Everything you love about Anki. Nothing you put up with.
Anki's scheduler is excellent, and Cogni runs the same FSRS algorithm. The difference is everything around it: a notes editor, AI that writes cards from your PDFs, real-time sync on iPhone, Android and web, and a first card in one minute instead of an evening of setup.
- Same FSRS algorithm
- Decks import in a minute
- Free to start on every device
- 1 minto import an .apkg deck
- 0settings to tune before you study
- 3platforms, one account, always in sync
- 4.7★App Store rating, 1,700+ ratings
The hidden cost of Anki is your evenings
Anki asks a lot before the first review: note types, card templates, deck options, add-ons, and a desktop app to hold it all together. Every hour spent configuring is an hour not spent remembering, and the cards you never got around to making are the ones that show up on the exam.
Cogni keeps the science and deletes the setup. Open the app, paste your notes, tap generate, start reviewing. FSRS is already on.
What you get that Anki never had
- Notes and cards in one place: write lecture notes in a real editor, select a passage, turn it into cards. Every card stays linked to its note.
- AI that writes the cards: PDFs, slides, photos of handwritten notes or just a topic become question-and-answer and cloze cards you approve before saving.
- One account everywhere: iPhone, Android and web stay in sync in real time, and reviews done offline merge when you are back online.
- 50,000+ ready-made decks inside the app, from anatomy to JLPT, plus your own Anki decks imported with media, subdecks and cloze intact.
- Cards read aloud in 12 languages, streaks and retention per deck, so both the habit and the progress stay visible.
Switching costs one export, not your years of work
Nothing you built in Anki is lost. Export a deck as .apkg, open it in Cogni, and decks, subdecks, note types, cloze cards, images and audio arrive intact. FSRS calibrates from your first ratings, so cards you already know leave the queue fast and the ones you don't come back tomorrow.
Built for people who would rather study than configure
Medical students between lectures, language learners on the train, anyone with an exam and a phone. If you have admired Anki's results but never wanted to become an Anki power user, this is the shorter path from material to memory.
Cogni vs Anki, side by side
| Cogni vs Anki, side by side | Cogni | Anki |
|---|---|---|
| Spaced repetition | Yes FSRS, on by default | FSRS available, off by default |
| Time to first card | Yes Under a minute | Note types, templates and deck options first |
| Notes and flashcards together | Yes Built-in editor, cards linked to notes | No Cards only |
| AI cards from PDF, photos, text | Yes Built in, edit before saving | No Third-party add-ons |
| Free to start on iPhone | Yes Yes | No Paid app |
| Sync and offline | Yes Real-time across web, iOS and Android | Sync on open and close via AnkiWeb |
| Ready-made decks | Yes 50,000+ inside the app | Search AnkiWeb, download, import |
| Text-to-speech | Yes 12 languages, one tap | Via card templates or add-ons |
| Keeps your Anki decks | Yes .apkg import with media and cloze | — |
See it on your own material
Free to start, no card details, nothing to configure: paste your notes or import a deck and review today.
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Questions, answered.
Yes. Cogni schedules with FSRS, the open algorithm Anki offers as an option. In Cogni it is on from the first card, with four ratings (Again, Hard, Medium, Easy) and nothing to configure.
Keep the algorithm. Lose the setup.
Import your Anki decks and study on any device. Free to start.