FlashCards 1.9.8 Release
FlashCards version 1.9.8 should be making it’s way to the store soon. This includes some of the more requested features, including support for gestures while running through cards.
Gestures
You can now use gestures to navigate while running through cards. The current supported gestures are:
- Swipe left to advance to the next card
- Swipe right to go back to the previous card
- Double Tap to flip the card
Another new feature is the ability to go back. Simply swipe right to go the previous card. The application will keep track of the cards it’s seen so you can go back as far as when it started. It will also keep track of the card you went back from, so when you advance you’ll see the card you went back from (even if you are running in smart study, or random mode).
Card Statistics
You can also reset the statistics on any card, putting it back in Leitner Box 1, and the number of times it was asked back to 0.
Choose Starting Card
From any card you can now start running through the cardset. Regardless of your setting it will start with the card you are currently on, and then use your settings from there. So if you have your cards set to run in order, it will start with the card you are currently on, and then move on to the next card. If you are running in random or smart study mode, it will start with the card you are currently on, and then randomly select a card after that.

Start from this card, and statistics example
Import Into Topic
The Topic screen now has an “Import” option which will allow you to import cards directly into a topic. This will add the cards to the cardset, and then add them to the topic.
Other bug fixes were made to the topic section, including making the switch next to the name of the topic in the topic list work again. These switches determine whether or not the entire topic will be “skipped”. If a topic is “off” cards in it will not show up when running through the cardset.

iPad Backup Options
FlashCards will now expose it’s files through iTunes on the iPad version. This will allow you to backup/restore without having to go through SyncDocs. Simply drag and drop the files in and out of iTunes to backup/restore.
The update has been submitted, and it should be making it’s way out in about a week. As always I need your feedback to help make the application better, so either leave a comment here, or e-mail support@red5dev.com with any suggestions!
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about 4 months ago
I have used this application sense I got my iPhone, and honestly love it.. The only limitation I’d like worked on would be importing options.. taking from excel files all the available options, Picture, Audio, and font size are huge for me. I’m studying Nursing and need lots of pictures of body parts and manipulation of font size just lets me see more of what I’ve written, going back into each card and adding the picture and changing the font.. is just well honestly a huge time suck I could be using to studying.
about 3 months ago
I’m working on a solution, that’ll hopefully be ready soon!
about 3 months ago
Hi,
Great work on the new version.
I really like the new swipe gestures. However, it would be even better if you could also swipe up to go forward and down to go backwards in addition to the left and right already existing.
Because the animation shows the page going upward like a notepad, so it seems more intuitive to swipe that way (i.e. diagonally upwards and to the left). Right now it only recognises it if you’re swiping almost exactly horizontal.
Getting picky I know haha
Cheers
about 3 months ago
Adding pictures, changing font size and color, and adding audio would be very useful for me.
about 3 months ago
It would be great to have a cardset exported from flashcards to a website so it can be duplicated and altered with the majority of information remaining in tac.
Also great to have
this ability to use email to send cardset from your ipad to another individual who has similar device with flashcards and could then load that cardset to their device.
Perhaps the most valuable would be to alter the current software to copy any existing cardset to a new cardset name while retaining the existing cardset ! Lots of time could be saved by this alteration.
about 3 months ago
The application is very useful for memorising vocabulary. Only navigation could be improved by enlarging buttons. I need to concentrate not to press “skip” instead of “next”. I’m looking forward to the new version.