Anki Remote Research
On Our Focus page, we talk about how using the Anki Remote should always be fast, easy to use, and delightful. The goal of this page is to show you the data behind it.
Tl;dr of study - Students on average use Anki Remote for 12 hours/wk and are able to do 94% more Anki cards in 46% less time.
Study Design
We conducted a cross-sectional study in 2025 where we had 209 students from 146 institutions complete the entire study. The study included everything from reverse-coded Likert items to minimize bias to mixed quantitative/qualitative questions for comprehensive assessment.
Let's dive in.
Type of Education
Of all participants that used the Anki Remote in the study:
- 67% were in medical school
- 16% were preparing for the MCAT
- 4% were in dental school
- 2% were in CRNA school
- 2% were in PA school
- 2% were preparing for the DAT
- 1% or less were in undergrad, nursing school, pharmacy school, physical therapy school, occupational therapy school, chiropractic school, podiatry school, or self-learning languages.
Experienced Users
A study is only as good as the participants. If we only surveyed participants that just started using Anki, it would be easy to show improvements because of the Anki Remote. We didn't want that.
We see if the Anki Remote made a difference for experienced users.
The study participants reported having an average of 17.8 months of Anki experience. Additionally, at the time of the study, they had on average 6.6 months of Anki Remote experience.
These participants reported using their Anki Remote 85% of the time for an average of 12 hours per week.
Does the Anki Remote actually make Anki faster? And if it does, how much?
These were the two questions our users and we were most interested in.
Our data showed that prior to getting an Anki Remote, students reported completing on average of 245 Anki cards per day, taking approximately 27.8 seconds per card. After getting the Anki Remote, students reported completing on average 475 Anki cards per day while taking 14.9 seconds per card. This is an 94% more cards and 46% less time when using the Anki Remote!
Does Anki Remote improve exam scores?
Every study has primary endpoints and secondary endpoints. We already discussed our primary endpoint of if the Anki Remote makes you more effective. But, we decided to ask participants if they believe their exam scores have increased because of the Anki Remote?
We thought it sounded crazy too, but we didn't want to make assumptions. Turns out, we are glad that we asked.
The study participants reported an increase in exam scores by 10% and an increase in information retention by 20%. This is a good time for us to clearly state that we don't make any guarantees about exam score increases -- otherwise this would the new metformin!
Verifying our data
To make sure that study participants were actually truthfully answering the questions, we performed various reverse coded questions during the survey. See below:
Our data was consistent throughout the study as you will see in the following sections. We ask our study participants an array of quesitons on a 7-point Likert scale ranging from Strongly Disagree (1) to Strongly Agree (7).
Does the Anki Remote improve productivity?
Data shows that 93% of the 209 participants believed the Anki Remote made them more productive and that the majority of participants strongly agree with this statement.
Does the Anki Remote improve comfort?
Data shows that 97% of the 209 participants believed the Anki Remote made studying more comfortable and that the majority of participants strongly agree with this statement.
Do students recommend the Anki Remote to other students?
Data shows that 92% of the 209 participants would recommend the Anki Remote to other students and that the majority of participants strongly agree with this statement.
Do you do more Anki cards with the Anki Remote?
The data in the study showed that Anki Remote users are able to do 94% more Anki cards per day. When asked if students believed they completed more Anki cards with the Anki Remote, the data shows that the majority of participants strongly agree with this statement.
Conclusion
The data from this study shows that the Anki Remote makes a substantial difference when studying. From increasing the amount of content you can consume to saving time on each Anki card, the Anki Remote has become a critical tool for all students, particularly those studying for medical school and the MCAT.
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