Practice flashcards on Apple Watch
Set up the Apple Watch app, learn the gestures and find the settings that change how watch practice feels.
Swiftflip on Apple Watch is built for short, frequent reviews. This guide covers setup, the gestures and the few settings worth knowing about.
Install the watch app
If you already use Swiftflip on iPhone, the watch app installs automatically the next time your Apple Watch syncs apps. Otherwise open the Watch app on iPhone, find Swiftflip and tap Install.
You do not need to sign in or configure anything separately. Your decks, settings and progress travel through the same private iCloud sync.
Practice gestures
Open Swiftflip on the watch and you land on the cards that are due:
- Tap the card to flip it
- Swipe right if you knew it
- Swipe left if you did not
- Spin the Digital Crown to zoom into long text or images
- Drag with a finger to pan the zoomed view
Each grade plays a subtle haptic. The next card slides in once you finish.
If you stay zoomed in without interacting, the view resets after about five seconds so you do not need to undo it manually.
Settings worth knowing
Most Swiftflip settings are configured on iPhone and apply to the watch automatically:
- Haptics: turn the haptic feedback on or off
- Card order: newest first, oldest first or random
- Session size: how many cards a sitting includes
- Card mix: all cards, only due, or only due-or-new
- Review frequency: how often reminders fire
There is no separate settings screen on the watch for these.
Audio and images on the watch
Audio playback on the watch is off by default to save battery. If you want recorded audio to play during a watch session, open the Swiftflip app on your Apple Watch, go into Settings and turn audio playback on.
Image display has its own toggle in the same place if you would rather skip images on the wrist.
When to use the watch
Apple Watch works best for:
- short review sessions between tasks
- a quick pass through cards you almost have memorized
- checking what is due without opening anything bigger
Editing decks, recording audio, importing files and managing folders all live on iPhone, iPad or Mac. The watch keeps practice fast and leaves the heavier work to the bigger devices.
Practice your first session
Raise your wrist, open Swiftflip and tap a card. Most reviews are shorter than the time it takes to scroll a feed. The cumulative effect across a week is what makes spaced repetition work.