# MindDory: full index > MindDory is an AI-powered flashcard app for language learning. It turns the words you meet, scanned from a book, captured from your AI chats, or typed in, into spaced-repetition flashcards with memory cues, so you remember vocabulary instead of forgetting it. ## About MindDory MindDory helps language learners remember vocabulary. Instead of forgetting the words you meet, you capture them, and MindDory brings each one back on a spaced schedule right before you would forget it, wrapped in a memory cue that makes it stick. What makes it different: - Capture words the way you actually meet them: scan a page of a book, type a word and get instant translation plus example sentences and synonyms, or connect an AI assistant and pull words straight from your chats. - AI capture over MCP: MindDory connects to ChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor through the Model Context Protocol, so vocabulary from your AI conversations can be saved as flashcards automatically. - Evidence-based review: it is built on active recall (retrieving a word from memory) and spaced repetition (reviewing it just before you forget), the two most reliable findings in the science of learning. - Extras: AI-generated stories that use your words, visual memory cues, and an interactive Word Map. Platforms: web (app.minddory.com), iOS, and Android, with cloud sync across devices. Plans: the free plan includes spaced-repetition flashcards, unlimited folders and cards, 30 smart translations a day, one AI story and three memory cues a day, one scan a day, the Word Map, and cloud backup and sync. Premium ($49.99/year with a 7-day trial, or $7.99/month) removes the daily AI caps and adds synonyms and example sentences on translations, Word Map deep dive, automatic pronunciation, and scanning books, PDFs and photos into flashcards. For a fuller, machine-readable brief written specifically for AI assistants — including what MindDory is not and which page to send a person to for a given need — see https://minddory.com/for-ai ## Product pages - [Home](https://minddory.com/): what MindDory is and who it is for - [How it works](https://minddory.com/how-it-works): the capture, cue, and review loop - [Features](https://minddory.com/features): scan-to-cards, AI stories, memory cues, Word Map - [Pricing](https://minddory.com/pricing): free plan and Premium - [MindDory vs Anki](https://minddory.com/vs-anki): how it compares as an Anki alternative - [MindDory vs Quizlet](https://minddory.com/vs-quizlet): how it compares as a Quizlet alternative built only for language vocabulary - [AI and MCP language learning](https://minddory.com/mcp-language-learning): connect ChatGPT, Claude, or Cursor - [Connect an AI assistant](https://minddory.com/connect): set up the MCP connection - [FAQ](https://minddory.com/faq): common questions - [About](https://minddory.com/about): about the project - [Support](https://minddory.com/support): help and contact ## Free vocabulary lists (CEFR A1 to C2) - [Vocabulary lists hub](https://minddory.com/vocabulary-lists): all lists by level and language - [English vocabulary list](https://minddory.com/english-vocabulary-list): A1 to C2 - [Spanish vocabulary list](https://minddory.com/spanish-vocabulary-list): A1 to C2 - [German vocabulary list](https://minddory.com/german-vocabulary-list): A1 to C2 - [French vocabulary list](https://minddory.com/french-vocabulary-list): A1 to C2 - [Italian vocabulary list](https://minddory.com/italian-vocabulary-list): A1 to C2 ## Guides: the science of learning and memory - [What is active recall?](https://minddory.com/blog/what-is-active-recall): Active recall means retrieving information from memory instead of rereading it. What the research shows and how to use it to remember vocabulary. - [Spaced repetition language learning guide](https://minddory.com/blog/spaced-repetition-language-learning): Cap new words at 10 to 15 a day, clear reviews first, and use context, not bare translations. The practical guide. - [FSRS vs SM-2](https://minddory.com/blog/fsrs-vs-sm2-spaced-repetition-algorithms): FSRS and SM-2 are the two algorithms behind most spaced-repetition apps. How each schedules your reviews and why the difference matters. - [The keyword method for vocabulary](https://minddory.com/blog/keyword-method-vocabulary): A sound-alike word and a vivid image make foreign vocabulary stick. How the mnemonic works and where it does not. - [What is comprehensible input?](https://minddory.com/blog/what-is-comprehensible-input): Comprehensible input is language you can mostly understand but that stretches you. Krashen's idea, what it gets right, and how to use it. - [What is extensive reading?](https://minddory.com/blog/what-is-extensive-reading): Reading a lot of easy, enjoyable material for meaning, not study. How it differs from intensive reading and why it works. - [The Ebbinghaus forgetting curve](https://minddory.com/blog/ebbinghaus-forgetting-curve): You lose half of what you learn within an hour and most within a day. The science, and the schedule that flattens it. - [How