I'm not sure what you are angry about, but please let me try and clarify a few things:
>A better app that doesn't crash as much
Working on it. Worth noting that it's free to download.
>Thousands of free decks
Memorang has about 5 million free flashcards currently as part of the crowdsourced ecosystem. You can get content in 4 ways: creating, importing, searching, and purchasing. You can import from Quizlet, Excel, Anki, StudyBlue, and Cram, or collaborate in groups on common topics.
>An open ecosystem
While I think we could do a better job with content discovery, the collaboration tools on Memorang do not exist on Anki. If you wanted to work together on an Anki deck, it would have to be with some combination of dropbox or git. My opinion is that Anki is pretty antisocial.
>Source code
I think HN readers know more than anyone that there's nothing wrong with not open sourcing your company's code. Developers need to eat too. That being said, we are open to making our API publicly available to build learning applications on top of.
>Doesn't spam your email
I welcome your suggestions regarding email and onboarding. Currently we send a welcome email and account verification. Over the course of 1-2 weeks we give short snippets of how to use certain learning modes on the platform. You can unsubscribe from emails at any time via the unsubscribe link or via your account settings.
>Isn't an obvious monetisation of anki's general premise
It's worth pointing out that the creator of Anki has made tens of millions of dollars off of charging for downloads. I'm not sure what "premise" you are referring to - but ours is that the core learning application should be free and not a paid download.
>How anyone thinks that paywalling a bunch of flashcards is a good idea (when anki offers them free) is beyond me
Crowdsourced content is free on both Anki and Memorang, so I think you may have missed that the "paywalled" flashcards are actually an optional upgrade. As a bit of background, we've spent thousands of dollars on content creation and are committed to continuously upgrading and maintaining that content. For example, our USMLE Step 1 and MCAT content are one-time purchases for lifetime access and we maintain updates to stay current with the latest medical information at no extra charge. Users are happy to pay for that level of trust and security.
I hope the above information helps you better understand what we are doing.
* Thousands of free decks
* An open ecosystem
* Source code
* Doesn't spam your email
* Isn't just a straightforward monetisation of anki's general premise
I could see some value being produced from this, but it just isn't there right now.