Spaced Repetition Without Making Cards
Lexie lets you use spaced repetition without making a single flashcard. Photograph your notes, textbook, or slides and Lexie generates a complete study set automatically. FSRS scheduling is built in. Most students who try Anki quit because of card creation, not because spaced repetition doesn’t work.
How does Lexie turn a photo into a study set?
Take a photo. Your notes, your textbook page, your lecture slide, your whiteboard. Lexie reads it. The AI extracts the key concepts, definitions, and relationships from what you photographed. A study set is generated. Flashcards, short-answer questions, and concept recall — automatically structured. You review. FSRS scheduling shows you each card at the right time, based on how well you’re remembering it. That’s the whole workflow.
Why is card creation the biggest barrier to spaced repetition?
The spaced repetition research is solid: reviewing material at increasing intervals dramatically improves long-term retention compared to re-reading or cramming. This has been replicated across hundreds of studies. The practical problem is that spaced repetition tools have always required you to create the cards yourself — which means the barrier to using the method is high. Students either invest weeks building a library, or they never start. Lexie removes that barrier entirely. You photograph what you already have. The cards exist the moment you need them.
What do you get with Lexie?
- Automatic cards from photos — no typing, no formatting, no editor
- FSRS scheduling — the same evidence-based algorithm as Anki, built in by default
- Image occlusion (beta) — photograph diagrams and Lexie creates fill-in-the-blank visual cards automatically
- Practice modes — flashcards, multiple choice, and open recall questions generated from the same photo
- No account needed — open the app, take a photo, start reviewing
- Local-first — your cards stay on your device, not stored in the cloud
Who does Lexie work best for?
- Science students — Biology diagrams, chemistry equations, anatomy illustrations
- Language learners — Vocabulary lists, grammar tables, example sentences
- Exam prep — Any dense written material you need to retain, not just skim
Why isn’t Lexie free like Anki?
Anki is free because it runs entirely on your device — no AI, no server involved. Lexie uses AI to generate cards from photos, create audio, and give you feedback on answers. That costs real money to run. What we don’t do: store your study materials in the cloud, sell your data, run ads, or use your content to train AI models. Lexie is local-first. Your cards and progress stay on your device. The subscription funds the infrastructure required to run the AI — nothing else.
Can Lexie replace Anki completely?
Lexie doesn’t import Anki decks (.apkg) yet. If your existing Anki library is what you’re trying to keep using, this isn’t the right tool today. If you’re starting a new subject, rebuilding your approach to studying, or you tried Anki and the card creation stopped you before you got started — take a photo. See what happens.
Same study science. More practice modes. No setup.
Lexie uses FSRS spaced repetition, active recall, image occlusion with typed recall, and AI-evaluated practise exams — all generated from your own notes. 3 free study sets. No account required.