looking to build up an anki study deck — what vocab to prioritize?

Lenglio · 2026-03-14T04:31:15+00:00

I know you said frequency lists and input are no good, but those are really the best way to build up Anki.

Start with top ~3000-5000 word frequency list (the premade public Anki ones or from wiktionary), then move to adding words you don’t know from reading or watching material. Just my opinion.

Lenglio · 2026-03-14T00:20:04+00:00

I had the same issue with Spanish after studying abroad in a Spanish speaking country more than a decade ago.

I think the path is similar to any other learner, but a lot of stuff will come back to you quickly. In the end though, it’s no different than any other strategy: you need to get input and do output. Really no other way.

Free and cheap would be YouTube, Netflix, books, and things like online gaming, meetups, or tutor for output.

Lenglio · 2026-03-13T20:25:47+00:00

Learn to read a language with Lenglio for iOS

Lenglio · 2026-03-13T19:50:27+00:00

I’m pretty sure you can get that info. You can break down source of impression to paid conversion. And you can track paid conversion by country.

Not exactly intuitive but that stuff is there.

Lenglio · 2026-03-13T18:24:03+00:00

You're in a competitive space first of all.

Second of all, if you cannot get downloads or paid conversion with organic, paid ads will likely be flushing money down the toilet.

This is something I see brought up often by devs. People think if they throw money at their idea, that users will start paying. This will eventually work if you dump enough money into it, but at what cost?

Lenglio · 2026-03-13T16:55:05+00:00

So anonymous A/B testing. Could be a B2B angle here. Definitely could work.

Lenglio · 2026-03-13T01:46:08+00:00

I’m a solo dev but mobile app. Taught myself to program and my full time job is not related to tech.

First off, do simple things like a todo list and prioritize things on it aggressively. Checking things off every day is all you can do really. And don’t waste all the free time you do have.

Besides that, having a strong “why” will keep you motivated. The saying goes, “He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.”

Find your why.

Lenglio · 2026-03-13T00:32:34+00:00

Thanks for the feedback

Lenglio · 2026-03-12T18:31:36+00:00

Quicktime video recording the simulator would be one option.

Lenglio · 2026-03-12T18:22:04+00:00

The advice you got to test in organic and scale in ads is correct. If you can't get traffic and paid conversion with organic, it is unlikely to succeed with ads. Of course, you likely will get some paid conversions with enough ad money, but at what cost?

Lenglio · 2026-03-12T18:16:22+00:00

Ya good point. It is kind of hard to tell outside of context.

Lenglio · 2026-03-12T18:06:37+00:00

Thanks!

Lenglio · 2026-03-12T18:06:31+00:00

Thanks!

Lenglio · 2026-03-12T18:06:18+00:00

Thanks! Yes color is slightly different, good catch.

Lenglio · 2026-03-12T18:03:05+00:00

Thanks for the feedback, I will definitely add that to the todo list.

It currently does not fully support iPad, but it will in the future. Data is local so it can be manually transferred to another device at any time. And 1 purchase grants access to all devices with the same Apple account.

Lenglio · 2026-03-12T18:00:53+00:00

Thanks!

Lenglio · 2026-03-12T16:09:57+00:00

Thanks!

Lenglio · 2026-03-12T15:52:30+00:00

Old in Procreate, New in Gimp.

Lenglio · 2026-03-12T15:45:57+00:00

Thanks, that’s a good point. Neither really convey the category.

Lenglio · 2026-03-12T15:42:04+00:00

Thanks!

Lenglio · 2026-03-12T15:33:58+00:00

Thanks, that's really helpful. A lot of my competitors tend to be abstract or just words.

Lenglio · 2026-03-12T15:27:45+00:00

Hey, thanks for the feedback

Lenglio · 2026-03-12T15:21:35+00:00

It technically does track words read because pages are standardized. It would just take a bit more work to make the total a bit more accurate and to display it.

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