Set up study reminders
Turn on Swiftflip reminders, choose how often they arrive and understand why the on and off switch is set on each device.
Swiftflip reminders bring you back when cards are due. This guide covers turning them on, setting how often they arrive and how they sync.
Turn on reminders
Reminders are off until you turn them on.
- On iPhone or iPad, open Settings and find the Notifications section. Switch on Study Reminders.
- On Mac, open Settings and select the Notifications tab. Switch on Study Reminders.
The first time you turn them on, your device asks for permission to send notifications. Allow it. If you said no earlier, you can grant it again in the system Settings app.
Choose how often
The Notification Frequency slider runs from Very Rarely to Very Frequently, with Balanced in the middle. Higher settings allow more frequent nudges, lower settings keep them occasional.
Reminders have two limits:
- They only arrive when you actually have cards due.
- They only arrive between 8am and 10pm.
What a reminder looks like
A reminder says Time to Practice and tells you how many cards are due. Tap it to jump straight into a session. You can also choose Remind later to push it back an hour.
Reminders are set per device
Whether reminders are on is set on each device, and each device asks for its own permission. So turning them on on your iPhone does not turn them on on your Mac.
How often reminders arrive does sync. Set the frequency once and it travels to your other devices through iCloud.
Review frequency is a different setting
Review Frequency, under Study Options, controls how soon a card comes back for review. Reminders only decide when Swiftflip nudges you about cards that are already due.
Make the count easy to see
For a glanceable due count without opening the app, add a widget or the watch complication.