Why Flashcards Club Might Not Be For You

"€2.49 per week? That's more expensive than a monthly subscription!"

Yes, if you use the tool every week, all year long, a monthly subscription would be more economical. You're right.

But that's not how most people use flashcard tools. The typical pattern: intensive generation for 2-3 days (exam prep, starting a language course), then nothing for weeks or months.

With a €2.49 monthly subscription, you pay every month whether you use it or not. With our model, you pay €2.49 once when you need it, generate everything you want for 7 days, then stop paying. If you need it again 6 months later, you come back and pay again.

Zero automatic renewal. Zero guilt about having a subscription running for nothing.

If most users tell us they prefer a monthly model because they use it continuously, we'll add it. For now, feedback is positive about avoiding yet another subscription.

"ChatGPT can do this for free"

Absolutely. You can ask ChatGPT to generate flashcards, copy-paste the result into a document, manually convert it to EPUB, transfer it to your e-reader.

Flashcards Club automates this workflow and optimizes the format for e-ink screens. No broken glyphs, no encoding issues, no CSS that breaks on certain readers. You generate, you download, it works.

If tinkering with the process yourself doesn't bother you, you don't need Flashcards Club. If you just want it to work without friction, we're here for that.

"Anki is free and does the same thing"

Anki is excellent. Free, open-source, with sophisticated spaced repetition algorithms. If Anki works for you, keep using it.

But Anki requires a computer or smartphone. The mobile app costs €25 on iOS (free on Android). And you inherit the distractions of regular screens: notifications, eye strain, temptation to switch to something else.

Flashcards Club targets e-ink readers. Visual comfort, weeks of battery life, zero distractions. If you don't have an e-reader or if you're satisfied with Anki, we have nothing to sell you.

"15 flashcards for free is ridiculous"

15 flashcards per generation, not 15 total. With 50 credits per month, you can generate 3 sets of 15 flashcards, or 2 sets of 25, or a mix. It's more than enough to test the service and see if the format works for you.

If you need to generate hundreds of flashcards, upgrade to premium. If 15 per set is enough for you, the free plan is there forever.

We could have set a limit of 5 flashcards or blocked after a one-week free trial. We preferred to be generous with the free tier. If that's not enough for you, we understand.

"AI generates errors"

Yes. AI is not perfect. It can generate incorrect answers, weird phrasing, or incomplete explanations.

That's why we're working on manual editing (coming soon). You'll be able to review and correct flashcards before generating the final EPUB.

In the meantime, if you find an error, regenerate the set or adjust the prompt (difficulty level, language, context). AI improves with each iteration, but it will never replace human verification.

If you need 100% guaranteed error-free content, create your flashcards manually or use the "custom questions" mode where you provide the questions and AI only generates the answers.

"My Kindle doesn't support EPUB"

Kindles natively support AZW/MOBI format, not EPUB. But you can convert EPUB to MOBI/AZW with Calibre (free, open-source) in two clicks.

Or you send the EPUB by email to your Kindle address and Amazon converts it automatically (since 2022, Amazon supports EPUB by email).

If you don't want to go through these steps, Flashcards Club might not be the most practical tool for you. But if you have a Kobo, a Boox, a PocketBook, or any other e-ink reader, it works natively.

"Why not just use Quizlet?"

Quizlet is excellent for studying online, on smartphone, with gamified study modes. If that's what you're looking for, use Quizlet.

Flashcards Club targets e-ink readers and offline learning. No account required to study (once the EPUB is downloaded), no internet connection, no distractions. You transfer the file to your e-reader and study for hours without worrying about battery or notifications.

These are two different approaches. Choose the one that matches your learning style.

"I don't have an e-reader"

No problem. You can use the online study mode directly on the website. Or read the EPUB on your computer with Calibre, Adobe Digital Editions, or any EPUB reader.

The tool is optimized for e-ink readers, but it works on all devices that read EPUB. If you don't have an e-reader and don't want one, Flashcards Club is still usable, but you're not getting the main advantage (e-ink comfort).

Conclusion

Flashcards Club solves a specific problem: generating flashcards optimized for e-ink readers, without friction, with a payment model that avoids recurring subscriptions.

If that's not your need, if you're satisfied with existing tools, or if you prefer to do everything manually, we're not going to convince you. And that's OK.

For those who have an e-reader gathering dust and are looking for a way to use it for active learning, we're here.

No exaggerated promises. No aggressive marketing. Just a tool that does what it says it does.