Guides to hands-free Anki, audio flashcards, and voice spaced repetition
Practical, technical guides on reviewing flashcards out loud while walking, running, or commuting — covering built-in Anki tools, Bluetooth controllers, AirPods & Siri setups, FSRS-6 round-trip exports, and AI deck generation from the command line.
WALKING & HANDS-FREE
Doing your Anki reviews on a walk: 3 ways compared
Compare 3 ways to review Anki flashcards while walking without looking at your phone: Anki TTS + Auto Advance, a pocket Bluetooth controller, or speaking answers out loud with Loudwalk.
ACTIVE RECALL
Audio flashcards you answer out loud
Most audio flashcards only read cards to you. Learn how spoken active recall works, the 4 rules of a good voice flashcard, and how to turn Anki decks into spoken reviews.
IPHONE & AIRPODS
Hands-free Anki on iPhone with AirPods and Siri
How to review your Anki decks on iPhone with the screen locked in your pocket: start with Siri, answer out loud through AirPods, transcribe on device, and stop with a stem press.
APP COMPARISON
Voice and audio flashcard apps compared (2026)
Side-by-side comparison of Loudwalk, AnkiMobile with TTS, AnkiDroid with Bluetooth controllers, and generic audio flashcard apps across voice grading, FSRS-6, and Anki export.
RUNNING & COMMUTING
How to do Anki while running, driving, or commuting
How to review flashcards eyes-free on an easy run, a walk-and-train commute, or a drive: matching spoken active recall and offline screen review to your environment.
ANKI & FSRS-6
Import Anki .apkg & .colpkg decks and export back with FSRS-6
How Loudwalk imports your Anki .colpkg or .apkg with full review history, matches Anki 26.08.1 FSRS-6 scheduling across 750 golden transitions, and exports back to Anki.
MEDICINE, LAW & LANGUAGES
Studying medical, law, and language flashcards out loud
How to split high-volume medical (AnKing USMLE, pharmacology), law, and language Anki decks between spoken walks and visual screen review, with per-card language detection.
CLI & AI AGENTS
Create flashcards from PDFs with Claude Code or the Mac CLI
Use Loudwalk’s built-in macOS CLI (Loudwalk cards add|edit|import) so Claude Code or Codex can turn lecture PDFs and notes into FSRS-6 flashcards synced via iCloud Drive.
DEEP DIVE & HOOKS
Ask follow-up questions on any flashcard with an AI voice tutor
Say 'tell me more' mid-walk to open a live spoken conversation about any flashcard with real-time web fact-checking, without altering your FSRS-6 review grade.
TRY IT ON YOUR OWN DECKS
Your Anki collection, asked out loud on a walk.
Import your .apkg or .colpkg with its full review history and FSRS-6 schedule intact. Reviewing on screen is free forever; the voice tutor includes a 7-day, 150-card free trial with no payment card.
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