This looks really cool, I was just thinking earlier today that I need to set up some Anki decks.
I just have one question: Do you gain any rights to user-made decks? Ownership or usage rights or otherwise.
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> I actually had it in mind to create something like this myself -- a mobile-first, nicer-designed version of Anki. This is also my current project. Although not mobile first. I use Anki a lot and personally find the UI to be insufferable.
100% this. I solely use the unofficial AnkiDroid port because it's leagues beyond the awful desktop app. Somewhat related: a lot of its horribleness comes from the fact that the UI is written with QT, which is equally horrible for Windows and Mac, and basically okay for Linux as long as your DE is KDE.
What do you dislike as a user about Qt apps on Windows or Mac? Granted I _am_ on KDE (CentOS) but Qt apps that I've seen on Windows or Mac seem almost native. VLC, Opera, Anki
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Two things, I think. First, I was a long time power user of Anki and don't mean to disparage it, but I think CleverDeck has a much better user experience and design. Second, we've spent a tremendous amount of time putting together high quality frequency lists (mostly for languages right now) that incorporate professional imagery, native-speaker audio, transliterations (where relevant), and example sentences. Usually,…
where did you get the native speaker audio ?
We recorded it ourselves by interviewing and hiring local to us.
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#74I really dislike the 'per month' monetization. I would rather be able to buy the decks that I'm interested in.
What do you think is a fair price for one of our 3000 word language decks? In the previous iteration of the app, people showed themselves willing to pay $15.
Repeat revenue makes it easier for me to make a living as an indie dev, so I wanted to give this model a try while charging what I think is a fair price. I'll keep an open mind about it and adjust if enough people want it. Appreciate the feedback!
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#75This looks really cool, I was just thinking earlier today that I need to set up some Anki decks. I just have one question: Do you gain any rights to user-made decks? Ownership or usage rights or otherwise.
Thank you! No - right now, CleverDeck doesn't even have any deck sharing functionality. Whatever you make is yours alone.
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You can make your own decks and cards, and import decks from Quizlet or csv. I'm currently working on an accompanying web app that will allow importing of lists from more services and allow for faster bulk content creation.
When importing from csv, can you import to a deck multiple times and have it just update? Or do you have to create a new deck each time? Also, can decks be shared? Love the design and it's a welcome change of pace coming from other SRS apps.
Thank you!
Right now, the import is pretty rudimentary. It just parses and creates a new deck.
I've been working on - and now will redouble my efforts based on the feedback here - a web app that will make creation and import much easier and flexible.
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#77Tips on using it if you already have a vocab of 2000 or 3000 words in a target language?
You can jump ahead in any deck by holding the red trash button. Since the decks are ordered by frequency, you could probably jump ahead 1000-1500 words and then just get rid of any words you already know.
Otherwise, you can always just create your own cards. If you do that on top of one of CleverDeck's decks, it will autocomplete if we've already made a card for a particular word.
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Not right now - I quite like using it as a universal app on my iPad. To be honest, I'm not sure how I could significantly improve it with all the extra space.
Thanks for confirming no plans. I've lost track of the number who have promised it for years and never delivered. This looks like a nice app for iPhones, but its not useful for serious iPad work. In case you revisit this decision in the future, using the extra space isn't the issue. The "improvements" I'd be looking for on iPads would be much more mundane: support for the basic stuff like using the iPad keyboard, sup…
Hey thanks! That's really helpful. Noted!
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> I actually had it in mind to create something like this myself -- a mobile-first, nicer-designed version of Anki. This is also my current project. Although not mobile first. I use Anki a lot and personally find the UI to be insufferable.
100% this. I solely use the unofficial AnkiDroid port because it's leagues beyond the awful desktop app. Somewhat related: a lot of its horribleness comes from the fact that the UI is written with QT, which is equally horrible for Windows and Mac, and basically okay for Linux as long as your DE is KDE.
What is so bad about the Anki UI? I have been using it for three years on Ubuntu Unity and I'm pretty happy with it.
I especially like how keyboard-friendly it is.
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What are the advantages over Anki?
Two things, I think. First, I was a long time power user of Anki and don't mean to disparage it, but I think CleverDeck has a much better user experience and design. Second, we've spent a tremendous amount of time putting together high quality frequency lists (mostly for languages right now) that incorporate professional imagery, native-speaker audio, transliterations (where relevant), and example sentences. Usually,…
Is that algorithm public?