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Can anyone comment on why most people want software like Anki to be a native application? Most people who implemented their own SRS have done so in the form of
by alabhyajindal 3y ago
Can anyone comment on why most people want software like Anki to be a native application? Most people who implemented their own SRS have done so in the form of a mobile app. Why?
I would think that having a web app would be much easier from a single developer point of view: maintain one application that can be accessed from any device. I am biased because I'm a web developer but I'd like to be corrected.
- Jtsummers 3y agoI want a native app for Anki (and similar things) because I don't always have an internet connection. It's pretty much as simple as that. Anki does have a web version which I have used, though.
- lenartowski 3y agoProgressive web apps[0] are one solution to that. I’m not saying it’s perfect but it is possible to have both I think [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_web_app https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_web_app
- kazinator 3y agoWith a mobile app like AnkiDroid, you can do SRS where you have no coverage. E.g. waiting in a car, while parked several levels underground.