Using Anki every day for about half an hour (I'm a slow learner lol). Anki sucks, but it's good enough that there's no point looking for other apps.

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earnesti 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Sucks compared to what? I find anki super. It is amazing what other have built for me to use, for free. It is insane value.

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outside1234 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Anki IS amazing and DOES suck at the same time. I am very glad it exists and this is not meant as a dig at the maintainer for whom I am very grateful.

In particular, the UX is a mess. It is very hard for a beginner and frankly it feels like you are in an escape room whenever you want to do something new in terms of difficulty.

Once you are over that hump and just internalize its warts, it is AMAZING, but it IS a huge hurdle for a lot of people.

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boxed 18 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The default on iOS is pretty bad for example. Hidden hitpoints all over the card is obviously bad. And like the article states: no way to just go through all cards regardless of deck is kinda silly and annoying for no reason.

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fny a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I know a gazillion med students who used Anki as is to graduate. They routinely have decks with north of 10K cards.

The people who hunt for alternatives are probably procrastinating, and the people who write their own apps are definitely yak shaving.

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GaggiX a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Anki is amazing, "anal_reactor" I think you're wrong on this.

Also "half an hour" != "slow learner", everything depends on the quantity, the difficulty and the chosen desired retention.