Regular flashcards
Regular flashcards are manual work
You write the word down, look up a translation, find an example — or take someone’s “1000 common words” deck, half of which you’ll never meet. When to review is up to you.
English vocabulary flashcards
English vocabulary flashcards that make themselves
Met a word in an article or in YouTube subtitles? One click and the card is ready: translation, examples and synonyms fill in on their own. Spaced repetition brings the word back right before you would forget it.
- One-click cards
- FSRS spaced repetition
- Anki import
Cards by hand, or cards from your day
YabLab
YabLab cards build themselves from what you read
Words are saved straight from the page or the subtitles, the card fills itself in, and the FSRS algorithm decides when to show it. Saved words are also highlighted on websites, so you meet them again in real text.
Regular flashcards vs YabLab flashcards
Same idea, a very different cost per word.
For every word… Regular flashcards YabLab
Where words come from A ready-made deck, or you write them out Words you met in articles and videos
Making a card Look up the translation and example yourself One click — translation, examples and synonyms fill in
When to review Your own schedule, or everything at once FSRS shows the card right before you would forget it
How to review Flip and recall Recognise or recall — the card’s front and back are yours to set
The word in real life Lives only on the card Highlighted on websites while you learn it
Old decks — Anki import: .apkg or plain-text export
What fits you
Regular flashcards are enough if…
- You’re learning a fixed word list for an exam
- You like writing cards by hand — that’s memorising too
Choose YabLab flashcards if…
- You read or watch something in English every day
- Saved words pile up in notes and never come back
- You don’t want to look up a translation and examples for every card
- You want to review on the go — on your iPhone
What YabLab does
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Write without mistakes
Underlines a slip, explains it in your language and fixes it — in the browser and on a Mac.
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Understand everything
Select a word on any website for its translation, meaning and examples. Works on a Mac too: ⇧⌘Y in any app.
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Remember it
Words come back as flashcards just as you start to forget them.
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One-click flashcards
Translate it, and it’s a card.
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Dual subtitles
YouTube in two languages.
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Ask YabLab right where you are
No chatbot tab, no lost context.
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Simpler text
Any paragraph, at your level.
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Your words, highlighted everywhere
On any site — even on your Mac.
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Drills from your mistakes
Practice what you get wrong.
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See your progress
Fewer mistakes every week.
English flashcards — questions
How do I make a card from a word?
Select a word on any page or click it in YouTube subtitles and hit “Create Card”. Quick Fill adds the translation, examples and synonyms — you just check and save.
How often should I review?
No need to count: the FSRS algorithm schedules every card from your answers — “Forgot”, “Doubtful”, “Confident”. Hard words come back more often, easy ones less and less.
Can I bring my Anki cards?
Yes. Upload an .apkg deck or a plain-text export, match its columns to the card fields, and the words join the same review queue.
Where do I review?
In the web app on your computer and in the iPhone app, so you can practise on the go.
Is it free?
Yes: spaced-repetition flashcards, manual card creation and word highlights on websites are all in the free plan. Pro lifts the limits.