![]() I think Pleco tries to do a lot more than Anki. The only downside is that it currently only works on iPhone, and that you have to pay a bit for it, but it’s worth every penny. In general I guess it’s the same thing as Anki (also has a forum and stuff), but the mobility lets you practice wherever you are (bathroom brake at work perhaps?). If you are lucky enough to have iPhone 4 you can even use the camera to lock on characters and look them up in the dictionary. It also let’s you write the characters on the screen, so that you will remember how to write them (it won’t correct what you write though, but still). In short you can read Chinese texts, and when you find a word that you don’t understand you just mark it and you will get a translation (if the word exists in one of your dictionaries), and if you want to remember the word it’s easy to save it in a flashcard list, which are then easy to share with others online. Haven’t tried Anki so can’t really make a comment about it, but I’m using Pleco for iPhone (or iPod touch in my case), and what I really appreciate about it, other than it’s mobility, is the fact that it comes with a reader. Which particular program you choose to use it up to you. I’ve introduced Anki and spaced repetition software to so many people I’ve lost count and I intend to keep on doing so. The important thing is that you’re using spaced repetition software ( see the article about why). I’m not going to do a proper comparison with other programs, simply because it would take too much time. Bugs (which are very rare indeed) are fixed quickly and new versions keep coming out, making the program slightly better for each version. This includes decks for your favourite textbooks, plugins that provide extra functions and so on. Since there are so many other people using Anki, there is plenty of material shared for free. Anki is under constant development and has an active community You can use it for anything you like, you can customise anything you like and if you aren’t a programming maven yourself, there will be others who might have already written the plugin providing the extra features you require. Other programs may have functions Anki lack (such as creating flashcards directly from dictionaries or automatically adding sentences), but no other program beats Anki when it comes to versatility. It is more versatile than any other program I’ve tried However, there are two things that make Anki better than any other program I’ve tried. The online feature is one of the major strengths in Anki, because it doesn’t matter where you are, you can still review for five minutes if you have the time to spare. In essence, this is what most programs will allow you to do, with the exception of synchronising and studying online. Customise flashcards, including pictures, sound, etc.Customise with extra plugins and features.Download decks created by other learners.Study your words online on any public computer.Synchronise your words with any other device.Anki Here’s a short summary of what you can do with the program (it’s all free and open source):
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