Testing notes for AnkiApp.
Nice starting 'wizard'. What would you like to do - Learn days of the week. Create my own list - it worked. Nice automatic translations. I needed to hit a lot of tabs to use my keyboard. No ctrl-enter or something did work. The automatic translation added capital letters. Not what I wanted.
- Create own lists
★ one free if succeeds - YES
★ easy to start creating - YES
★ easy to make a long list - NO
★ easy to use keyboard only - HALF
★ automatic translations - YES
Total: 70
- Learn this list (Spaced repetition)
★ I can learn - YES
★ I have multiple options to answer: flashcard, write the words down - NO
★ The errors are repeated until answered correctly - BIT
★ There is a prompt to rehearse again in time - NO
★ After a right period of time, the questions are asked again (Spaced repetition) - BIT
AnkiApp implements spaced repetition in a funny way. They look at the manual method using various boxes with cards. The cards end up in a certain box based on your learning actions. It is a way—but in the age of computers, we want a better way. Also, I could not find how I should exactly use it.
Total: 30
- Select an existing list + AI
★ easy to select, find options - YES
★ Select a decent list - okay made, length okay - add the list - YES
★ Have more options to choose from - YES
★ Generate a list using AI. Generate, e.g., a list called 'Starters on the menu of a restaurant' - YES
★ Take over a list from an image. YES
It all worked! Some options needed some effort to find, but that is normal.
Total: 100
- Easy to use
★ Modern app, looks smooth - HALF - Modern framework, not smooth
★ Good looking, nice colors/logo or something - NO
★ Easy to start, no hiccups - OKAY
★★ Easy to do the actions above - OKAY
Total: 30
- Try to share, import and export a list
★ share easily one list. e.g., by URL - HALF - share only inside the app
★ share easily all your lists - NO
★ export your list in an understandable format, e.g., txt or csv - YES- as XML, not understandable for non-technical users
★ import a list from an easy-to-create format - YES
★ export all your lists at once - NO
Total: 45
- Special features
One ★ for every special feature that looks worth it
★ Support for rich content in the cards.
Total: 20
- Gaming elements
One ★ for every gaming element that looks worth it
★ Milestones
★ Some progress indicators / Streak
★ Calendar
- Total: 50
- Pro
A bit of all the above. ★ for every pro
★ It is a working app. It has quite some options
★ Create your own lists, import them easily, or generate them with AI.
- Total: 40
- Cons
A bit of all the above. 5-star minus ★ for every con
X- Not possible to choose "I learn French". And then just go for French. All your lists are in the same heap. Putting them in folders does not make a difference
X- Ugly app. Sorry, but I cannot find any love for the default Ionic theme with a random icon.
X- No good explanation for things. There is a support page, but that is not more than a random FAQ.
X- The name is horrible. Anki but not Anki
X- Not a special story, I don't feel happy being part of 'AnkiApp'
- Total: 0
- Price
35 euros per Year or 80 euros Lifetime. We subtract one star for the not price/quality ratio.
- Total: 60
