Next review dateKnow when each
word comes back.

Spaced repetition works quietly in the background. Next check makes it visible: each word says when it is coming back, and the notebook can list words in that order.

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Updated . Checked against the app on 8 October 2026.

The word meticulous with Next check: in 37 days (Sat 14 Nov)
Shows
Today, tomorrow or the date
Where
Word page; notebook order; Due chip
Works with
Boxes and Smart
Plan
Free

On every word

A word’s page shows its box and its next check, in plain words:

  • “Next check: today”
  • “Next check: tomorrow”
  • “Next check: in 37 days (Sat 14 Nov)”, with the date in your own language’s format
  • “Not practised yet” for a new word

The line is a link: tap it to open How words come back for the notebook. In a Smart notebook the page also shows the chance you remember the word today.

The word meticulous in Box 5 with Next check: in 37 days (Sat 14 Nov)
Boxes
The word tenuous in a Smart notebook with Next check: today and Chance you remember it today: 88%
Smart

In the notebook

In the notebook, open Filter and choose the order Next check⁠. Words due soonest come first, and each row shows its next check under the box meter; “today” is in green. The Due chip shows the same line on every row, so you see why each word is there.

Use it to see what the next days hold, to find a word you expected sooner, or before a trip, to practise what is coming up.

  1. The Sort and filter sheet with the orders Latest, Pages, A–Z and Next check, Next check selected

    Open Filter and choose Next check⁠.

  2. The notebook in Next check order: hover first, with Next check today under its box meter

    Rows show their next check. Other orders look as before.

What sets the date

  • In Boxes, each box has its waiting time: today, 1, 3, 7 and 21 days, and longer for mastered words, up to a year.
  • In Smart, the date is the day your chance of remembering drops to your target.
  • Extra practice of a word that is not due leaves its date alone; a miss brings it to today. See How words come back.
  • Days follow your own time zone.
Plan
Free
Where
the web app, the Android app (1.0.51 and later) and Lexpad for Mac and Windows (0.3.0 and later)
Connection
not needed
The sheet Chance you remember it today: Lexpad works this out from your answers; Smart brings a word back when this drops near your target
In a Smart notebook

Who it helps

The curious

See the schedule working: a word you know well says “in 37 days”, a new one says “tomorrow”.

Planners

Before a trip or a busy week, order by Next check and practise what is coming up.

Anyone asking “why now?”

The date explains why a word is back today, and the link shows the rules behind it.

Good to know

Questions

Why does a word I practised today still say today?

You missed it, so it comes back today, or you answered it in extra practice before it was due and it kept its date.

Can I practise a word before its next check?

Yes, any time, from its page or any deck. With Only due words move on, a right answer then keeps its date; a miss brings it to today.

Can ChatGPT or Claude tell me a word’s next check?

Yes. A connected assistant reads the same date. See ChatGPT and Claude.

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Your next word is worth keeping.

Lexpad is free to start, on the web and on Android. Bring the words you meet.

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