Study during the day. Reinforce at night.
Run a Session while you review. Run a Sleep Session at night. The same Cue plays in both, reinforcing the pairing between Cue and material.
Free tier available. Works with any subject. iOS 17+.
Where review breaks down
Long study sessions, no consistent reinforcement, and the review window is too short.
Cramming without reinforcement
Long Sessions on the night before. No Cue paired with the material. No second pass during sleep.
The forgetting curve
Without reinforcement, memory fades. The brain can only consolidate so much from a single Session.
Sleep is part of the work
Memory consolidates during sleep. Skipping sleep skips the part where consolidation happens.
Sleep is where consolidation happens. TMR gives it a Cue.
With SomniCue, with TMR
Without TMR
- Awake practiceReview without a paired Cue
- Night before examCram, then sleep
- ReinforcementNone during sleep
- RoutineSporadic effort
With SomniCue
- Awake practiceRun a Session with the Item's Cue
- Night before examLight review, then run a Sleep Session
- ReinforcementCue replays during sleep
- RoutineRepeatable Session and Sleep Session loop
How it works
Five minutes to set up. The TMR loop, in your study routine.
Create an Item
Pick the Learn & Remember Category. Give the Item a title, a description, and one Cue.
Run a Session
A Session is your awake review. The Item's Cue plays periodically in the background while you study.
Run a Sleep Session
Pick the Item, choose Nap or Tonight, set bedtime and wake time. The Cue plays during sleep.
Repeat
One Item can have many Sessions and Sleep Sessions. The Cue stays tied to the Item across both.
Works for any subject
Anything you can run a Session around. Pair a Cue with the material, then reinforce with a Sleep Session.
History
Dates, events, historical figures
Biology
Cell structures, processes, terminology
Chemistry
Formulas, elements, reactions
Languages
Vocabulary, verb conjugations
Psychology
Theories, researchers, terms
Business
Concepts, frameworks, definitions
Plus economics, sociology, nursing, law, computer science, and anything else under Learn & Remember.
Early student testers
"I set up Items for my hardest topics and run a Sleep Session after my review. The next morning, those topics feel less foreign on practice questions."
Jordan K.
Undergraduate student
"Tried it for a psych midterm. Ran the Cue during my study Sessions, then ran a Sleep Session the night before. The terms I had been struggling with felt easier to recall."
Emma S.
Undergraduate student
"I use the same Cue for the same Item across many Sessions. After a couple of weeks, the routine itself is doing a lot of the work."
Marcus T.
Undergraduate student
A SomniCue routine for finals
Two weeks of consistent Sessions and Sleep Sessions does more than one long night. Here is one way to set it up.
Start early
Create Items one or two weeks before finals. Run a Session each day, run a Sleep Session each night.
Focus on weak spots
Use Items for the topics that keep slipping. One Item, one Cue. Repeat the loop until the material is solid.
Protect your sleep
Sleep is when consolidation happens. The Sleep Session runs in the background. You get a normal night.
Night before, light review
A short Session and a full Sleep Session beats a long cram.
Finals week schedule
Works with your existing tools
SomniCue runs alongside whatever you already use. Keep your study tools. Add a Session in the background.
Anki
Run a Session while you review flashcards. Reinforce overnight.
Quizlet
Pair a Cue with the study set you are working through.
Notion
Run a Session while you reread your notes.
Textbooks
Create an Item per chapter or topic. Pair one Cue with it.
Frequently asked questions
Is this just playing lectures while I sleep?
No. The brain tunes out continuous audio during sleep. TMR uses a brief Cue that was paired with the activity while awake. The Cue plays during sleep to reactivate that pairing. It does not deliver new content.
Will the Cue wake me up?
The Cue plays at a low volume during a Sleep Session, low enough to avoid waking you. The research is built around this constraint.
What subjects work?
Any subject under the Learn & Remember Category: history dates, biology terms, chemistry formulas, vocabulary, foreign languages, psychology concepts. TMR has been studied across declarative, spatial, procedural, and emotional memory.
How is this different from Anki or Quizlet?
SomniCue complements flashcard apps. Use Anki or Quizlet during the day for active recall. Run a SomniCue Session in the background while you do that. Then run a Sleep Session at night for the same Cue.
Is there a free version?
Yes. The free tier covers 2 Items, 4 Cues, and 8 Cue plays per Sleep Session. It is enough to try the full TMR loop.
Does it work for STEM subjects?
Yes. Chemistry formulas, physics constants, biology terminology, programming syntax. Anything you can run as a Session while you review.
Try TMR for yourself.
Create your first Item. Run a Session. Run a Sleep Session. Free to start, upgrade to Pro when you want unlimited Items.
Free tier available. No credit card required. Cancel anytime.