MemoryWiseImprove your memory, improve your concentration.
MemoryWise turns the ancient method of loci into a two-minute habit. Link a word to a place you already know, and it stays.
Exercise for your brain — and stretching, too.
MemoryWise works your brain through two distinct tasks: creative imagination to invent the link, and recall to retrieve it later. Together they build more than memory — sharper focus and clearer thinking.
Most people feel it in a single session. We call that the wow moment.
Three ideas, one habit.
Your brain is far better at remembering places and images than lists of words — MemoryWise leans on that.
Somewhere you already know by heart
Twenty familiar spots — the rooms in your house, the stops on your commute, even objects shaped like numbers — numbered in an order you'll never forget.
A word for every anchor
A built-in library of concrete nouns, sorted easy to hard, plus a Learn a Word set of uncommon words worth knowing.
A two-second mental image
Picture the tag sitting at its anchor — the stranger the image, the better it sticks. Recall the anchor, and the tag comes with it.
Choose an anchor list
Pick a familiar route, room, or set of shapes, and number it 1 to 20.
Generate a tag
The app pulls a word from its library and drops it onto the next open anchor.
Link it
Picture the word and the anchor together — as vivid or strange as you like.
Recall in order
Walk the list in your head. Fill all 20 and a fresh layer starts on the same list.
Reading it again, or walking it back.
Rote learning asks your memory to work without a map. The method of loci gives it one — the same twenty places, reused for anything you need to hold.
Built for anyone who wants their memory back.
The technique is the same for everyone — what changes is what you choose to remember.
Students
Hold a list of terms, dates or steps in order without re-reading the page five times.
Speakers and presenters
Walk your talking points from memory instead of clinging to notes.
Language learners
Park new vocabulary on anchors so it survives past the lesson.
Busy professionals
Keep agendas, names and follow-ups in your head between meetings.
Anyone over fifty
A short daily workout that keeps recall active, with no streaks to protect.
Curious minds
Learn a technique memory athletes use, then find your own uses for it.
Start at sign in, then step through the app.
Real screens from MemoryWise, in the order you meet them — use the arrows to move through the journey.
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Sign in
The opening screen: pick up the technique from scratch, or head straight in if you already know it.
Step through the control room.
Behind the app sits a control room: the word database, the learning portal and the in-app content, all editable without shipping a release.
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Word database
Every word with its definition, difficulty band and usage pool, searchable and filterable.
Open it now, recall twenty by 2:00.
From opening the app to recalling twenty items in order takes about two minutes. Here is exactly how the first session goes.
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Open the app
Land on the main menu — every tool one tap away, nothing to configure first.
- 0:20
Pick an anchor list
Start with a room in your house, or use one of the ready-made lists.
- 0:45
Generate your tags
The app places words on your anchors, one by one, at the difficulty you chose.
- 1:20
Link each image
Two seconds per anchor. The stranger the picture, the better it holds.
- 2:00
Walk it back
Recall all twenty in order. That is the wow moment people talk about.
People remember twenty things in a row.
Real words from people who have had their wow moment. Send us yours and we'll add it here.
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“Placeholder quote — a short line about the wow moment.”
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Placeholder testimonials. Send us approved quotes and we'll swap them in.
One app, simple plans.
Start free, then keep training on the plan that suits you. Cancel any time from your profile.
Monthly
Most popularThe full app, month to month.
- Unlimited anchor lists
- Speed tests and learn a word
- Progress across devices
Yearly
The same plan, paid once a year.
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- One payment a year
- Cancel any time
Placeholder pricing. Confirm your real plan amounts and we'll publish them.
Questions, answered.
The questions we get asked most. Anything else, just email us.
Is this a memory game?
No. MemoryWise teaches the method of loci — a technique that has been used for centuries — and gives you the tools to practise it daily.
How long does a session take?
About two minutes. Generate your tags, link them to your anchors, then walk the list back in order.
Do I need to be good at remembering things?
No. The technique does the work. Most people surprise themselves the first time they recall twenty items in a row.
What is an anchor list?
Twenty places or objects you already know by heart — rooms in your house, stops on your commute, or shapes that match the numbers one to twenty.
What happens when I fill all twenty anchors?
A fresh layer starts on the same list, so your anchors keep working and only the tags change.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Your anchor lists and tags live on your device, so you can train on a plane or underground.
Can I cancel a subscription?
Yes — manage or cancel it any time from your profile in the app.
Who builds MemoryWise?
A small independent team in Nelson, New Zealand. Email us and you will usually hear back within two business days.
Your first twenty words are two minutes away.
Questions, feedback, or something not working the way it should — get in touch and we'll usually reply within two business days.