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The platform simply does not work properly as a spaced review tool. What I realize is that it seems to be based much more on the note that the user assigns to the card than, in fact, on the evolution of the forgetting curve of that content. This generates a completely inappropriate situation for those who use the platform for the purpose of long-term review. For example: if I answer a card and assign a high grade, indicating that at that moment I knew the content very well, this card can simply disappear for months. The problem is that knowing a content very well today does not mean that I will continue to know this content in weeks or months. That's exactly where the logic of spaced revision should come in: even if I hit a card and assigned a high grade, the system should estimate, based on my revision history and the interval since the last exposure, when that content will probably begin to be forgotten and bring it again before this memory loss happens significantly. What currently happens, however, is that a card that received a high evaluation can go months and months without appearing again. When this happens, the platform ceases to fulfill precisely the most important function of a spaced review system: anticipating forgetfulness and scheduling the review at the right time. This hurts my study a lot. I may have learned certain content very well, given a high grade to the card and, precisely for that reason, stay a huge period without reviewing it. When it finally appears again, so much time has passed that the content may have been partially or completely forgotten. In my view, this makes the review experience extremely bad and inefficient. The platform ends up transforming the subjective evaluation I give to the card into a factor that excessively determines when I will see it again, instead of properly using the evolution of my memory and the real need for review of that content. And this is particularly problematic because the proposal of a platform of this type is precisely to offer an intelligent review based on the forgetting curve. If, in practice, cards evaluated with high grades simply disappear for months, the tool is not fulfilling what I would expect from a spaced review system. Honestly, I consider this a very serious failure of the platform. The review experience ends up being so bad that, for me, it even contradicts the very proposal to offer an intelligent spaced review solution. The disclosure of the platform now transmits an expectation of a system that follows the curve of oblivion, while, in practice, the behavior I am observing is much closer to a programming based on the grade assigned to the card. I need this to be analyzed technically, because it's not a matter of personal preference or that I just don't like the way the cards appear. It is an issue directly related to the effectiveness of the review method. If a content that received a high grade can go months without being reviewed, while the memory of that content naturally deteriorates during this period, the system is not properly fulfilling the spaced review function.

I use the platform on iOS devices, both on my iPhone and on my iPad, and I've been having a very specific problem while making the flashcards. This problem has already been reported previously by me, there was even contact between MedCards and you precisely to try to solve the situation. At the time, I was informed that it was basically an isolated problem, but in practice, it continues to happen to this day and no effective solution was presented. In addition to this specific problem in iOS, there is an issue that I consider even more important: the platform is not working, in practice, as a spaced review tool. The cards seem to be presented in an essentially random way, without properly respecting the logic of the forgetting curve and revision intervals. This is very evident because there are decks that spend months without certain cards being presented again for review. That is, instead of the system identifying which contents need to be reviewed based on my history and my performance, the cards end up appearing in a seemingly random way. For me, this mischaracterizes precisely one of the main proposals of a flashcard platform with spaced review. The goal should be precisely to use my response history to determine when certain content needs to be reviewed again, avoiding both excessively frequent reviews and absurdly long periods without contact with certain cards. Therefore, it is not just a point issue of interface or an isolated problem in iOS. There is also a problem in the very functioning of the revision logic, which continues to happen and directly harms the use of the platform for long-term study. I would like this problem to be analyzed again in more depth and for me to receive concrete feedback on what is happening and, especially, on what measures will be taken to solve it. I have contacted you before and the problem persists, so I would like to avoid it being treated again only as an isolated situation without an effective solution. The problem has been happening since February 2025 until today, October 6, 2026

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Brilliant Really helps me learn and thoroughly recommended if you genuinely want to improve your vocabulary

I just learned I passed the AIGP exam today. I used Brainscape Pro in conjunction with the Dr. David Privacy AIGP Certification Masterclass while preparing for my AIGP certification exam, and I highly recommend it! The app is incredibly easy to use, and I especially appreciated the short, focused moments of active recall. The five-card study mode made it easy to fit in quick study sessions throughout the day without feeling overwhelmed. Those short sessions were surprisingly effective for reinforcing concepts and identifying areas where I needed additional review. I also found the way the flashcards mapped to the AIGP domains to be very helpful. It made it easy to focus my studying on specific domains and topics, particularly when I wanted to reinforce areas where I was weaker. The explanations accompanying the flashcards were another major benefit. They helped me understand why an answer was correct rather than simply memorizing the answer. I also really appreciated the search functionality, which made it easy to do quick spot reviews of specific concepts when I needed to refresh my memory. Overall, Brainscape Pro was an excellent complement to my AIGP prep course and became an important part of my study routine. The combination of active recall, clear explanations, domain-based organization, and easy search functionality made studying much more manageable and effective. I highly recommend Brainscape Pro to anyone preparing for a certification exam or looking for an effective way to reinforce and retain what they’re learning!

Simple and effective tool! Passed my test with flying colors. Thanks!

I have not taken my exam yet but think the flashcards have absolutely helped me prepare. It's nearly impossible to formulate your own test questions at the level Brainscape has done. I feel very grateful.