Layers of Knowledge vs Notely

Transform how you remember information with Layers of Knowledge – the intelligent spaced repetition app built on the science of the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve. LEARN SMARTER, NOT HARDER Stop forgetting what you learn. Our scientifically optimized reviewing schedule (1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 90, and 180 days) ensures information moves from short-term to long-term memory through perfectly timed reminders. KEY FEATURES - Layered Learning System Create knowledge items with optional hidden content for self-quizzing. Perfect for flashcard-style learning where you test yourself before seeing the answer. - Smart Notification Scheduling Receive timely reminders exactly when you need to review. Our intelligent system ensures you never miss a critical review session. - Flexible Learning Schedules Choose from multiple preset reviewing systems or create your own custom systems that match your learning goals. Define exactly when you want to be reminded – whether it's days, weeks, or months apart. Each schedule can have unlimited layers tailored to your specific needs. - Pause & Resume Learning Life gets busy. Pause all notifications with a single tap and resume whenever you're ready. Your progress is preserved, and all pending reviews are automatically rescheduled from when you resume. - Relearn Anytime Completed all reviews but need a refresher? The relearn feature lets you restart any item's review cycle from the beginning. Perfect for information that needs reinforcement or topics you want to revisit with fresh eyes. - Powerful Organization Organize your knowledge with color-coded tags. Filter, search, and manage thousands of items effortlessly with our advanced search feature. - Progress Tracking Track your journey from new information to permanent knowledge. See upcoming reminders, review your learning history, and celebrate when items move to your "Learned" collection. - Data Portability Download your entire knowledge base. Import on any device. Transfer between phones seamlessly. Your data belongs to you – always. - Multilingual Support Full support for English, French, and Arabic content including proper right-to-left text handling and diacritics-aware search. ENDLESS LEARNING POSSIBILITIES Vocabulary, inspiring quotes, poetry, historical facts, names and faces, exam material, important dates, travel phrases, trivia for conversations, and more – if you need to remember it, Layers of Knowledge helps you retain it forever. BUILT ON SCIENCE The Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve shows we forget up to 70% of new information within 24 hours. Layers of Knowledge fights this by prompting reviews at scientifically proven intervals, dramatically improving long-term retention. YOUR LEARNING, YOUR WAY Whether you prefer the default science-backed schedule or want complete control with custom intervals, Layers of Knowledge adapts to your style. Pause when life demands it, relearn when memory fades, and build lasting knowledge layer by layer. Privacy-focused: All your data stays on your device. No account required. No data collection. Start building knowledge corpus today!

Notely is a notebook for iPad and iPhone that feels like paper and keeps everything on your device. Write by hand, mark up PDFs, record a lecture while you take notes, then study from what you wrote. There's no account and no cloud. Your notes stay where you wrote them. New in 1.4 Notely has a hand-drawn look now, with drawn icons and handwritten headings. I also rebuilt the pencil from scratch. It picks up the grain of the paper and responds to pressure, and if you tilt Apple Pencil on its side it shades like a real one. Record the lecture with your notes Press record and keep writing. Notely transcribes on your device as you go and remembers when each stroke was written. Later, tap a line of ink and the audio jumps to what was being said at that moment. Tapping a line in the transcript works too. Transcription depends on on-device speech support for your language and device. If it isn't available, Notely still saves the audio. Study from your own notes Make flashcards yourself, or lay tape over part of a page and quiz yourself on what's underneath. Cards come back on a spaced review schedule, and you can turn on reminders for when they're due. On devices with Apple Intelligence, Notely can also draft cards from a note and answer questions about it, with a link back to the page each answer came from. You review every draft before it's saved. Handwriting that turns into text Tap the handwriting button and Notely turns your writing into typed text, on the device. Anything it can't read confidently stays as ink. Search also looks inside your handwriting, typed text and PDFs. Pages or open space Use Letter or A4 pages, or switch a note to an infinite canvas when you need room to think. There's always a blank page waiting at the end, and if you don't use it, it's left out when you export. Templates include Cornell notes, dot grid, lab reports, math and physics pages, and music staff. Import PDFs and write on them, or scan paper pages with the camera. Private by default Notely works offline, with no analytics and no ads. Lock any note with Face ID or a password. Locked notes are kept out of Spotlight search and the widget. A few more things - Export pages as PDF or PNG - Back up notes to a .vectora archive and restore them without overwriting anything - Bring notebooks over from Goodnotes or Notability (PDF exports work best; native import is experimental) - A home screen widget with recent notes and a New note button - Shortcuts actions to create a quick note or open recent notes - Folders, tags and smart collections Notely is made by one person. If something bugs you, the support page reaches me directly.