Mochi flashcard app
Ranked 4 of 4 flashcard apps by recommenders
People recommend it as a flexible alternative to Anki, with powerful templating and notebook mode. Caveat: it is Electron-based, a dealbreaker for some.
People recommend it as a flexible alternative to Anki, with powerful templating and notebook mode. Caveat: it is Electron-based, a dealbreaker for some.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Powerful, easy templating including audio
“with a template that automatically creates and embeds audio files of the target language”
Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “What's the best way to learn a new language?” “It's templating is really powerful and easy to use.”
Comment from 3 Feb 2026 in “Ownership of open source flashcard app Anki transferred to for-profit AnkiHub” Notebook mode and built-in features
“I like Mochi (www.mochi.cards) even more than Anki for this because it has a "notebook" mode.”
Comment from 12 Apr 2026 in “Ask HN: How do you retain what you learn from podcasts?” “Mochi has really come a long way and has some wonderful built-in functionality.”
Comment from 3 Feb 2026 in “Ownership of open source flashcard app Anki transferred to for-profit AnkiHub” Good alternative to Anki
“I like Mochi (www.mochi.cards) even more than Anki for this because it has a "notebook" mode.”
Comment from 12 Apr 2026 in “Ask HN: How do you retain what you learn from podcasts?” “It's not FOSS but Mochi is a pretty good alternative.”
Comment from 2 Feb 2026 in “Ownership of open source flashcard app Anki transferred to for-profit AnkiHub”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Built on Electron, a dealbreaker for some
“being an Electron-based app is a huge dealbreaker for me”
Comment from 3 Feb 2026 in “Ownership of open source flashcard app Anki transferred to for-profit AnkiHub”
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The three most recommended other flashcard apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
See all 4 flashcard apps, rankedWhat people said
10 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it's great for hosting a bunch of personal projects without needing to litter GitHub”
“I like Mochi (www.mochi.cards) even more than Anki for this because it has a "notebook" mode.”
“ready for day-to-day use by mildly technical people who are tolerant of bugs”
“with a template that automatically creates and embeds audio files of the target language”
“Mochi has really come a long way and has some wonderful built-in functionality.”
“It's templating is really powerful and easy to use.”
“being an Electron-based app is a huge dealbreaker for me”
“It's not FOSS but Mochi is a pretty good alternative.”
“Possible alternative to check out”
“Secondly there are keyboard shortcuts, cmd+L to wrap in {{}} and cmd+1,2,3 to add numbering.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.