Good flash card set
One-way flash cards: Q. English A. French, with audio file of pronunciation and with single example sentence. Useful words, so far. Spaced repetition feature has appropriate intervals. Generally appropriate and occasionally clever/memorable photo backgrounds. Irritating exception: strong = fort. Black bodybuilder with chain draped over shoulders - racist (or SM/kink) image.
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Great App, But it Has Its Issues
Been using CleverDeck for about six months and I’ve been generally enjoying it. However, about six months ago the app dropped all my progress and added all my old “mastered” cards back into my deck. Now, I can’t make learned cards advance past five days, so every fifth day I’m slammed with around 1000 cards which repeat back to the fifth day.
So be aware that you can put some time into this app and you might be forced to restart or move to a new app.
Food for thought.
So be aware that you can put some time into this app and you might be forced to restart or move to a new app.
Food for thought.
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Question about importing decks
I love the aesthetics. The fox is uber cute. The SRS is great; keeps me doing just enough to remember my flash cards without binging on a hundred new cards just to forget them the next day.
Unfortunately, I have had problems importing decks from quizlet. I was able to do it once but every deck thereafter has not worked. I get an error message saying there was an error parsing the cards. Is it something in the formatting of how I write them in quizlet?
Unfortunately, I have had problems importing decks from quizlet. I was able to do it once but every deck thereafter has not worked. I get an error message saying there was an error parsing the cards. Is it something in the formatting of how I write them in quizlet?
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Great App for learning vocabulary
Spaced repetition is the best way to memorize things for long term retention and CleverDeck is the best app I’ve used.
I used it to get a solid foundation of vocabulary when I started learning Spanish. It progressed in stages in addition to being spaced repetition, it started with recognition; then recall; then spelling correctly; and finally just the sound. My vocabulary level progressed very rapidly and yours should too if you use it daily.
Downsides are...
- a limited number of decks but you can create your own.
- the vocabulary lists are only 3000 words which is a lot for a beginner but if your goal is reach higher levels of fluency you will outgrow the decks. That being said you can add to the deck if you so choose.
I used it to get a solid foundation of vocabulary when I started learning Spanish. It progressed in stages in addition to being spaced repetition, it started with recognition; then recall; then spelling correctly; and finally just the sound. My vocabulary level progressed very rapidly and yours should too if you use it daily.
Downsides are...
- a limited number of decks but you can create your own.
- the vocabulary lists are only 3000 words which is a lot for a beginner but if your goal is reach higher levels of fluency you will outgrow the decks. That being said you can add to the deck if you so choose.
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Worth the investment!!
I’ve used this app for two years now. I teach at an international school and therefore am in the company of many language learners. I regularly suggest this app and frequently hear back that people have found it to be one of their go-to resources. The images are wonderful, as are the “enough but not too much” ability to customize the settings (choose how the information is presented, which categories to focus on, how frequently to review, etc) and the interface when quizzing. Swipe left if you got it wrong (the card will appear again shortly, up if you don’t quite nail it (you’ll see it the same session if you study long enough), or right if you got it (won’t appear until a future session); you can also long press to remove a card completely or edit it. I particularly like that the words are used in context of authentic sentences. So much of the vocabulary I know is due to CleverDeck. I’ve even had occasion to communicate with the developer and he has been incredibly friendly and responsive. I suggest you visit the app at least once a day while waiting for a friend or some other brief moment of your day where you want to feel productive without doing actual work (CleverDeck never feels like a chore). Don’t limit yourself to free apps like DuoLingo that seem designed for people who don’t really intend to master a new language. Make an investment in your own learning with this app. You’ll find it easy to sustain interest over time with this one!
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Great app
I'm 30 years old and have not once in my life used flashcards for any real length of time. I am such a firm believer in spaced repetition that I am now using flash cards to learn and this app does a good job at using this learning technique. Thanks dev for the app and your work. Only complaint is that when i record my voice for playback sometimes I will hear the same recording for all cards in a deck.
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Better than Mango
This multi-sensory app really boost learning! If you’re serious about language acquisition, then this is an essential tool for your kit. Really love!
Images show on BOTH sides of cards??
I want to like this app. The idea is great, it looks great...
I'm trying to learn a new language, and my goal always is to use pictures instead of words from my native language whenever possible when learning vocabulary. I just want to have [vocab word] on one side and [picture answer] on other. But the picture always shows on both sides no matter what? Useless.
I could have missed something -- I hope it's just my bad observational skills. In the meantime, I'm deleting the app. :/
I'm trying to learn a new language, and my goal always is to use pictures instead of words from my native language whenever possible when learning vocabulary. I just want to have [vocab word] on one side and [picture answer] on other. But the picture always shows on both sides no matter what? Useless.
I could have missed something -- I hope it's just my bad observational skills. In the meantime, I'm deleting the app. :/
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Great app but one problem
This is an excellent app. It helps you remember information for long periods of time and makes it easy. But can y’all please add a feature that tells you which cards are up next for review so I can review them a day earlier when I have more time. Thanks!
Allow selection of individual words
Love this app and am learning a lot. But I wish I could access the entire list to learn specific words.
