Learning · official-source review · reviewed 2026-10-26
A review schedule assumes the cards exist, and writing a good card takes longer than most study plans allow.
Turn cards, minutes a card, days available, and daily minutes into writing time and a shortfall.
Anyone building a flashcard deck for a course or exam.
Use the source document or official route that applies to your situation. This guide does not contact another person or verify external information.
Count the cards you need, one idea a card. Two ideas a card is two cards.
Write five cards and divide the minutes by five.
Use the days before the deck needs to be in use, not the exam date.
Use the minutes a day you can write, separate from review time.
If the shortfall is positive, cut cards or start earlier.
One hundred and twenty cards at 1.5 minutes each is 180 minutes. Over ten days that is 18 minutes a day, with 12 minutes spare against a 30-minute limit.
Use your own source and details. The example is not a record about a real person or organization.
Two deck plans. Both are examples.
Both cases are examples, not records about a real person. The bars show the same numbers the free App computes.
Association for Psychological Science · reviewed 2026-10-26
What this source supports: Spaced repetition schedules review existing items in priority over new items for long-term retention.
Source limit: Optimal new-card count varies by material difficulty and individual. Start conservatively.
These sources support the statements above. They do not show that every person needs this guide. They do not show a specific result.
This guide budgets writing time from your numbers. It does not judge card quality or a review schedule.
Optimal new-card count varies by material difficulty and individual. Start conservatively.
Use current instructions from the responsible organization. This guide is a planning aid, not an official decision or a substitute for qualified advice.
Turn cards, minutes a card, days, and daily minutes into writing time and a shortfall.
This App budgets writing time from your numbers. It does not judge card quality or a review schedule.
You enter every number yourself. The sources support the method and the limits. They do not produce a result for your specific case. Keep the original documents next to the sheet you build.
The App computes the worked example with your own numbers, in your browser.
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Turn cards, minutes a card, days, and daily minutes into writing time and a shortfall.
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