Help & FAQ

What is the Nachiketa app, and why install it?

Nachiketa works as an app you can install straight from your browser — no Play Store or App Store needed. Once installed it opens full-screen like a normal app, starts faster, and lets you keep reading lessons even when your internet drops.

How do I install it on Android (Chrome)?

1. Open Chrome and go to the Nachiketa website. Sign in as usual.
2. Use the site normally — open a lesson or two. On your second visit, a small “Install” bar slides up at the bottom. Tap Install → Add.
3. Didn’t see the bar? Tap the ⋮ (three dots) at the top-right of Chrome → Install app (or Add to Home screen) → Install.
4. A Nachiketa icon now sits on your home screen. Open it from there — it runs full-screen, with no browser bars.

How do I install it on iPhone or iPad (Safari)?

iPhones don’t show an automatic prompt, so it’s a quick manual step (the app shows a hint reminding you):

1. Open the site in Safari (it must be Safari on iPhone, not Chrome).
2. Tap the Share button (the square with an arrow pointing up).
3. Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen → Add.
4. Open Nachiketa from the new home-screen icon.

Can I read lessons without internet?

Yes — lessons you have already opened stay available without internet:

1. While you have internet, open the lessons you want for later (the concept pages under Learn). Just opening them saves them on your phone.
2. Later, with no internet, open the app and go back to those lessons — they load straight from your phone.
3. If you open a lesson you have never visited while offline, you’ll see a friendly “You’re offline” screen with a Try again button — reconnect and it loads.

💡Saving data? Open the week’s lessons once on Wi-Fi, then study them later on mobile data or with data off — they won’t download again.

What happens if my internet drops during a quiz?

You need internet to start a practice session (questions load live). But if your connection drops in the middle of a session, your work is safe:

1. Keep answering. Your answer is graded instantly on your phone — you still see right or wrong and the solution. No blank screen, no waiting.
2. A small pill appears: “1 answer syncing…” (the count grows if you answer more). It just means your answers are saved on the phone, waiting to upload.
3. When your internet comes back, the answers upload automatically and your score updates. The pill disappears once everything is synced — you don’t have to do anything.
4. Your progress is never lost or double-counted, even if you close the app before reconnecting — it syncs the next time you open it.

💡What still needs internet: moving on to brand-new questions (the app picks the next question from the server). So a drop won’t lose your current answer, but to keep getting fresh questions you’ll need to reconnect.

I don’t see the install option, or the app feels out of date

1. Don’t see the install option? Visit the site twice, make sure you’re in Chrome (Android) or Safari (iPhone), and that you opened the real website — not a search-result preview.
2. App feels out of date? Close it fully and reopen — it refreshes to the latest version on its own when you’re online.

How do I remove the app?

Long-press the home-screen icon → Uninstall / Remove. Your account and progress stay safe in the cloud, so you can reinstall any time without losing anything.