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This makes a lot of sense. I really like the point about the upfront cognitive cost that matches my own experience too. What you’re describing feels very close to why “personal” co…

I want to thank everyone who commented on my previous Ask HN post about building a calm, non-gamified learning app. I read through all the comments, and one theme kept coming up ag…

I’ve been working on a small language learning app as a solo developer. I intentionally avoided gamification, streaks, subscriptions, and engagement tricks. The goal was calm learn…

Suggested technical details (for anyone curious) If anyone’s interested in the stack: • Frontend: SwiftUI • Audio: internal cache layer + fallback TTS • Spaced repetition: hybrid S…

Hi everyone! I built Kiwi Notes because I needed a simple tool for learning vocabulary with natural audio and my own custom word lists. Most vocabulary apps are overloaded, gamifie…