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Reply #1 - 2008 November 16, 8:06 am
rich_f Member
From: north carolina Registered: 2007-07-12 Posts: 1708

Okay, so I know there's Anki, Supermemo, and Mnemosyne out there in the SRS software world. Is there anything else worth the trouble?

Reply #2 - 2008 November 16, 8:15 am
jokoto Member
Registered: 2007-03-12 Posts: 63

I'd only work with the biggest most known software as when time comes to upgrade for another product, there are most likely import routines. The three mentioned products are the biggest so I would not care about any other software.

Reply #3 - 2008 November 16, 8:25 am
furrykef Member
From: Oklahoma City Registered: 2008-06-24 Posts: 191

I would advise anyone to stay away from SuperMemo. It is the worst of the three and it costs money. (I've used SuperMemo for over a year, so I know what I'm talking about...)

I think Anki's perfectly fine as it is. Mnemosyne's probably fine, too, but I don't know of anything it has that Anki doesn't. There's no need for any alternatives.

Last edited by furrykef (2008 November 16, 8:26 am)

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Reply #4 - 2008 November 16, 9:10 am
wccrawford Member
From: FL US Registered: 2008-03-28 Posts: 1551

Maybe instead of asking for alternatives, you should state why those 3 won't do what you want/need?  It would allow people to suggest others according to your need, or fix the current ones to meet it.

Reply #5 - 2008 November 16, 10:01 am
rich_f Member
From: north carolina Registered: 2007-07-12 Posts: 1708

I don't particularly want to get into the specifics, I'd rather make this a useful thread for people who are searching for an SRS. That's why I deliberately left it vague. Let's just say I'm not particularly happy with my current SRS (Anki), and I want to know my options. I've been using Anki for well over a year, so I'm intimately aware of exactly what it does and how it works.

I don't want this thread to devolve into a discussion of "Why I hate ___ SRS," or "___ SRS is perfectly fine" because I find those discussions are usually a waste of time. One person's perfectly fine SRS is another person's intolerably annoying SRS for reasons that are as varied as there are people. The only way to find out is to use one and see how it goes.

I'm more interested in what alternatives are out there, so people (like me) who are searching for one for whatever reason can avoid reinventing the wheel and decide for themselves.

Reply #6 - 2008 November 16, 2:15 pm
resolve Member
From: 山口 Registered: 2007-05-29 Posts: 919 Website

Please see my latest post on the Anki forums.

For reviews of some of the alternatives, check out

http://foolsworkshop.com/reviews/

vtrain seems similar to design to iflash, if you're using a Windows computer.

Reply #7 - 2008 November 16, 3:20 pm
kfmfe04 Member
From: 台北 Registered: 2007-10-21 Posts: 487

rich_f wrote:

Okay, so I know there's Anki, Supermemo, and Mnemosyne out there in the SRS software world. Is there anything else worth the trouble?

I like jMemorize.

http://jmemorize.org/

It is feature-lean, but has the features I really want:
1. Just two choices: remember/don't remember
2. Can specify deck repetition intervals
3. Nice graphs of how I've studied over time 
4. Fast: keys are mapped for speed
5. Can set time-limit for study period (I've set mine to 10minutes)
6. Simple to use

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Reply #8 - 2008 November 16, 3:31 pm
Matthias Member
From: Germany Registered: 2005-10-27 Posts: 37

I use fullrecall. It is easy to use and I am happy with it: http://fullrecall.com/

Anki is free and fullrecall costs 35$. But you can test its free version with databases of up to 500 elements. (The free version offers no possibility to add images and no possibility to merge databases.)

Reply #9 - 2008 November 16, 3:36 pm
resolve Member
From: 山口 Registered: 2007-05-29 Posts: 919 Website

And let's not forget Trinity, either

Reply #10 - 2008 November 16, 7:34 pm
plumage Member
From: NYC Registered: 2008-05-27 Posts: 194

I've been using SuperMemo for awhile now, and haven't bothered with any other programs. I haven't run into any issues that make me dislike it (apart from an ugly interface), but I guess if I were starting from scratch I'd opt for a free resource too.

Reply #11 - 2008 November 19, 8:13 am
rich_f Member
From: north carolina Registered: 2007-07-12 Posts: 1708

Thanks for the info.

Reply #12 - 2008 November 19, 3:11 pm
gibosi Member
Registered: 2006-09-01 Posts: 116

On the chance that you have access to a Palm OS device, such as a Tungsten PDA or a Treo phone, Twinkle is a nice SRS.

Reply #13 - 2008 November 19, 3:47 pm
Tobberoth Member
From: Sweden Registered: 2008-08-25 Posts: 3364

What the... was my post deleted from this topic? I'm 100% sure I posted here...

Anyway, my opinion (once more) is that Anki is best out of the three the TC mentioned. Mnemosyne lacks features to a pretty serious degree, it's way too simple for people who use SRS every day. SuperMemo costs money. While good software deserves to be paid for, I don't see the point when Anki is almost perfect (the bad audio support makes me sad though).

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