Generate flashcards with AI
Use Apple Intelligence to build a deck from a topic, add AI cards to a deck you already have and fill in the other side of a card.
Swiftflip can generate a starter deck for you with Apple Intelligence. It runs on your device, so your topics stay private. This guide covers the three ways to use it and how to get good results.
AI generation is a Premium feature and needs a device that supports Apple Intelligence.
The deck name is the topic
Swiftflip generates cards from the deck name, not from pasted notes or a document. So the name does the work, and a specific name gives better cards.
- Vague: Spanish
- Better: Spanish greetings and introductions
- Better: French verbs in the past tense
Think of the name as the prompt.
Create a new deck with AI
Tap the add button, choose New Deck and give it a descriptive name. Then tap Create with AI. Swiftflip opens a short wizard:
- Count: how many cards to generate
- Style: Question and Answer, or Term and Definition
- Level: from Any Level to Expert
Tap Generate Cards on the review step. Swiftflip writes the cards on your device and adds them to the new deck.
Add AI cards to an existing deck
Open a deck and choose Generate Cards. Swiftflip uses the deck name as the topic and looks at your existing cards so the new ones match the style and avoid repeats. This is useful when a deck needs more coverage.
Fill in one side of a card
In the card editor, Generate with AI fills an empty side from the side you already wrote. Type the front of a card, leave the back blank and let Swiftflip suggest the answer. Check it before you save.
If Swiftflip asks for more detail
If a topic is broad, Swiftflip asks you to add detail after the first pass. A name like Java could mean the language or the island. Add a sentence describing the cards you want and it tries again.
Review for accuracy
AI gets things wrong sometimes. Swiftflip adds the cards to your deck so you can read through them and edit anything that needs a fix. Treat the result as a fast first draft, not a finished deck.
Where it works
You can generate cards on iPhone, iPad and Mac. On Mac the keyboard shortcut for Generate Cards is Command Shift G. Apple Watch is for practice, so build decks on a bigger device.
Once your deck exists, see how Swiftflip helps you memorize and learn to build a daily habit.