Flashcard Hero for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By islandDVMstudent

  Veterinary Student

  I’m in my first year at veterinary school and i apologize to grammar or spelling issues in advance (too much physiology to learn and not enough time)…I've used this app for every exam since i began vet school and just remembered to put a review up here. I usually take a set of notes in class and then that night convert anything applicable to flashcard form on my laptop…this app handles all kinds of flash cards great (and doesn’t require the internet which is an enormous positive for me)…i use images from my histology class on one side and descriptors/definitions or labels on the other side...these cards are then automatically saved on my iPad and my iPhone! (a huge game changer from undergrad for me) i study walking between classes, or even on my phone as i wait in line at the exam center...I just discovered the multiple choice question feature and thats been fantastic so far i’ve already told many of my classmates..i can’t recommend this app enough..you can get really creative with the cards because they’re so easy to create in different ways (….this may be the first or second review i’ve ever written for an app, but i’ve been getting great grades and felt whoever made this app deserves a major thank you from me)

  
  
• By CorreAktor

  Import from CSV to create your own...

  No clear direction on importing from CSV. Tried to create multiple answers to questions in a book I am studying and it only takes the first “answer” field and no more questions. Need to fix this or provide clear instructions. I had thought that it was a limitation of the demo version and was not happy with the paid version has the same issue. If you export to TSV and then import from TSV, it doesn’t understand multiple questions. If importing a TSV, the options for using comma or semi-colon doesn’t work. The double quotes option isn’t an option. So, if you have a lot of questions that you want to do in a spreadsheet and import, it is a pain. It also seems that it can only import a certain amount of lines but doesn’t give any errors or indication of issues. If I import just a few lines, it’ll import but if I import 100 questions it just gives a blank screen and doesn’t import, even though the first several lines are the same ones used to import correctly. Outside of that, it is basic and for the price it’s probably good if importing was fixed to be better than it is. The developer is very responsive, so I’ve changed from 1 star to 3 stars. Hopefully he can release a version that importing from CSV/TSV works correctly.

  
  
• By “nonickname"

  The best flashcard app that I’ve found

  This app is just great. It seems to have been designed for users first, and not as a controlled-use product for the seller. It’s flexible. It’s useable online and off. It syncs between my iphone, ipad, and Windows. And it does a great job of rating and remembering each card’s level of difficulty. I’ve tried several flashcard apps. They all have their merits and their drawbacks. Now that I am using Flashcard Hero, I see no reason to look for another flashcard app. It’s worth every nickel. Ok, so what are the drawbacks? If I stop to think about it obsessively, I might come up with a few, but nothing serious comes to mind. There is a way of using each app according to how the app is designed. So, I readily adapted to what Flashcard Hero’s design requires, and I’m happy. PLUS, the custer service has been excellent when I’ve had occasion to use it, which is, by now, not for a very long time.

  
  
• By John5isAlive

  Law school students DREAM

  I use this for law school and it’s a game changer. Law students have sometimes 50 page outlines of classes and with FCH, I can make a working, breathing, outline that can generate Mulitple Choice quizzes of my outline. Furthermore, you can jump to a topic way FASTER than you can to any document and attach quizzes, book questions, and past exams in the same deck of cards than you can your outline. The fact that it syncs with my iPhone app allows me to study anywhere and anytime. So if I’m in line waiting for service somewhere, or if there’s just nothing better to do, you ALWAYS have the ablity to study as long as you have your phone. This is the only review I’ve ever left for any app because it’s helped me to scholarship into my second year. I probably sound like a paid schill but can promise you it’s helped me that much. Anyone wanting to memorize faster will love it.

  
  
• By jacisme

  Fantastic transition from Duolingo TinyCards

  I recently switched to Flashcard Hero after hearing from Duolingo that they are shutting down their TinyCards service. My main goal was to find a new flashcard app that had a nice user experience on both iOS and OS X and was able to speak the flashcards in multiple languages (including spanish). After downloading the app on my phone and laptop, I had a hard time importing my Duolingo cards because Duolingo didn't export the data in a logical format within their CSV export. I emailed FlashCard Hero to see if they could help me avoid manually rebuilding 900 flash cards. Rico emailed back quickly saying he was building a script for me so he could convert tinycard's export format into Flashcard Hero decks. A day or two later I got an email with my data, converted perfectly into Flashcard Hero decks that required no manual entry from me. Thank you Flashcard Hero for the awesome transition and apps!

  
  

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