I’m excited to announce that the latest Fresh Cards update, v.2.2.2 is out now. You can download it or update your copy directly from the App Store.
This update reintroduces Match Game, a great way to review several cards at once. If you’re not familiar with this feature, it allows you to play a game where you try to match the front and back cards as quickly as possible. I’ve found that this is 1) a great way to get a quick overview of how well I can recall cards in a deck, and 2) an awesome way to practice quick recall.
If you’re learning Japanese, one of the things you must learn early on is how to read hiragana and katakana. Match Game is an excellent way to practice both.
Because of the ticking clock, Match Game helps motivate you to try to recall cards quickly. And honestly, sometimes regular flashcard review just isn’t enough. Even though spaced repetition is great, it can be too slow and reviewing each card too infrequent for something like character recognition. With Match Game, you can practice reviewing the cards over and over again, working to improve your recognition muscles.
By the way, if you’re learning Japanese and are looking for a good hiragana deck to use with Fresh Cards, this Anki deck works well and includes recorded audio for pronunciation help. If you need help with importing the Anki deck, be sure to check out the help page.
But wait, there’s more…
This update also introduces a dark mode theme on macOS, and improves the dark mode colors on iOS. I think you’ll find this new theme is much more beautiful.
I hope you enjoy this update! As always, let me know what you think.