Yes ! Google Docs with 4 columns. - QnA - Score - Type - and ID

* 1 Question on one row, its Answer on the next row. I use text color same as background color to hide the answer (putting the cursor on the cell shows the answer text in the formula bar up top). I just open the sheet, keep hitting down key and review.

* score column is a range between 1 ( i remember this) and -1 (totally new question). I start with -1, once I get it right, then 0.9, then 0.5, then 0.1 then 1. Increment when I get it right, decrement if wrong. Being able to just sort questions by score is the most valuable part.

* Type is either "q" or "a" based on the type of the row. Useful to filter out question rows only.

* ID is for grouping question and answer rows. Q n A rows both get the same ID so I can sort and dont mix.

* One workbook per subject. One sheet per topic.

* Works on phone, desktop, work laptop, everywhere. Copy paste friendly. Super easy to share. Color coding helps, images are supported, search works, can export to PDF, never breaks, i can group related topics and questions, make cross references, focus is on the content not the tool.

I don't need Anki. Don't need anything else. Just putting it out there for frustrated souls.

Anki is very powerful, but indeed that makes it a bit complicated to start with.

However, once you get your note types created, which requires HTML notation, you mostly just have to create content. I mostly learned how to do that by downloading community decks and checking out how they did it, and combining the ideas myself.

I create all my cards using Libreoffice Calc and saving as a csv file, then importing to Anki. Each column of the csv has a corresponding field on the note type.

Sometimes I use Perl programs to generate huge csv files from source materials, automating most of the creation of decks, and I convinced my language tutor to give me example phrases in Excel format instead of Word to easily import on Anki.

I think one of the most used alternative to Anki is Mnemosine, you can check it out, maybe it fits you better.

Check out [RemNote](https://www.remnote.com/) sounds a lot like what OP is achieving using MarkDown and Anki, but combined into a note-taking app like Notion/Roam. I've used it a bit and enjoy it, last I checked the iOS app isn't great, but the Android app is fine.

I made Mochi[0] as an alternative to Anki, also tackling basically the same problem as OP. The app is based around markdown note/flash cards, but also has a lot of other features inspired by Anki and its various add-ons.

[0] https://mochi.cards/