What’s New at Brainscape?

Catch up on the latest news and announcements from the Brainscape team, from product updates and learning insights to hot new flashcard content and partnerships.

Popular news articles.

Organize Your Decks on Mobile (and Other News for October 2025)

Organize Your Decks on Mobile (and Other News for October 2025)

Marie Kondo meets flashcards: everything in its right place, Brainscape gets leveled-up (again), and our Lead Designer is obsessed with perfume. Get the full scoop right here..

Brainscape Partners with PMP® Education Giant, Instructing.com

Brainscape Partners with PMP® Education Giant, Instructing.com

Brainscape has partnered with Instructing.com to develop expert PMP exam flashcards, highlighting a new model for high-quality educational content creation.

Brainscape Receives 5 Stars from Educational App Store

Brainscape Receives 5 Stars from Educational App Store

Praised for its adaptive spaced repetition, Brainscape is a top choice for learners of all ages.

Recent news articles.

Brainscape introduces streak revival (and other news for July 2025)

Brainscape introduces streak revival (and other news for July 2025)

Never break your streak again (even if life gets in the way) plus meet our Sales Manager, Justin Gallagher!

Brainscape introduces improved flashcard imports (& other news for November 2024)

Brainscape introduces improved flashcard imports (& other news for November 2024)

Creating flashcards with Brainscape is simple with our new import flashcards features. Also, meet Ron, our VP of UI/UX!

Contributors: Meet the people who write for Brainscape

Meet the qualified and passionate people behind the Academy articles that are carefully researched and written to help you optimize your studies and test prep!

What people are saying about Brainscape

What people are saying about Brainscape

Curious to see what other people say about Brainscape, and how they're using the adaptive flashcard app to power their studies or those of their students? Here's the tea...

Brainscape introduces new in-app gestures (and other news for April 2024)

Brainscape introduces new in-app gestures (and other news for April 2024)

Using Brainscape got even simpler and more intuitive with new in-app gestures. Also, meet Thea, our Director of Content Marketing!

Brainscape study metrics page (and other news for March 2024)

Brainscape study metrics page (and other news for March 2024)

Finally: a feature that applies the psychology of metrics to help you overcome procrastination, making studying as frictionless as socks on a waxed floor. Brainscape's new study metrics page is here!

Brainscape Launches Digital Flashcards for the WSET® Diploma

Brainscape Launches Digital Flashcards for the WSET® Diploma

Brainscape is the first app to launch a complete collection of smart, adaptive flashcards covering everything students need to know for the WSET Diploma's five theory exams.

Dark mode has arrived in the mobile app (and other news for January 2024)

Dark mode has arrived in the mobile app (and other news for January 2024)

We're starting the year strong with a feature you've been wanting for ages. Also, never fail another New Year's resolution with our new personal development flashcards! 2024, We're coming for you!

A wrap-up of Brainscape's best shenanigans of 2023

A wrap-up of Brainscape's best shenanigans of 2023

This year saw a flurry of exciting enhancements, new features, and fresh content you're gonna want to know about so don't miss out on this burrito-sized wrap-up newsletter of 2023!

Free Brainscape Study Guide - Study Planner Templates

Free Brainscape Study Guide - Study Planner Templates

Get your free Brainscape study guide with our study planner template. Countdown to exam success with our helpful resources. Download today!

Teach your kids or students multiplication tables in HALF the time!

Teach your kids or students multiplication tables in HALF the time!

Brainscape publishes a complete set of multiplication tables flashcards, which kids of all ages—and even adults—can use to drill themselves on their sums, from those required of all school students (1 to 12) to the higher tables of 13 to 25.

Brainscape 'levels up' its study experience (and other news for November 2023)

Brainscape 'levels up' its study experience (and other news for November 2023)

Brainscape releases its most efficient study algorithm yet! Here’s the latest round-up of news, features, and content hot off the Brainscape press, as well as our Community's exciting new suite of challenges AND what we’re most excited about in the coming months.

Brainscape launches study streak reminders (and other news for October 2023)

Brainscape launches study streak reminders (and other news for October 2023)

Brainscape delivers on a feature that has long been requested by users: study streak reminders! Here’s the latest round up of news, features, and content hot off the Brainscape press, as well as a featured team member and what we’re most excited about in the coming months.

