# Mochi flashcard app

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Mochi flashcard app and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a flexible alternative to Anki, with powerful templating and notebook mode. Caveat: it is Electron-based, a dealbreaker for some.

## Why people recommend it

- Powerful, easy templating including audio (2 comments): "with a template that automatically creates and embeds audio files of the target language" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47111565)) "It's templating is really powerful and easy to use." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46865159))
- Notebook mode and built-in features (2 comments): "I like Mochi (www.mochi.cards) even more than Anki for this because it has a "notebook" mode." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47738493)) "Mochi has really come a long way and has some wonderful built-in functionality." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46865439))
- Good alternative to Anki (2 comments): "I like Mochi (www.mochi.cards) even more than Anki for this because it has a "notebook" mode." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47738493)) "It's not FOSS but Mochi is a pretty good alternative." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46863810))

## What people warn about

- Built on Electron, a dealbreaker for some (1 comments): "being an Electron-based app is a huge dealbreaker for me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46864371))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Anki](https://hackerapproved.com/p/anki.md): 136 recommend
- [AnkiDroid](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ankidroid.md): 23 recommend
- [Hashcards](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hashcards.md): 13 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://mochi.cards/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Mochi flashcard app", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mochi/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).