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Re: Show HN: Make spaced-repetition flashcards

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Post by dmerks »

knubie wrote: post #20
badestrand wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The feature checklist is only a part why people use a product. I didn't try Zorbi yet but I tried Anki a few times and I simply hate its interface. Yes, it has all the features but it is far too clunky and bothersome to use for me. Zorbi in contrast looks like it has a easy, beautiful UI that I can actually use with joy.

Mochi[0] is another option in this space that might be interesting to you. [0] https://mochi.cards/

Windows 10 home blocks the installer for some reason... Is this new behavior for Windows?

Re: Show HN: Make spaced-repetition flashcards

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Post by mkl »

dmerks wrote: post #31
knubie wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Mochi[0] is another option in this space that might be interesting to you. [0] https://mochi.cards/

Windows 10 home blocks the installer for some reason... Is this new behavior for Windows?

No, it's been happening for years. If "too few" people have run a particular program, Windows decides it's not trustworthy. You can choose to run it anyway, or wait for Microsoft to make it "trusted" (for niche programs the latter doesn't always happen).

Re: Show HN: Make spaced-repetition flashcards

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Post by [deleted] »

Smaug123 wrote: post #8

I'm afraid I feel this is kind of missing the point. I assert that you will spend the time coming up with how to remember a thing; the question is whether you choose to do that at card construction time (easiest, because you've got all the context available to you of the thing you're trying to remember), or ad-hoc during review time. Creating a card is not just writing down some text (or, worse, copy-and-pasting it s…

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Re: Show HN: Make spaced-repetition flashcards

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Post by d4rkp4ttern »

I think pitching it as « for exams » can be limiting. Though I understand you want to appeal to a niche at this early stage. Maybe have a landing page with the « ace your exams » hero that students might land on after a google search, and a home page that has a broader pitch?

Re: Show HN: Make spaced-repetition flashcards

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Post by jethroksy »

I built a tool for myself earlier this year that's very similar to this, and I wrote a bit about it here [1].

For the most part, I found that flashcards only help when they are crafted with care, and it's a skill that needs to be learnt [2]. But what I found particularly useful about my hacked-up setup is that every card is contextualized: if I need a refresher for the content of a card, I can revisit the location (website/pdf) for it.

[1]: https://blog.jethro.dev/posts/taking_srs_seriously/ [2]: https://andymatuschak.org/prompts/

Re: Show HN: Make spaced-repetition flashcards

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Post by quijoteuniv »

badestrand wrote: post #19
wraptile wrote: post #18

What does this do that Anki doesn't? I really don't get the thought process if releasing a product that competes versus free software and does _less_

The feature checklist is only a part why people use a product. I didn't try Zorbi yet but I tried Anki a few times and I simply hate its interface. Yes, it has all the features but it is far too clunky and bothersome to use for me. Zorbi in contrast looks like it has a easy, beautiful UI that I can actually use with joy.

How many months did you try Anki? It is not an instant solution. Needs you to decide how to use it best and try an approach. After a week i found i establish a way of both creating and reviewing cards nicely. I use it on Linux, mac for creating cards and review mostly on Iphone. (Do some card creating on iphone but not the bulk)

Re: Show HN: Make spaced-repetition flashcards

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Post by quijoteuniv »

deagler wrote: post #2

Hi HN, Meet Zorbi - a spaced-repetition tool built for exam study. Zorbi helps you create flashcards straight from PDFs and Websites or from our Notion integration. Creating flashcards with Zorbi is crazy fast and crazy easy. Zorbi is a web-app so you'll be able to study from any device (but we have an Android app & an iOS app coming soon!) Our mission is to build a full-featured exam study tool that people ACTUALLY…

Congrats! I hope more people gets into learning by space repetition.

I do not agree with the way you are marketing yourself (critisizing Anki) you should be good on your own terms. From you website. « ZORBI IS THE TOOL THAT ANKI SHOULD HAVE BEEN Anki was built in 2006 for lifelong learning, and it was good for a while.

But let's get real. Anki is a clunky tool that people tolerate. You have to worry about optimizing settings, downloading addons, and updates that might corrupt your data.

Zorbi is easy to use, you won't have to worry about settings or addons, and we release new features every week.»

Also, is not clear at what point you will be asking for money.

Best of luck!

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