Notes meets Flashcards
Born from frustration
I've always been writing down beautiful words acronyms, things I wanted to remember. I tried the flashcard apps - Anki, Supermemo - but I could never convince myself to sit there and fill in card after card. Regular form filling just isn't for me.
And then it hit me - Why do I need to convert my notes into flash cards? What if my notes could just be the flash cards?
You already write things down. That's the hard part. Flash Notes turns your structured notes into flashcards - write a note, and the cards are already there. No separate deck to maintain, no forms to fill in. Your notes are your study material.
— Mateusz Łapsa-Malawski
How it actually works
Start with notes, not forms
Write naturally. Your structured notes are your flashcards - no tedious card-by-card data entry, no separate deck to manage.
AI to fill in the gaps
Optionally, let AI generate additional cards from your note's context. Give a note a title, click generate, and watch it predict flashcards that fit your material. It's a bit weird at first, but also mesmerising.
Offline-first sync
Works on the tube, on a plane, wherever. Full sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac using conflict-free replication - your edits merge cleanly across devices.
Your data stays yours
All your notes and cards live in your iCloud account. Data is only shared with a GenAI provider when you use the AI features.
Practice that adapts to you
No rigid schedules. The app sorts your deck by recall strength and lets you practise as much or as little as you want. It adapts to how you learn, not the other way around.
Multilingual with text-to-speech
Study in any language the Apple ecosystem supports with built-in pronunciation.
Your notes deserve to be remembered
Whether it's new terminology at work, a language you're picking up, or concepts from that book you just read - if you wrote it down, Flash Notes helps you actually retain it.