Questopia
"How did an English review tool evolve from exploring the mechanic to investigating support for teachers?"
From a spaced-repetition experiment to a hypothesis about supporting teachers
- Research, prototyping and product building
- Own product, built with Lovable and AI tooling
- Product discovery, Usability testing, SUS (declared usability perception), Iteration with mentorship, Hypothesis framing
- Lovable, Figma, Notion, Excel
Status: Ongoing initiative
Context and initial challenge
Questopia started as an exploration: could spaced repetition support practice and retention in a web product I built myself, using Lovable and AI tooling?
The effectiveness of the mechanic was the research question, not an assumed result. What is documented here is the product reasoning: how the problem was framed, what was built, what was observed and what remains open.
How the project evolved
Starting point
A spaced-repetition engine applied to recurring study, without a precisely defined audience.
Third week of January 2026 — focus on English learners
The focus moved to English learners in order to explore the engine and the algorithm in a concrete learning domain. An English teacher, who was also my product mentor, suggested this audience and brought his students into the process.
Iteration — questions and flashcards
Out of that collaboration, the teacher suggested adding flashcards. The product began combining questions and flashcards in the same review routine.
September 2026 — rethinking audience and problem
Reflecting on low usage led to a new hypothesis: instead of the self-directed learner, serve the private English tutor who supports review between lessons.
Built
- A spaced-repetition engine applied to recurring study.
- A question bank for English practice.
- Flashcards, added following the mentor teacher's suggestion.
- A review session flow combining questions and flashcards.
Observed
- In the usability study, technical terminology caused hesitation among less familiar participants.
- First use required grasping the method before any perceptible benefit.
- An English teacher, acting as product mentor, considered flashcards a necessary complement to questions.
- Usage stayed low through 2026, which prompted the review of audience and problem.
Still to be validated
- Whether spaced repetition, in this product, improves retention or performance — nothing has been measured.
- Whether students return and sustain practice between lessons.
- Which follow-up signals would genuinely help the teacher.
- Whether the private tutor is the buyer and content manager.
- Frequency of use and willingness to pay.
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Methods
- Product discovery
- Usability testing
- SUS (declared usability perception)
- Iteration with mentorship
- Hypothesis framing
Tools
- Lovable
- Figma
- Notion
- Excel
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