A lecture app for students with ADHD
Demist is a lecture app for students who lose the thread when attention drifts, including students with ADHD. It writes the lecture down as it happens and explains unfamiliar words on screen, so when you come back you can read what you missed instead of being left behind. One tap on I'm lost marks the moment, and afterwards Demist shows you what was said around it.
How it helps
Catching up after your attention drifts
The live transcript means the last few minutes are always on screen. You can glance back, pick up the thread and keep going, without asking anyone or waiting for the recording.
I'm lost
Press it when you stop following. Nothing stops and nobody can see it. After the lecture, Demist shows what was said around each moment you marked, so you know exactly what to go back to.
No writing while listening
Demist keeps the transcript and builds the glossary, so you are not splitting your attention between the lecturer and your notes. Afterwards you have a summary, and flashcards that bring words back shortly before you would forget them.
A calmer screen
You can turn the whole app to greyscale, change the font and add line spacing. Day streaks are off unless you choose them, because for many people a broken streak is pressure, not motivation.
What it will not do
- Demist helps with following a lecture and revising it. It is not a task manager, a focus timer or a treatment for ADHD.
- Your university may have its own rules on recording lectures, so check them first.
Questions
What is the best lecture app for students with ADHD?
It depends on what goes wrong for you. If you lose the thread in lectures, Demist is built for that: a live transcript to catch up from, explanations of unfamiliar words as they are said, and an I'm lost button that marks the moment so you can go back to it. If you mainly need help starting work or planning your week, a task tool will suit you better.
Can Demist help if I zone out in a lecture?
It lets you recover. The transcript keeps running while your attention is elsewhere, so you can read back over what you missed, and pressing I'm lost marks the moment to look at afterwards.
Do I need a diagnosis to use it?
No. Anyone can use Demist, and it does not ask for evidence of anything.
Is it free?
The core of it is. Live explanations, your glossary and flashcards are free, and recording is free and unlimited in the Windows and iPhone apps.
Where your lecture audio goes
In the Windows app, live lectures are transcribed and explained by software on your own computer, so the audio does not leave it. On iPhone, speech is turned into text on the phone, and only the words being explained are sent to our server. The browser version, and uploading a recording in any version, sends audio to our server to be transcribed. The privacy policy sets out exactly what goes where.
What it costs
Live explanations, translation, your glossary and your flashcards are free, with no advertising. Recording is free and unlimited in the Windows and iPhone apps; in the browser, free accounts get three recordings. Free accounts keep lecture history for seven days. Demist Pro keeps every lecture and adds unlimited summaries and Anki export for £4.99 a month. New accounts get Pro free for their first 30 days, with no card.
Also for deaf and hard of hearing students, students with dyslexia, students studying in English as an additional language.
Made by Graceful Minds. Checked against the product on 4 November 2026.