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Warning: shameless self-promotion I'm currently working on German vocabulary learning app, https://vokabeln.io/ https://vokabeln.io/, which uses LLMs in a simi

by kebsup 3y ago

Warning: shameless self-promotion I'm currently working on German vocabulary learning app, https://vokabeln.io/ https://vokabeln.io/, which uses LLMs in a similar way. The app allows you to paste text and extracts the vocabulary to learn. The vocabulary is then repeated with spaced repetition, audios are generated and users can generate infinitely more examples. I might have made something that works only for me, as getting users seems to be extremely difficult, but I enjoy it much more than anything else I've tried.

wahnfrieden 3y ago
How popular is German? It's quite difficult to get attention just off flashcards. Anecdotally my flashcard app gets 1/10 the traffic/interest of my "learn by reading native texts" app which integrates with the flashcard app but also lets people use their preference; a lot of people like to avoid using more than one flashcard app and might already have settled on one, but may be open to other learning techniques besides flashcards or that can extend their existing flashcards system/data It's also hard to charge money just for flashcards when there are so many free options and the paid options can be pretty good already
- kebsup 3y ago
  I think a big issue on my part is marketing and UX improvements. It can do much more than "just flashcards" apps. For example, I use it to learn from youtube videos, by copying the transcript to the app, which then processes the words, and creates flashcards for the words that I don't already know. I'm thinking of integrating youtube transcripts, song lyrics, open books such as Grimms stories directly into it. Should not be that much work. But I needed to release and instead of infinitely adding features to my dev build.
  - wahnfrieden 3y ago
    I see those features but they look like they’re positioned as flashcard app features. Think about uses of those materials beyond them ending up as flashcards. That’s what I’m trying to do with Manabi Reader anyhow, still early

by kebsup 3y ago

wahnfrieden 3y ago

How popular is German? It's quite difficult to get attention just off flashcards. Anecdotally my flashcard app gets 1/10 the traffic/interest of my "learn by reading native texts" app which integrates with the flashcard app but also lets people use their preference; a lot of people like to avoid using more than one flashcard app and might already have settled on one, but may be open to other learning techniques besides flashcards or that can extend their existing flashcards system/data It's also hard to charge money just for flashcards when there are so many free options and the paid options can be pretty good already

kebsup 3y ago
I think a big issue on my part is marketing and UX improvements. It can do much more than "just flashcards" apps. For example, I use it to learn from youtube videos, by copying the transcript to the app, which then processes the words, and creates flashcards for the words that I don't already know. I'm thinking of integrating youtube transcripts, song lyrics, open books such as Grimms stories directly into it. Should not be that much work. But I needed to release and instead of infinitely adding features to my dev build.
- wahnfrieden 3y ago
  I see those features but they look like they’re positioned as flashcard app features. Think about uses of those materials beyond them ending up as flashcards. That’s what I’m trying to do with Manabi Reader anyhow, still early