Are there any reading apps that use something like SRS but without flashcards.

TL;DR I am looking for a reader app that relies only on reading to get repetition, not flashcards.

Flashcards aren't as important if you consume a lot of content. You should be re-encountering common words, just like SRS but in a natural way. However, rare words may not re-appear often enough to be permanently remembered.

Some reading apps include flashcards for all words you've learned. This is fine, but it's only needed for rare words. Reviewing all words is an inefficient use of time. For example, when studying English, you should never have to review a flashcard for "the".

A nice feature would be an "overdue list" of words, so you could perhaps use ChatGPT to generate a story that uses those words, and paste the story back into the reader. These would be words you haven't encountered in a long time while reading, perhaps using a due-date formula similar to SRS. No flashcards.

Again, all of the above assumes you are consuming a lot of input every day.

Anything with this feature, or something similar? I've surveyed Readlang, languagecrush, and Lute (but not LingQ yet). A good alternative feature would be to consider a flashcard reviewed if encountered in input content, so you'd be required to review far fewer flashcards.

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