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Re: Ask HN: Please review my latest project (memodrops.com)

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Post by kentosi »

nadam wrote: post #10
icey wrote: post #2

What differentiates this from a product like SuperMemo? I see your licensing cost is less ($9.99 vs $50), but I also know much more about what SuperMemo is and the quality of its results.

Thanks for mentioning SuperMemo, I've known about some competitors but not this one. Currently I cannot answer you, I've have to look SuperMemo in more detail. Does it support cross-word puzzles? That's something what I did not find in (other) competitor products.

There is also Anki (http://ichi2.net/anki/), which is also cross-platform and already has an entire library of contributed flashcards.

Re: Ask HN: Please review my latest project (memodrops.com)

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Post by JangoSteve »

The home page made it very difficult to take seriously. A good spell-checker would be in order.

"From then on memodrops takes care about the word and you can be almost sure that you will learn the new word permanently without being a memory champion."

Try this:

"From there, Memodrops will take over and make sure you learn the word permanently like a memory champion."

Could probably do even better with a little more time and thought. Also, "With memodrops memorization is..." is a bit cludgy if you don't read it right the first time. I read it as "With memodrops memorization, is" instead of "With memodrops, memorization is" which obviously doesn't make any sense. So, how about "Memorization with memodrops is:"

Re: Ask HN: Please review my latest project (memodrops.com)

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Post by amkimian »

nadam wrote: post #10
icey wrote: post #2

What differentiates this from a product like SuperMemo? I see your licensing cost is less ($9.99 vs $50), but I also know much more about what SuperMemo is and the quality of its results.

Thanks for mentioning SuperMemo, I've known about some competitors but not this one. Currently I cannot answer you, I've have to look SuperMemo in more detail. Does it support cross-word puzzles? That's something what I did not find in (other) competitor products.

SuperMemo looks dated (both the app and the web site) but it is very strong in the fundamental algorithms for learning and retention. The guy has been doing this for over 25 years! You'd do well to partner with him to produce a more modern offering based on his research than going alone. If I was serious about learning something I would live with his old school software because I'm really buying into the significant experience he has in the domain in question...

Re: Ask HN: Please review my latest project (memodrops.com)

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Post by nadam »

JangoSteve wrote: post #23

The home page made it very difficult to take seriously. A good spell-checker would be in order. "From then on memodrops takes care about the word and you can be almost sure that you will learn the new word permanently without being a memory champion." Try this: "From there, Memodrops will take over and make sure you learn the word permanently like a memory champion." Could probably do even better with a little more t…

Thanks for your help, I appreciate it. Unfortunatelly English is not my mother tongue. I've applied your suggestions to the site.
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