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Articles about learning with flashcards and spaced repetition.
Is Anki free on iPhone? The honest answer
AnkiMobile costs 29.99 €. What you get for free: AnkiWeb in Safari, apps with .apkg import, and checkst. With all the catches. Status: November 2026.
Importing Anki decks to your iPhone: how .apkg works
What's inside an .apkg, where to find good decks, what comes along with the import and what doesn't, and how to open them in AnkiMobile or checkst.
Creating Anki cards from PDFs: slides and lecture notes into cards
Turning lecture slides and lecture handout PDFs into Anki cards: manually, via CSV, image occlusion or AI. Including OCR pitfalls and what applies legally when sharing.
Learning flashcards with friends: what really helps
Studying together sounds good, but the studies are mixed. What study groups, leaderboards and streaks bring, and how to learn together without wasting time.
Creating AI flashcards: what works and what doesn't
AI flashcards from notes, PDFs or photos: what studies say about quality, on-device vs. cloud, and how to check AI cards before you learn them.