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Other software which have nailed spaced repetition (and a much better UI than Anki): - https://www.duolingo.com/ https://www.duolingo.com/ (language learninig)
by Avijit_Thawani 3y ago
Other software which have nailed spaced repetition (and a much better UI than Anki):
- https://www.duolingo.com/ https://www.duolingo.com/ (language learninig)
- https://www.chessable.com/ https://www.chessable.com/ (chess)
- https://readwise.io/ https://readwise.io/ (book highlights)
- https://examarly.com/ https://examarly.com/ (test prep)
- https://app.bestudious.io/login https://app.bestudious.io/login (certifications - CFA)
- https://magoosh.com/ https://magoosh.com/ (vocabulary)
- edylemond 3y agoIf you're interested in a more visual approach you can try https://traverse.link/ https://traverse.link/ - it's an app I created which has spaced repetition, but really its goal is to cover the whole learning process, so it also has mind mapping and note-taking so you get a big picture view of what you're learning, why reinforcing bottom-up with spaced repetition
- ChadNauseam 3y agoI’d like to add Mochi to the list https://mochi.cards/ https://mochi.cards/ It’s just a standard flashcard tool like Anki, but with a much better user interface and a simpler (IMO superior) SRS algorithm.
- Avijit_Thawani 3y agototally love it as an alternative to Anki, didn't mention it since it has already been praised by the original post
- greymalik 3y agoAnd a subscription required for key functions like multi-device sync.
- jayro 3y agoAt Math Academy (https://mathacademy.com https://mathacademy.com), we implement spaced repetition in combination with a knowledge graph consisting of several thousand math topics and tens of thousands of connections (and growing). We're working on a post that explains how this all works technically. We have a Linear Algebra course (https://mathacademy.com/courses/linear-algebra https://mathacademy.com/courses/linear-algebra) that some of you might find interesting given how often that topic shows up on HN, and we just finished our Math for Machine Learning course (https://mathacademy.com/courses/mathematics-for-machine-learning https://mathacademy.com/courses/mathematics-for-machine-lear...) for anyone who might be interested in giving that a look. I'm the founder if anyone has any questions. Sorry about the shameless plug.;)
- j45 3y agoReally nice to hear knowledge graphs being used for... learning knowledge.
- yangikan 3y agoIs there a way to try it out (at least for a week) without paying the $49?
- jayro 3y agoThere's a 30-day free trial, so if you cancel during that period you get a complete refund.
- gary_bernhardt 3y agoI'm the founder of Execute Program (https://www.executeprogram.com https://www.executeprogram.com), where we've done a similar thing (knowledge graph + SRS) for programming languages/tools since 2019. Interesting to see that you have a graphviz render of a subgraph right on the landing page! We've toyed with the idea of exposing the graph visually, but haven't done it yet.
- sn9 3y agoThe UI/UX of executeprogram is genuinely amazing and the way lessons are broken down is extremely well-thought out! Definitely recommended for anyone wanting to learn JS/TS, regex, and SQL (especially in conjunction with Jennifer Widom's Intro to Database lectures). (Given your background with Ruby, have you thought about doing a Ruby course? I find it relatively easier finding resources for JS, Python, and even Rust. I imagine you could make an amazing Ruby introduction, though perhaps it would require more work than JS/TS than I would expect.)
- deathtrader666 3y agoHi, Given that SRS is a long-term endeavour, going on several years, I'd balk at paying $49/month for your app. Maybe $60/year, but your current pricing is really hard to swallow.
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- oslac 3y agoI would not call Duolingo a language learning application. It behaves more like language mimicry application. You learn a very particular subset of the language that I'd call "Duolingo <insert lang>". This is my conclusion after using it for two non-English languages. You seriously need a basic beginner book if starting from fresh, and use Duolingo just as a repetition tool when you can during the day
- xk_id 3y agoConsensus among Serious language learners (i.e aiming for a B2+ level) is that duolingo is marginally useful for learning some vocabulary. A thorough course or textbook are essential
- oslac 3y agoI agree.
- kurthr 3y agoI used it for most of a year, and from what I can tell they go out of their gamified way to not teach any grammar or even vocabulary. Not all the time but ~20% popping up sounds and spellings, but providing no way at all to know/check what the meaning is... Why? Why not have a dictionary of the words you've "learned" and will be tested on? Going to a fixed sequence of learning "the path" so that you're forced to cover topics and words in a specific order, and then introducing grammar that has never been taught... Why? Either cover them in order, or don't. Eventually, you figure out the right answer by trial and error and "learn" it, but only after having developed a bad habits and wrong answers... Why? Of course there are Anki's and such out there that cover all the words so I guess they want you to just do that.
