1. GENERAL

What is The Smartestway?

The Smartestway is a mobile and web app, that helps you turn your notes and other school materials into interactive learning tools with the help of artificial intelligence. Your converted notes can be used by other users of the platform, likewise you can use the notes other users have uploaded.

How much does it cost to use the app?

The use of the application, uploading notes and access to the entire content in the form of questions and answers are completely free. As for using interactive teaching tools, different subscription packages are available.

What subscriptions are available?

You can choose between Free subscription, Premium subscription and Premium Friends subscription. Premium subscription is a personal monthly or yearly subscription. As for Premium Friends, it is a yearly subscription for you and additionally two other users of your choice, for an exclusive price.

Do you offer free trial period?

Uploading notes and using the content in the form of questions and answers is already completely free. Advanced learning tools are part of subscription, but you can also test these features for free. In the Free plan, you always see 3 Smart cards per section (or chapter) and can play 2 cycles of the Speed Learning game per learning unit. One learning unit can have a maximum of 10 cycles.

Additionally, upon registration, you will be provided with a sample note that is fully unlocked, allowing you to test all the learning tools.

What are interactive learning tools?

Interactive learning tools are the core of this app and enable you to learn for exams up to 10 times faster than usual. These are Smart Cards - flash cards, with which you can rehearse study material, with self assessment on each card. To keep your attention on, a pop quiz appears to test your knowledge. You can also speed up your learning with the Speed ​​Learning game, which takes advantage of speed reading and control questions. In this way, you learn the material without even noticing that you are learning. Soon you can expect even more interactive learning tools.

How long will it take to create Smart Learning Cards from my notes?

Note conversion into Q&A as well as Smart Cards takes 15 minutes. It is possible to speed up the process with Quick conversion. 

Can I export Smart Cards to use outside of the application (e.g. printing)?

Not currently. We do plan to add this option in the future though.

Can I track my progress of learning with Smart Cards while using the app? 

Yes. You can currently see how many Smart Cards you have successfully rated with 5 and how many times you completed each section of the note. 

How many Smart Points can I get for solving Pop Quizzes?

With each correct answer on the Pop Quiz, you get 10 Smart Points. This is valid for the first 10 correctly answered Pop Quizzes.

Can I activate Pop Quiz myself?

Not currently. Pop Quizzes will show up automatically while learning with Smart Cards.

What is the Speed ​​Learning game?

Speed learning game takes advantage of speed reading and quiz questioning, which speeds up your learning and helps you read your notes much faster than you would think. You are much more focused when reading faster, which enables you to be concentrated through the whole section, after which you are presented with a question to process what you just read and absorb it.

Will the app cover all subjects that are in the school curriculum?

Available notes on the application are dependent on users. The more notes they upload, the more content there is on the application. Of course the goal is to cover all subjects together as fast as possible.

Why can't I find the app in Google Play and the Apple Store?

Currently we do not have a mobile application, but it is being worked on. The Smartestway application can still be used on mobile through browsers on your phone. You can find out how to download it to your phone on the Download subpage.

Why should I fill out personal information on my profile?

Filling out personal information on your profile page will be rewarded with Smart Points. Other users will have an easier time finding your notes, as they can search by author name. Furthermore on the homepage, you will be able to see other notes that are marked with the same school that you filled out on your profile.

How can I add additional users in Premium Friends subscription?

 The users you want to add must first be registered in The Smartestway app. They can do that for free via this link. Then you go to ⚙️ Settings ➝ 👑 Plan ➝ Manage members. In the available spot click the + (Plus) button, write the user email and Send Invitation.

Can I use the app on different devices?

You can use the app on different devices with no limitation. 

2. SMART NOTEBOOK

What is Smart Notebook and where can I buy it?

It is a notebook designed to help you take notes and summaries more efficiently. You can connect the Smart Notebook with The Smartestway application and convert your notes into smart learning tools even faster. You can buy it here .

What types of notebooks are available?

You can choose between notebooks with lined or grid pages.

What is the price of one Smart Notebook?

The price of one (independent on the type) Smart Notebook is 4.99 €.

3. SMART POINTS

What are Smart Points and why do I need them?

Smart Points represent the virtual currency of this platform, which you can buy, earn or use to unlock premium functionality and soon also special rewards. You can use them to buy extra time to answer questions in the Pop Quiz or speed up the conversion of notes into interactive learning tools.

How do I get a Smart Points?

You can earn Smart Points by uploading notes yourself (contributing content), bringing in a new TSW user, answering questions correctly in the Pop Quiz, filling in your profile information, confirming your email address during registration, and rating the conversion quality of your note. You can read more about how you can get Smart Points on the Smart Points subpage.

How many Smart Points do I earn if I bring a classmate or a friend?

If you bring a classmate or a friend who also registers in The Smartestway and becomes a user, you both earn 1,000 Smart Points. You can bring a maximum of 5 classmates/friends.

