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sigmajp — a Japanese e-reader with dictionary and flash cards · Show HN

The home page is the demo: a real sentence from a real story, tap a word and the reading and meaning appear. Reading needs no sign-up at all, and it says so. This is the best first minute of any page I read today.
"It's like Yomitan... and Anki... but for normal people?" only lands for people who already know Yomitan and Anki, who are the opposite of "normal people". And the question mark makes the claim sound unsure.
The limits of the free plan only appear on the Pricing page, linked in the footer: 3 sentence explanations a day, 5 new flash cards a day. On the home page, "Explain sentence" looks unlimited, so the first wall will feel like a surprise.
The pricing itself is honest and the maths checks out: $12 a month or $120 a year, which really is 2 months free. The 14-day trial needs a card, and the page says so up front.
First fix: put one line under the "Explain sentence" demo: "3 free explanations a day. $12/month for up to 1,000." Give the price at the moment of the wow, not in the footer.

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