Anki is a powerful memory machine. Tomo makes learning fun and ready to go.
Anki is the gold standard for drilling facts into long-term memory, if you're willing to build every card yourself and learn its complex setup. Tomo builds the course for you and turns it into a game you play five minutes a day.
For people who want to learn, not to maintain a flashcard system.
Free during early access · No credit card · iPhone & Android
What Anki gets right
Its spaced-repetition algorithm is genuinely the most powerful there is.
No subscription, no lock-in, beloved by med students and language learners.
If you want total control over how you study, Anki gives it to you.
For grinding huge fact sets into permanent memory, nothing beats Anki, and serious users should keep it. Tomo is for everyone who wants to learn without building and maintaining a deck.
Where Tomo fits instead
Type a topic and Tomo writes the whole course. No cards to make, no decks to hunt down.
Levels, streaks, and quizzes make it something you want to open, not a chore queue.
Skip the steep learning curve and just start.
A course that builds up, instead of a flat pile of cards.
Anki vs Tomo, honestly
Keep Anki for serious, long-haul memorization. Reach for Tomo when you just want to learn something new today.
Questions people actually ask
Is Tomo an Anki alternative?
If you want learning that's structured and fun without building decks, yes. For maximum long-term retention with full control, Anki is unmatched and worth the effort.
Does Anki come with content?
No, you build cards yourself or download community decks. Tomo generates the whole course for you, so there's nothing to make.
Is Tomo as good as Anki for memory?
Anki's spaced repetition is the strongest there is for raw retention. Tomo focuses on making a topic click and stick through a daily game, with far less setup. Different goals.
Can I use both Anki and Tomo?
Yes. Anki for the heavy memorization, Tomo to learn a topic the enjoyable way.
Is Tomo free?
Yes. Free during early access.
Skip the setup. Just start learning.
Tomo builds the course and makes it a game. Free during early access.