[REVIEW] Flashcard apps for the Droid

[onoelle]

Hi Android flashcard community,

a release worth mentioning: Flashcards ToGo was just released in a new version that supports importing and exporting to Google docs/spreadsheet - so you can backup your card data to the cloud or quickly write down some words on your computer and easily import them later to your phone! Also, image import from Quizlet was added (e.g. import a flashcard set with european countries which contains a map for each country) and a card lifecycle that allows you to import e.g. 100 cards, but only add a few of them to your "active" card stack according to how much new learning material you can memorize at the moment...

See the full changelog at the Flashcards ToGo website, or browse the app in Google Play.

@kiwiguy: thanks for keeping this review updated!

[sophiexu]

Thanks for the overview, which is really detailed.

I previously used AnkiDroid and FlashcardsBuddy (which is not listed), but now I found a new app that has been released recently. It's called Flashcard Expert and provides not only the usual stuff, but has some really new features. The coolest feature is that you can define lots of attributes for a cardset (like a database) and you can design a template how the flashcard shall be presented. So you do not just have a front and a back side (and maybe a comment site) but you can have 10 or more (logical) sides - each side spoken in a different language, presented with a different font or having multiple images!
In addition you can provide custom labels which you can assign to your cards. This is a bit different from the typical Leitner system, but it's quite flexible. I love it.

Sophie

[pear]

Hi,
I have found a nice free android app that allow users to learn Spanish (Thai or English) 20 times faster.

You can download the app for free at Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...ngling.spanish
Good luck

[hhoang]

Hey.
I recently completed an Android App for a Class I'm taking.
I wanted to share with you all. I just barely uploaded v2.0 onto the android store, it should show up in the next hour or so.

You can download it here


Here are some of it's features:
* Offline Mode to study on the go without an internet connection.
* Adjust card flip speeds in the settings menu
* Long press on a deck to view options
* Shuffle your flashcards
* Search Quizlet to access millions of flashcard sets.
* Edit, Delete, and Create new flashcards with a breeze
* Text-to-speech integration
* Multi-language support
* Identify your strengths and weaknesses by keeping track of how well you know a card.
* Reverse Question and Answer sides on cards
* Improved UI

Thanks!

[Giszmo]

Hey.
I recently completed an Android App for a Class I'm taking.
I wanted to share with you all. I just barely uploaded v2.0 onto the android store, it should show up in the next hour or so.

You can download it here


Here are some of it's features:
* Offline Mode to study on the go without an internet connection.
* Adjust card flip speeds in the settings menu
* Long press on a deck to view options
* Shuffle your flashcards
* Search Quizlet to access millions of flashcard sets.
* Edit, Delete, and Create new flashcards with a breeze
* Text-to-speech integration
* Multi-language support
* Identify your strengths and weaknesses by keeping track of how well you know a card.
* Reverse Question and Answer sides on cards
* Improved UI

Thanks!

Hi HHoang,

I'm the developer of FluxCards and therefore try to take the best ideas of all similar projects. In yours I like the modern looking interface, the quick start-up time for newbies and the funny animation of the card menu while learning.
… but there are some issues:

• I don't take serious any flash cards app that does not use a form of spaced repetition. Once you use an app for more than 2 weeks to learn, you are lost in keeping track which cards to learn if you don't have this powerful tool.
• Creating cards is a pain. When I add a card, the save button disappears so I have to close the keyboard to access it.
  Your app: Add Card -> give focos to open keyboard -> type -> fling -> type -> close keyboard -> save -> Add card.
  My app (in landscape mode): type question -> continue -> type answer -> done -> type question …

[pear]

Have you tried LingLing already? I think it is a really fun app

[hhoang]

Hi HHoang,

I'm the developer of FluxCards and therefore try to take the best ideas of all similar projects. In yours I like the modern looking interface, the quick start-up time for newbies and the funny animation of the card menu while learning.
… but there are some issues:

• I don't take serious any flash cards app that does not use a form of spaced repetition. Once you use an app for more than 2 weeks to learn, you are lost in keeping track which cards to learn if you don't have this powerful tool.
• Creating cards is a pain. When I add a card, the save button disappears so I have to close the keyboard to access it.
  Your app: Add Card -> give focos to open keyboard -> type -> fling -> type -> close keyboard -> save -> Add card.
  My app (in landscape mode): type question -> continue -> type answer -> done -> type question …

Hey Giszmo, thanks for your advice, it means a lot to get advice from experts in the field.
CardCloud is still a work in progress so I'm still working on features, my class schedule this semester has been a little crazy, but I've been working on adding features inbetween work and school.

To address some of your concerns, I do agree that haven't a smarter way of showing cards to users is an important features. I'm currently in the process of implementing something similar, which I hope will be released over the next few weeks.

As for adding cards, I've recently implemented new features on my website, CardCloud.net. You can login at CardCloud.net and make your flashcards online, then you can hit the sync button on the app to download your online cards to your phone. It's still in Beta mode right now, so If I could get some people to test out the syncing functionality,I would really appreciate it! I think this feature makes it very easy for users to create new decks.

Thanks again for the advice, much appreciated.

[GECKO86]

Of all the mention above apps,which one will allow me to download my private sets from quizlet?
I have used Fluxcards so far.Any reccomendations is appreciated

[sophiexu]

Hi Gecko,

I use Flashcard Expert, which can import private sets (private, your favorites, your studied sets) from Quizlet and Flashcardexchange.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...ardexpert.free

Sophie