Learn things.
Deeply.
A study tool for adults who want to understand something fully — and still know it six months from now. Personalized curricula, delivered across text, audio, and visual, scheduled around actual retention.
Self-study is broken at both ends. Knowing where to start is hard — even motivated learners stall picking a curriculum. Remembering what you learn is harder — the highlight-finish-forget cycle is the default outcome of almost every book, course, and app.
Existing tools solve one half or the other. Coursera gives you curriculum without retention. Anki gives you retention without curriculum. LearnThings is built on the premise that the two halves can't be separated — that curriculum and retention have to be designed together, and that both have to be personal.
The method.
Tell us what you want to learn.
Provide your topic, your current context, and your ultimate goal. The more specific you are, the better the foundation we construct.
We design the curriculum.
Review the bespoke module list, adjust the pacing, and approve the sequence. No two curricula are identical.
Learn in short sessions.
Engage with the material through focused, multimodal sessions. Text, audio, and visual elements combine to construct robust mental models.
We schedule reviews so you actually remember.
Using spaced repetition algorithms, we test your recall at the precise moment you're about to forget, solidifying knowledge permanently.
Your curriculum, designed for you.
Fixed syllabi assume everyone starts from the same place. We construct pathways that account for your unique background and objectives.
Built around how memory actually works.
Engagement metrics don't equal learning. Our architecture is optimized entirely for long-term retention, not daily consecutive log-ins.
For depth, not daily minutes.
Real understanding requires sustained focus over months, not gamified five-minute increments. This is an instrument for serious study.
You'll get more honest with yourself.
Most learners don't know what they don't know. Over time, LearnThings shows you — when you say you're confident, how often you're actually right. It's the most useful number you've never seen on a learning app, and it's how you know the work is working.
"For the engineer who wants to really understand distributed systems, not just nod through another talk."
"For the parent who remembered they used to love history, and wants a grown-up way back in."
"For the consultant moving into climate work who needs foundations, not a certification."
Start with one course.
The first course is free to create. If it's not useful within a week, nothing's lost.