I made a flash cards toy app that can read data from Quizlet. I made a shitty MVP, and I'm watching people use it, and I'm seeing where they stop. With Anki, I stop immediately. No real world user is installing software like that on their device, the homepage just screams virus to someone unfamiliar with opensource. This is where I was after two hours; check back in in two weeks.
On behalf of HN (which I have no authority to speak for) please disregard that bizarre rant by our resident curmudgeon.
If you really did all that in 2 hours, that's quite an accomplishment! But I think it's a little early for a Show HN. It's tough to use without any kind of instructional text. Repost when you've got a more usable interface, and I think you'll get more traction here.
I really like how you don't require people to register. I do the same thing for all my apps, and it's great for getting people hooked. No one likes a sign up form. Just store people's data in a cookie, or localstorage until they make the decision to sign up.
Your Anki comment is spot on. When I downloaded it (a few weeks ago actually), I spent 5 minutes making sure that website was _really_ the Anki I heard about on HN.
asuth was around 15 when he built Quizlet and now it's (somehow) worth a billion. There's plenty of room for a newcomer in the market especially since Quizlet started putting things behind a paywall. Good luck!
Yea, you're kind of right, Anki isn't very user-friendly and has a massive learning curve for "today's" standard, I wouldn't say people don't install software anymore or that Anki looks like a virus.
Anyway this is really impressive for 2 hours, well done!
If you don't mind me asking, are you taking any exams, is this the reason you made it?
That’s all fine, but you didn’t need to straight up lie. You cannot really justify it. Good luck to you with it, but know that you don’t need to lie. It’s not a clone.
> With Anki, I stop immediately. No real world user is installing software like that on their device, the homepage just screams virus to someone unfamiliar with opensource.
That’s a huge generalization. I’m a really world user and I use it heavily. I know many non-technical friends who use it as well. It screams virus for the ignorant. Don’t appeal to the lowest common denominator.
Quizlet’s killer features is that they have text books that are ready to use, and lots of decks that are ready to use. Your app will break if they stop allowing exporting data.
I’m no fan of Quizlet, but to call this a “clone” is outrageous. It’s like sticking four wheels on a wooden board and calling it a Corolla clone.
At best you can say that you made a flash cards toy app that can read data from Quizlet.
Also, take a look at Anki.
Intentionally misleading is not marketing, nor is it “hustle”, it almost always smells like a scam even if that’s not your intention.