How to review on your phone with swipe
On the Keeplet website, on a touch screen, you can rate cards with your fingers during review: tap the card to flip it, swipe right if you remembered it (Remembered), left if you did not (Didn't remember), and up to skip it. The on-screen buttons are always available.
Before you start
You need an open review session (see How to do a review session in Keeplet). Swipes work on the card, not on the rest of the page, and count for a finger movement of at least about one centimeter: a tap or a short movement does nothing.
Steps
- Read the Question and try to recall the answer.
- Tap the card to flip it (like pressing Show the answer). The Answer appears.
- Swipe your finger across the card:
| Gesture | What it does |
|---|---|
| Tap | Flips the card and shows the answer |
| Swipe right | Remembered |
| Swipe left | Didn't remember |
| Swipe up | Skips the card without rating it |
- After the rating, "Marked:" appears with the rating and the Undo button, which stays for three seconds, then you move on to the next card.
With swipes you only get two outcomes. If you want the four-level scale (Not at all, A little, Somewhat, Great), use the buttons under the card.
What changes depending on the mode?
- Passive with the answer still hidden: the first swipe right or left flips the card, and you give the rating with a second swipe.
- Cloze exercises (terms inside
{{ }}): the first swipe right or left reveals the hidden term, the second rates that step. If the card has several terms it repeats for each one. - Active (word reorder): swiping right or left only counts after you have completed the exercise; before that it does nothing. Swiping up always skips.
Frequently asked questions
Do swipes also work on a computer?
No, they need fingers on a touch screen. On a computer you use the mouse or the keyboard: see Keeplet keyboard shortcuts.
Can I give the four ratings with swipes?
No. Right means Remembered and left means Didn't remember. For Not at all, A little, Somewhat and Great press the buttons under the card.
I swiped the wrong way, can I go back?
Yes: for three seconds after the rating Undo appears. If you press it, the card comes back and you can rate it again. Swiping up sends nothing, so there is nothing to undo.
Does swiping up delete the card?
No. It only skips the card in this session, without rating it: the card stays due and will come back in a later session.
The swipe does not respond, what do I check?
Swipe on the card itself, with one finger and a gesture longer than a centimeter, more horizontal than vertical. If it does not work, use the buttons: they do the same things.