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Questions and honest answers.
Pedagogy.
Can I do more than one session a day?
Can I do more than one session a day?
Yes. The calendar plans one session a day so the schedule stays honest about how much work you signed up for, but if you finish it and want to keep going, you can ask for another. It is not a repeat of the one you just did: the extra session is built from your state as it stands at that moment, so a point you just answered correctly has already left the review queue and one you just missed is first in line. There is no cap — what stops pointless repetition is the selection, not a daily limit.
Why no streaks?
Why no streaks?
Streaks reward showing up, not learning. They also create rebound effects when broken, so a single missed day can demotivate a learner who was actually doing fine. If you want a calendar of when you used the app, that is honest data; a streak counter framed as a moral score is not.
Why retention, not mastery?
Why retention, not mastery?
What you remember decays over time. A simple mastery percentage hides that decay and lies about progress. Retention is the estimated probability that you would recall a learning point right now. It drops naturally between sessions and goes back up when you review. The schedule reads this directly to decide what to surface next.
What is FSRS?
What is FSRS?
FSRS (Free Spaced Repetition Scheduler) is the algorithm Ignia uses to decide when to review what. It models the forgetting curve for each learning point separately and picks review dates that maximize retention for minimum time. Same family as the Anki algorithm, but newer and more accurate.
Pricing and access.
How does pricing work?
How does pricing work?
The app is free to download and use with your own API key or a local model. A Course Pack covers managed AI for one course, billed up front. Top-ups are available when a course runs short.
Can I use Ignia for free?
Can I use Ignia for free?
Yes, completely. Bring your own API key from any supported provider, or run Ollama locally. The app charges nothing in either case.
What happens if I run out of credits mid-course?
What happens if I run out of credits mid-course?
Nothing breaks. Every deterministic exercise still works offline. Only open-ended writing and code-review exercises (the AI-judged ones) need credits to be graded. You can either top up your pack or switch the skill to BYOK or a local model.
Data and offline use.
What runs offline?
What runs offline?
All your data lives on your device. Once a session is prepared, the practice runs offline. Generation of new lessons and AI grading need a network round-trip. The review queue and the deterministic exercise grading do not.
Where is my data stored?
Where is my data stored?
Locally, in a SQLite database in the app data directory. You can export any course as Markdown or as a portable archive at any time.
Can I sync across devices?
Can I sync across devices?
Yes, with an account. Sign in with the same email on each device and your courses come with you: the plan, the written course, the exercises, your answer history, your review schedule and the questions you asked the tutor. A session you open on your laptop is the same session on your desktop, rather than being generated again. It happens on its own when you open the app. Sign-in is optional; you can use the app without it.