I'll pile on to the Mochi lovefest as a former Anki user: the ease of noting cards using Markdown is a blessing. I usually use org-mode for just about everything but I made an exception for Mochi. Cross-linking cards really makes you feel like you're building an interconnected web of tiny thoughts.

And if you're a Linux user, Mochi has you covered too!

As I understand, Mochi is one of so many "Pretty Anki"s. Maybe it's better than Anki because it's Prettier. But, of course, compared to Note Garden, it's sloppy. It is very outdated in that you have to create cards one by one. The cards that are made even after doing the labor are just messed up cards that are not connected to each other.

I think you underestimate the value that creating the cards individually provides. For me the first learning step is the way I create and structure the card, think about mnemonics, add a photo e.t.c.

Mochi is a great help there, since it provides a lot of small conveniences especially for language learning. The ability to automatically add a translation and spoken pronunciations is super nice and built in a way that it seamlessly integrates into the keyboard-centric markdown flow of the app.

IIRC Mochi is written in ClojureScript and it shows, it's a really simple, yet composable and powerful tool.

The author also keeps polishing it continuously, which I found to really streamline everything.

It's my absolutely most favourite tool for learning languages, because it does its job beautifully, efficiently, and doesn't get in my way, and that's a property that's hard to come by in software these days.

I totally agree, even though I'm not using that, Mochi is really well thought-out and maintained app. I'm testing it from time to time and it's always better, I'm pretty sure some day I'll switch to them. They allow for hierarchical structure of your notes/cards and also you can easily link between them with [[wikilinks]] (with auto backlinks).

This is a pretty unpleasant response. Your app very strongly fits my interests but your replies have put a bad taste in my mouth.

I'm sorry if my expressions sounded unpleasant. I had no intention of doing that. It may have sounded that way because I am not sensitive to expressions in English. But I wanted to emphasize that if Mochi made Anki better, our app is a complete upward compatibility with it. Sorry to be rude once again. I also have a strong love for this app, so I think I was being harsh.

The main issue was “it's sloppy” and “very outdated”. “Sloppy” implies lack of care went into its creation, which is often seen as an attack on the creator(s). “Very outdated” is imposing your idea of what's “new” and “old” onto your contemporaries, then https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronological_snobbery on top of that.

Apart from that, your comment was a fairly objective criticism. When criticising, you should write down all the things you want to criticise, then (without removing any) re-write it so it's as kind as you can to the thing you're criticising. Especially if you're comparing it to something of your own.

I see. Thank you for your feedback.

I think this is just an ESL tone misunderstanding. The content of their post is completely fair and highlights why looking pretty doesn't automatically make it a good product. Nothing about it came off as intentionally trying to be offensive to me.

Mochi has something similar to this in the notebook view, although I prefer a Zettelkasten style of note taking myself.

The app is HUGE on ios. Should have been smaller.

Wow, you’re right, I need to get that size down. I probably included some files in the building that aren’t needed.

Our program can feel "huge" for now. Especially on ios. We're planning to work on it soon.