- xk_id 3y agoI'd say the answer is because they don't measure success in terms of who becomes competent in the language, but in how many users they have. typical neoliberal "number go up" mentality, rejecting ideological definitions of "genuine" value https://youtu.be/m8Mc-38C88g?t=176 https://youtu.be/m8Mc-38C88g?t=176
- j45 3y agoAs an aside, LogSeq is quite good at creating cards for spaced repetition with just a hashtage and a cloze as you write your notes. I would expect other tools like it (Obsidian, etc, can do this as well)
- MaxwellM 3y agoAgreed. Logseq changed the game for me. Because SRS is closely coupled with note-taking and is as simple as adding "#card", it eliminates any friction and excuses I had for not using SRS. I look forward to adding new cards as much as I do reviewing old ones.
- j45 3y agoAnother use I'm discovering is using logseq in this way for both cards, and annotating explanations of things that can be put back into other learning content.
- CobrastanJorji 3y agowanikani.com is a good example for the very specific market of "English speakers memorizing Japanese kanji." Great UI, great community, great sense of humor, well thought out mnemonics... ...and of course I still fell off the wagon after a few months, came back to a backlog in the thousands, and have had tremendous trouble getting back on the wagon.
- ehnto 3y agoWaniKani I found filled my head with meanings that didn't correlate to anything, and knowledge that wasn't actually useful. I am by no means a Japanese expert learner, but I am having much better luck just memorizing real vocab without that intermediate step. As someone pointed out about the much famed "Remebering the Kanji", you could remeber all the kanji perfectly and still not be able to read Japanese, because Japanese kanji is not equivelant to vocabulary. Actual words, pronunciation and meaning all change when you combine kanji into words. It's good tangential knowledge to shore up your learning, but it's not something you should spend your entire focus on before you start learning the actual language of Japanese.
- bsder 3y agoAgreed. I pulled the top 1000 Japanese words and then entered those along with the specific kanji readings. Learning wonky kanji readings is for those masochists who want to pass JLPT Level N1. You want to memorize in usage order as you are, nominally, an adult. You understand complex concepts and have developed motor skills. There is little point in learning in the order that a child would.
- brigandish 3y agoIf I remember correctly (ha), WaniKani is actually ordered by the simplicity of the kanji, as they also point out that children can only start with simple concepts but non-native adults have the concepts covered but will struggle with complex kanji.
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- charlieyu1 3y agoI struggle to learn chess even with repetition. Very slight difference on the board required drastically different plays. It is almost as if there is no pattern
- thombles 3y agoFor language, I can vouch for both Clozemaster and Lingvist as very polished tools that put the spaced repetition front-and-centre unlike Duolingo.
- jbstack 3y agoI've tried Clozemaster several times and always uninstalled it within a few days despite really wanting to like it. I could happily ignore the bad UI if the functionality were good, but I've found that the pacing lacks structure and a sensible learning curve. You'll straight away be given bizarre sentences with complex grammer which is unsuitable for your level (in my case, beginner to beginner / intermediate depending on what language I've tried). For all Duolingo's faults, the learning curve is at least well suited to beginners - the first few lessons are always very basic and it builds from there. I felt like Clozemaster was only suitable for someone who has already learned the language and simply wants to build vocabulary. My experience with Lingvist was the opposite. The UI feels polished and the sentences feel natural and comfortable to learn even for a beginner. It's a shame that it's so expensive - I'd quite happily pay $100 or so for a lifetime membership but sadly they don't offer that.
- ruph123 3y agoWant to add Hello Chinese: http://www.hellochinese.cc/ http://www.hellochinese.cc/
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- alwayslikethis 3y agoRealistically none of them are full fledged alternatives to Anki. What Anki provides: - Open source guarantees your data won't be gone and/or unusable when the company goes bankrupt in a few years - General purpose, fully customizable card creation - Tunable scheduler, recently also fully tunable scheduling systems like FSRS.
- melagonster 3y agoI can understand pay for supermemo, but it is not in list.
- danmaz74 3y agoRegarding chess, another one is https://chess.braimax.com https://chess.braimax.com
- sam2426679 3y agoI'm a big fan of the Recall plugin for VS Code. https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=frenya.vscode-recall https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=frenya.v... You get all the code highlighting and markdown support built-in to the IDE. I used this plugin when studying data structures and algorithms for cracking faang interviews.