Learn It

Learn It turns coaching and tutorial videos into guidance that fits your time. Paste a link and get a deep dive, a quick overview, or the one thing that matters right now.

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Inspiration

I kept saving great productivity and coaching videos, but when I finally had time to act, I didn’t have time to rewatch them. Simon from Better Creating described this perfectly: the gap between inspiration and action. Learn It came from wanting guidance that fits the moment I’m actually in.

What it does

Learn It takes a tutorial or coaching video and turns it into three time-based views: Full Time for deep focus, Short Time for a quick grasp, and No Time for the one or two truths that matter right now. Instead of rewatching videos, you get clarity on demand.

How we built it

Learn It is a native Android app built with Jetpack Compose and an MVVM architecture. The backend runs on Google Cloud Run and uses a two-stage Gemini pipeline to first extract the lesson structure from a video, then generate the three time-based views. YouTube videos are processed directly, while TikTok and Instagram are handled via Apify scraping. Monetization is powered by RevenueCat using a shared module I reuse across apps.

Challenges we ran into

The hardest part was making the summaries feel genuinely different, not just shorter. “No Time” especially required restraint: stripping content down to what actually helps without losing meaning. Handling multiple video platforms reliably was another challenge.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

I’m proud that Learn It feels calm and intentional. The three modes clearly map to real-world time constraints, and the app stays fast from link paste to insight. I also built a clean, reusable RevenueCat integration that makes monetization feel native and frictionless.

What we learned

Personalization isn’t just about user profiles. It’s about respecting time. When you design around how much time someone has, the product feels more human and more useful than traditional “learning apps.”

What's next for Learn It

Next, I want Learn It to get smarter about context. Calendar awareness to suggest the right mode automatically, a shared library where users can save and revisit key insights, and hands-free voice summaries while working are all on the roadmap.

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