# Poncho: Study While Scrolling — Block apps with AI flashcards > Block apps with AI flashcards (iPhone/iPad app by Lucas Raponi.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/poncho-study-while-scrolling/id6748102363 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Lucas Raponi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1822191179) - Category: Education, Productivity - Price: Free - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 15 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-05-21 - Data updated: 2026-07-28 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/poncho-study-while-scrolling/id6748102363/reviews.md ## What is Poncho? Poncho turns the minutes you were about to lose scrolling into a review of your own notes. It blocks your distracting apps and shows you a flashcard instead. You study at the exact moment you were about to procrastinate. Snap a photo of your notes or type a topic, and AI builds your flashcards in seconds. BLOCK WHAT STEALS YOUR TIME You pick which apps to block: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, whichever you want. When you open one, a study card appears instead of the app. Review one point, and only then it unlocks. YOUR NOTES, NOT GENERIC CONTENT Take up to 60 photos of handwritten or printed notes. Poncho reads the text on its own and builds the cards. Don't have your notes with you? Type the topic and you're set. 4 HOURS OF SCREEN TIME = 120 REVIEWS That's how long the average person spends on their phone on an ordinary day. Poncho turns it into spaced repetition — without you ever sitting down to study. IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE STUDYING No hour-long sessions, no lectures. It's ten seconds each time you were about to open a social app. By the end of the day you've reviewed more than you would have in a library — by accident. BUILT FOR REAL STUDENTS — College students with midterms and finals coming — High schoolers with subjects that won't stick — Anyone who wants to cut screen time without the guilt FREE AND PREMIUM Free: 2 photo summaries and 2 text summaries every day. Premium: unlimited summaries, up to 100 flashcards per summary, and full control over blocking time. Invite friends from your profile and earn free premium: they get 3 days, you get a week for every friend. Download it free and try your first summary now. Premium renews automatically. Cancel anytime from your Apple ID account. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.5 — 2026-07-23 New: invite friends and earn free premium. Your Lock Screen now counts down to your next review. New review type: Answer and answers ### 1.4 — 2026-07-02 Now you can earn premium by inviting friends • Find your personal referral code in the Profile section. • When a friend uses it, they get 3 days of premium free — and you get 1 week of premium for every friend (up to 4 friends). • Got a code from a friend? Redeem it in Profile and unlock premium instantly. We also added promo codes for our campaigns. • New Live Activity: see the countdown to your next block right on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island — no need to open the app. • Blocks now re-apply automatically and on time, even when Poncho is closed. • Stability improvements and bug fixes. • Study reminders: Poncho now sends you notifications throughout the day to keep you focused and on track. • Performance and stability improvements. • We updated our Privacy Policy to reflect these changes. ### 1.3 — 2026-06-25 This update improves stability: • Creating summaries is now more reliable, even on a weak or intermittent connection. • Fixed a brief flash of the permissions screen when opening the app. • Performance improvements and bug fixes. ### 1.2 — 2026-06-10 New screen explaining Screen Time permissions Fixed countdown issues when creating summaries Fixed an issue that caused premium users to wait before generating more summaries This update adds a new onboarding screen that explains to the user why Poncho requests Screen Time (FamilyControls) authorization before the system permission prompt appears. Poncho uses the FamilyControls framework to allow users to voluntarily set time limits or restrictions on selected apps as part of their personal productivity goals. The new screen provides context and transparency before the standard Apple permission dialog is shown, ensuring users understand what they are authorizing and why. No screen time data is shared with third parties. All restrictions are configured locally by the user for their own device. ### 1.1 — 2026-06-10 • New onboarding experience: tutorial screens for new users and language selection on first launch • Added in-app rating prompt • Visual improvements to the summary button countdown • Fixed a bug that prevented the app's policies from being displayed --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-28.*