# Brainscape - Study Flashcards

> Learn Faster & Remember Longer

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id442415567](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id442415567)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id442415567`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Brainscape
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (21,414 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.20260904
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-21
- **First published:** 2011-07-15
- **Size:** 42 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-26
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/brainscape-study-flashcards/id442415567)
- **Website:** [https://www.brainscape.com](https://www.brainscape.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.brainscape.com/terms](https://www.brainscape.com/terms)

## Description

**Brainscape** is an AI-powered flashcard app that helps you learn faster and remember longer with scientifically proven spaced repetition, active recall, and metacognitive confidence ratings. Create multimedia flashcards instantly from notes, PDFs, images, documents, or text, or explore millions of expert- and community-created decks.

Study languages, exam subjects, professional certifications, and more with intelligent review sessions that prioritize challenging concepts and optimize study timing. Track your progress, add images and audio, collaborate with others, and access your flashcards across web and mobile devices. Text flashcard creation and sharing are free, with optional Pro plans for premium content and advanced features.

## Rankings

- #11,121 — Overall
- #7 — flashcards
- #44 — study
- #64 — application
- #73 — ai memory
- #74 — flash

## Review summary

Brainscape is widely praised for its intuitive design, cross-device syncing, useful mastery and progress tracking, a clean ad-free interface, and a large library of premade decks. However, users repeatedly note friction from paywalls or freemium limits, occasional bugs or freezes, and a lack of control over session length. Some decks don’t align with specific exams, and a few reviews say the app emphasizes reading over active recall. Overall, strong learning tool with minor usability/pricing caveats.

### Pros

- Easy to use / intuitive interface
- Cross-device syncing (phone and computer) with seamless access to sets
- Mastery levels and progress tracking (confidence ratings, memorization graphs)
- Ad-free experience and clean, attractive UI
- Premade decks and easy sharing/organization of flashcards

### Cons

- Paywall / freemium friction: limited free access and paywall after account creation
- Occasional bugs and stability issues (freezes when rating, crashes reported)
- Inability to control session length or number of cards per session
- Some decks or content don’t align with certain exams or expectations (not always matching real-world test formats)
- A perception in some reviews that the app emphasizes reading over active recall (less testing of knowledge)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id442415567)