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Start Learning Korean makes Anki decks
Korean listening practice built from what you've actually studied
Comprehensible input only works when it's calibrated — and no podcast, textbook, or "intermediate" playlist knows what's in your notes. Here's the same problem, three ways:
정부는 어제 발표된 경제 지표가 예상보다 부진했다고 밝혔습니다.
You catch "yesterday" and "economy." That's noise, not input — nothing to hold on to.
안녕하세요. 저는 학생이에요. 한국어를 공부해요.
You understood this in week two. Comfortable — and it teaches you nothing new.
오늘은 친구하고 카페에 가요. 커피를 주문하고 한국어를 공부해요. 조금 어렵지만 재미있어요.
Built only from grammar in your profile, plus this week's new vocab. You follow it — with a little reach. That edge is where listening improves.
Your notes are the only record of your level
Not "beginner," not "intermediate" — your level is the exact set of grammar and vocabulary you've covered so far, and your study notes are the only place it's written down. up103 reads them and builds listening practice from exactly that set, delivered as Anki decks. Written down it would look easy — by ear it's just past comfortable.
Founding Learners get 6 months free, then 50% off for life · 50 spots available
From your notebook to your headphones
A short Korean text, spoken aloud, delivered as an Anki deck — audio on the front, the text and your notes on the back. Your reviews stay where they already live.
— 오늘 뭐 해요?
— 친구하고 카페에 가요. 커피를 주문하고 한국어를 공부해요.
— What are you doing today? — I'm going to a cafe with a friend. I'll order coffee and study Korean.
Honest expectations: the texts are somewhat understandable by design — just past comfortable, because that's where listening improves. And the sample above is the actual generated audio — a synthetic voice, and you just heard it.
Photograph your notes, get an Anki deck
About thirty seconds of your effort after each study session — the rest is generated, and you download a deck whenever you want one.
Log your session
Photograph your handwritten notes, or type what you covered.
Your grammar profile grows
Every entry adds to a running picture of what you've actually studied.
Get a short Korean text
Written only with what's in your profile, spoken aloud.
Review in Anki
Download the deck — audio on the front, text and notes on the back.
next session, next deck
I built this for my own Korean study. I always struggled with listening and this improved my skills (both reading and listneing actually) so much within only a couple weeks, so I'm opening for spots to find out whether it works for other self-study learners, especially if you already review with Anki. It's an early app run, so I read every piece of feedback myself in order to make this work for you as well.
— 에드, up103
Before you claim a seat
Do I need Anki?
Yes — up103 delivers your listening practice as Anki decks (.apkg files), so reviews happen in the Anki app you already use. It's built for people who already review with Anki; it slots into that routine rather than replacing it.
What level do I need?
The texts are written only from grammar you've marked as studied, so they meet you where you are. You set a starting level by ticking off grammar points when you sign in — a rough pass is enough, and every session you log keeps the profile up to date.
Do my notes have to be handwritten?
No. Photographing handwritten notes is the featured path — just snap the page after a session — but typed notes work too.
Isn't TTS a bad way to practice listening?
To be honest, I think this is an outdated opinion. Currently state-of-the-art TTS is really good (I wouldn't say perfect yet) for learners. So it's a bit of a trade-off. Plainly, your texts are generated from your own notes right after each session — no human-recorded version of them can exist, so the choice is synthetic audio calibrated to you, or no calibrated audio at all. The sample deck audio on this page is the real thing, so you can judge the voice with your own ears. And the decks are scaffolding, not the destination: the goal is to outgrow them into native Korean audio as your grammar profile grows.
What does it cost?
Founding Learners get 6 months free, then 50% off for life. There are 50 spots available, with a waitlist once they're taken.
What happens to my note photos?
They're processed to build your grammar profile, then stored in your private account on EU servers. Details are on the privacy page.
Study tonight. Listen tomorrow.
For self-study Korean learners who already use Anki. It slots into the routine you have — it doesn't replace it.
Founding Learners get 6 months free, then 50% off for life · 50 spots available