Nerdish vs Kinnu

Nerdish is a learning app that helps you grow your general knowledge. The articles inside are our own — written to show you things you'd never thought to look up, feed your curiosity, and help you learn more about the world. You can read them or listen to them, and most take about ten minutes: why people like spicy food, what Nefertiti actually looked like, how the internet crosses oceans. What's inside: - Articles we write ourselves. Each one starts with a question our editors find interesting, and gets researched properly before it's written. - Topics from the life around you. Sleep, coffee, déjà vu, the internet, Nefertiti — things you pass by every day without wondering about them. - Our own writing framework. It keeps every article interesting and concise, but still genuinely educational — a lot of thought went into getting all three at once. - Built as microlearning for adults. Short chapters of a couple of minutes each, designed to fit a phone screen and a busy day. - Audio for everything. Read it, listen to it, or follow the text while it plays. - Historical photographs, archive material and artwork alongside the text, with facts and details in the margins. - A wide range of subjects, from the human body to ancient history — and the connections between them. We built Nerdish for people who: - would rather spend phone time on something better than socials. Same ten minutes, different outcome. - enjoy learning random things for no particular reason. Curiosity doesn't need a goal attached to it. - want to stay mentally sharp. Reading something unfamiliar is a small habit that keeps the mind working. - want to find their way back to reading. Short pieces are easier to start with than a book you've been meaning to open for months. - want to have more to say — about art, history, or why the sky is blue. Why it works: There's no way to measure general knowledge and no point where you have enough. But it's what you're using when you read the news, or decide whether something sounds true, or find a solution that came from somewhere unrelated. Hardly any of us sets out to work on our knowledge. Nobody ever taught us how — there's no course in general knowledge, nowhere obvious to begin. So it stays on the list of things you'd like to do. Nerdish works because the mechanism is already there. Curiosity is what built your general knowledge in the first place, and it doesn't need much — an interesting question and ten minutes. And knowledge doesn't stay in separate piles. We write science with its history in it, history with its culture, and culture with the people behind it — nothing is only about one thing. Pick a topic, read or listen, learn something you'd never thought to look up. That's how general knowledge grows. Learn with us about: - Health and the human body: sleep, memory, ageing, and how the body actually works. - History: ancient empires, revolutions, great discoveries, and the people who changed things. - Science and technology: space, evolution, physics, AI, inventions, and everyday phenomena explained properly. - Daily things: why déjà vu happens, how coffee was discovered, where common ideas come from. - Art and culture: painting, music, architecture, design, literature, and the movements behind them. - Food: where dishes come from and why we like what we like. - Famous people: the lives behind the names. Welcome to being Nerdish with us! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

We built Kinnu to give everyone the power to learn anything they want to, whatever their goals. With Kinnu you can: Follow your curiosity Become the most interesting person in the room Never forget what you’ve learned with our Memory Shield technology Find a cure to doomscrolling on social media Our microlearning app harnesses cognitive science to help you build lasting knowledge across many domains. It’s the product of several years of research from experts in the science of learning. Popular courses: Psychology: Mental Health, Positive Psychology, Superpower Learning, Cognitive Biases Lifeskills: Personal Finance, Persuasion, Communications Health: Science of Sleep, Science of Exercise, Healthy Habits Science: Laws of Physics, Fungi, Astronomy, Quantum Physics, Chemistry, Zoology History: World History, Ancient Civilizations, Near Modern Civilizations, Rome Technology: Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Cybersecurity, Data Science Literature: Poetry, Folklore, 10 Great Novels, Shakespeare Absolutely Random: Dinosaurs, Greek Mythology, Secret Societies and Cults, Video Games Product features: Bite-sized, expert edited content Memory Shield technology – a new method to never forget what you’ve learned Highly addictive gamified learning sessions Community votes on where to take the app next Track your progress and watch your mind grow with the Knowledge Bank Super clean design that makes daily learning a joy Map based design to explore content and conquer new areas Interactive, adaptive questions and games to refresh and retain your knowledge. Audio version of all content to learn on the go What our users say about us: “Literally feel myself getting smarter using this app… the questions wire stuff to my brain when I do the smart session every day.” “Learning has never been this fun. Engaging, interesting, diverse. Kinnu has it all.” “Fun, easy to use. Super fun to have short little bites of education on tons of interesting topics.” “It’s amazing, and it’s enhancing my life.” Do you have an idea about how we could make our app and its content even better? Email us at support@kinnu.xyz - we listen, and we hear you. SUBSCRIPTION This app contains an optional in-app subscription. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions in your App Store account settings. By using this app, you agree to the Kinnu Terms of Use: https://kinnu.xyz/terms Privacy Notice: https://kinnu.xyz/privacy Email: support@kinnu.xyz