Why Mizca

There are lots of great learning apps. Here's what makes Mizca different.

We admire the apps that got millions of people learning on their phones. Mizca takes a different path: smaller, calmer, and built to help you remember what you read.

Find your fit

Different apps, different jobs.

Each kind of learning app is brilliant at something. Knowing what you want makes it easy to choose, and you might well enjoy more than one.

  • Book summary apps

    Great for the big ideas from non-fiction books in 10 to 15 minutes, read or listened to.

  • Micro-course apps

    Great for building a skill step by step, with structured lessons and a plan to follow.

  • Trivia and puzzle games

    Great for play: points, streaks, levels and a bit of friendly competition.

  • Short-article apps

    Great for a proper 5 to 10 minute read when you have a coffee break to spare.

mizca

For when you want one surprising, true thing a day, in about a minute, waiting on your lock screen, and quizzed back so you keep it.

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What makes Mizca, Mizca

Six small choices that add up to a very different app.

  • About a minute

    Not fifteen. One pill is short enough to read before your coffee is ready, and still leaves you with something to think about.

  • It comes to you

    Your pill is already on your lock screen and widgets each morning. No app to remember to open, no feed to fall into.

  • A source on every pill

    Every pill links to exactly where it came from, so you can check it or read more. Trust shouldn't require faith.

  • Built to remember

    A short weekly quiz brings pills back right before you'd forget them, so a minute a day becomes things you actually know.

  • Something to share

    Everyone gets their own sequence, so your friends learn different things than you. There's always something to swap.

  • Calm by design

    No ads, no tracking, no lives or hearts, no guilt when you miss a day. Just a small, pleasant surprise.

In a nutshell

Mizca isn't…

  • A course to finish
  • A book summary
  • A game to win
  • A feed to scroll

Mizca is…

  • One surprising, true thing a day
  • A minute of wonder, not homework
  • A quiz that helps you keep it
  • A source you can always check

Fair questions

Things people ask when comparing.

Can I use Mizca alongside other learning apps?

Of course. Plenty of people read book summaries on the train and still enjoy their morning pill. Mizca is small on purpose, so it fits next to everything else.

How does AI help make Mizca?

It lets a small team read more than any library visitor ever could. With the help of AI we explore vast, trusted collections, such as Wikipedia, museum and library archives, NASA and other science agencies, to find the moments worth your minute. Then every pill is held to strict rules: written only from what its source says, every claim checked twice, anything uncertain left out. The reach of a library, the care of a fact-checker, and the source always one tap away.

Why is it so short?

Because a minute is something you'll actually do every day, and small things done daily add up. If a pill grabs you, "Go deeper" and the source are right there.

See if it's for you. It's free to start.

If Mizca isn't your thing, no hard feelings. We'd still love to hear why.

Coming soon to iPhone and iPad

iPhone and iPad · Android coming very soon