Anki
Spaced repetition flashcards: ugly, free, and extremely effective
Open-source flashcards, scheduling reviews just before you would forget: the best-evidenced technique in the learning literature. It is popular with medical students because it works at enormous scale. Dated interface. The payoff comes from writing good cards and showing up daily.
Who backs it
Sorted by strength of stance
- Ali AbdaalDoes it
Doctor turned YouTuber · author of Feel-Good Productivity
Spaced repetition flashcards carried him through medical school, and he credits them for how he studied for exams.
Source: aliabdaal.com: useful apps to improve productivity and study effectively“The main flashcard software I use is an app called Anki. … Crucially it uses an algorithm built around active recall and spaced repetition and learns as you progress through your studies and revision.”
aliabdaal.com: Useful Apps To Improve Productivity and Study Effectively (opens in a new tab) · 18 Mar 2020
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