About Sticky

Sticky is an AI-powered spaced repetition app that turns your notes, photos, and textbooks into flashcards — then schedules reviews at the exact right time so you actually remember what you study.

Why Sticky Exists

The science of learning is not new. Researchers have known for over a century that spaced repetition and active recall are the most effective ways to commit information to long-term memory. Yet most students still rely on re-reading, highlighting, and cramming — methods that feel productive but fail when it matters.

The gap is not knowledge. It is friction. Existing spaced repetition tools are powerful but intimidating — built for power users who are willing to configure decks, tweak algorithms, and manage their own review schedules. Most students give up before they see results.

Sticky was built to close that gap. Snap a photo of your notes, and AI creates flashcards for you. Open the app each day, and the algorithm tells you exactly what to review. No setup, no configuration, no spreadsheets. Just the science, made effortless.

Built by Marc Astbury

Marc Astbury

Marc is a product designer and the founder of Sticky. He is also CPO at Jenni AI, an edtech startup that helps researchers write and publish faster.

Working at the intersection of product design and education technology, Marc has spent years studying how people learn — and why most study tools fail them. Sticky is the product of that obsession: a tool that makes evidence-based study techniques accessible to everyone, not just productivity enthusiasts.

Every article in the Learn hub is written by Marc, grounded in peer-reviewed cognitive science research, and designed to help students study smarter — whether or not they use Sticky.

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