u/ResponsibleDonut1860

Hey everyone, I built a small companion app called Tapd that lets you control Anki Desktop reviews from an Apple Watch. It is finally live on the App Store!

The idea is simple: Anki runs on your computer, the Tapd add-on runs inside Anki, and your Apple Watch sends review commands over your local Wi-Fi. The iPhone app is mainly there to help with pairing.

You can use Tapd to:

• Show answer
• Answer Again / Hard / Good / Easy
• Undo
• Bury or suspend cards
• Use different control modes, including buttons, Digital Crown, Double Tap, and gesture controls

I built this because I wanted a less keyboard-bound way to review cards, especially during longer sessions or when standing or walking around. I also didn’t want to buy a separate controller when I already had a capable device on my wrist.

New updates are coming soon too, including improved gesture controls and voice commands.

Links:

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/tapd/id6770032064
Anki add-on: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/862977605
Website: https://ankiwatch.com/

Tapd is independent and not affiliated with Anki, Ankitects, AnkiMobile, or Apple.

I’d love feedback from Anki users, especially around the control modes and whether this fits into your review workflow. The app is paid to help recover development costs. I’m a student building this on the side, so please bear with me if support emails take a little while, but I’ll do my best to help. I look forward to hearing your feedback :)

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I’ve been working on a small companion app called Tapd that lets you control Anki Desktop reviews from an Apple Watch. Saves you from having to buy an extra controller! Get an email notification once it's ready at ankiwatch.com

The basic idea: Anki runs on your computer, a small Tapd add-on runs inside Anki, and the Watch sends review commands over your local Wi-Fi. The iPhone app is just there to make pairing easier.

You can use it to:

• Show answer
• Answer Again / Hard / Good / Easy
• Undo
• Bury or suspend cards
• Use different control modes, including buttons, Digital Crown, Double Tap, and gesture controls (beta)

I built it because I wanted a less keyboard-bound way to review, especially for longer sessions or when standing / walking around. Plus buying a separate controller seemed like a waste if I already have a perfectly capable device strapped to my wrist ;0. New updates are coming very soon too with updated gesture control and voice commands.

The Anki add-on is here: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/862977605
Website: https://ankiwatch.com/
App Store: Sign up for the notification email at ankiwatch.com. Releasing very very soon once Apple approves.

Tapd is independent and not affiliated with Anki, Ankitects, AnkiMobile, or Apple.

I’d love feedback from Anki users, especially around the control modes and whether this fits into anyone else’s review workflow. Happy to answer questions too. The app is paid to try recover the costs of development. I am a student building this on the side so please bear with me if answering your emails takes some time :)