Start Studying#
Once your deck has facts and cards (see Create your deck), open a deck and begin review. Retentio picks the most urgent due card—optionally filtered by tag—and walks you through three steps: recall, show answer, and rate difficulty.
See the front and recall#
The card shows its front first: one or more entries from the fact (often with deck field labels, such as English:).
Example:
English: hello
Try to recall the answer before revealing the back—for example こんにちは. Active recall matters more than recognizing text you have seen before.
The front can also include images, audio, or video, depending on the entries and card layout.
Show answer#
When you are ready, tap the card or the button at the bottom to show the answer.
The back appears so you can check your recall:
Front: hello
Back: こんにちは
If you remembered well, the fact has a stronger base; if not, it will come back sooner in review.
Hard or easy#
After the answer is visible, use the difficulty slider at the bottom. Hard is on the left, Easy on the right—slide to match how the recall actually felt.
- Barely remembered or struggled → toward Hard
- Quick, accurate recall → toward Easy
Choose honestly. Random ratings throw off scheduling.
Tap Review to save your rating and load the next card. The algorithm uses your feedback to set when that card appears again: harder cards sooner, easier cards later.
The study loop#
Each card follows the same loop:
- Read the front and recall the answer
- Show answer and compare
- Rate hard or easy, then Review for the next card
Repeating this loop is how Retentio trains long-term retention—not by rereading content passively.
Summary#
Start studying is where spaced repetition happens: front → show answer → difficulty → next card. Set up content in Create your deck; use this page for the daily review flow.