Built for the exam you are taking

Your material in. Exam-ready practice out.

Start with a topic, notes or a photo. Cognito creates cards you can check and edit before saving, then uses FSRS to plan each review. Choose an exam for more focused practice; Premium also supports PDFs, audio, videos and other sources.

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  • Free to start
  • No account needed
  • Review saved cards offline
An example Cognito Home screen with cards due, a daily goal, a Review button, and Daily Mix, Weak Spots and Learn study options.
80+
school, university, admissions and medical exam formats
10
free AI generation batches per calendar month
4
study modes: Classic, Compact, Quiz and Type Answer
FSRS
the scheduler that decides when each card comes back

One system, many goals

Your exam is context, not a label.

Cognito uses the exam you selected to shape what it generates and how deeply it expects you to answer. You can also study with no exam chosen and set one later in Settings.

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Exam names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. Cognito is an independent study tool and is not endorsed by or affiliated with exam boards or testing organisations.

Build an exam study plan that fits your weekChoose realistic study days, make room for reviews, and adjust when life interrupts.

How it works

Make a set. Check it. Keep learning.

1

Choose your target

Select the exam you are preparing for, or start without one. Your exam profile shapes the terminology and depth of generated cards.

2

Add your material

Create from a topic, pasted notes or a photo for free. Premium adds supported PDFs, audio, YouTube, web and arXiv sources. Check and edit cards before saving.

3

Practise at the right time

Review on a schedule shaped by your answer history. Set an exam date and study days to turn your library into an Exam Plan.

The study system

More than a flashcard maker.

Creation, organisation, practice, tutoring and progress sit in one native app rather than four.

  • Exam-aware AI generation

    Cards written in your exam’s terminology and expected answer depth. Nothing enters your library until you have reviewed it.

  • The sources you already study from

    Start free with topics, pasted text and photos. Premium also turns supported PDFs, audio, YouTube, webpages and arXiv papers into cards.

  • Four ways to practise

    Classic, Compact, Quiz and Type Answer — the interaction changes, the card does not.

  • Recall that adapts

    FSRS spaces reviews around your answer history. Daily Mix, Weak Spots, Learn and Exam Plans help you decide what to study next.

  • Built for real subjects

    LaTeX, code, tables, Mermaid diagrams, cloze deletions, image occlusion, tags and text-to-speech — maths through medicine.

  • Native on iPhone and iPad

    Widgets, offline review of saved cards, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and optional iCloud sync across your devices.

Local-first

Your library starts on your device.

Study data is stored locally. Optional iCloud sync goes through your private CloudKit database. Online and AI features process only what is needed for the result you asked for.

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  • Cards, decks, history and settings live on your device

  • Optional sync uses your own private iCloud database

  • No third-party advertising SDKs, no cross-app tracking

  • No sale of personal information

Start free

Start free. Go further with Premium.

Free

The whole study system

Everything needed to run active recall on your own material, with AI generation on a monthly allowance.

  • Unlimited hand-made cards and review
  • 10 AI generation batches per calendar month
  • Topics, pasted text and photos for AI creation
  • FSRS, Exam Plans and daily goals
  • Classic and Compact study, Anki import
  • Rich cards and optional iCloud sync
Download free

Premium

Deeper exam preparation

Lifts the generation cap and unlocks the tools that turn more of your material into practice.

  • Unlimited AI generation from supported sources
  • PDFs, scans, audio, YouTube, web and arXiv
  • Text and Voice AI Tutors
  • Quiz and Type Answer study
  • Deck translation, AI rewrite and mnemonic hints
  • Hands-free review, AI Coach and streak protection
See plans in the app

Weekly, monthly and yearly plans. Prices, billing periods, trial eligibility and any current offers are shown in the app in your local currency before you buy. Image occlusion, Anki import and accent themes are free and stay free.

FAQ

Before you start.

Do I have to choose an exam?

No. Pick “Learn without an exam” during onboarding and study any topic. You can choose or change an exam later in Settings, and existing cards keep working.

Are generated cards guaranteed to match an official syllabus?

No AI system can guarantee that. Cognito uses your exam as context to shape practice, but you should check generated content against your current syllabus and authoritative sources.

What does the free tier actually include?

Unlimited hand-made cards and review, FSRS scheduling, Classic and Compact study, Exam Plans, Anki import, optional iCloud sync, and 10 AI generation batches per calendar month from topics, pasted text or photos.

Can I use it for medical exams?

Yes — several medical formats are supported. It is a study tool, not clinical decision support, and it is not a place for patient-identifiable information.

Does it work on iPad?

Yes. Cognito is a native iPhone and iPad app and needs iOS or iPadOS 18 or later. Optional iCloud sync keeps one library across both.

Prepare for the exam you are actually taking.

Bring your own material. Cognito turns it into focused practice and keeps every review on schedule.

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