Comments on: Anki All the Way

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:54:43 +0000

Appreciate that you’ve not updated for a while, but my current iOS app is Flashcard Deluxe, which i think has come on leaps and bounds in recent times.

Have you review the differences between the two recently?

By: WebHead

WebHead — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:21:49 +0000

For Android, you guys may want to check out Flash Cards Max @ www.flashcardsmax.com. It is currently supported on the web and Android (for now). I hear they are considering development for Windows Phone.

By: David Nyman

David Nyman — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:58:01 +0000

My thanks to K M Lawson for that very informative review of ANKI. I would love to use it, but Windows Mobile (6.5) is not supported and I must have a program that I can also use on my HD2 phone. Can anyone recommend the best flashcard that I could use on my HD2, as well as my PC (Windows XP SP3), please!

By: Will

Will — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 21:30:57 +0000

Phil, why don’t you try something like AccelaStudy? It’s not nearly as valuable as Anki, but it’s only about $10 and it seems to be pricing that’s most important to you.

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:53:25 +0000

Costs £14.99 on the app-store.

If it’s worth the money it’s doing far more than needed for a good flash card application but at that price I’m not going to try it.

By: ZW

ZW — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:42:02 +0000

You said: “I have been told that one friend even successfully used some more advanced cascading style sheet features in the formatting of individual fields to allow the display of certain fields only when certain text is moused over.” Do you happen to know where you heard this? It’d be neat for something I’m doing with Anki.

By: piminnowcheez

piminnowcheez — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:27:17 +0000

First, thanks so much for all the time and thought you’ve put into these reviews. The site has been quite helpful as I’ve gone through my own search for the right memorization system.

My experience has been very much like yours, I think – I experimented with Anki, didn’t like it much for largely aesthetic reasons, and then came back to it and developed a much better appreciation for its strengths. I agree that it is *the* superior product of its type, at least that I’m aware of.

What I’d add here is that in addition to the features you highlight above, another thing that sold me was the syncing possibilities available for Anki. I have two desktop versions, at home and at work, that sync seamlessly with the online decks that are available wherever I can get online. And my experience with the iPhone version has been much better than yours – I found it quite easy to install, and perfectly reliable to use. A native version would still perform better, I’d assume, but other than a little sluggishness on startup, I have no complaints.

By: Job

Job — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:50:54 +0000

Until now I used ProVoc, a truely beautiful application, only for Mac OSX, with the complete OSX look and feel. Works very well, handles all alphabets easily (important for studying non-english languages). I will check out Anki too… just wanted to make sure you didn’t miss Provoc. (which is free, by the way.) http://www.arizona.ch/provoc

By: PirateMacFan

PirateMacFan — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:04:05 +0000

As a home schooling father, I am looking for the best flashcard software available for the Macintosh and/or iPod Touch. Thank you. Your reviews and articles have been very helpful. PS-I just discovered your blog today.

By: Cassy

Cassy — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:10:44 +0000

The program itself is a brilliant idea.
Is there a way to keep all flashcard sets permanently logged into the software? When I close the program or don’t use it for a day, my sets are no longer registered, and I have to import them again (which also requires that I save them again). Am I missing something?

Other than this, I love everything about the program! Thanks for the great, insightful review.