AnkiApp Flashcards Reviews

by Bomb Shizzy

I liked AnkiAppFlashcards. It was easy to use and fitted my needs perfectly. I’m was really excited and put A LOT OF TIME into creating my cards. I was really disappointed when my decks stopped downloading and syncing. I use to get an error message. Now, they have disabled all the buttons so I can’t do anything. I’ve emailed the support group twice and after weeks nothing has been done. I did come to find out that there is a backside to AnkiAppFlashcards called ankiNexxus which apparently forces you to pay a yearly price or an unlimited price! I’m very disappointed. It seems there is a limit to AnkiAppFlashcards and they never mention it in the product description. It’s almost like they want you to become dependent so you’ll pay just to not have wasted so much time and effort. The company should be more honest with its users.

by Afk1234566

I have had AnkiAppFlashcards for almost a year to study in medical school. However, the day before my exams the server goes down and i have multiple issues and support is nonexistent. I have written to them multiple times on so many occasions for no response. I even called them, I looked at their twitter which is dead- they havent updated their twitter in years and you will see that all twitter searched for ankiapp is the same- users not being able to log on or their information is gone as well as pleading for a response. Trust me. Its good until they decide that they do not want to talk to people who pay for AnkiAppFlashcards or that they do not want to update at all. It took them a whole year to do an update. Trust me- it works when it does but when the developers don’t respond because they refuse to then you’re out of luck. I had spent weeks working on my cards for my STEP 1 for the USMLE and it was gone- and I could not log on. I had to push back my standardized test. Its just not worth it. Buy the real anki app- it is so much better and you have the reliability that it will not let you down.

by Themorganashley

I downloaded AnkiAppFlashcards thinking it was the Anki everyone talks about in language-learning communities, but it’s actually a rip-off taking advantage of Anki’s name recognition. It’s free, so you get what you pay for, but now I have to remake all of my flashcards in the actual Anki app because this one doesn’t connect to the online/PC version of Anki. (If you are also in this situation, you can export your cards from AnkiAppFlashcards as a .zip file, unzip it on your computer, and import that into the official Anki software.)

This is just really disappointing and slimy, because the real Anki is an open source project (which is awesome) and they deserve support. If you’re going to make your own version, at least have the decency to name it something else.

by Dzurisova

Can’t figure out how to use it. I just want to see groups of flash cards that others have made but when I follow the instructions and click on dashboard, there’s nothing there and I searched “Czech” in the search bar and nothing came up. Pretty much the only thing I could do with the entire app is review some “deck” (I assume it was a deck” that was created giving VERY short instructions on how to creat and review your “decks”. I’m assuming the makers of AnkiAppFlashcards assume that each person downloading AnkiAppFlashcards is familiar with flash card apps and how they work. I’ve never had a flask card app and couldn’t figure this one out at all. I got very frustrated. There isn’t much in the help section that tells you how to find an study others decks. I don’t know, perhaps that’s only in the paid version.

by Ndrius

I love anki, I used to use the original anki but I said to give this one a try because it’s more user friendly. Nevertheless, one issue that irritates me, which by the way was pointed out by other users a while ago and apparently wasn’t fixed, is the syncing issues. I like to build my database constantly, add new cards every day, using different platforms. But when I’m adding a new card to one platform it does not appear on the other ones, and here’s the real issue, when you’re trying to update the out of sync database it overrides the new one with the old one. I lost the cards I’ve created and all the changes I’ve made during the last couple of days. This has to be fixed! Even for a free app this would not be acceptable, much less for a $25 app. An easy fix would be to have a warning message pop up asking you whether you want to upload or download the latest version of your deck, in case there’s an out of sync situation like I had.

by Paediater

Upd: lowered the rating as AnkiAppFlashcards suddenly begun to freeze when I’m trying to create a new card and syncronization issues appeared.

I use AnkiAppFlashcards every day and it’s a must for anyone who needs to memorize a lot. But it definitely lacks two much needed things. One is confirmation on exit from a review (so the progress won’t be lost after an occasional tap in left upper corner) and other is an option to pause the review and to continue on another device.

