In development

Zapman

Your own decks, spaced repetition that schedules reviews properly, honest pricing — and a daily question for the months when there’s no exam coming.

No advertising, for anyone, ever — structurally, not as a promise

Serving ads would require a third-party advertising kit inside the app, and none ships. Your decks stay on your phone, optionally synced through your own private iCloud; there is no public deck library and no way for the studio to read what you are studying.

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Ads, free or paid
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Deck free forever
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Strangers you can be matched with
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Accounts to create

What it does

Studies your own material

Type cards, photograph your notes, scan pages, or open a PDF and let the phone pull the text out for you to check. Decks roll up into a cumulative one for a final, and the progress view names the cards you keep missing.

Gives you a reason to open it

Most study apps get used in a panic and then abandoned. Daily Zap is one trivia question a day with a streak worth keeping — reward only, never a punishment, and entirely ignorable if all you want is flashcards.

Duels, but only with friends

Challenge someone you know to a head-to-head on the same questions, answered in your own time through Apple’s Game Center. No stranger matching and no auto-matchmaking, so every opponent is a real person you invited.

What it stores, and where

Your decks
On the phone, optionally synced through your own private iCloud. No public deck library, no shared marketplace, and no way for the studio to read them.
Photos and PDFs you import
Read on the device with Apple’s own frameworks. An imported page is never uploaded to be processed.
Advertising
None, for anyone, ever — free or paid. Serving ads would require a third-party advertising kit inside the app, and none ships.
Duels
Handled by Apple’s Game Center, using its friend list and its identity. Zapman collects no login and runs no server of its own.
Pricing
Stated plainly, charged through Apple, and never renewed by surprise. The first deck is free and stays free, with no expiry attached.

Zapman is not on the App Store yet. This page will say so until it ships.

Questions

What is Zapman?

Zapman is an iPhone study app: your own flashcard decks, spaced repetition that schedules reviews properly, and a daily trivia question for the stretches when there is no exam coming.

Is Zapman on the App Store?

Not yet. It is in development. It is made by Anchorwright LLC, a one-person software studio in Texas.

Does Zapman show ads?

No — not in the free version, not ever, for anyone. That is structural as much as a promise: serving ads would require a third-party advertising kit inside the app, and none ships.

Can strangers challenge me to a duel?

No. Duels run through Apple’s Game Center and use its friend list, so every opponent is someone you invited. There is no stranger matching and no automatic matchmaking.

Are my decks private?

Yes. Decks stay on your phone, optionally synced through your own private iCloud. There is no public deck library and no shared marketplace.

Can I import notes or a PDF?

Yes. Photograph your notes, scan pages, or open a PDF and the phone extracts the text locally with Apple’s own frameworks. Imported pages are never uploaded for processing.

Know when Zapman ships

One email when it reaches the App Store — nothing else. Questions about how it works get a real answer at the same address.