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Ace Your Exams with AI-Generated Recall Cards

Stop making flashcards by hand. BrainTube auto-generates recall questions from lectures and schedules them with spaced repetition.

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Traditional flashcards: You spend 2 hours making them, 30 minutes using them.

BrainTube: Cards generate automatically. You just review.

How It Works

  1. Save a lecture video (or any educational content)
  2. BrainTube transcribes and analyzes it
  3. AI generates recall questions from the content
  4. Questions appear in your Recall tab

Types of Questions Generated

Factual: "What are the three types of memory?"

→ With hints and answer summaries

Conceptual: "Why does spaced repetition work better than cramming?"

→ Tests understanding, not just memorization

Application: "How would you apply the 80/20 rule to study planning?"

→ Tests practical use of knowledge

The Spaced Repetition Engine

BrainTube doesn't just give you flashcards. It schedules them scientifically:

  • Day 1: See the card
  • Day 3: See it again (if you got it right)
  • Day 7: See it again
  • Day 14: See it again
  • Day 30: See it again

If you struggle, it shows the card more often. If it's easy, it spaces out.

Result: Maximum retention with minimum time.

Exam Prep Workflow

2 Weeks Before the Exam

  1. Save all lecture recordings to BrainTube
  2. Let AI generate recall cards
  3. Start daily 10-minute review sessions

1 Week Before

  1. Focus on cards you keep getting wrong
  2. Highlight key passages in transcripts
  3. Add your own questions for tricky topics

Night Before

  1. Quick review of all due cards
  2. Read AI summaries of each lecture
  3. Review your highlights

Exam Day

You've reviewed everything through spaced repetition. The knowledge is in long-term memory, not crammed into short-term.

Student Success Formula

Videos saved: 20 lectures

Cards generated: ~200 recall questions

Daily review time: 10 minutes

Result: Material retained for months, not hours

Pro Tips

  • Mark important cards with the star for priority review
  • Add your own questions for topics the AI might miss
  • Use the importance score to focus on high-weight material
  • Review the answer summary after each card to deepen understanding

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