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SuperMemo
by SuperMemo
What SuperMemo is
SuperMemo is a language-learning service offering courses in 25 languages with placement tests, personalized review, speech practice, and offline lessons. It runs through cloud, desktop, and mobile deployments, with support listed for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows. A free plan is available, and a 30-day trial is listed. Premium 1 month costs 35.99 PLN a month and includes access to all listed courses and languages, MemoChat, AI Assistant, MemoTranslator, and up to 100 private courses. Premium 12 months costs 359 PLN a year, includes full AI features, and provides four times more multimedia storage than the monthly Premium plan. Learners can use placement results to begin at an appropriate level, then continue with personalized review and speech activities. Offline lessons support study when no connection is available. SuperMemo is made by a company founded in 1991 and headquartered in Poznań, Poland. Its combination of courses, review, speech, and cross-platform access supports structured independent study.
Who it suits
SuperMemo suits learners wanting language courses with placement, review, speech practice, and offline lessons. It fits people who need access across web, desktop, and mobile platforms.
What it does well
- Courses offered in 25 languages
- Placement tests and personalized review
- Speech practice and offline lessons
- Free plan and 30-day trial
- Android, iOS, web, and desktop support
What to know first
- Premium access starts at 35.99 PLN monthly
- Annual Premium costs 359.00 PLN
- Some listed features are tied to Premium plans
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Premium 1 month | monthly, automatic renewal · 25 languages · nearly 300 courses · unlimited MemoChat · AI Assistant · MemoTranslator · up to 100 private courses with 10,000 expressions each | 35.99 PLN a month |
| Premium 12 months | yearly, automatic renewal · 25 languages · nearly 300 courses · full AI features · up to one million words in private courses · four times more multimedia storage | 359 PLN a year |
| API Scale | monthly · 500,000 repetitions/month · 1,000 requests/user/24h · 1 request/sec · estimated 300 users · maximum 500 users | €399 a month |
| API Starter | monthly · 50,000 repetitions/month · 1,000 requests/user/24h · 1 request/sec · estimated 30 users · maximum 50 users | €49 a month |
| Single course | one-time course purchase · Selected course for one year · two MemoChat dialogues per day · limited AI Assistant and MemoTranslator · private courses up to 10,000 words | 59.90 PLN a year |
| API Grow | monthly · 100,000 repetitions/month · 1,000 requests/user/24h · 1 request/sec · estimated 60 users · maximum 100 users | €89 a month |
| API Enterprise | custom · Custom limits tailored to product and user base | On request |
As supermemo.com lists them, read 14 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
SuperMemo provides broad language coverage with placement, review, speech, and offline study tools. The free plan offers an entry point, while paid plans add course access and AI features.
Facts from SuperMemo's own pages
- AI Assistant
- The AI Assistant answers study questions and can provide explanations, translations and usage examples. · supermemo.com, 14 Oct 2026
- API authentication
- The API requires project-specific API keys supplied as Bearer tokens in the Authorization header. · api.supermemo.com, 14 Oct 2026
- API availability
- SuperMemo introduced an external API in 2026 that exposes its SM-20 spaced-repetition technology to developers. · supermemo.com, 14 Oct 2026
- API capabilities
- Documented endpoints process reviews, optimize SM-20 weights, import CSV histories, query next reviews and retrieve review histories. · api.supermemo.com, 14 Oct 2026
- API documentation depth
- The API reference is presented as OpenAPI 3.1.0 and includes Shell/Curl client examples. · api.supermemo.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Company founding
- SuperMemo World was founded on July 5, 1991 by Krzysztof Biedalak and Piotr Woźniak in Poznań. · supermemo.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- SuperMemo World lists ul. Dąbrowskiego 77A, 60-529 Poznań, Poland as its address. · supermemo.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Company legal identity
- The maker identifies itself as SuperMemo World sp. z o.o., registered in Poland under KRS 0000027598. · supermemo.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists SuperMemo World as a privately held e-learning company with 11–50 employees and 23 discoverable employees. · linkedin.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Course catalogue
- The service offers nearly 300 courses across 25 languages, including vocabulary, grammar, business and exam-oriented material. · supermemo.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- cloud, desktop, mobile · supermemo.com, 19 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 1991 · supermemo.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · supermemo.com, 19 Sept 2026
- Funding and ownership
- Crunchbase lists SuperMemo World sp. z o.o. as a private, for-profit company and does not show disclosed funding. · crunchbase.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Poznań, Poland · supermemo.com, 23 Sept 2026
- Languages offered
- 25 · supermemo.com, 19 Sept 2026
- Learning plans
- Users can set daily card goals and repetition limits to tailor study workload. · supermemo.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Licence
- SuperMemo’s commercial algorithm implementations remain proprietary trade secrets rather than open-source software. · supermemo.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Limit: bugs and synchronization
- Apple reviewers report bugs, purchased-course synchronization problems and difficulty logging out or starting courses. · apps.apple.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Limit: discontinued legacy apps
- The Windows app, app.supermemo.com browser version and an older Android release were discontinued in September 2025 because their technologies blocked further development. · supermemo.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Limit: interface and usability
- An independent review describes the classic desktop product as having an aged interface and user experience. · pleasurable-learning.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Limit: search and dark mode
- Google Play reviewers report that accented-character search is faulty and that a dark mode is still missing. · play.google.com, 14 Oct 2026
- Limit: standards and media support
- The same independent review reports weak support for PDF, Markdown and LaTeX and problems with some video, GIF and image handling. · pleasurable-learning.com, 14 Oct 2026
- MemoChat
- MemoChat provides AI-driven role-play conversations for practicing reading, writing, speaking and listening. · supermemo.com, 14 Oct 2026
Where SuperMemo stands on Freedom251
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