Tutor mode or timed mode: which should you be using?
Both, but they do different jobs, and using the wrong one at the wrong stage wastes study time.
Early preparation: tutor mode, small sessions, weak topics
In tutor mode the explanation opens the moment you answer, while your reasoning is still fresh. That immediate feedback is where the learning happens. Read why the wrong options are wrong even when you were right, because the distractors are where the exam hides its marks. Use the per-topic analytics to aim sessions at your weakest subtopics, and the Unused pool so you keep meeting new material.
Consolidation: the incorrect pool
Once a topic’s accuracy climbs, switch its sessions to the Incorrect pool. Retakes are tracked separately from first attempts, so practising a question again never flatters your real numbers.
The final weeks: timed mode, exam-length blocks
Timed mode withholds all feedback until the end and runs a countdown at exam pacing. The skill it trains is not knowledge. It is moving on from a question you cannot answer, and trusting your first read. Review the whole session afterwards, explanation by explanation.
The split
A workable rule: tutor mode until a topic stops embarrassing you, timed blocks at least weekly in the last two months, and the incorrect pool always open in between. Whatever the mix, answer questions most days. A response log with gaps tells you less about your readiness.