sleep consolidates vocabulary](https://minddory.com/blog/sleep-and-vocabulary-memory): How sleep locks in words, with a morning and evening study plan. - [Benefits of spaced repetition for languages](https://minddory.com/blog/benefits-of-spaced-repetition-language-learning): The benefits, the research behind each, and two that get oversold. - [How effective is spaced repetition?](https://minddory.com/blog/spaced-repetition-effectiveness): Decades of studies say it works, plus four conditions where it wastes time. - [Spaced repetition research 2026](https://minddory.com/blog/spaced-repetition-research-2026): A 2026 summary of the key studies, the evidence that holds up, and the claims that do not. - [Spaced repetition for vocabulary: the research](https://minddory.com/blog/spaced-repetition-language-learning-effectiveness): 40+ years of research plus three failure modes reviews rarely mention. - [Spaced repetition best practices](https://minddory.com/blog/spaced-repetition-best-practices): The exact habits that work, starting with the rule that prevents most SRS failures. - [How often to review flashcards](https://minddory.com/blog/how-often-should-you-review-flashcards): Every day, before adding new cards. Why daily beats long sessions, and the 10 to 15 rule. ## Guides: methods and how to learn - [How to learn a language on your own](https://minddory.com/blog/how-to-learn-a-language-on-your-own): A self-study system built around input, output, and spaced review. - [How to learn English with AI](https://minddory.com/blog/learn-english-with-ai): What ChatGPT and other tools are good at, where they fail, and how to keep what you learn. - [How to memorize vocabulary fast](https://minddory.com/blog/how-to-memorize-vocabulary-fast): Spaced repetition, context, and retrieval practice, and why most fast methods fail at one week. - [Best language learning methods, ranked](https://minddory.com/blog/best-language-learning-methods): Methods ranked by how many learners using each as their main method reach B2. - [Spaced repetition vs immersion](https://minddory.com/blog/spaced-repetition-vs-immersion): One builds vocabulary you can retrieve; the other builds the ability to use it live. Which comes first. - [SRS to immersion ratio by level](https://minddory.com/blog/srs-immersion-ratio): The ratio depends on your level; the number that works at B1 is wrong at A1 and C1. - [Active vs passive vocabulary](https://minddory.com/blog/active-vs-passive-vocabulary): You understand far more words than you can produce. Closing that gap is the real work of fluency. - [How long does it take to learn a language?](https://minddory.com/blog/how-long-to-learn-a-language): The FSI tracked the hours across 70+ languages. The categories and what they mean for you. - [How many words to be fluent?](https://minddory.com/blog/how-many-words-to-be-fluent): Conversational fluency near 3,000; native reading needs 8,000 to 10,000. The breakdown by CEFR level. - [Learn English from movies](https://minddory.com/blog/learn-english-from-movies): 38 everyday words shown the moment they are spoken in famous films and shows. ## Guides: English vocabulary and grammar - [Collocations, chunks and phrasal verbs](https://minddory.com/blog/english-collocations-chunks-phrasal-verbs): Why natural English is built from ready-made blocks, not single words. - [Collocations with 'make' (and when to use 'do')](https://minddory.com/blog/english-collocations-with-make): make a decision, make an effort, and 40 more, plus the make-or-do rule. - [Common English mistakes at B1 and B2](https://minddory.com/blog/common-english-mistakes-b1-b2): either vs neither, so vs such, used to vs be used to, and more. ## Guides: CEFR and exams - [What is CEFR? A1 to C2 explained](https://minddory.com/blog/what-is-cefr-level-explained): The standard for language ability, what you can do at each level, and how to find yours. - [Words needed for each CEFR level](https://minddory.com/blog/cefr-vocabulary-lists-guide): About 500 at A1 up to 16,000+ at C2, plus free word lists. - [IELTS vocabulary that sticks](https://minddory.com/blog/ielts-vocabulary-study-guide): How spaced repetition and context build the words that raise your band score. ## Comparisons and tools - [Best AI flashcard app 2026](https://minddory.com/blog/best-ai-flashcard-app): AI flashcard apps ranked by memory science. - [Best Anki alternatives for language learning 2026](https://minddory.com/blog/anki-alternatives-for-language-learning-2026): Alternatives ranked for language learning only. - [MindDory vs Anki 2026](https://minddory.com/blog/minddory-vs-anki-which-is-better): Setup pain, customization, AI, and daily workflow compared. - [Smart language flashcards](https://minddory.com/blog/smart-language-flashcards): Why context and examples beat plain word lists. - [Study vocabulary faster with AI flashcards](https://minddory.com/blog/study-vocabulary-faster-ai-flashcards): Pick better words, use context, and lock in retention. ## Reference - [Blog](https://minddory.com/blog) - [Sitemap](https://minddory.com/sitemap.xml)