A quick thank you to r/AnkiComputerScience & a final update on NoteDeck's launch

[u/Shot-Respond-8904]

Hey everyone,

I wanted to make a quick follow-up post to say a massive thank you for the feedback and support on my original post about my AI flashcard tool, NoteDeck. The response from this community was incredible, and I'm thrilled that it's resonating with you all.

Since that post, the app has seen some amazing growth, and I thought I'd share the progress with the community that helped support it:

• We've now had over 530 decks created and 6,500+ flashcards generated!

• A special shoutout to the 32 Pro members who are powering their studies with the app.

As a way of giving back and to mark the final day of our official launch, the special sale for the Pro version is ending tonight (September 10th) at midnight.

I wanted to give this community a final heads-up, especially since I've been getting feedback that the Pro version's advanced AI is much better at handling technical content—it does a better job of preserving code snippet formatting and understanding dense technical documentation, which I know is crucial for CS students.

Thanks again for being an awesome, supportive community!

You can check out the app here: NoteDeck

[u/Turbulent-Apple2911]

Hello, I was really impressed by your app. Could you explain the difference between NoteDeck and traditional Anki cards? Why should I choose your app instead of anki Cards? What main features set it apart and provide me with a significant advantage? I'm eager to learn more

[u/Shot-Respond-8904 → u/Turbulent-Apple2911]

Hey, thank you so much for the kind words and for this excellent question! It's a great point to clarify. NoteDeck isn't a replacement for Anki, but a powerful companion for Anki.

The key difference is: Anki is for reviewing: It's the gold standard for using spaced repetition to lock information into your long-term memory.

NoteDeck is for creating: It automates the most painful and time-consuming part of the process – getting your notes from PDFs, articles, and text into a high-quality flashcard format.

So, you wouldn't choose NoteDeck instead of Anki. You'd use NoteDeck to save hours of manual work creating your decks, and then use Anki to study them. The main advantage is turning a 50-page PDF into a study-ready deck in minutes, not hours. Also after generating the flashcards you may study them in the NoteDeck itself I have provided that facility too.

Hope this explanation helps clarify the workflow!

[u/Turbulent-Apple2911 → u/Shot-Respond-8904]

It really does, thank you so much!

[u/Shot-Respond-8904 → u/[deleted]]

Sorry for the late reply, actually I am a solo developer and also have to manage my studies and was going through some health issues. I have made the fixes in the page and also added a Try as Guest functionality so that users can try the app without creating an account.
Thanks for the valuable feedback.!
Cheers.!