Passal
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Always know what to study next.

Passal makes cited cards from your own lectures. Then it shows where to start, which lectures are shaky, and every miss until you get it right.Cards from your lectures, and where to start.

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From your lecture

What does increased afterload decrease?

stroke volume when contractility is unchanged

How did it go? Swipe, use the arrow keys, or pick a grade.

Source & evidencecardiac-output-lecture-07.pdfp.5

Exact source quote

“Increased afterload decreases stroke volume when contractility is unchanged.”

The study app
for medical school.

How Passal works

  1. Know where to start.

    One button for what’s next: due reviews and new cards, with the minutes they take, then a quiz.

  2. See what you don’t know yet.

    Lectures listed shaky first, then untried. One tap starts the cards you haven’t tried.

  3. Nothing you miss gets lost.

    Missed cards and quiz questions wait in Recovery until you get them right on a later day. How reviews and Recovery work.

  4. Tag the exam. Cards land before it.

    Tag it in Passal’s calendar and pick its course. No lecture card is scheduled past the day before.

  5. Doubt a card? Check the slide.

    Every card Passal makes opens the lecture at the line it came from. Keep, edit or trash it. Supported slides and source checking.

Fits how you
already study.

  • With your AI

    Connect Claude or an eligible ChatGPT account, or paste a prompt into the AI you already use. No extra charge from Passal. Setup and account requirements.

    HighlightsWhy explanationsCase questionsCards aimed at your misses

  • Missed a qbank question?

    Log it with a reason. If you didn’t know it, its lecture cards are due now.

  • Bring your Anki deck

    Import it into a course and study it next to your lecture cards. Import formats and scheduling.

  • A study guide per course

    What your cards cover, lecture by lecture, ready to download.

  • Also in Passal

    • A nudge when another course has cards due
    • For Step 1: a daily set from earlier blocks, closest to forgetting first
    • Pomodoro, timer or stopwatch, with study time by day
    • Google and Outlook calendars, and your school’s feed
    • In the browser on phone, tablet and laptop, light or dark

Pricing

Passal

$8a month

Every feature free for 14 days. No credit card needed.

Start free
  • Cards from every lecture you upload
  • Spaced-repetition reviews, with your next step on Today
  • Progress by lecture, and Recovery for cards and questions you miss
  • Calendar exam tags that keep lecture cards before the exam
  • Anki import and a study guide per course
  • Your own AI, with no extra charge from Passal
  • In the browser on phone, tablet and laptop
  • Cancel any time; full refund within 14 days of a charge

Questions
before you start.

Not answered here? Email [email protected].

How does Passal know what I should study?

Today gives you one next step for the course you’re in: due reviews and new cards first, then new cards to check, then a quiz, then your next lecture. Progress lists your lectures shaky first, and misses wait in Recovery until you get them right on a later day. There’s no score or predicted grade.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. Every feature is free for 14 days, with no credit card. After that, Passal is $8 a month, one plan with everything in it. Cancel any time, and email within 14 days of a charge for a full refund.

Does it know when my exam is?

If it’s on your linked calendar. Tag the event as Exam in Passal’s calendar and pick its course, and no lecture card in that course is scheduled past the day before. An exam date you type in yourself shows a countdown.

Will it work with my school’s slides?

Yes, if the text is selectable. Upload a PDF, PowerPoint (.pptx), text or Markdown file. Recorded lecture? Upload its transcript. Scanned slides without selectable text don’t get cards made for them.

How do I know a card is right?

Every card Passal or your AI makes shows the line from your lecture it came from, and opens the lecture there. If Passal can’t match a card to your lecture, it leaves the card out. Your lecture is the source, not a medical authority.

Do I need ChatGPT or Claude?

No. Passal makes cards from your lectures on its own. For highlights, why explanations, case questions and cards aimed at your misses, connect Claude or an eligible ChatGPT account, or paste a prompt into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot. Passal doesn’t charge for it.

Can I keep using Anki?

Yes. Keep your premade deck in Anki and study your lectures here, or import a deck (.apkg, .colpkg, .csv, .tsv or .txt) into a course. Imported cards start on a fresh Passal schedule, and there is no Anki export.

What happens to my files?

Your lectures stay in your account, and Passal doesn’t use them to train AI. Upload only material you’re allowed to use. Details are in the privacy policy.