Mochi Review: Markdown Cards with Local Storage Decisions

Mochi is a candidate for people who like writing notes and cards in Markdown. Its documentation connects cards, links, templates and scheduled review, while its pricing separates offline use from paid synchronization. That combination may suit a personal collection, provided you decide where the authoritative copy lives and how you will recover it.

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• Start with the writing experience
• Decide what needs to move between devices
• Browser storage needs a deliberate backup choice
• Keep the collection useful enough to maintain
• How this was reviewed
• Read next

Start with the writing experience

Create a few questions from material you already understand. Use simple formatting first and inspect the resulting question and answer. The useful test is whether you can write and revise a clear card without spending most of the session arranging the layout.

For example, a card about a procedure could ask which condition triggers a review, with the answer and a short reason on the other side. A separate reference note can preserve the longer explanation. Linking related material is helpful only when the individual card still makes sense at the moment you encounter it.

Decide what needs to move between devices

The current pricing page lists offline cards, decks and import/export separately from Pro synchronization. If you intend to write on a computer and review on a phone, synchronization is a concrete requirement to examine. If you work on one device, avoid assuming that you need a paid feature simply because it appears in a broader plan.

Try the intended arrangement with a small test deck. Check the card text, any attachment and the place where you expect to continue reviewing. This review has not tested synchronization reliability, so a published feature should be treated as a capability to verify in your own setup.

Browser storage needs a deliberate backup choice

The installation guide warns that unsynced browser data can be cleared by the browser. A collection visible in a browser tab should therefore not be treated as an enduring backup. Consider the official desktop or mobile options and the documented recovery choices before adding irreplaceable work.

Mochi documents both backing up the user directory and creating a .mochi export. Its backup guide describes exports containing cards, templates, review history and attachments. Choose a method suited to the material and confirm that you can locate the resulting copy outside the working collection.

Keep the collection useful enough to maintain

During a trial, note whether the difficult step is writing questions, finding related explanations or returning to the review queue. Those are different problems. A more elaborate template will not necessarily fix a prompt that asks for several unrelated answers.

Shortlist Mochi if Markdown-based authoring feels comfortable and its storage choices fit your routine. Keep the first deck small, establish a backup habit and check the current paid boundary for any cross-device work. The software can organize a review process, but it cannot establish that the source material is correct or that a recalled answer can be applied in a new situation.

How this was reviewed

Desk research from the official sources below, checked October 24, 2026. We did not test app reliability, speed, accessibility or productivity outcomes. Features and terms can change.

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Strengths

• Markdown supports direct card writing and revision
• Offline use and synchronization are separate choices

Limitations

• Browser storage can be cleared when data is not synced
• Recovery and cross-device behavior require a practical check

Check before you choose

• Create and revise a small test deck.
• Confirm whether paid sync is part of your intended workflow.
• Keep a recoverable copy using the official backup instructions.