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Learning and science
spaced repetition flashcards
SHOW HN2020
140points
77comments
#437of 3,028 in 2020
Top 15%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
1 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 12 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score -0.34.
Pricing: 0 for, 5 againstIdea: 1 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good idea and well executed for a minimalist SRS tool.
From 1 comment
Good idea in principle, appears to be well executed, but this must not be a service. Just because it can be made into one, it doesn't mean it should be. No reason whatsoever why…
huhtenberg on HN
Congrats on launching; looks interesting, especially for on-the-go practice.
From 1 comment
Awesome, I'm going to try it out. I really think there's a lot of room for professional SRS tools. A few things I've found using SRS. - I often want to practice on the go, but…
mindvirus on HN
Objections
Pricing with a card limit is misleading or unattractive; suggested a free trial instead.
From 3 comments
Please, do not use white lies on your web. This is not free to use. This is useless on free. It's like tesla saying that chargers are free to use on front page, then on pricing:…
rdslw on HNI think you'll need to offer something significantly better than what is already available for free on other apps to really get traction. This space is already pretty crowded --…
rsanek on HNI can't imagine too many for whom a SRS app with a 100 card limit would be useful.
read_if_gay_ on HN
Anki and AnkiWeb are free and already offer what this provides.
From 3 comments
I'm always curious on what type of feedback the author really is looking for or if it is just cheap ad. $5 for unlimited and basically 25 cards for 'free' makes it quite obvious…
hansitomani on HNI agree with this. Just use Anki instead and sync with Ankiweb.
euph0ria on HNNew SRS tools are great but I am yet to see anything that Anki and Polar doesn't provide. Rather than seeing half-baked closed source apps like this I would just prefer more devs…
yewenjie on HN
Should be a local offline app rather than a hosted service.
From 1 comment
Good idea in principle, appears to be well executed, but this must not be a service. Just because it can be made into one, it doesn't mean it should be. No reason whatsoever why…
huhtenberg on HN
Several site bugs: broken links, 500 error on Upgrade, unclear signup flow.
From 3 comments
It is hard take an idea, spend the time to build, and make it live. Congrats on doing this! I'm not the target audience, so I can't comment on the value proposition. I'll just…
gbourne on HNJust to let you know, clicking on "Features" or "Pricing" doesn't work if you are not on the home page. It can't find the anchors which are located on the home page.
DecayingOrganic on HNHi. The "features" and "pricing" links no longer work after you click on "Demos" or "What is Spaced Repetition?" links. Also, it might make sense that the bar holding those links…
s_gourichon on HN
Requests
Export cards to CSV or other formats.
From 1 comment
By minimalist I didn't realize you meant minimalist in features, just design. Regardless I think everyone, not just power users, could benefit from a SRS, but part of me thinks…
JCharante on HN
Keyboard controls for card creation.
From 1 comment
Small nitpick: your main headline on the site has a typo in the word 'knowledge'. That said it looks interesting, but for me personally the only big reason to switch away from…
alpaca128 on HN
Mobile app or PWA with offline support.
From 2 comments
I'm always curious on what type of feedback the author really is looking for or if it is just cheap ad. $5 for unlimited and basically 25 cards for 'free' makes it quite obvious…
hansitomani on HNAwesome, I'm going to try it out. I really think there's a lot of room for professional SRS tools. A few things I've found using SRS. - I often want to practice on the go, but…
mindvirus on HN
Shared pre-made decks.
From 2 comments
I think once you talk to your potential client base, then you may see that a tool for spaced repetition is in far less demand than ready-made card stacks on specific subjects. If…
huhtenberg on HNThanks for insight, i'll definitely use it! It is a valid point about your English course but myself I don't use SRS for language learning I use it for mathematics, cs, and…
mvind on HN
Questions
What is spaced repetition?
From 1 comment
What is Spaced Repetition? Never heard of it.
ajawee on HN
Alternatives named
Anki / AnkiWeb
From 2 comments
I'm always curious on what type of feedback the author really is looking for or if it is just cheap ad. $5 for unlimited and basically 25 cards for 'free' makes it quite obvious…
hansitomani on HNBasically everything described above is in Anki / AnkiWeb [0]: - Pre-made decks of cards on a range of subjects available on the web ("shared decks"). - Cloud storage of cards…
andmikey on HN
Mochi
From 1 comment
This is how Mochi[0] works. It exports a .EDN file that describes the cards, decks and review history. There are a few libraries out there that work with the format[2] but no one…
knubie on HN
Quizlet
From 1 comment
Thank you so much for your valuable feedback! This was a proof of concept of the idea of creating cards through a chrome extension. There is still a lot of crucial features…
mvind on HN
memcode
From 1 comment
Have you tried the open-source SRS https://www.memcode.com folks? With images & formatting & SM2 spaced-repetition algorithm too.
lakesare on HN
WaniKani
From 1 comment
> Pre-made decks of cards on a range of subjects available on the web ("shared decks"). This is of very varied quality though. Some decks are made by university professors that…
BossingAround on HN