![]() ![]() This reply was modified 10 years, 7 months ago by Erik. If it makes it easier to swallow, you can think of it more as a donation to the cause, one that Anki is certainly worthy of. ![]() AnkiMobile was written by the lead developer of Anki and AnkiWeb, and it. Sales of this app support the development of both the computer and mobile version, which is why the app is priced as a computer application. I know I fully intend to buy the app once the new version is released, since I am already using Anki 2. AnkiMobile is a mobile companion to Anki, a powerful, intelligent flashcard program that is free, multi-platform, and open-source. The reason the iPhone app hasn’t seen any updates recently is because it is being completely rebuilt to work with Anki 2. If I’m ever run over by a bus, somebody else could take over development, and the content of your cards and your learning history is in an open format which makes it easy to move into a different learning system if you choose. The desktop application is open source, which is essential for ensuring you won’t get locked out in the future. For the price, you get not only the app, but a powerful desktop application, a free online synchronization service, and mobile clients for various platforms. However, AnkiMobile is not a standalone app, but part of an ecosystem, and the $17.50 Apple gives me on each sale goes towards the development of that whole ecosystem. Taken alone, AnkiMobile is expensive for an app. So I created this app to raise money for the Anki project, while also making something people wanted. Some kind people have donated to the project, but sadly donations are not enough to live on. What started as a hobby has grown into a full time job. For the last four and a half years, I have invested thousands of hours on making a robust, powerful cross platform desktop application freely available. ![]()
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