Master finance with Brainscape's CFA terms & definitions flashcards

Master finance with Brainscape's CFA terms & definitions flashcards

Become infinitely financially smarter and more literate with Brainscape’s new collection of flashcards, which breaks down 1,000 key terms and definitions you need to know to better understand the world of money, business, investing, and economics.

It’s elementary! Brainscape unleashes flashcards for memorizing the periodic table

It’s elementary! Brainscape unleashes flashcards for memorizing the periodic table

The fastest and most painless way to memorize the periodic table and its essential values and trends for high school and college students.

Your ticket to medical Spanish fluency just arrived!

Your ticket to medical Spanish fluency just arrived!

Brainscape launches its expert-vetted medical Spanish flashcards, allowing aspiring and practicing doctors to hone their communication with Spanish-speaking patients to a scalpel's edge.

Become instantly funnier with Brainscape’s new jokes flashcards!

Become instantly funnier with Brainscape’s new jokes flashcards!

Entertain yourself and become funnier in the process with Brainscape’s collection of Funny Jokes flashcards, your ultimate repertoire for hilarious jokes, puns, and one-liners

The Wine Menu DECODED: Brainscape’s ‘Wine Appreciation’ Flashcards are Here!

The Wine Menu DECODED: Brainscape’s ‘Wine Appreciation’ Flashcards are Here!

Brainscape’s new Wine Appreciation flashcards tell the story of wine from soil to cellar, and from grape to grocery store, helping you to become wine savvy within weeks!

The cure for social awkwardness, 'Conversation Starters' flashcards are here!

The cure for social awkwardness, 'Conversation Starters' flashcards are here!

Brainscape releases its new ‘Conversation Starters’ flashcards—the antidote to social awkwardness—which provide a suite of prompts that can be used to “break the ice,” whether it’s with friends or family you’ve known for years or are getting to know perfect strangers.

The Brainscape Community is officially open: join the conversation!

If there's one thing we geek over more than the science of learning, it's connecting with the people who use Brainscape to crush their learning goals! And so we created a space in Reddit—the Brainscape Community—where you can come to ask questions about our

Brainscape offers a free education to all with new general knowledge flashcards!

Brainscape offers a free education to all with new general knowledge flashcards!

From school subjects to street smarts, we've officially launched our new collection of flashcards, which deliver a free minimum viable education to anyone with a smartphone!

Brainscape’s early childhood app gives kids a powerful head start

Brainscape’s early childhood app gives kids a powerful head start

The adaptive mobile flashcards use science-backed strategies to give young children a “nearly unfair” advantage in learning language, numeracy, and life skills.

Introducing the New Brainscape

Introducing the New Brainscape

In the course of maturing into a larger company, many startups eventually run up against the dreaded "innovator's dilemma": Innovator's Dilemma (n): The state where the cost required to rebuild the product from scratch becomes so insurmountable that it is tempting to instead just

How Brainscape Was Born

How Brainscape Was Born

From clunky Excel macro to million-user study app, founder Andrew Cohen tells the story of how Brainscape came to be.

How Brainscape facilitates the flipped classroom approach

How Brainscape facilitates the flipped classroom approach

Brainscape allows students to collaboratively create study materials that can be later studied outside the classroom. It bridges the gap between constructivism and behaviorism.

Stop Faking It! Use Brainscape's Knowledge Rehab

Stop Faking It! Use Brainscape's Knowledge Rehab

Is there more you wish you'd learned in school and life? Ready to stop pretending that you know more than you do? Try Knowledge Rehab!

Brainscape’s vision for the future of education

Brainscape’s vision for the future of education

eLearning is becoming more and more popular with every passing year. At Brainscape we have tons of ideas for the future of learning read on to find out.

The Best Anki Alternative: Brainscape vs Anki

The Best Anki Alternative: Brainscape vs Anki

Brainscape is a smart alternative to Anki: it has a cleaner user experience, stronger collaboration features, and well-organized flashcards made by certified experts

The Best Quizlet Alternative: Brainscape vs Quizlet

The Best Quizlet Alternative: Brainscape vs Quizlet

Quizlet and Brainscape serve different markets and purposes. This handy guide will help you understand our different features and goals!