Building a deck from scratch is the part most flashcard apps make slow. Swiftflip Premium uses Apple Intelligence to give you a starting point: name a topic, and the app drafts a deck you can edit before saving.
How AI generation works in Swiftflip
Open the new-deck sheet and choose Create with AI. Give the deck a name that describes the topic. “French verbs in the past tense”, “Renaissance painters” or “C++ memory management” all work. The app drafts cards based on the name. You review them, edit anything you want and save the deck.
The intent is to remove the empty-deck problem. You still control which cards belong, how each one is worded and which ones to keep.
What you keep control over
AI generation is a draft tool, not a black box:
- rename the deck before or after generation
- edit the front or back of any card
- delete cards that miss the point
- regenerate or extend with a follow-up prompt
- save only when the deck looks the way you want
Cards you save become part of your normal Swiftflip library. Spaced repetition, sync, export and Apple Watch practice all work the same way.
Add AI cards to an existing deck
You do not have to start a new deck to use AI. Open a deck you already have and choose Create with AI to add fresh cards alongside the ones you wrote yourself. This is useful when you have built a deck of vocabulary by hand and want to extend it without retyping.
Privacy and Apple Intelligence
AI generation depends on Apple Intelligence. Your decks, cards and study progress continue to sync through your private iCloud. There is no separate Swiftflip account or hosted profile.
When AI is and is not a fit
AI generation is most useful for:
- starting a new topic where you do not know what to include
- expanding a deck of common vocabulary
- generating prompts for material you are about to study formally
It is less useful for personal coursework, niche research or anything where the source material is the point. For those, write the cards yourself or import them.
Get started
AI generation is a Premium feature and requires Apple Intelligence on your device. If you already have Premium, open Swiftflip, tap Create with AI on a new or existing deck and try a topic you want to learn.