Feature Request: Option to Disable Double Review for Words
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מועתז
Dear LingQ Team,
First, I would like to thank you for creating such an excellent application that makes language learning so accessible and enjoyable. I have been using LingQ on my iPad, and it has been a fantastic tool in my language-learning journey.
However, I would like to suggest an improvement to enhance the review experience. Currently, when reviewing words (marked as new, familiar, or in any other state) using flashcards, multiple-choice, or other methods, the application requires each word to be reviewed twice in the same session. While this might be helpful in certain cases, it significantly increases the time spent on reviews, especially when dealing with a large number of words.
For example, if I choose to review 20 cards, they are effectively doubled to 40 reviews because each word is repeated twice. I propose adding an option to disable this feature, allowing users to review each word only once per session if desired. This could be implemented as a toggle setting, such as “Enable Double Review for Words,” which users can turn on or off based on their preferences.
The reason for this suggestion is that I currently have over 7,000 words to review. Sometimes, I prefer a quick review session to go through as many words as possible without having to spend extra time revisiting each word twice in the same session. Interestingly, this approach aligns with advice given by the founder of LingQ, who encourages flexibility in reviewing methods.
I would greatly appreciate it if you could consider this feature request, as it would make the review process more efficient for users like me.
Thank you again for your outstanding service and for making language learning easier and more enjoyable. I look forward to hearing your response.
Note, if you can also add these feature for web.
Best regards,
Moataz kabaha
Mark Kaufmann
We do have plans to look at improvements to our review functionality but it won't happen for a while. in the meantime, I suggest you use the status bar to manage your review better. If you see a word for the first time and know it, choose the next status up and it will be removed from that session. Changing status removes a card from the session so that only those you do want to review more will stay in the session.
The other thing to keep in mind is that we strongly recommend not reviewing all 7000 words you have saved. That is not an efficient use of your time. You are better off going through more lessons where the words that matter of those 7000 will reoccur naturally and be more efficiently reviewed in context.
The manual review activities are there to help you get started initially, to add some variety and to help with particularly troublesome vocabulary. The bulk of your review should happen naturally in your reading.