by zeppo » Sat Jan 18, 2020 3:40 pm
The biggest reason I don't like Anki, when I"ve tried to use it in the past, is that everytime I loaded the desktop program odd behavior with Safari happened (sluggishness, pinwheels) happened later (without Anki even running). Then I would use time machine to go back to a clean install prior. I can't say for sure Anki was the issue, but it seems Anki was always the common denominator. That was a few years back. Maybe things have changed since.
Secondly, I preferred to have a way to backup my cards independently.
And third, I didn't like the initial study period for cards, which flashcards deluxe also has, where you have to spend time learning the cards before the enter the general long-term learning group. I'm not using this to study for any particular deadline or test, so I didn't need this feature. But having since figured out how to get around this with Flashcards Deluxe, I could probably make an a similar adjustment with Anki. (With Flashcards Deluxe, I just changed the settings to reduce the number of times a card has to be graded correct to move to general long-term study. Then when I add a new group of notes, I just flip through them all quickly with correct grades repeatedly so they enter the general study group as soon as possible. I just want to study them once in any given day).