A modern Anki alternative

What does Recense keep from Anki?

• FSRS scheduling out of the box, with no add-on, no setup, and no manual interval tuning.
• Your decks: import any Anki .apkg and your cards and media (images, audio) come with it.
• An app, not just a tab: install Recense on phone or desktop and it opens like a native app (an internet connection is currently needed to load and save reviews).

What does Recense change?

• A clean, fast interface that works the same on phone and desktop, not a desktop app with a separate mobile port.
• A free community Deck Hub to find and share decks, instead of hunting through a shared-deck list.
• Sensible defaults, so you spend your time reviewing rather than configuring.

What happens to my cards when I import a deck?

Export a deck from Anki as an .apkg, then import it into Recense. Your cards and their media come across intact: front and back text, images, and audio. Check Include scheduling information when you export from Anki and your due dates, intervals, and review history come across too, so a deck you have reviewed for years keeps its place instead of starting over. Leave that box unchecked and the deck starts fresh on FSRS like any new deck. Either way, your cards and their media come with you. Deck presets and options, plus any suspended or buried status, stay behind in Anki; the import runs on Recense's own settings from the first review.

Who should switch, and who should stay?

If Anki's results keep you coming back but its interface keeps you away, Recense is built for you. The honest exception is the power user who lives in add-ons: custom note types wired to JavaScript, image-occlusion workflows, or a stack of community plugins that shape every review. Anki is unmatched there, and it may still fit you better. But for the large majority of learners who simply want effective, good-looking review, the move is easy. You import your decks and pick up the same material, now on a schedule you do not have to manage and a screen you do not have to fight.

Bottom line: Recense gives you Anki's proven FSRS scheduling and your existing .apkg decks in an interface you will actually open. Cards and media import cleanly every time, your review history comes with them when you export with scheduling included, and the core is free, so trying it costs you nothing but two minutes.