Brainscape - Smart Flashcards Reviews – Page 7
5/5 rating based on 208 reviews. Read all reviews for Brainscape - Smart Flashcards for iPhone.
Brainscape - Smart Flashcards is free iOS app published by Bold Learning Solutions, Inc.
Changed my life as a homeless child
esotericqwerty
It was late one day at McDonald's, I was twelve years old and homeless. I had just learnt about the study of psychology and wanted to begin learning about it because I resonated a lot with what I had seen thus far. That is, I felt an inclination towards the study immediately. Due to an impulse to know about this topic, and not knowing where to start, I needed to learn the absolute basics. I don't remember exactly how I stumbled upon this app but I did, knowing flashcards would be the best way to go. I downloaded it on my 4g iPod Touch and started flipping through the basic flashcard terms - Sigmund Freud, sublimation, subconscious. My life certainly changed at that moment - it was like looking into the eyes of someone you know to be your true love, which in my case, is the process of learning. I didn't know I was adept at anything, I hadn't been in school since 5th grade. However, due to the easy accessibility of the information, I delved into the learning process. I started studying the flashcards using the app everyday, and I read books at Barnes and Noble when I could. Flash forward two difficult years later, and I'm studying textbooks and research articles, in fact, even creating my own theses. My mom finally found an apartment for us the previous year, 2013. I get offered to go to a local college in 2014, in which I became the VP of their SGA. I also began to attend a virtual high school the next year, where I progressed from pre-algebra to calculus from 10th-12th grade. Since then, I've bought many textbooks, read hundreds of research articles, learnt the violin, started sketching again, made various friends, lost 100 lbs, and got a job. I'm still in the same apartment mentioned earlier as well, I'm thankful for it every single day. I'm 18, I have 30 college credits, and I've been accepted into Florida State University as a physics major. Coming from nothing, it means everything to me. I'm not saying Brainscape caused all of this, or without it I'd be nobody - but I'll never forget the amazing glimpse into my new world that began with the first time I opened this app. Developers, thank you for the amazing life-changing moment, who knows if it would have been the same without you.
Promising.. if they add BROWSE mode to the website!!
PharmSchool
I have switched over from Quizlet because I hate having to add * to stuff that I want bolded. Editing is WAY easier with Brainscape, like adding italics or underling. However, the study mode on the website itself drives me crazy! It forces you to rate your confidence and then you can’t go back to a previous card if you accidentally moved forward. Please add BROWSE mode to the website!! I love the BROWSE mode on my phone and IPad and the interface in browse is BEAUTIFUL which makes me want to study. I like looking at the card list and the tags I added which tell me exactly where I am. Rating your confidence is great when you have the time but sometimes I only have time to get quickly once through a deck.. and it would be nice if there was some indicator of your position in study mode (I like to know how many cards I have left), other than percentage. Oh yeah, maybe a highlighting feature would be nice too! It’s almost perfect ?!
No app for Apple Watch
Jlg222000
I’ve been using Brainscape for over a year to learn Spanish. Their prearranged cards are good, though slanted towards Mexican vocabulary. My gripe with Brainscape is that there is no app available for the Apple Watch. This shouldn’t be that complicated to create a simple version with Flashcards for a watch.
Features lacking
D1992S
Great for studying but the app does not have some of the beloved features that the website has, and I do not understand why. I cannot edit the cards I have made within the app, but somehow can make new ones. I cannot select decks within a class to study together. It only allows either one deck at a time or the ENTIRE class to be studies. The website allows certain decks to be selected. I would like to be able to zoom in on the pictures posted within flash cards. The reason that I use the iPad app is that the website does not automatically resize photos to match a screen size, but the app does. This makes large images on the website either look distorted/grainy or cuts off half the picture when you select full image size. The iPad app does not do this. Second, lately the website has been crashing, and I’m afraid that Brainscape will shut down or something without notice, and that I’ll lose my study material.
My Right hand to learn a new language
AmirHZed
not only I expand my English knowledge but also learning German and Turkish ??
Greedy and dishonest seller ruines a potentially great app.
Snfjdifb
Would you buy a car but pay extra for brakes? Would you buy a house but pay extra for doors and windows? You pay plenty for this app. Then you are expected to pay even more for features that are elementary to the use of flash cards. Want to shuffle the deck? You pay a huge amount extra for that. Want to see the backs of the cards first and quiz yourself on the front of the card? You pay a huge amount extra for that. It is greedy and dishonest to treat consumers in this manner. I wish I never gave these people my money. I hate being ripped off.
Making my own flashcards
TooManyBooks > TimeAvails
I’ve gotten more use out of it now that I know enough Chinese to know what I need to study and how to make flashcards online.
New user but it feels like more than a decade!
Mer.Vish
I just downloaded this app 24 hrs ago but since I am in a rush to take my IELTS exam I spent almost 4-5 hrs on this app from last night till now, Super Super happy, it has all the futures I had in mind, its like a savior to me! I will write another review in a month to give a more thorough opinion??
They will MILK your pockets! Buyer beware!
poppiimyours
Respectfully: No ill will toward Brainscape. I'm simply sharing my experience. I Paid $20 for this app 5 years ago. That was a lot for an app back then. I had not used it in a while. Finally, I found the time to return to my studies and BOOM.... ALL categories were locked. Now they are requesting I upgrade.... MORE MONEY. I wasn't giving the option to restore previous purchase. Brainscape will not live in my head nor pocket rent free. And yes... I will tell 10 people. Save your money. I implore you not to waste your time or money. Try EVERY FREE app, use YouTube, pic up a book, stream channels which speak the languages of your choice. Good luck. Let NO ONE or THING.... stop you from learning ??????