Creating a deck
1
Open Flashcards
Navigate to Flashcards in the sidebar and click New Deck. Give the deck a name and an optional description.
2
Add Cards
Click Add Card. Fill in the Front (the prompt or question) and the Back (the answer or definition). Repeat for every card you want to include.
3
Save Your Deck
Click Save Deck when you’ve finished adding cards.
Studying a deck
1
Start a Review Session
Open a deck and click Study Now. Clamly loads the cards that are due for review today based on your previous ratings.
2
Review Each Card
You’ll see the front of a card first. Think of the answer, then click Reveal to flip it and check yourself.
3
Rate Your Recall
After seeing the answer, rate how well you remembered it, from “Didn’t know it” to “Perfect recall.” Your rating tells the algorithm when to show you that card again.
4
Finish the Session
Work through all due cards. Clamly shows a session summary when you’re done.
How SM-2 works
Clamly uses the SM-2 (SuperMemo 2) algorithm to schedule every card individually based on your personal performance history.Cards You Know Well
When you consistently rate a card with high confidence, SM-2 extends the interval, from days to weeks to months. You won’t waste time on things you already know.
Cards You Struggle With
A low confidence rating resets or shortens the interval, bringing the card back sooner. Difficult material gets more repetition until it sticks.
Ease Factor
Each card carries a hidden ease factor that adjusts over time. Repeated difficulty lowers it; repeated success raises it, making future scheduling smarter.
Due Cards
Clamly shows you exactly how many cards are due in each deck. Staying on top of your due count is the key habit for spaced repetition to work.
You only need to study the cards that are due. Reviewing ahead of schedule doesn’t improve retention and can confuse the algorithm. Trust the schedule.
Tracking your progress
Due Cards
Due Cards
The number of cards scheduled for review today. This is your daily study target. Keeping this count at zero each day is the most reliable path to long-term retention.
Retention Rate
Retention Rate
The percentage of reviews where you rated your recall as correct. A healthy retention rate sits around 85-90%. If yours is lower, consider simplifying your cards or breaking complex ones into smaller pieces.
Mastered Cards
Mastered Cards
Cards with a long review interval and a high ease factor are marked as Mastered. A mastered card will still appear occasionally to keep the memory fresh, but far less often than new or difficult cards.
Mastering a deck
A deck is considered mastered when all of its cards reach the Mastered status. Clamly displays a visual indicator on the deck when you hit this milestone. Even after mastering a deck, continue reviewing occasionally. The algorithm will remind you with low-frequency check-ins.What’s next
Quizzes
Test your recall with manual or AI-generated quiz questions.
Focus Timer
Run a Pomodoro session while you work through your flashcard decks.