Yeah, this is kinda true, and having to deal with JS/HTML/CSS as opposed to Markdown can be slightly more time consuming if you want to create more custom designs for your cards. The last time I used Anki was like 5 years ago, but shoulda probably done more research before giving my hot takes. To each their own though, and Mochi does seem like a nicely polished service.Īs far as I know, all you have to do is create an Anki account and it will allow you to sync all of your data with their cloud, and they give you up to 10 gigs of storage for free. But at least for me, I’m a programmer, so I don’t mind, and I’ll live with clunkier interfaces if it means getting access to Yomichan and it being a free service. You can then simply hit the “Sync” button on your mobile, desktop, or web app (or alternatively, it will sync when the apps close) and the data is backed up and updated.Īnki’s interface is also hard to navigate and a bit Jurassic. I did this using Google Drive for a while, but just found it clunky.Īs far as I know, all you have to do is create an Anki account and it will allow you to sync all of your data with their cloud, and they give you up to 10 gigs of storage for free. You have to manage this yourself somehow. On it, you write:Īnki offers no cloud storage options if you often switch between devices. I read your blog post, but I wonder if there is some confusion about a feature for Anki. I used it for about two months already and I don’t think I will use anything else for vocab SRS, unless I’m forced to. They also have some built in decks based on grammar books like Genki, Tobira and A LOT based on novels, movies, anime and stuff.The upside is that you can add your own sentences, but then you are spending time on making cards, so… The downside is that some of them are pretty lame, for example for many nouns the sentence is just “Tom is a dog”. They have example sentences for the more popular words.They have pitch accent, but don’t know how accurate.They have custom SRS system made by some AI or whatever, not sure where I read that, but you can tweak it as many times as you want to get a review frequency you like without breaking it.You can’t add your own kanji cards as far as I know, but maybe that’s better for some people (like me). You can toggle an option that will make kanji cards for you depending on the vocab you learn.You can use regular dictionary keywords too by toggling an option. For other nice features that I know of, they have custom kanji keywords which are actually unique and actually make sense as opposed to the Heisig or regular dictionary keywords.I can just play/watch/read, look up the word, add it instantly and continue straight away and then jump straight to reviews when it’s time. Now I waste zero time on making cards, so I have more time for anything more important, like immersion for example. You can customize some settings for the cards and for the app in general, but not much and it’s great for me. It’s a dictionary, but you can add all words into your own decks (it’s purely web based at this moment). I’ve been tired of spending so much time on making “good” cards in Anki, so I switched to jpdb.io. But!! Even if you have a default template for a deck, you are still free to add a new card with another template or no template at all, anytime. There is a templates function where you can set up fields so you don’t have to format your cards over and over again. (Pressing Shift + Enter will also input the dashes for you) Three dashes in a row (-) denote a new side to a card and you can have as many sides as you like. Write what you want to remember then save. You are not restricted to fields that need to be set up elsewhere first. In Mochi you can just pick a deck from the sidebar and start writing into an empty card. Some Ease of Use Features Freedom when adding, making, and editing cards All features mentioned in this post are available offline for free without any special configuration. Mochi is a free offline standalone app with an optional subscription service. It should feel a lot more intuitive and much closer to an electronic version of physical flashcards than Anki. Mochi is an aesthetically pleasing (imo) and easy to use SRS with built-in furigana function out of the box.
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