Comments for Fool's Flashcard Review

Comment on Genius Review by dc

dc — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:06:44 +0000

Well, I do agree with the reviewer in regards to Genius simplicity. HOWEVER, this is the best application I have ever used for studying. I took three Art History Classes where we had to remember the year, tittle, period, artist, style, etc. of paintings; and I have to say, if it wasn’t for this program, I don’t know how I would had done, (I got an A on all of them).

Comment on Request Review by Ali

Ali — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:15:28 +0000

Hey there,

cool website. Here is another one to review: http://www.cobocards.com

I think it is the only one you can use collaboratively within a team. Give me a sign when you have reviewed.

Comment on iFlipr Review by Vincent

Vincent — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:08:24 +0000

Thanks for the review. Still trying to find a flashcard program that is not connected to web at all because it’s for my kids on their iTouches (which have monitored web usage). Maybe Mental Case does? I also read the discussion about screen real estate for buttons and think you’re both wrong, haha, just kidding, but in all honesty, the easiest area for me to access with my big hands are mid screen, low buttons cramp my thumb and high ones are a stretch. However I don’t think it’s a good graphical place for buttons… How about user defined!!! This would be the best bet for positioning and animation, no?

Comment on Anki Review by midonnay

midonnay — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:12:57 +0000

thanks alot Damien for making such an awesome program….

I’ve been using flash card programs for year for learning….

first JFC for japanese, then stackz….

been hearing about ANKI for yonks and finally tried it about a year ago…

it has been a revelation…

now I use it to study everything

physics, electronics, java/python/c++ programming, operating systems etc as well as languages

the cram function btw is useful for studying just before exams….

sometimes you get anxious that you haven’t learnt everything properly and the cram function puts you at rest by letting you quickly go through all your notes.

Comment on Request Review by Becky

Becky — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:45:45 +0000

A review of the combo iFlash and iFlash Touch would be great! I’d also love to see a comparison chart of features for all of the apps you’ve reviewed.

Comment on Anki All the Way by piminnowcheez

piminnowcheez — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:27:17 +0000

First, thanks so much for all the time and thought you’ve put into these reviews. The site has been quite helpful as I’ve gone through my own search for the right memorization system.

My experience has been very much like yours, I think – I experimented with Anki, didn’t like it much for largely aesthetic reasons, and then came back to it and developed a much better appreciation for its strengths. I agree that it is *the* superior product of its type, at least that I’m aware of.

What I’d add here is that in addition to the features you highlight above, another thing that sold me was the syncing possibilities available for Anki. I have two desktop versions, at home and at work, that sync seamlessly with the online decks that are available wherever I can get online. And my experience with the iPhone version has been much better than yours – I found it quite easy to install, and perfectly reliable to use. A native version would still perform better, I’d assume, but other than a little sluggishness on startup, I have no complaints.

Comment on Anki All the Way by Job

Job — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:50:54 +0000

Until now I used ProVoc, a truely beautiful application, only for Mac OSX, with the complete OSX look and feel. Works very well, handles all alphabets easily (important for studying non-english languages). I will check out Anki too… just wanted to make sure you didn’t miss Provoc. (which is free, by the way.) http://www.arizona.ch/provoc

Comment on Request Review by mmclassics

mmclassics — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:59:16 +0000

Thank you for your reviews. I wish I’d seen this website last summer BEFORE I purchased the “Flash My Brain” software for Windows.

Their pretty website claims to give refunds within the first 30 days. I requested a refund within 3 days of receiving the software – but 90 days later – still don’t have any money.

I was looking for software that could create flashcards on the Windows XP computer and send them to an Ipod touch. At the least, I wanted a good Windows flashcard review system. Taking over 5 minutes to create each individual card did NOT meet our needs. The requirement to always work online did NOT meet our needs.

The “Flash My Brains” forums are FULL of people lacking support and failing to get refunds. (Unfortunately you can’t see that until you have payed and have an ID.) They are quite skilled at promising refunds, but stringing the customer on past the Paypal refund date. A warning about the shady business practices of the “Flash My Brain” or “Mode of Expressions” company would be a great service to your readers. Buyer Beware!!

Comment on Request Review by karl

karl — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:16:10 +0000

FullRecall – http://fullrecall.com/

In my opinion the best flashcard program

Comment on Request Review by Ben Benson

Ben Benson — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:07:51 +0000

Hello Konrad,

We’ve been hard at work building ChineseBug, a flashcard tool specifically designed for Mandarin Chinese learners. ChineseBug greatly improves the process of memorizing Chinese by keeping track of what you know, breaking down the language into its various components and forms, and providing useful tools for continually expanding your memory.

Previously I was using iFlash, but there are many ways to improve the flashcard system if it is focused exclusively on learning the Mandarin language… and we believe we have a better product.

Excellent service your providing – keep up the good work and I’m sure you’ll be rewarded for it!

- Ben Benson
Owner, ChineseBug