Also, it shows all the cards when you review a deck. Possibly cards marked as “easy” several times in a row might not be showed during every review for the sake of time saving. I know they can be excluded manually but that might be a useful option in settings.

by Banan Diler

I think it does not feel very great that after spending hours making cards, I don’t get to export them. Like why is it so easy to import but not export?? Not only is this a rip-off version of anki but once you get into it, you cannot export your cards if you want to use them on your computer or simply share them with another person who does not USE this specific app. It’s like was intentionally designed to keep you locked in and drag others into it. It’s obviously made it that way. So if you’re not going to let us export the cards that we made, then you should at least tell us that beforehand. If I had 25$ I’d buy the original Anki that has a free website and actually has developer support.

by Andielovee

AnkiAppFlashcards is really great! I’m currently using it to get my insurance license. However, I would like there to be an option in the settings that allows you to choose to review in the same order you added the cards, or to shuffle the cards. For me personally, a lot of the terms and information in the insurance study material builds off off each other. So I can’t really move on to another term without first knowing the initial terms. The majority of the terms are all co-dependant, so to say. So having the option to first review in the sequence I entered the cards would really be a great help to start.

I would also like the option to choose which cards to review. I love the feature that allows you to focus more on the cards you know the least. However, with so much material to learn, I break up the amount of information I enter into Anki on different days. So i’ll enter the first half of one chapter one day, and then the next the second day. So if I’ve already reviewed the first half of the chapter that i entered on the first day, i want to have the option to solely review the new cards i entered the next day. This would be a great help, as opposed to me making a new deck for each section of each chapter. This would help me to use my time more efficiently instead of wasting it on reviewing cards that i already know.

Thank you so much!

by Zachman08

My friend told me about Anki and saw the two apps, AnkiApp (this one) and Anki (the original). This one being free and the other being $25. So naturally I went with AnkiAppFlashcards and didn’t realize it wasn’t the original. I used it to study for one section of the CPA exam but got increasingly frustrated by the inadequate sorting and search features. There were bugs that were also frustrating. Also I realized the spaced repetition software is not as robust as the original app.

Although it helped me while studying for the CPA exam, the cons started making studying not so easy. I just started using Anki (the original) this week and all the problems I had regarding sorting and searching were solved. I was also very impressed by the spaced repetition programming.

In conclusion, AnkiApp ( AnkiAppFlashcards) is fine for simple review and if you like the user interface. However, I highly suggest that for more intense exam preparation (MCAT, CPA, etc.) that you consider Anki.

by EmmyATemmy

AnkiAppFlashcards is very easy to use as a study tool. I use it to study foreign language vocab and I can honestly say it’s helped me get out of a no-study slump. However, I think the notification system is weak. Users are always notified 24 hours after they last studied. Because I don’t immediately tap these notifications when they come up, I get notified later and later in the day with each passing day. When the notification pops up at night I often forget about it completely and go several days without studying. I think AnkiAppFlashcards is awesome, I just really wish the notifications settings were customizable.

by ITS MEEEEEEEEEE MARIO

AnkiAppFlashcards essentially takes care of what I was personally looking for.

I like color coding my flashcards based on difficulty and noticed the big names like Quizlet and even the other Anki app and desktop version didn’t offer this type of organization. All the big apps offer things like statistics (with paid versions) and quizzes and tests, but I don’t really need that.
My style is to make a deck of say 100 things. The ones I 100% know, I mark green, or perfect. The ones I’m okay at and normally get right, blue. The ones I’m starting to forget or struggling to remember, yellow. And the ones that are brand new or I totally forgot, red. This seems like a pretty simple strategy. I spend less time studying the green and blue, and more time studying yellow and red.

AnkiAppFlashcards isn’t exactly like that - but it’s close. I can just mark a flashcard “failed” and it will put it in (basically) a “red” category, and then I can go back and study those flagged ones specifically. Once I know them, I can upgrade the colors until they hit perfect, or “green.”

