Apple Pencil-First Learning

From Handwritten Notes
to Mastery.

PencilIQ is the study system built around how you naturally learn — write with Apple Pencil, then let spaced repetition and AI-powered scaffolding guide you to long-term mastery.

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Sound familiar?

No system for learning

Notes pile up across classes and subjects but nothing connects to a study method. You capture everything and retain nothing.

Buried knowledge

Hundreds of pages of handwritten notes with no way to find specific content or link ideas across them. Your best insights are lost in the pile.

No habit, no retention

No tracking, no consistency, no way to build good study habits. You cram before exams and forget everything after.

Scattered notes, no system

Handwritten notes across classes and notebooks but no way to turn them into structured study material without retyping everything.

Rereading doesn't work

Passive rereading is one of the least effective study methods. 70% of material is forgotten within 24 hours without active review.

Too many apps, no flow

GoodNotes for writing, Anki for flashcards, Notion for organizing. Context-switching between three apps breaks the learning flow.

From capture to mastery.

PencilIQ — one continuous flow. No app-switching. No retyping.

01

Write

Take notes naturally with Apple Pencil. Full-feature handwriting with the tools you'd expect — connected to everything that follows.

02

Structure

Smart tagging links ideas across notes and decks. Find everything related to a topic instantly. Your knowledge, organized.

03

Convert

One tap to create a study-ready flashcard from your handwritten content. No retyping. No context-switching.

04

Review

FSRS spaced repetition schedules your learning at the optimal moment — just before you'd forget. 20-30% fewer reviews needed.

05

Synthesize

AI surfaces connections across your notes and prompts you to see patterns you might miss. The understanding is yours — AI just lights the path.

Everything in PencilIQ is built to help you learn.

Apple Pencil Note-Taking

Full-feature handwriting with the tools you'd expect — connected to everything that follows.

AI Synthesis & Organization

AI surfaces connections, suggests structure, and prompts you to think deeper. Your notes, your thinking — AI just asks better questions.

One-Tap Flashcard Creation

Select handwritten content, tap once, get a study-ready card. No retyping required.

Smart Tagging

Tag concepts across notes and decks. Find everything related to a topic instantly.

FSRS Spaced Repetition

The most advanced open-source scheduling algorithm. A 21-parameter model trained on 500M+ reviews — timed to when you're about to forget.

Built on the science of remembering.

Every feature in PencilIQ is grounded in peer-reviewed cognitive science. Seven research-backed principles, one unified system.

100% 75% 50% 0% Without review With FSRS

FSRS optimizes when you review so you remember more with less effort.

70% forgotten in 24 hours without review
90%+ retention maintained with spaced repetition
500M+ reviews analyzed to build FSRS
7 research-backed principles power PencilIQ
Write by Hand Organize Knowledge Test Yourself Space It Out Design for the Brain Build the Habit Learn How You Learn
Explore the science behind PencilIQ

7 principles, 33 peer-reviewed sources, 250,000+ combined citations

Based on Ebbinghaus (1885), replicated by Murre & Dros (2015). FSRS data from open-spaced-repetition benchmark.

Your brain learns more
when you write.

Handwriting activates deeper cognitive encoding than typing — engaging motor, visual, and spatial systems simultaneously. PencilIQ doesn't replace how you naturally learn. It amplifies it.

23% better conceptual understanding with handwriting vs typing

Mueller & Oppenheimer (2014), Psychological Science

Simple pricing, launching soon.

Student

Free

$0 /month

Get started with the basics.

  • Up to 50 flashcards
  • Basic handwriting tools
  • Standard spaced repetition
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Student

Pro

$14.99 /month

For power learners who want it all.

  • Everything in Scholar
  • Advanced analytics
  • Study insights dashboard
  • Priority support
  • Early access to new features
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30-day money-back guarantee. No questions asked.
Can't afford it? We have scholarships.

Your data stays yours.

PencilIQ is built Apple-first. Your notes, flashcards, and learning data live on your iPad and iPhone — not on our servers.

On-device storage

Your notes, flashcards, and learning history are stored locally on your iPad and iPhone. We never have access to your learning content.

iCloud sync, your control

Sync across your devices via your personal iCloud account. Your data travels through Apple's encrypted infrastructure — we're never in the middle.

Minimal data collection

We only collect what you explicitly provide — name, email, and account preferences. Nothing more. No tracking, no profiling, no selling data.

Learners, not products

You are a learner, not a data point. Our business model is a subscription for a great tool — not monetizing your information.

AI that scaffolds.
Not replaces.

AI in PencilIQ is a learning assistant, not a shortcut. It prompts, transforms, and challenges — but the thinking is always yours.

Adaptive review

AI takes your existing flashcards and transforms them — asking the same concept in different ways. You wrote the card. AI finds new angles to test your understanding.

Deck quizzes

AI analyzes an entire deck and generates a multiple-choice quiz — connecting ideas across cards to test deeper comprehension, not just memorization.

Learning coach Pro

For Pro-tier learners, AI offers coaching insights — explaining why a card is scheduled when it is, suggesting study strategies, and helping create smart learning events.

AI doesn't do the work for you. It helps you see your own knowledge from new angles, surfaces what you're missing, and schedules the right challenge at the right time. The learning — the writing, the recall, the thinking — that's always yours.

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Launching summer 2026. Join the beta and shape how PencilIQ works.

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