AI Tutor

Two tutor modes

Chat tutor

The text-based chat tutor is available on web and mobile, on all plans. After a review session — or while studying — you can open the tutor and ask questions about any card or concept in natural language.

What the chat tutor is good for:

• "Why is this answer correct? I thought it was [other answer]."
• "Can you explain this concept in simpler terms?"
• "What's a real-world example of [concept]?"
• "I got this wrong twice — what's the best way to remember it?"

The tutor has context about the card you're asking about and your recent study session, so you don't need to re-explain what you're studying.

Voice tutor

The voice tutor is a real-time spoken conversation available on mobile and on supported web browsers. Tap the voice tutor button and speak your question — the tutor responds in audio. This is useful when you prefer not to type, or when you want a more natural back-and-forth explanation while studying on desktop or mobile.

How voice tutor works (architecture)

When you use the voice tutor, your audio does not connect directly from your device to Google. The relay path is:

Your device → Neurako's relay server → Gemini Live API

This architecture keeps your audio routed through Neurako's infrastructure rather than requiring your device to establish a direct connection to a third-party API. It also allows Neurako to enforce session limits and apply appropriate safeguards.

Voice sessions have a built-in time limit. Sessions end automatically after the limit is reached — this is a deliberate constraint for responsible use, not a technical bug.

Language support

The chat tutor responds in the language the app is set to and adapts to the language of the card content being discussed. The voice tutor supports 20+ languages, including:

• English (US, UK)
• Spanish
• French
• German
• Japanese
• Korean
• Mandarin Chinese
• Portuguese (Brazilian)
• Italian
• Russian

Language selection for the voice tutor is automatic — based on your app language setting and the content of the card you're asking about.

Tutor memory

The tutor can retain context about your learning sessions across conversations. This means you can reference previous discussions or build on earlier explanations without starting from scratch each time.

If you want the tutor to approach topics fresh — or if you're concerned about stored context — clear the tutor memory from Settings. This does not affect your card data or review history.

When to use the tutor

The tutor is most useful when you hit a card you can't understand, not just one you can't remember. The difference matters:

• Can't remember: this is normal. The FSRS schedule handles it — the card will come back. You don't necessarily need the tutor.
• Can't understand: this is where the tutor helps. If the answer on the back of a card doesn't make sense to you, or you want to understand why it's correct rather than just memorize it, open the tutor.

Using the tutor after getting a card wrong is particularly effective. You've just experienced the desirable difficulty of a failed retrieval attempt — your brain is primed to process an explanation at that moment.

Limitations

• The tutor is not a replacement for your source material. If a card is wrong or poorly written, the tutor may reinforce the error rather than correct it.
• Voice sessions are time-limited per session and require an active connection.
• The tutor does not have access to external websites, textbooks, or real-time information — it works from its training knowledge and the card context you're studying.

Related reading

Retrieval Practice

Why testing yourself is a learning event, not just an assessment — and how the testing effect makes flashcard reviews more powerful than re-study.

Learning Insights

Understanding Neurako's learning analytics — mastery, card states, retrievability, rating distributions, and review workload.

Academic Studying

How to build a flashcard-based study system for courses, lectures, and exams — including what flashcards work for and what they don't.