The “Drill Cards” app is a vocabulary book that you create yourself, perfect for repeatedly memorizing foreign language words, phrases, etc.
A vocabulary book made by you, just for you
- Simply enter the words you want to memorize onto the cards.
- You can also enter multiple words at once using a CSV file.
- You can also export the CSV file, so you can give the vocabulary book you created as a gift to someone else.
- You can enter not only text but also audio onto the cards.
Drill
- Cards to study will be automatically selected from the folder and tested.
- Cards that you pass the test will move up in level.
- The intervals between drill questions will increase according to your level.
- Cards that you didn’t pass the test on can be reviewed on the spot as many times as you like.
Table of Contents
- Classification
- Card Input Method
- Drill
- How to Edit Cards
- Card Search Function
- How to Edit a Group
- How to Edit a Folder
- Importing and Exporting Cards
- Others
Classification
| Card | One card will be created for each vocabulary word to be learned. |
| Folder | A collection of cards is called a folder. |
| Group | A collection of folders is called a group. |
Card Input Method
- Tap the “Add Card” button on the card.
2. A new card will be added and the card editing page will be displayed.
Card Edit Page
The card has two blocks, side A and side B. These correspond to the front and back of an actual card. You write text on each side. You can also attach audio to each side.
Text and Voice Input
When you tap the text button, a screen for entering text will appear.
There are two ways to input audio: import an existing audio file from “File” or record a new one. Tap the audio button, select one of the options, and input your audio.
Setting the Direction
When asking questions in drills, there are two ways to do it: hide side B or hide side A. Depending on the card, you may want to ask questions on only one side, and you can adjust this.
 | There are two types of questions: one where you look at side A and guess side B, and one where you look at side B and guess side A. |
 | The only questions asked are to look at side A and guess side B. |
 | The only questions will be to look at side B and guess side A. |
Drill
In the drills, you are presented with a question with either side A or B of the card hidden, and you have to guess the hidden part. If you get the answer right, you tap the “Pass” button, and if you get it wrong, tap “Fail.”
ドリルはフォルダー毎に行います。その日学習すべきカードが自動的に選ばれ、以下の流れで行われます。
| 1 | Test | The cards are tested and each card is given a pass or fail rating. |
| 2 | Review | Review the cards you failed again, and when you have memorized them all, the drill is finished. |
Start Drill
With the folder you want to drill into open, tap the “DRILL” button.
Test
- The drill page will open and the test will begin.
- The top half of the card shows either side A or B, and the bottom half hides the other side with a question mark.
- Think of the answer to the question in your mind and tap around the question mark.
- The hidden side will appear from under the “?”.
- If your answer is correct, tap the “Pass” button, if it’s incorrect, tap the “Fail” button, and you’ll automatically move on to the next card.
Once you have finished testing all the cards, you can choose whether to continue and “review” them.
Review
Questions you failed in the test will be asked again.
If you remembered it, tap the “OK” button. If you want to review it again, tap the “Again” button.
Once you have memorized all the cards, your review is complete.
Good job!
supplement
- The font size and thickness of the drill cards can be adjusted in the “Settings” screen.
- In drills, you can specify the maximum number of cards that will be displayed at one time on the “Settings” screen.
Learning Level
Each card is assigned a level based on your memorization level. The next question date and time are determined based on your level, allowing for efficient study.
| Level | Time interval until next Test |
| 0 | 10 hours |
| 1 | 2 days |
| 2 | 7 days |
| 3 | 14 days |
| 4 | 35 days |
| 5 | 70 days |
| 6 | 130 days |
About Tests and Levels
In the drill test, if a card passes both “A → B” and “B ← A”, its level will increase by one.
If either card fails, its level will be 0.
Regarding the levels of the newly added cards
New cards are most effectively studied frequently at short intervals. Therefore, a newly created card will only reach the normal level 0 after passing five times as a “new card.” (The question interval for new cards is the same as for level 0.)
How to Edit Cards
Edit one by one
From the card list, tap the card you want to edit.
The card editing page opens.
The following edits are possible on the card edit page:
- Text
- Add or edit audio files
- Set learning direction
- Text alignment
- Clear cards
Edit multiple cards at once
You can use the card list selection function to edit multiple cards at once as follows:
- Delete
- Move to another folder
- Tap the card list selection button to enter card selection mode.
- A selection checkboxes will appear to the left of the card list, and you will be in selection mode.
- Select the selection checkbox for the card you want to edit.
4. Edit using the “Delete button” or “Move button” at the top.
| Delete button | Deletes the selected card. |
| Move button | Move the selected card to another folder |
Card Search Function
You can search by text or level within the card.
Search method
- Tap the card search button.
- In the card search dialog, select “Search Cards by String” or “Search Cards by Level.”
- Enter the characters or level you want to search for and the searched cards will be displayed in the card list.An icon indicating that a search is in progress will also be displayed at the top of the screen.
How to cancel search
There are two ways to exit search mode:
Method 1: Tap the icon at the top of the screen that appears in search mode to cancel the search.
Method 2: Tap the Card Search Book button and select “Cancel Search” from the Card Search dialog that appears.
How to Edit a Group
Create a New Group
Tap the Add Group button in the group list to add a new group.
Change Group Name
In the group list, you can change the group name by tapping the selected group again.
How to Edit a Folder
Add New Folder
Tap the Add button in the folder list to add a new folder.
Rename Folder
In the folder list, you can change the folder name by tapping the selected folder again.
Edit Folders in bulk
You can use the folder list selection function to edit multiple cards at once.
- Delete
- Move to another group
- When you tap the folder list selection button in the folder list, a selection checkbox appears to the left of the folder list and you enter selection mode.
2. Select the checkbox for the folder you want to edit.
3. Edit using the delete or move buttons.
| Delete button | Delete the selected folder。 |
| Move button | Moves the selected folder to another group. |
Importing and Exporting Cards
You can import and export data in bulk via CSV files.
Create CSV file
You can create CSV files using spreadsheet software on your PC or Mac, such as Excel or Numbers.
Numbers screenshot
Each row corresponds to one card, and the A-side text is entered in the first column, and the B-side text is entered in the second column name.
After entering the data, save it in CSV format using the export function of your spreadsheet software.
※ Place the exported CSV file on your Card Drill device or in iCloud Drive.
Importing a CSV file
Tap the Import button at the top of the card list. A file selection browser will appear, so select the CSV file.
Export a CSV file
Tap the export button at the top of the card list and select the save location. Once you select a directory in the browser, the card will be exported.
Others
Setting
Tapping the icon in the upper left corner of the screen will display a screen that displays the application version and allows you to set the application settings, such as font size.
Where is the data?
All data handled by Drill Cards is stored in the app area on your local device. All data is stored in the data folder within the “Drill Cards” directory in the “Files” app.