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Upload your lecture slides, textbook chapters or photos of pages. DeckOwl drafts flashcards with spaced repetition, so you can review on any device, including iPhone and iPad.

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How to get Anki flashcards on iOS from your own notes

Most people who want Anki flashcards on iOS are trying to review between classes on an iPhone or iPad, not type decks on a small screen. Anki's iOS app is a separate purchase, and its strength is spaced repetition; the slow part is writing good cards from lecture slides and textbook chapters.

Keep one fact per card so reviews stay quick on a phone
Use the front for a question and the back for a specific answer
Check AI drafts against your lecture slides before studying
Export to Anki on the Plus plan if you prefer the Anki app

Example iOS development flashcards

What is ARC in Swift?Automatic Reference Counting, which frees an object once no strong references to it remain.

What does @State do in SwiftUI?It stores view-local mutable state, and SwiftUI redraws the view when that value changes.

What should run on the main thread in iOS?UI updates and handling user input. Long tasks like network calls belong on background queues.

What is a delegate in UIKit?An object that receives callbacks for another object, such as a table view asking its delegate how to respond to taps.

How do structs and classes differ when copied in Swift?Structs are value types copied on assignment, while classes are reference types that share one instance.

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Add PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text notes or a photo of a page. Text recognition reads the material for you.

Spaced repetition

Cards come back at the intervals your memory needs, so hard terms get more reviews and easy ones fade.

Export to Anki

On the Plus plan, export your deck and open it in the Anki app on iPhone or iPad.

How it works

Upload your material

Add a PDF, slide deck, document or photo of a page.

Review the cards

Edit or delete any draft that is vague before you start studying.

Study on any device

Practice in the browser on the free plan, or export to Anki on Plus.

DeckOwl reads your PDF, DOCX, PPTX, plain text or a photo of a page, then drafts flashcards from material you already have. Review them in the browser on any device, or on the Plus plan export a file and open it in the Anki app.

Good cards are short: one fact per card, a clear question on the front and a specific answer on the back. Check the generated cards once, remove any that are vague, and let spaced repetition bring the hard ones back more often.

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Frequently asked questions

How many flashcards should I make for an iOS development topic?

Aim for one idea per card, so a single lecture often yields 15 to 30 cards. If you miss either half of a long definition, split it into two cards.

Do I need to know Swift before studying iOS with flashcards?

Not necessarily, but basic Swift syntax helps. Start with core terms like optionals and ARC, then move to UIKit or SwiftUI concepts once the basics feel automatic.

Can I use my flashcards in the Anki app on iPhone?

Yes, on the Plus plan you can export your deck to Anki and import it into the Anki app on iOS. The free plan studies in the browser without exports.

Is there a free plan?

Yes, the free plan includes 3 generations per month and browser study. Exports require Plus at $39/year or $7.99/month.

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