Spaced Repetition Mind Maps: Review Each Branch at the Right Time
By Kashish Mustafa, Co-founder, Mindmapi· Last reviewed 28 October 2026
Test yourself on a branch of your mind map and Mindmapi.ai schedules it for review: soon if you struggled, later if you knew it. Branches that are due are marked on the map.
Spaced repetition means reviewing something just as you're about to forget it, with the gaps growing each time you remember. It's one of the most reliable ways to make revision stick, and usually it means flashcards. Mindmapi.ai brings it to your mind map instead, branch by branch.
When you finish Test me or Quiz me on a branch, your score is saved. Remember 80% or more and the next review moves further away: 1 day, then 3, 7, 14 and 30. Score less and it's back tomorrow. You don't have to keep track: due branches get an amber dot, and your list of maps shows how many are waiting.
How it works
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Test yourself on a branch
Open a topic's menu and choose Test me or Quiz me. Recall the topics, or answer the questions.
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Your score sets the next review
80% or more and the gap grows (1, 3, 7, 14, then 30 days). Less than that and the branch is due again tomorrow.
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Come back when it's due
Due branches get an amber dot on the map, and opening the map offers to test the first one.
Why students use Mindmapi.ai
Review the whole picture
You review a branch with its connections, not isolated flashcards, so you remember how ideas fit together.
Nothing to plan
Each branch has its own schedule, worked out from your scores. You just open the map and do what's due.
See what's due at a glance
Your list of maps shows how many branches are due, and course pages show it across a whole course.
Free to start
Spaced review comes with Test me on every account, and with Quiz me (3 free quizzes, unlimited with Pro).
Frequently asked questions
How does spaced repetition work in Mindmapi.ai?
When you finish Test me or Quiz me on a branch of your own map, your score is saved and the branch is scheduled for another go. Score 80% or more and the gap grows from 1 day to 3, 7, 14 and then 30 days; score less and it's due tomorrow.
How do I know what to review?
Branches that are due have an amber dot on the map, opening the map offers to test the first due branch, and your list of maps shows how many branches are due in each.
Is this better than flashcards?
It works on the same principle, but on a whole branch of your map at a time, so you review ideas together with how they connect. You can still use flashcards alongside it.
Is it free?
Yes. Test me and spaced review work on every account. Free accounts also get 3 AI quizzes; Pro gives unlimited quizzes.
Ready to try it?
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About the author
Kashish Mustafa, Co-founder, Mindmapi
Kashish was predicted 3s and 4s in her GCSEs. Studying on her own, she mind mapped everything, maths included, and came out with 7s and 8s. She went on to graduate with a 2:1 in Business Management and now works in marketing. She co-founded Mindmapi to give every student the study method that worked for her.
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