# Feed Your Elephant Capitals — Learn World Capital Cities

> Spaced repetition app for learning world capital cities. (iPhone/iPad app by Feed Your Elephant Limited.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/feed-your-elephant-capitals/id1143539328 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Feed Your Elephant Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/1356107396)
- Category: Education, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 4 App Store ratings · 3 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 10.3 · 130 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2016-09-23
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/feed-your-elephant-capitals/id1143539328/reviews.md

## What is Feed Your Elephant Capitals?

Want to know your Prague from your Praia? - Feed Your Elephant Capitals teaches you world capital cities.  

We learn in chunks, when we should be  s p a c i n g.  Feed Your Elephant is a series of learning apps that  space learning out.  It uses active learning (it asks you questions), and has a heuristic feedback algorithm (it learns from your answers), so it presents the questions you are unfamiliar with more often, and less so the ones you have mastered.  This gives it a thing called 'desirable difficulty' and that is why it works.


The science is unequivocal:

     "More than 100 years of distributed practice research have demonstrated that learning is powerfully affected by the temporal distribution of study time."
- 2006 Cepeda, Pashler, Vul and Wixted 
 
     "Although spacing effects are very robust and have important implications for memory and education, people often underestimate the benefits of spaced repetition when learning”
- 2012 - Logan, Castel, Haber & Viehman

And your memory is practically infinite:

     "New Estimate Boosts the Human Brain's Memory Capacity 10-Fold to around a quadrillion bytes"
     - Scientific American
 
     "The Human Brain's Memory Could Store the Entire Internet"
     - Live Science

2016 Guardian Article on Spacing:

     "Why does it work? By taking advantage of the way our brain has evolved...
 
     It forces learning to be effortful, and like muscles, the brain responds to that stimulus by strengthening the connections between nerve cells. By spacing the intervals out, you’re further exercising these connections each time. It produces long-term, durable retention of knowledge, and in my experience, once people start using it, they swear by it...
 
     Spaced repetition is simple, but highly effective.”
 

And it's free!  So download it and begin Feeding Your Elephant.

## Key features

- Spaced repetition learning
- Active learning with questions
- Heuristic feedback algorithm
- Focus on desirable difficulty
- Long-term knowledge retention

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock all modules | $1.99 | one-time |
| African Countries | $0.99 | one-time |
| Asian Countries | $0.99 | one-time |
| European Countries | $0.99 | one-time |
| North American Countries | $0.99 | one-time |
| Oceanic Countries | $0.99 | one-time |
| South American Countries | $0.99 | one-time |
| All Countries | $1.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (3 of 3)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/feed-your-elephant-capitals/id1143539328/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Not as good a teacher as Duolingo

*2019-06-30*

I don’t want notifications but the game is really pushy!!! I think it would be nice to cycle through at least ten countries even if I don’t get any of them right because one might stick for the next round. Look at what Duolingo is doing in terms of repetition and time out... there’s a fine balance between the two in order to optimize the learning experience. The interface itself is not the most user friendly, but i love the fact that you can learn capitals, flags, and geographical location at the same time! Not sure if the stereotypical photo montages are useful at all, they are a too cliché and their layouts feel very random- there should be at least a structure like monument or architecture on the top left, dish top right, traditional costumes bottom left, a famous artist or scientist bottom right, or currencies, or postal stamps, or historical political leaders top five languages (if applicable)... rather then just pictures of street lamps and flamingos which can be very biased like eskimos for Canada when there are hundreds of different bands throughout the country... but I honestly think it makes the game too «noisy» anyways and you would definitely get away without the scrapbooking.

### 4/5 — Love it with minor glitch

*2018-09-01*

This app is really great at reinforcing the capitals I already know and offering only a few new ones at a time. My only minor complaint is that it seems to kick me out early as soon as I get one wrong. I don’t understand why it does that. It my notification says I have 20 capitals and I’m get #5 wrong it will just end. I have to go back on and mark it as right in order to continue playing. Other than that glitch, I am very happy with this app.

### 4/5 — Interruptions

*2018-07-21*

Pls stop interrupting my freaking learning with ur elephant, thnx

## Frequently asked questions about Feed Your Elephant Capitals

### How does Feed Your Elephant Capitals teach capital cities?

Feed Your Elephant Capitals utilizes spaced repetition and active learning. It asks you questions and uses a heuristic feedback algorithm to present questions you are unfamiliar with more often, reinforcing learning.

### What is the learning methodology behind Feed Your Elephant Capitals?

The app is based on the scientific principle of spaced repetition, which distributes study time over intervals to enhance long-term memory retention. This method creates 'desirable difficulty' for more effective learning.

### What devices is Feed Your Elephant Capitals available on?

Feed Your Elephant Capitals is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod, making it accessible across Apple's mobile ecosystem.

### What is the age rating for Feed Your Elephant Capitals?

Feed Your Elephant Capitals has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for young learners and children.

### How often is Feed Your Elephant Capitals updated?

The latest version is 2.26, and the app was last updated on October 23, 2017. While updates have not been frequent recently, the core functionality remains effective.

### What is the user sentiment for Feed Your Elephant Capitals?

The app has a strong rating of 4.5 stars from 4 ratings, indicating positive user experiences with its learning approach.

### Does Feed Your Elephant Capitals offer certifications?

The app focuses on effective learning and knowledge retention of capital cities. It does not currently offer formal certifications upon completion of learning modules.

### Is Feed Your Elephant Capitals free to use?

Yes, Feed Your Elephant Capitals is completely free to download and use, with no cost to the user.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.26 — 2017-10-23

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- Title screen layout fix for iOS 11

### 2.25 — 2017-10-22

- Cloud restore from backup and updates
- Improved sound effects
- Questions limited to maximum of 10 per session
- Ranking progress counts up rather than down
- In-app ratings
- Double alerts at 10 questions
- Various other minor improvements and fixes

### 2.23 — 2017-10-21

- Cloud restore from backup and updates
- Improved sound effects
- Questions limited to maximum of 10 per session
- Ranking progress counts up rather than down
- In-app ratings
- Double alerts at 10 questions
- Various other minor improvements and fixes

### 2.20 — 2017-09-28

- Improved sound effects
- Questions limited to maximum of 10 per session
- In-app ratings
- Cloud updates
- Double alerts at 10 questions

### 2.02 — 2017-05-19

Revamped user interface with many improvements.
Number flashed after answer now shows 'how many questions to next ranking.'
Tap ranking to show ranking ladder during countdown to next question.
Minor bug fixes.

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