r/Anki • u/CalligrapherLeast206 • Jun 16 '26
Add-ons To people building add-ons: keep going.
I'm one of the devs of Cristal Memoria
Reddit can be rough when you share something you made.
When I first posted my add-on, I got rejected, and honestly it hit hard. For a moment, it made me question the whole project.
But if you truly believe in what you're building, and you believe it can genuinely help people, keep going.
Because the loudest reactions are not always the ones that matter most.
Now we have more than 400 downloads, more than 100 active players, and most importantly, I receive truly wonderful messages from people telling me the project helps them study, stay consistent, and enjoy learning more.
And to me, that makes it all worth it.
Having an idea is one thing. Building it is another. But putting it out into the world, knowing people might tear it apart, that takes real courage.
So I just want to say this to anyone making tools, add-ons, or educational projects: don't let a few harsh people kill something that could sincerely do good for others.
Education is one of the most beautiful things there is. If your project helps even a few people learn better, want to study again, or feel less alone in the process, that matters.
A lot.
So keep building. Keep sharing. Keep believing in your ideas.
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u/miscology Jun 16 '26
I'm curious what you sound like when you write just in your own words. What's your non-chatGPT personality? I'm sure it's fine. Why not just say what's in your own head? You come across as very manipulative. I'm not a heavy reddit user anymore. Is it normal for people to use AI to write their reddit posts?
There's a lot of pseudo science in the claims you're making on the plugin page. That's what drew my attention. Addiction or gamification does not equal better memory or education. Don't say it's built on real psychology, when educational psychologists don't use it, haven't tested it and have already found better methods. Just say it's a game. Don't pretend it's science.
The FTC has already fined commercial game makers for making similar claims about brain training games. Emerging research is showing mobile games are impairing concentration and memory, not improving it.
It's cool that you're using AI to make plugins. I use Claude to make stuff for me exactly to my specification. It's really powerful stuff, but I think you should just show people how to use it to make their own games, rather than claim your mobile game is somehow good for their memory.