Frequently Asked Questions

Upload your lecture notes (PDF, Word, PowerPoint, or plain text) along with an optional syllabus. Glimpse extracts the key concepts, generates flashcards, quizzes, and reading cards, and schedules review with spaced repetition around your exam dates.

PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), plain text (.txt), and YouTube video links. Glimpse pulls subtitles from YouTube videos and treats them as source material just like a document.

The core Glimpse app is free. Glimpse Pro unlocks full exam prep, spaced repetition, detailed stats, card generation, and study chat during sessions. Pro is a monthly subscription you can start or cancel at any time.

Glimpse uses a Leitner box system. Cards you answer correctly move into higher boxes with longer review intervals; cards you miss return to box 1 for daily review. This prioritizes your weakest concepts automatically without you having to schedule anything.

The web app is where you build study plans from your notes and syllabus, run full-screen study sessions, and review your progress. The iOS app focuses on practice through full-screen sessions and home screen and lock screen widgets that let you study at a glance.

Not yet. Glimpse for iOS is available on the App Store today. Android is on the roadmap.

Yes. Once your flashcards and quizzes are downloaded to the iOS app, you can practice them offline. Building new study plans or syncing new content requires an internet connection.

For study objectives, Glimpse stores the extracted text on our servers so your study sessions and document review keep working over time. You can delete your documents at any time from the objective page, which removes the stored text. Full details are in the privacy policy.