School exams, turned into a game.

Three steps and play

1. 1

   You create the account

   Always an adult. Your child is a profile with a nickname and an avatar. We don't ask for their email, photo or school.

2. 2

   You pick the topic

   From the challenge catalogue for their year. Soon, also by uploading the lesson worksheet to turn it into a challenge.

3. 3

   Your child plays for five minutes

   Ten questions of many kinds: match, order, sort, point at a picture, guess. If they get it wrong, a hint helps them understand. If they get it right, they score points.

Why it works

Retoverso doesn’t invent its teaching: it applies what learning research has known for years. Every claim links to its study.

• 🧠 Answering questions about what you studied helps you remember it longer than rereading it.

  In Retoverso: Every challenge is a set of questions, not reading.

  Source: Roediger, H. L. y Karpicke, J. D. (2006). Psychological Science, 17(3), 249-255

• 📅 Spreading review over several days works better than cramming.

  In Retoverso: Daily streak, rotating questions and challenges you repeat another day.

  Source: Cepeda, N. J., Pashler, H., Vul, E., Wixted, J. T. y Rohrer, D. (2006). Psychological Bulletin, 132(3), 354-380

• 🏅 Practice testing and spaced review are the best-rated study techniques in a broad review.

  In Retoverso: The whole game is built on those two techniques.

  Source: Dunlosky, J., Rawson, K. A., Marsh, E. J., Nathan, M. J. y Willingham, D. T. (2013). Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 14(1), 4-58

• 💬 Knowing straight away whether you got it right, and why, is among the strongest influences on learning.

  In Retoverso: An explanation after every answer and hints that never give the answer away.

  Source: Hattie, J. y Timperley, H. (2007). Review of Educational Research, 77(1), 81-112

• 🔁 Making mistakes and correcting them with feedback improves later recall.

  In Retoverso: A second try and a “To review” list at the end.

  Source: Metcalfe, J. (2017). Annual Review of Psychology, 68, 465-489

• 🔀 In maths problems, mixing exercise types improves learning compared with doing them in blocks.

  In Retoverso: 14 question types mixed in every game.

  Source: Rohrer, D. y Taylor, K. (2007). Instructional Science, 35, 481-498

• ⭐ A meta-analysis finds positive effects of gamification on learning, motivation and behaviour.

  In Retoverso: Points, levels, badges, streaks and leagues.

  Source: Sailer, M. y Homner, L. (2020). Educational Psychology Review, 32, 77-112

• 🎮 Another meta-analysis finds that educational digital games improve learning compared with non-game instruction.

  In Retoverso: Retoverso’s own format.

  Source: Clark, D. B., Tanner-Smith, E. E. y Killingsworth, S. S. (2016). Review of Educational Research, 86(1), 79-122

• 🤝 Feeling you choose, you make progress and you belong sustains motivation.

  In Retoverso: Choosing challenges, seeing progress and the team of friends.

  Source: Ryan, R. M. y Deci, E. L. (2000). American Psychologist, 55(1), 68-78

• ⏱️ Short games with an adult involved, in line with the American Academy of Pediatrics’ screen recommendations.

  In Retoverso: Games of about 5 minutes, a parents’ area and quiet hours.

  Source: AAP Council on Communications and Media (2016). Pediatrics, 138(5), e20162592

References checked on 2026-10-04.

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