AnkiAppFlashcards accommodates me just enough to get 4 stars. But StickyStudy (only Japanese and Chinese) does it better, but unfortunately doesn’t work for other languages or other study topics. Thankfully this AnkiApp allows creation of basically whatever material you want. And I don’t even need to pay for it because I don’t need audio or pictures.

by MockArtemis5148

I love AnkiAppFlashcards , it works great, and I appreciate the way the flash cards work for studying. I have one big problem : any time I have to exit AnkiAppFlashcards or the screen changes in any way (ex. On an iPad going from vertical to horizontal screen) while studying, the ‘Pass/Fail’ icons disappear, completely ruining me trying to study. I have to start over, and the card I was working on memorizing automatically is counted as a fail. This is very frustrating, especially when I know the answer well and have to repeat it a million times because it auto-failed me.

by Adamu San

AnkiApp is a great way to practice vocabulary (I make cards in quizlet, then import them to ankiapp for studying Japanese). The UI is simple and fast, there are no ads, you can easily download desks and it’s well optimized.

The algorithm is good, but I wish it allowed for a little more customization. AnkiAppFlashcards doesn’t let you fix spelling mistakes for example. Since you can’t take words in or out of rotation, it doesn’t really work for a last minute cram session before a vocabulary test.

All in all, a AnkiApp is great app, but not strong enough to be the only app that you use for studying.

by Jesus Loves You 123

It’s a nice app. I LOVE the night mode with black and purple! And I really like that you can add gifs, photos and enlarge the text. I’ve only had it for about 30 minuets, and my only problem so far is that when I enlarge the text it immediately shrinks back to small when I go to write on the backside. I’d really like it if the bold, underlined and even the enlargement of texts would stay on until I manually take it off. It’s a hassle to keep clicking on these buttons to type in every card.
ALSO, when I enlarge or add any texting effects, then when I speak into my phone to say the word since I’m learning a language (and I don’t want to type out EVERYTHING in both languages) it immediately goes back to the smaller text. I’d really appreciate it if this was fixed. Thank You :)

by Hsidjeidbwjdbeis

AnkiAppFlashcards is great but i found some small problems that i face while using AnkiAppFlashcards.
So here are some suggestions for developers
1. Make a way to copy a card and paste it to another deck
2. Make a easier way to manage large amount of cards
3. Make select feature from which we can select multiple cards and if want to ignore selected cards then we can do it so directly without clicking on every single card to ignore it one by one

by Ryaaaannnnnnn

The customization for flashcards is incredible. Pictures, font size, sound inclusion, custom layouts, font size and color. This has more to offer than most other flashcard apps. Also, the developers are very much on top of updating and listening to their customers for any and all feedback. Very professional.

The recent update made AnkiAppFlashcards unable to turn the screen sideways on the iPhone. Would be great to have that option back. Other than that, not much to complain about honestly.

Try this out if you want to study anything.

by Judith Padilla

This is basically a flash card system with the benefits of having technology grade your progress, push you to study the cards with lower pass rates, and remind you to study. It’s free and easy to use.
It’s pretty nice being able to browse decks made by other people, but if you know how to make the most of AnkiAppFlashcards, you can make decks that cater to your specific needs.
For instance, though there’s many decks for studying other languages, I am making decks with only the most essential words to conversations in the languages i’m studying. It’s really about making the most of the technology we have.

by KilLimbo

I really enjoy this free app!
As I’ve seen many polyglot videos i learned flashcards really help with memorizing new vocab and conversations. AnkiAppFlashcards does the thing for me bc as compared to Quizlet it only gives you a wrong or right answer while this one gives you four choices making the algorithm of showing you those cards again more frequently until you get it right each time. Overall as I have been learning a language for over a year from duolingo where I only learned so much AnkiAppFlashcards has done wonders in actually retaining information and using those words in my daily life.
Would recommend to others

by Rachel8254

I love how AnkiAppFlashcards emphasizes studying on new cards or cards you have difficulty with, using spaced repetition. However, I also think there should be an option to do “randomized” reviews, so I don’t end up forgetting older cards or cards I have an A on. This can tend to happen since I end up not reviewing those cards frequently enough.

