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Hosting a Session

Create and host a real-time group study quiz session for friends and classmates

As the host, you set up the quiz and choose the content. Your friends just need a 6-character code to join.

The Host a Session screen with your name, session title, content source tabs and quiz settings

How to Create a Session

Open the Group Study tab

Tap Group Study, the 4th tab in the navigation.

Tap Host a Session

Tap the Host a Session card at the top of the Group Study screen.

Check your name and avatar

Tap the avatar (it says "Tap to change") to pick an emoji. In Your Name, type the name players will see. It's filled in from your account, and it's remembered for next time.

Enter a session title

Give your session a name in Session Title, for example "Biology Chapter 5 Review".

Choose your content

In Content Source, pick My Notes, PDF or Text. See Content Sources below.

Set the quiz settings

Adjust the questions, time, difficulty and the two toggles in Quiz Settings.

Tap Create Session

Tap Create Session. On a phone the button is pinned at the bottom of the screen. On iPad it's in the card at the top. You'll land in the lobby.

Both a title and some content are required. If either is missing, the app shows "Please provide a title and content."

Content Sources

My Notes

Tap to open Select a Note, then search or filter by source and tap a note. The chosen note shows its title and source icon. Tap the X ("Remove selected note") to choose a different one.

PDF

Tap to upload a PDF. The text is extracted for you, and you'll see the file name and "N characters extracted".

Text

Type a topic or paste your study material. A plain topic such as "photosynthesis" works as well as a pasted chapter.

Quiz Settings

Questions

Use the slider or number box to choose 5 to 20 questions. The default is 10.

Time per Question

Choose 10 to 60 seconds in 5-second steps. The default is 20.

Difficulty

Choose Easy, Medium or Hard. This tells the AI how hard to make the questions. The default is Medium.

Live Leaderboard

Subtitle: "Show rankings between questions". When on, a leaderboard strip shows on the side of the screen during the game and updates as answers come in. The lobby shows a Leaderboard pill when it's on and No Board when it's off.

Review Questions

Subtitle: "Review answers & leaderboard between questions". When on (the default), every question is followed by a result card with the correct answer, an explanation if the question has one, and the leaderboard. Then you choose the Review Time: 15s, 30s (the default) or 60s.

With Review Questions on, the game moves on only when the host taps Next Question, which unlocks once every connected player is ready. With it off, there is no result card and the game moves on by itself once everyone has answered or the timer ends.

The app remembers your settings for the next session you host.

Sessions and Your Plan

  • Free plan — can't host. Tapping Create Session opens the upgrade screen.
  • Paid plan — includes a number of sessions each month. If you've used them all, a Session Limit Reached sheet offers Buy Session Pack or Upgrade Plan.
  • After a plan ends — if you bought session packs and then your plan lapsed, a Credits on Hold sheet tells you they'll be waiting when you resubscribe and don't expire.

Tips for Great Sessions

  • Pick focused content — one chapter or topic works better than a whole textbook
  • Match difficulty to your group — Easy for an intro class, Hard for advanced review
  • Try it with a couple of friends first before hosting a big group
  • Keep Review Questions on — the explanations turn the game into a learning moment

Next Steps