Anki is great at reviewing cards — it just doesn't make them for you. Import the decks you already have, then let Dictarium fill in new words automatically from whatever you're watching, reading, or listening to.
Import an Anki deck or a CSV export directly — years of cards come in as a real dictionary, not a one-time backup you never touch. From there, new words get added the same way, just without the manual card-making step.
After each card, just say whether you knew it. Dictarium uses that to steer review time toward the words you’re actually shaky on, not the ones you’ve already got. Want more nuance? A 4-point scale — Again, Hard, Good, Easy — is one toggle away in settings.
A word doesn’t sound the same everywhere — Dictarium gives you real voices to choose from instead of one flat default: American or British English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and more. Pick the one you want once, and every card plays it back that way from then on.
Anki's review engine is proven — spaced repetition works. What it never solved is where new cards come from: someone still has to notice a word, look it up, and type a card by hand. Dictarium does that noticing for you, from a video, a call, or a page you're already reading.
An honest look, not a strawman — here's where each approach actually helps.
| | Dictarium | Anki | Duolingo | Manual notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captures words automatically from video, audio, or reading | ||||
| Spaced-repetition practice | ||||
| Learn from content you actually chose | ||||
| A streak that reflects real learning, not just app opens | ||||
| Free |
Add five words from whatever you’re watching or reading right now, and try your first review today.