How do I create a study plan in Tomaru, and which intensity should I choose?

Key points

• A Tomaru plan is the unit you study vocabulary in each day: each plan holds one or more decks, and your daily new words and reviews come from the plan.
• Creating a plan in Tomaru goes: choose a language → choose learning intensity → choose decks → name the plan.
• Tomaru's learning intensities are Easy (about 5–15 minutes a day), Normal (30–60 minutes), Intensive (1.5–2 hours), and Custom (calculated automatically from your target finish date).
• Tomaru's retention options are 85% (lower pressure), 90% (most balanced), and 95% (more reviews).
• When choosing decks in Tomaru, you can sort by Most downloaded, Top rated, or Newest, and filter by learning language and native language.
• Tomaru lets you have several plans at once and switch between them at the bottom left of Home; Smart Study can schedule all your plans together.

How to create one

1. Tap the plan button at the bottom left of Home → "New plan," or go to "Explore" → "Manage plans" and tap "+" at the top right.
2. Choose the language you want to learn.
3. Choose a learning intensity, or choose Custom and enter a target finish date.
4. Choose your decks; you can pick more than one.
5. Name the plan, and you're done.

Later, you can change the number of new words per day, the load for each deck, your exam date, and your retention in Plan settings. See How many new words a day should I learn?.

Related questions

Do I have to create a plan to study vocabulary?

Yes. A Tomaru deck only gets scheduled into your daily study once it's in a plan; tap "Start this deck" on a deck's page and Tomaru will walk you through adding it to a plan.

Can I study several plans at the same time?

Yes. Switch plans at the bottom left of Home, or turn on Smart Study to schedule all your plans together.

Can I change the intensity if I picked the wrong one?

Yes. Go to Plan settings and change "New words per day?" or choose Easy, Normal, or Fast.