Also, whenever I am looking in one of my deck groups, I’ll often pick one of the decks to study. When I’m done, I press “back” and it brings me to all of my decks instead of the deck group I was just in. I would rather that the “back” button take me to the deck group than the front page.

By the way, I love how you can now change the layout of decks. It’s something I needed!

by Zdrnjabk4

I’ve had a great experience with AnkiAppFlashcards so far. Love the fact that I can interact with it through both my phone and my laptop - the latter allowing me to mass import custom flashcards into AnkiAppFlashcards and have them available on my phone. I’ve had a positive subjective experience with the repetition algorithm as well, it seems to pick cards from the deck in an optimal way so as to make learning easy.

I can’t seem to find a merge-deck feature or a feature where I import flashcards to an existing deck, such a feature would be very useful.

by Kunoichi_chicky

It’s a less-powerful rip off of Anki, which is open-source and free on desktop. The $25 price tag for the iOS Anki app is steep, but it’s what supports its free web app and desktop version. AnkiApp boasts that it’s standalone to iOS, which means it has ~5% of the very powerful features and add-ons that are available (for free) for Anki desktop.

AnkiApp could be used for intro Spanish. I’m using original Anki to organize and learn about 25,000 cards that cover Step 1, my first medical licensing exam. Hierarchical tagging, nested decks, image occlusion, cloze deletion, pop-up dictionary, etc etc

Support open-source development, and not companies leeching off of the success of open-source products.

by Mo12.12

This is a pretty good app however there is one major issue with it. If you made a card and want to edit the card there is no option for that. For example many times after making a card I realize I need to add more information to the card, however there is no option to do this. The only way to edit the card is to start a review and then when you come across that card then you can edit it. But otherwise it is not possible. I think this is a major issue with AnkiAppFlashcards . I will be downloading a different which allows me to do this

by Beansprout1412

I love AnkiAppFlashcards! It makes memorization much less tedious by telling you which cards you consistently get right/wrong and gives me motivation to study harder.

Since I use large decks, I wish there were an option to study only a subset of cards. Otherwise, I tend to see the same cards only three or four times before automatically moving onto new cards I’ve never seen before, which gets frustrating fast.

Unfortunately, since upgrading to iPhone 10 I can’t review anymore - instead I get stuck in an endless loop of Open/Review, making it unusable.

by EveryNameTaken8

The only issue I have with it is syncing. The initial sync between my Mac and iPhone took several days, which made me a little crazy trying to fix. Also, 3 or 4 of my 200 cards did not completely sync to my phone. So the topic is on the card but the “back” side is blank or incomplete. I add new cards all the time so this is a little irritating bc I won’t catch it right away. I still recommend it but it may be frustrating having to retype cards every now and then or being out studying on your phone and finding an incompletely synced card.

by Chanman82

AnkiAppFlashcards is excellent for college students, high schoolers, Med students, or any other group who needs to learn informationquickly that will linger in the mind for along time. It’s excellent to make solo flash card decks and to review, and it’s nice having cross-platform support with the iPhone and Web applications.

In the future, the developers need to add better collaboration features including multi-author editing and an easy share functionality. Right now you can only add people individually via their email address, while it would be easier to have an option to share via a URL and add in more editors similar to Google Docs.

Finally, should add in automatic downsizing of images. Right now any image-heavy decks get to insane sizes quickly since there’s no automatic resizing.

Other nice to haves: Markdown support, Apple Watch support, and log in with Apple would be great.

by Danielle11h

I love AnkiAppFlashcards. I’m in medical school, & it’s exactly what I need. You can even add gif’s to the flash card (for anatomy, etc.). It’s just like the Anki app that costs nearly $30 but it’s free. Here is some of my feedback to make AnkiAppFlashcards “better” (in my opinion:

- Add a feature that shows which font option (bold, italics, underlined) is active/clicked on. Only add this feature if it doesn’t slow down AnkiAppFlashcards though. I can live without this.
- I can’t think of anything else right now LOL. i honestly love AnkiAppFlashcards!