This looks pretty good, but I really wish you had support for Korean.
Me, too :( It's next on the agenda.
Glad to hear it!
Is there any way I can sign up to be notified when you add support for it?
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#43The great thing for me is that there are great materials for lesser studied languages - I've used it for both Turkish and Persian, which ive really struggled to find.
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#46I love spaced repetition but serious question - what can you give me that Anki doesnt. Yes, I know Anki's interface is ugly but it is open source so I can actually change things and know how the spacing algorithm works. etc.
You can change most variables in CleverDeck's algorithm (the same one Anki uses), as well. If open source and super customizability are important to you, Anki is probably a better choice for you. For many people, I think having the ready-made decks and a nice interface is more important. And CleverDeck does have some features, like three-sided cards and siblings, that I personally loved in Anki.
Personally I don't think super cuztomizability is that important for me. I prefer to have an out of the box solution with ready-made decks but being able to create my own decks is definitely a nice plus. My favorite aspects going through the app (learning Turkish) is the beautiful and intuitive design. Spaced repetition might sound a bit daunting, but completely got it once I started using the app. Well done, this is definitely something I will use daily and that will improve my learning.
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#47Great App! Could you provide APIs for people to create Deck easier and quicker? Thanks!
Thank you! I probably don't have the bandwidth to support a full-blown API, but making a web app that makes bulk creation faster is a priority.
Bandwidth shouldn't be an issue here, although this is a side project (so I realise money is limited), from experience you can send and receive roughly 200-400 images per second for every $5/month you spend. I don't know your precise usage count, but I would be surprised if you were to get that many images downloaded every second.
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#49Hi. I actually had it in mind to create something like this myself -- a mobile-first, nicer-designed version of Anki. But it looks like you already started on this, 2.5 years ago. Always the way..
It definitely looks nicer than Anki. It's also better for creating simple cards, something which I haven't really been able to do on the Anki app. The workflow for adding a new card is a great experience. I do think that creating my own cards is an important part of the memorisation process. I've downloaded pre-made cards before, but the stuff I use in conversation is almost always the stuff where I've created the card. Those are the words/phrases that leap to mind.
One issue - my recorded audio didn't play when I reviewed the card (either on the front side or the back side). Maybe a bug?
Based on just 5 minutes of experimentation, I expect that this will become my "on the go" card creator, while I'll keep Anki around for the time being because, when I create cards on my laptop, I can import Forvo pronunciations etc.
Have you thought about how to monetise this?
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#50Hi. I actually had it in mind to create something like this myself -- a mobile-first, nicer-designed version of Anki. But it looks like you already started on this, 2.5 years ago. Always the way.. It definitely looks nicer than Anki. It's also better for creating simple cards, something which I haven't really been able to do on the Anki app. The workflow for adding a new card is a great experience. I do think that cr…
> 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.