CleverDeck
Learning and science
spaced repetition app
SHOW HN2014
305points
135comments
#47of 2,272 in 2014
Top 3%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
28 positive, 31 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 9 critical, out of 71 comments about the project. Thread score +0.30.
Idea: 5 for, 2 againstDesign: 5 for, 1 againstPricing: 2 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, polished UI and design
From 3 comments
Looks and works really, really nicely. I am currently in the midst of cramming Spanish (trip to Barcelona in two weeks, trip to Cuba in four months, woo hoo!) and I've been using…
adriand on HNYou won me over immediately with the fox in a lab coat
ajsharma on HNThis is amazing. I've been using Anki for a few years now and have been looking for a better app. Congratulations. I can't wait to use it.
omarish on HN
Pre-built 3000-word decks with audio and example sentences
From 2 comments
Thanks so much for building this! Just purchased the full 3k Spanish deck. You've saved me a ton of time vs. my plan of writing a script to build my own Anki decks. One question:…
techpeace on HNLooks great, but does it have pronunciation?
LeonidBugaev on HN
Objections
iOS only; no Android version
From 3 comments
Android version in the pipeline? Should I sign up for email updates?
alexchamberlain on HNThis looks great, would buy if it was in the Android Play store. :(
nicpottier on HNI was so excited... then saw the ios only :/ EDIT: then I even realized there are only specific languages supported? we can't add our own? this is useless..
saiko-chriskun on HN
Cannot add custom content or decks
From 2 comments
I was so excited... then saw the ios only :/ EDIT: then I even realized there are only specific languages supported? we can't add our own? this is useless..
saiko-chriskun on HNLooks good. Any plans on allowing custom decks (for stuff other than learning langauges)?
icholy on HN
Errors in the deck content, such as gender and homonyms
From 1 comment
Going through the French deck, I've noticed some errors, especially with gender and homonyms - is there a built-in, effective way to report these kind of problems to the devs?
z3ugma on HN
Requests
More languages such as German, Mandarin, Japanese, Spanish, Italian
From 4 comments
Awesome. Please add German!
gwintrob on HNGerman and Mandarin are my two requests (even just 300 or so Mandarin cards would be great! I'll help!). Just started on French while I wait, looks great! :)
tehwalrus on HNLooks great! I cast my votes for Hebrew and Japanese.
brandonmenc on HNLooks marvelous, very handsome UX, wonderful idea to have native speakers to help with pronunciation. I've been using Duolingo to learn Italian, and I'd love to see an Italian…
khiddy on HN
Custom decks and file upload
From 2 comments
Looks good. Any plans on allowing custom decks (for stuff other than learning langauges)?
icholy on HNOne thing that's unclear in the app description: does the free app come with 3000 words? And then is the $15 purchase is for an additional 3000? That would be amazing! Are all…
3JPLW on HN
Android version
From 2 comments
Android version in the pipeline? Should I sign up for email updates?
alexchamberlain on HNWould love this on Android. Currently I use Duolingo, which is great, but many of the words they teach seem irrelevant for common conversation.
frankdenbow on HN
Questions
Whether English-first or target-first study is more effective
From 1 comment
Thanks so much for building this! Just purchased the full 3k Spanish deck. You've saved me a ton of time vs. my plan of writing a script to build my own Anki decks. One question:…
techpeace on HN
How the vocabulary list was chosen
From 1 comment
How did you decide on the vocabulary list and where did you get the example sentences?
shamney on HN
Alternatives named
Anki
From 2 comments
I'll answer! Check out Anki and Memrise. They, in my opinion, are the best SRS alternatives out there.
jmcannon on HNHow does this compare to Anki? Duolingo is nice, but it's not as good for cramming as for low-intensity, long-term learning. Anki is awesome for just "I'm going to memorize this…
thanatropism on HN
Memrise
From 2 comments
I'll answer! Check out Anki and Memrise. They, in my opinion, are the best SRS alternatives out there.
jmcannon on HNLooks and works really, really nicely. I am currently in the midst of cramming Spanish (trip to Barcelona in two weeks, trip to Cuba in four months, woo hoo!) and I've been using…
adriand on HN
Duolingo
From 2 comments
Would love this on Android. Currently I use Duolingo, which is great, but many of the words they teach seem irrelevant for common conversation.
frankdenbow on HNLooks and works really, really nicely. I am currently in the midst of cramming Spanish (trip to Barcelona in two weeks, trip to Cuba in four months, woo hoo!) and I've been using…
adriand on HN