You have to try it!
A terrific app!! A great way to learn. Fun and scientific but it allows you the ability to tailor certain parameters to you own abilities and needs. Like FlashCards on steroids!
A great way to learn-particularly to learn vocabulary of a language. The words are grouped logically. The pictures are well chosen, illustrating the point and giving you a picture to keep in your mind, much as we naturally learn vocabulary. Pronunciation is by a native speaker. There is a sentence in the language to help you learn how the word is used.
And, it can be used for anything FlashCards can be used for. My 4 year old granddaughter already recognizes the flags of several countries from the deck on national flags.
And, most importantly, the developer is RESPONSIVE. Having purchased some of his previous apps, he responds to questions and the app support is timely--rare indeed today.
A great way to learn-particularly to learn vocabulary of a language. The words are grouped logically. The pictures are well chosen, illustrating the point and giving you a picture to keep in your mind, much as we naturally learn vocabulary. Pronunciation is by a native speaker. There is a sentence in the language to help you learn how the word is used.
And, it can be used for anything FlashCards can be used for. My 4 year old granddaughter already recognizes the flags of several countries from the deck on national flags.
And, most importantly, the developer is RESPONSIVE. Having purchased some of his previous apps, he responds to questions and the app support is timely--rare indeed today.
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Best Flash Card App
This is, by far, the best flash card app I have ever used. Spaced repetition and high quality images, but also the ability to edit every feature on the cards, including the audio (which can generate automatically) and images (downloadable from the web within the app). To me, this app thought of everything. Gladly paid for the subscription. I wish the Spanish cards focused more on Latin American word usage and pronunciation, but that’s just a regional preference.
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Spaced repetition
I was looking for an app like this because I was intrigued with spaced repetition. I also like how you can opt for what you want to see on the front and back of the cards, for instance when I learn language I like to just hear The word to acquire it by listening before I try to delve into speaking and reading. This app allows me to set it up that way. And then later I could reset the deck and set it up to see the English prompt, then try to speak it from recall.
I wish I could just buy the app and be done with the purchase, because I’m using one and my son is using one and that’s costing six dollars per month now, three dollars each. One glitch that I notified the developer about is that when I slide the category to change settings for that category (example, Spanish), sometimes it is for a different category (example, French). Then other times, it is in sync.
I wish I could just buy the app and be done with the purchase, because I’m using one and my son is using one and that’s costing six dollars per month now, three dollars each. One glitch that I notified the developer about is that when I slide the category to change settings for that category (example, Spanish), sometimes it is for a different category (example, French). Then other times, it is in sync.
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Great app, really helpful
This app is great. Having a solid way to memorize vocabulary has really improved my conversational Spanish. The only improvements I would make are:
1. Differentiate between words from Spain versus Latin America. The translation isn’t always accurate.
2. There should be a way to test your command of the words by quizzing yourself via doing the flash cards backwards. What do I mean by that? Instead of always seeing a word in English and having to provide the Spanish answer, let me see and hear the word in Spanish then have to provide the English word. Just a way to ensure you know the word front and back.
3. I wish I could access ALL of the words that I’ve “mastered” as well as the ones I’m learning. It’d be nice to be able to quiz myself on every word I’ve covered thus far instead of only seeing the words that arrive by way of the algorithm.
4. Get new languages. I wanted to improve my English vocab and wasn’t very impressed w the word list.
Other than those recommendations I think this app is great. Please update app according to the reviews.
1. Differentiate between words from Spain versus Latin America. The translation isn’t always accurate.
2. There should be a way to test your command of the words by quizzing yourself via doing the flash cards backwards. What do I mean by that? Instead of always seeing a word in English and having to provide the Spanish answer, let me see and hear the word in Spanish then have to provide the English word. Just a way to ensure you know the word front and back.
3. I wish I could access ALL of the words that I’ve “mastered” as well as the ones I’m learning. It’d be nice to be able to quiz myself on every word I’ve covered thus far instead of only seeing the words that arrive by way of the algorithm.
4. Get new languages. I wanted to improve my English vocab and wasn’t very impressed w the word list.
Other than those recommendations I think this app is great. Please update app according to the reviews.
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Response from developer
Hi Jason! Thanks for the great review! I think you're feedback is also spot-on and I'll work hard to improve the app. 1. Sorry about that! If you ever see a problem, feel free to report a problem by long-pressing a card. 2. You can kind of do this right now by configuring siblings: http://cleverdeck.com/manual/siblings/. Granted, it can be a little awkward and isn't super flexible, so I'll see what I can do to improve this. 3. "Mastered" cards never get removed from your study loop (i.e. you'll see them again eventually), but I can see how more ways to "review on demand" would be valuable. 4. The English deck currently on CleverDeck is specifically for preparing for the SAT and GRE, so I can see why you didn't find it ideal. I'm going to be adding English for Japanese and Chinese speakers soon. Feel free to email me at justin@cleverdeck.com if you have any specific language requests! Thanks again for spending time to write this really helpful review. I appreciate it :)
Please Update
I really like the idea behind the app but it needs an update! Make importing cards easier, getting photos from the web does not work, and I wish you made it easier to make the cards online in your website instead of a third party app sometimes.
Great Little App
Personally, I love this app. I have been a fan of this app since the previous versions. My only complaint is that I think it is too expensive for yearly subscription $27-36/ yr depending on subscription method. I personally preferred the old method of one time purchases to increase your card deck size.
I would like to see games added to increase enjoyment and maybe add phrases sentences as flash cards instead of combined on the new words. I’m not convinced this does much having it on the same card. My last wish is to see tips, explanations, conjugation, etc so we can be more immersed in the language.
Great app though!
I would like to see games added to increase enjoyment and maybe add phrases sentences as flash cards instead of combined on the new words. I’m not convinced this does much having it on the same card. My last wish is to see tips, explanations, conjugation, etc so we can be more immersed in the language.
Great app though!
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Great Tool
Are use CleverDeck when I’m studying Spanish as an additional tool. I like it because I can make my own card I can put pictures on my own card and various other information it’s intuitive and easy to use.
Magnificent!
I loved this app from the moment I opened it. The walkthrough is very interesting. I am trying to learn world geography for Global Minnesota’ world quest! I also want to use it to learn acupuncture points and their functions. Oh and anatomy! Thank you so much for your dedication and hard work in developing this little amazing app for spaced repetition learning. I believe I will remember the moment I came out of the birth canal if I use this app so much :)
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了不起和有助！
This app is beyond helpful! I got my annual price locked in at $25 or so dollars and for what I’m learning, it’s a great price! Worth every penny! In just a week I’ve learned 260 words so far! I cannot begin to tell you how amazing that feels! It’s renewed my love for Chinese! 伟大谢谢！
Best Flash Card App
I’m studying French for work full time and this app has become an integral part of my day. It’s design is visually pleasing and functional and the pre-built language decks are exceptional. The app also makes it easy to create personalized decks. It has just the right number of features and is a joy to use. The free version is great and the premium version has been my best ever App Store investment. Thank you for a job well done! I couldn’t imagine learning French vocabulary without this app.
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