Works when NEPA doesn’t
Tonight’s session downloads in advance. Lose power or data mid-quiz and Mothilda keeps going, then syncs when you’re back.
Awake right now2,184 students
Your study buddyMothilda (a moth)
Most active22:00 – 04:00 WAT
SpeciesStudium nocturnum
It’s 2 a.m.Light don go.Exam na 8 a.m.Mothilda is awake.
Mothilda is a moth. A very well-read one. Whether it’s JAMB, WAEC or your 300L first semester, she circles your handouts, asks the annoying questions, won’t let you “cram and pour” — and flutters back next week for the parts you forgot. Phone torch is enough light for her.
Lamp
JAMB Use of EnglishWAEC Further MathsOrganic chemistry (CHM 201)Law of ContractGovernmentLiterature-in-EnglishAnatomy — upper limbThermodynamics (MEE 302)EconomicsFinancial AccountingPost-UTME PhysicsCRS & IRS
248kNigerian students studying with Mothilda
4.1MSessions since launch
37States + FCT with students online tonight
4.8Play Store rating, 19,300 reviews
Preparing for
- UTME
- WASSCE
- NECO
- Post-UTME
- GCE
- Semester exams
- ICAN
- Bar finals
Cramming feels like studying. It isn’t.
Mothilda is built on the two techniques that actually move grades — active recall and spaced repetition — and does all the admin for you, from your first JAMB mock to your final-year exams.
01
Feed it the pile
The lecturer’s handout, photocopied past questions, a blurry photo of the board, the class rep’s 40-minute voice note. Mothilda eats the heap and leaves one map of what you need to know.
02
She asks before she answers
You pull the idea out of your own head first. No cram-and-pour. Mothilda only fills the gap once she has found exactly where it is.
03
She keeps coming back
Missed it Monday? She returns Wednesday, phrased differently, and again the night before the paper. Like a moth to a generator light.
Live session
Pick how you’d like to be bothered.
Mode
Subject
Recall now. It returns for what you miss.
Every wrong answer gets scheduled. You’ll see it again, phrased differently, right before you’d forget it.
02:14:00Mothilda
Q1. Where does the Calvin cycle happen?
You typing…
Built for here
Made for Nigerian nights, not Silicon Valley ones.
Gentle on your data
Text-first and compressed. A full hour of revision costs less data than one WhatsApp status video.
Knows the syllabus
Questions follow the JAMB, WAEC and NECO syllabus, plus your own course outline from 100L to 500L.
“Explain am for Pidgin”
Stuck on a concept? Ask for it again, simpler — in plain English or Pidgin. The exam answer stays in proper English.
Made for the phone in your hand
Fast on budget Android phones, with a dark mode that sips battery for long nights on a power bank.
Study with your squad
Share a deck with your department group and quiz each other before the test. The class rep will finally have competition.
Tonight, across campus
Every light is somebody revising.
Hostel rooms, reading rooms, the corridor with the one working socket. When NEPA takes light, the phone torches come on — and Mothilda keeps going, because your next session is already saved on your phone.
Light dey. 61 of 96 windows on this block are studying.
- UNILAG Akoka, Lagos412
- UI Ibadan356
- OAU Ile-Ife331
- UNN Nsukka298
- ABU Zaria274
- UNIBEN Benin City241
Close-up · real moth
She’s a little fuzzy up close.
This is a macro photo of an actual moth — legs, antennae, the lot. Some people find insects up close weird or unsettling, so we’ve covered it. Flip the switch if you’d like to meet her.
Field notes
Yes, she’s a moth.
We get asked a lot. Most studying happens after everyone else has slept — after the generator goes off, after the hostel gets quiet. Nothing is better at that hour than a moth: quiet, patient, slightly relentless, always heading for the light. Mothilda just happens to have read every textbook on the way.
| Name | Mothilda. Not “Moth.” Not “Aunty Moth.” She will correct you. |
|---|---|
| Habitat | Hostel rooms, reading rooms, the back seat of a danfo |
| Diet | Handouts, past questions, photos of the whiteboard, voice notes |
| Drawn to | Generator light, phone torches, chapter 7 |
| Repelled by | Expo. Highlighting everything. Copying answers. |
| Lifespan | Until the last paper. Then she rests with your notes. |
I asked it to just tell me the answer. It asked me what I thought the answer was. I passed organic chemistry — with an A.
“Our whole department uses it now. The Wednesday quizzes are the only reason I remember Monday’s lecture.”
“I teach SS3 Government. My students started explaining answers back to me instead of reciting them. That’s Mothilda.”
“Light went off two nights before my exam. Mothilda no stop. I finished the whole Land Law deck on my phone torch.”
Wall of love
Notes left on the lamp.
18,204 thank-you notes from students this year
Scored 312 in UTME. Mothilda asked me every Use of English question twice.
She explained osmosis in Pidgin and it finally entered.
My CGPA went from 3.4 to 4.2. I’m not saying it’s the moth, but it’s the moth.
Used it during ASUU strike so I didn’t forget everything. Best decision.
Our study group calls her Aunty Moth. She hates it.
2 a.m., no light, 3% battery. She still asked me one more question.
Finally passed MTH 101 on my second try. Mothilda never got tired of me.
Recorded my lecturer, fed it to Mothilda, got 40 questions. Lecturer was shocked.
WAEC: 7 A1s. My mum thinks I became serious. I just had a moth.
The only app on my phone that cares about my anatomy test.
Data-light is not a lie. I revised all week on 1GB.
I asked for the answer. She asked what I thought. I hate that it worked.
FAQ
Questions we get at 2 a.m.
Still wondering? Email hello@mothilda.com — a human replies, usually before your next lecture.
01Is Mothilda really free?
Yes. Mothilda is free for students — no card, no trial that quietly turns into a subscription. If we ever add paid extras, the core study features stay free.
02What happens when there’s no light or no data?
Your next sessions download ahead of time, so you can keep studying offline on your phone. Your answers sync the next time you’re connected.
03Does it cover JAMB, WAEC and NECO?
Yes. Mothilda follows the UTME, WASSCE and NECO syllabus, and works with Post-UTME prep too. For university, upload your course outline and handouts and she builds questions from your own material.
04Can I upload past questions and handouts?
Yes — PDFs, photos of handouts or the whiteboard, typed notes and voice recordings of lectures. Only upload material you’re allowed to share.
05Will it just give me answers?
Not straight away. Mothilda asks you first, then fills the gap. That’s on purpose — recall is what makes things stick on exam day. She’s also not for use during exams. No expo.
06Does it work on my phone?
If your phone has a browser, yes. Mothilda is built to be quick on budget Android phones and light on battery.
07Can it explain things in Pidgin?
Yes. Ask her to explain a concept in Pidgin or simpler English. Practice answers stay in standard English, because that’s what your examiner will mark.
08Is my data safe?
Your notes are yours. We don’t sell your data or show you ads, and you can delete everything at any time. See our Privacy Policy for the details.
09Can my school or teacher use Mothilda?
Yes. Teachers and departments can share decks with a whole class. Email hello@mothilda.com and we’ll set your school up.