Study first.
Then scroll.
All that phone time can finally work for you. A few cards from your own notes stand in front of the feed, so the scroll turns into better grades. No extra study hours.
Free to download. Starts with a 7 day free trial.
How it works
The gate sits in the gap you already lose to the scroll.
the same scroll, now it counts
- 1
Pick the apps that eat your day
TikTok, Instagram, X, whatever pulls you in. Recess puts a soft gate in front of them using Screen Time.
- 2
Turn your notes into cards
Snap a photo of your notes or drop in a PDF. AI turns them into flashcards in seconds. Or write your own by hand.
- 3
Answer a card to unlock the scroll
Right before the feed opens, a few cards from your own deck. You pick how many. Get them, and you are in. Miss one, and you review.
Why it works
Built on how memory actually works.
Recess is not a willpower app. It turns the time you already lose into spaced, active recall, which is what the learning research has pointed at for decades.
Testing yourself beats rereading
Pulling an answer out of your head is one of the most reliable ways to make it stick. Recess makes the unlock a tiny test, not a passive scroll.
Spaced repetition, scheduled for you
Each card comes back right before you would forget it, using the same modern algorithm serious learners use. You just answer; the timing is handled.
A little every day closes the gap
You are already opening these apps a dozen times a day. That is a dozen reps you were never going to get from a textbook.
A look inside · the deck factory
Drop a lecture in. A deck comes out.
49 more where these came from
Pricing
One subscription. Everything unlocked.
Recess Pro
AI builds your decks. You just study.
$39.99 a year
Best value. Save 74% vs monthly.
or $12.99 a month. Starts with a 7 day free trial.
- ✓Soft study gate on the apps you pick
- ✓AI decks from your notes and PDFs
- ✓Build flashcards by hand too
- ✓Unlimited decks and cards
- ✓Strict mode, no early exit
- ✓Quiz Me and practice tests
- ✓Full stats and streaks
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