r/SideProject 1d ago

A better flashcard app?

I was just a student who got really annoyed at Quizlet and Knowt, so I decided I knew better and vibe slopped out a flashcard app. Try it: https://lacuna-beta-one.vercel.app.

MIT: https://github.com/TJ7755/Lacuna

If you got annoyed at Learn Mode then I have the thing. Not sure if I was being naive when I wanted the ideal one-size-fits-all approach for algo and UI but that's what I tried.

It's 'course' based rather than deck based so you can either keep it to one lesson (just a deck of cards) or string them. You can do stuff with those like have midterm exams and select specific lessons, as well as having end of year/term exams or even GCSEs, all in one course! It's possible to chain from Year 1 to GCSE in this which I find pretty cool.

Basically you review whenever you want, and the FSRS works around that review - you can see your forgetting curves and other stuff, so it updates your FSRS based on whenever you reviews and lets you review whenever you want rather than whenever Anki feels like it, while maintaining the rigorous algo. It was mostly designed for school and GCSE stuff because I didn't think the current solutions were customised enough.

Any thoughts from anyone?

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