Study for exams more efficiently — turn textbooks and past papers into audio.
You finally sit down after work, but focus won’t come. The plan was solid, yet the reference book is still on chapter one. YOM turns textbooks and past exams into audio from a photo, and reading with your eyes and ears sets a pace that keeps you moving. Desk time becomes the first pass; commutes and chores become review of what you already read. One by one, the reasons studying stalls go away.
There are reasons studying doesn’t move.
Not enough desk time
Work, chores, and commuting eat the day. Real study blocks only exist on weekends, and weekdays end before the material even opens.
Focus fades once you start
Tired eyes reread the same line again and again. Thirty minutes pass, a few pages move, and motivation drains.
Review passes never happen
You know retention takes a second and third pass, but the first pass takes everything you have.
How it works
A study cycle that doesn’t stall
Snap today’s range into audio
Scan the pages you want to cover with the camera. AI cleans OCR errors and figure fragments into listenable narration.
First pass with eyes and ears
Follow the text on screen while AI voice reads at a steady pace — no reread loops, even on tired days.
Review by ear in the gaps
Commutes, chores, before bed: loop the ranges you already read. Time away from the desk becomes memorization time.
A day with YOM
The gaps in your day become study time.
When you can sit, move forward with eyes and ears; when your hands are busy, review by ear. Advancing and reinforcing alternate through the day, so studying keeps turning even without long blocks.
Review last night’s chapter by ear
No room to open a reference book on a packed train — but content you’ve read once comes back by ear alone.
Ten minutes forward, eyes and ears
Follow the text on your phone while listening and even a short block moves a few pages. Shaky sections get a 1.5× second lap.
Run today’s range by ear
Hands busy, ears free. Play back what you’ve read so far and find the gaps in your memory.
Snap the next range — first pass
The main session of the day. Photograph the next pages, read them through with eyes and ears — tomorrow’s ear review is what you read tonight.
Features that make exam study efficient
Repeat playback
Loop the chapters you need to memorize, page by page — repetition without friction.
Adjustable speed
First pass at 1×, reviews at 1.5–2× — each pass gets faster.
Study tracking
Daily listening time and characters read, visualized. Visible progress keeps you going.
Scan & Listen
Capture and playback in parallel — narration never stops while you scan.
Common questions about exam study
How do I turn a textbook or past exam into audio?
Just photograph the pages with YOM’s camera. OCR reads the text, AI cleans up errors and figure fragments, and a natural AI voice reads it aloud. No PDFs, no retyping.
Can I memorize by listening alone?
For the first pass, we recommend following the text on screen while you listen. Once you’ve read a range with your eyes and ears, ear-only review during commutes or chores brings it back much more easily.
What kinds of exams and materials fit best?
Text-heavy references, study guides, and past-exam explanations work best — certifications where reading volume drives results. Figures and formulas are excluded from narration automatically, so prose-centric material benefits most.
Does it read past-exam explanations too?
Yes. Photograph the explanation pages and AI reorganizes answer choices and table fragments into listenable prose. Collecting the explanations of questions you missed and looping them by ear works especially well.
Can I try it for free?
The app is free to download, and your first sign-up includes a one-time grant of 10,000 tokens of AI voice. Snap a few pages of your own reference book and see how reading with eyes and ears feels.
End the “no progress today” days.
Snap, read along, and repeat in the gaps of your day. Even when you can’t sit at a desk, studying keeps moving. Start with today’s range.
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