FocusQuill vs Strawberry Notes & Flashcards

FocusQuill is a study timer and exam planner built for students who want to focus, log real study time per subject, and walk into every exam prepared. It works fully offline, with no account and no sign-up - just open it and start studying. Most study apps either nag you or hide your data behind a login. FocusQuill keeps it simple and private: a calm Pomodoro study timer, a clear picture of where your hours go, and a study plan that counts down to exam day so nothing sneaks up on you. A FOCUS TIMER MADE FOR STUDYING - A Pomodoro study timer with focus and break rounds you can fully customize. - Pick the subject before you start, so every minute is logged where it belongs. - Custom session lengths for deep work, quick revision, or a 25-minute sprint. - Optional ambient study sounds (white noise, rain, cafe) to block out distractions. - The screen stays awake while you study and gently celebrates a finished session. SUBJECTS WITH WEEKLY STUDY GOALS - Create a subject for every class, module, or topic you are revising. - Set a weekly study-hours goal and see how close you are at a glance. - Per-subject totals show which courses get your time and which need more. TASKS & ASSIGNMENTS WITH DUE DATES - Track homework, essays, and assignments with due dates so nothing is late. - Tick tasks off as you go and keep a clean to-do list for the whole term. - Spot what is due this week before it becomes a last-minute panic. EXAM COUNTDOWNS & A STUDY PLAN - Add each exam and watch a live countdown to the big day. - A calendar view lays out exams and deadlines across the semester. - A suggested study plan spreads revision over the days you have left, so you study a little every day instead of cramming the night before. STUDY INSIGHTS, STREAKS & CHARTS - A consistency heatmap (calendar style) shows every day you studied. - Charts break down study time by subject, by day, and by hour. - Track your study streak and your best focus time of day to build a routine. - Compare this week with last week to see your momentum. STUDY REMINDERS - Gentle, optional reminders to start a study session or revise before an exam. - Notifications are entirely opt-in and easy to switch off. PERFECT FOR - High school and college students juggling several subjects at once. - University students planning revision for finals and midterms. - Anyone studying for a certification, language, or professional exam. - Self-learners who want a private study tracker with no subscription. - Students with a busy timetable who need a simple exam study planner. PRIVATE & FULLY OFFLINE - No account, no cloud, no tracking of your study habits by us. - Every subject, session, task, and exam is stored only on your device. - Export and import your data anytime as a backup - it stays in your hands. FocusQuill turns scattered cramming into a calm, trackable routine: focus in short Pomodoro bursts, log study time per subject, follow a plan toward each exam, and let the streaks and charts keep you motivated. Download FocusQuill and make this your best, most organized study term yet.

Take handwritten notes, annotate lecture PDFs, and circle what you wrote to turn it into a flashcard. Spaced repetition brings each card back when it's due, so you review what you need, not everything. Strawberry Notes is note taking that tastes sweet to your brain, built for college: lectures, problem sets, exam review and class presentations in one place. The AI assistant comes with free starter credits when you sign in. CONNECT YOUR IDEAS • Infinite canvas with infinite zoom. Write small in the margin, zoom out to see the whole derivation. • Link notes to each other like a wiki, and jump from an idea to the lecture it came from. • Graph view (Sky View): every note and every connection drawn as a live map of your brain's understanding. • Subnotes: any note can live inside another note. A subject holds its classes, a class holds its topics, a topic holds its subtopics — nested as deep as your learning actually goes. NOTES THAT FEEL BETTER THAN PAPER • Whiteboard or Notebook: an endless board or real pages. Switch between them anytime. • Ballpoint and ink pens, a broad-nib calligraphy pen, a chisel-tip marker, a tilt-sensitive graphite pencil, highlighter and laser pointer. • Snap to Shape for clean arrows and circles, plus layers. REMEMBER WHAT YOU WROTE • Write and draw every card by hand or ask AI to make them for you. Add images and PDF snippets. • FSRS spaced repetition, with retention and daily limits you set. • Tape: cover answers, tap to peek, peel it off once you know it. Taped cards become occlusion cards. • Stats, streaks and a daily reminder when cards are due. • Import Anki decks (.apkg) or CSV. AI STUDY TOOLS (sign in; uses AI credits) • Circle what you wrote and ask: it reads handwriting and diagrams and points back to the spot it used. • Practice quizzes: up to 40 questions in 7 formats, with hints and explanations. • Flashcard decks from your notes that join your reviews. • Interactive games and simulations that turn a concept into a hands-on model. • Summaries, outlines, study guides, step-by-step solutions and "check my work". PRESENT FROM YOUR NOTES • Your notes are the slides: bookmark views of a note, tap Present, and the canvas flies and zooms between them with the toolbars hidden. • Advance at your pace or auto-play on a loop. • Tap a link to continue into another note, or open a video or simulation mid-talk. BRING IN YOUR CLASS MATERIAL • Lay PDF pages on the canvas with room to write around them. • On iPad, write beside a lecture video, a web page, a PDF or a second note. • Scan handouts or share files into a note. • Color-coded subjects, tags and tasks with reminders. • Search your typed text and handwriting. PRIVATE AND BACKED UP • No ads. No tracking. Handwriting recognition runs on your device. • Notes and decks sync through your own iCloud, no account needed. • Back up your whole library to one file; restore it on any device. • Dark mode that keeps ink readable, and 16 languages. FREE AND PREMIUM Free to download, with 3 notes and 1 flashcard deck. Premium unlocks unlimited notes and decks, plus Calendar, presentations, Sky View, layers, the calligraphy pen and chisel-tip marker, web, video and PDF panes, and tables and drawings in text documents. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription (yearly includes a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers) or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage them in Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions. Lifetime doesn't cancel a subscription. AI CREDITS Sign in with Apple or Google for free starter AI credits; more are sold in the app, or use your own OpenRouter key. Credits never expire. With your permission, your question and the notes it reads (by default, your selection or what's on screen) go to third-party AI providers. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.strawberrynotes.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.strawberrynotes.com/privacy