then 30, so what's been learned stays learned rather than fading once the immediate pressure is off.
Cardstack is free to download, with no account required.