How many Smart Points do I earn if I upload one note?

When you upload one note, 100 Smart Points are added to your account. This way you can get up to 500 Smart Points.

How many Smart Points do I earn if I rate a note conversion?

You get 100 SP for rating the conversion quality of your smart note for up to 5 rated notes. So a total of 500 SP.

How and where can I buy Smart Pointe?

You can buy them according to the price list below in the settings of your The Smartestway profile.

• €1.99 = 1,000 Smart Points
• €7.99 = 5,000 Smart Points (20% discount)
• €9.99 = 10,000 Smart Points (50% discount)

How much money is 1,000 Smart Points?

1,000 Smart Points equals €1.

When can I cash out Smart Points?

Payout is possible if you have at least €20 = 20,000 SP in your wallet and have been a Premium or Premium Friends subscriber for at least 3 months.

If I am not satisfied with the service, do you offer a refund?

Of course. In case you did not like the app or got a bad grade, we will refund you for the subscription or Smart Points, provided the transaction is less than 30 days old and the purchased Smart Points have not yet been used.

4. NOTES AND INTERACTIVE LEARNING TOOLS

What does one note generally represent?

One note represents the amount of material that would cover one test. This could be one or multiple pages in a notebook. The amount is different based on the subject, teacher or the author of the notes.

What are my options for creating interactive learning tools?

There are 3 ways:

• Manually write the text or copy and paste it into the editor for note creation
• Take a photo of a notebook or any other notes or text.
• Upload a document or image with your contents.

What formats do we support?

The uploaded files can be in the following formats: DOCX, PDF, PNG, JPEG or JPG.

Most recommended is DOCX, since unlike when uploading PDF, DOCX will carry over sections and images in the document. In case the document contains images, we currently only support DOCX. In the case of PDF, we are currently unable to process them, as for titles, there is a much smaller chance of titles converting into sections properly. We are currently also working on this feature.

Is there a restriction regarding note length?

Currently the limit is about 20 size A4 pages (approximately between 10.000 and 15.000 words).

Is there a file size limit, that I can upload to the application?

Currently the file limit is 100 MB per note. So you can upload one big file or multiple small ones totaling 100MB.

Will the TSW app convert notes written by handwriting?

Of course. The quality of conversion depends on the quality of handwriting though. If you can’t read the notes you wrote, then we can’t create miracles either ;) It is also important that when taking the picture, the paper is as straight as possible, otherwise lines could get mixed up.

How long does it take for my notes to convert to Q&A?

Note conversion lasts 15 minutes, but you can make it faster with the use of Smart Points.

After conversion, can I edit the generated questions and answers?

Yes, you can edit and remove the generated questions and answers, or add your own. When editing a question, you can also see below from which part of the text the edited question originated.

Does the app support the conversion of notes in a foreign language?

Conversion is not dependent on language per se. So you can upload notes in any language, but there are chances that you might not get the perfect result. We are still testing this functionality.

Can I upload notes that contain tables, formulas and graphs?

Yes, but the conversion will be lower quality. We are currently working on improving this aspect with additional settings of the AI model. The current solution would be to take a picture of the graph or table and insert the image into the document, or insert the image into the application editor from a computer or phone.

Can I copy and paste images?

If you copy text that contains an image, the image will currently be filtered due to security issues. It is possible to download the image and insert it manually into the online note editor at the proper position though.

How do I correctly insert the image?

You can insert images by clicking on the “Insert image” button in the online editor and then place it to where it belongs in the note. The other option of inserting images is uploading a DOCX document. Images that are a part of a DOCX document will automatically insert themselves into the note when uploading.  You can check over the contents in the second step of note creation. Currently we do not support inserting images from a document that is of PDF format.

The note is created, where are my images?

The note is created, you have questions, answers and Smart Cards, but the inserted images are nowhere to be found. You can find them by going to Smart Cards and in the upper right corner click on the three dots. When the menu opens, click on the “Add image” button. A dialog opens, where you can upload a new image or choose one of the recommended images. Recommended images are the images that you uploaded while creating the note.

Why do I have to manually place images to their correct spots again?

When creating a note, AI takes all of the content, separates it and creates questions and answers out of the created chunks. Which means that AI does not know to which question and answers the placed image is most appropriate. Basically AI can’t tell if you placed the corresponding image to the bottom or the top of the relevant content. Additionally one image can belong and supplement multiple questions and answers etc. So the images get uploaded and show up as recommended images when you try to add images to a Smart Card, but to get the best quality Smart Cards it is recommended to again add images to the relevant questions or to where you feel like will help you most. 

Why can't I use Speed Learning game on all of my notes?

Speed learning currently supports only notes that were created after the release of the Speed learning game. We are currently working on the ability to be able to use this functionality on older notes as well.