Why not Anki?

People sometimes ask me why not use Anki (or Quizlet, or Memrise).

I created Vocably because all existing solutions sucked couldn't create cards as quickly as possible.

Here is the Anki/Quizlet/Memrise way of checking out a new word and adding it to your collection:

1. You read an article on a website
2. See a new word
3. Select it, and translate with Google Translate (or whatever way you have)
4. Copy the unknown word
5. Open Anki/Quizlet/Memrise
6. Click “Add new card”
7. Paste the unknown word
8. Go back to the website
9. Copy the translation
10. Go to Anki/Quizlet/Memrise again
11. Paste the translation
12. Click “Save”
13. Switch back to the website

If you watch the YouTube videos, you have more steps because you must:

1. Open Google Translate
2. Manually type the new word
3. Manually add it to Anki/Quizlet/Memrise

If you don’t want to have plurals or verbs in past form (i.e., the word “acquire” instead of “acquired”) - you have to edit them manually. That includes typing and researching.

Here is the Vocably flow:

1. You read an article or watch a YouTube video
2. See a new word
3. Select it and translate it with Vocably (or click on it when on YouTube)
4. Add a new card with definitions, parts of speech, translations, and in a normal form

4 steps vs 13 steps.

So, answering, “Why not Anki?”:

• Fewer steps to add a new word
• No app switching - not losing focus from reading or watching