The best notes in the world do nothing if you never revisit them. Mena bridges capture and memory: turn what is already on your canvas into flashcards, and let FSRS — a state-of-the-art spaced-repetition algorithm — decide precisely when each card comes back.
Because your cards are born from your notes, studying stays connected to context. A card can point straight back to the sketch, the diagram, or the cluster of ideas it came from. You are not memorising in a vacuum — you are strengthening the map you already built.
Why FSRS beats old-school review
Traditional apps show every card on a fixed schedule, wasting time on things you already know and rushing the things you do not. FSRS models how memory actually decays and predicts the ideal moment to review — right before you would forget. You do fewer reviews and remember more.
- Cards you find easy stretch out to longer intervals automatically
- Cards you struggle with come back sooner, until they stick
- Daily review sessions stay short because nothing is over-reviewed
- Your whole deck stays in the same app as the notes behind it
- 1 Capture
Take notes, sketch, and connect ideas on your board as you learn.
- 2 Convert
Turn the pieces worth remembering into flashcards without leaving the canvas.
- 3 Review
Run through the cards FSRS surfaces each day. The engine handles the schedule; you just show up.
Understanding happens on the canvas. Remembering happens in review. Mena is the rare app that does both.
