Spoken language is hard to study from text alone. The same is true for music intervals, bird calls and any subject where sound is the point. Swiftflip audio flashcards let you record sound into a card and review it on whichever device you have with you.
Record up to 30 seconds per side
Open the card editor, open the menu for the front or back and choose Record Audio. Record for up to 30 seconds, stop and save. The waveform appears on the card so you know audio is attached.
Thirty seconds is enough for:
- pronunciations of words and phrases
- short listening prompts
- music intervals or rhythm patterns
- example sentences in context
Where you can record, where you can play
Record on iPhone, iPad or Mac from the card editor. Playback works on iPhone, iPad and Mac out of the box. On Apple Watch, audio playback is off by default to save battery. Turn it on in the watch app settings if you want recorded audio to play during watch practice.
Audio with text and images
Audio sits alongside text and images on the same card. A card can have:
- written text and audio together on the front
- written text on the front, audio on the back
- audio on both sides for shadowing exercises
- an image on the front, audio on the back for image-to-sound recall
- formatted text on one side and audio on the other
Each side holds text, a picture and a recording together, so a written prompt can carry its own audio.
Use cases
Some card setups to try:
- language vocabulary: written word on the front, native pronunciation on the back
- listening drills: audio sentence on the front, transcription on the back
- music theory: interval played on the front, name on the back
- medical or scientific terms: written term on the front, spoken pronunciation on the back
Practice on Apple Watch
When watch audio playback is enabled, audio on a card plays during a watch session the same way it plays on iPhone. That makes audio decks work for short reviews on the go without pulling out your phone.
Get started
Open Swiftflip on iPhone, iPad or Mac, edit any card and choose Record Audio from a side’s menu. If you want a workflow built around audio, the language learning page covers a longer pattern across devices.