Settings Right? Only 20 cards per category showing up a day

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I’ll help you understand why you’re only seeing 20 cards per subject each day. This is likely related to your deck options settings, specifically the daily limits.

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Based on your screenshots and description, I see that you’re only getting 20 new cards per day for each subject category, and you’re wondering if this is normal and if it will increase.

The issue is in your Daily Limits settings. In your first screenshot, I can see that you have the “New cards/day” set to 20. This is the setting that controls how many new cards Anki will introduce each day for that particular deck.

This is indeed working as intended - Anki is limiting the number of new cards to 20 per day per subject based on your current settings. This won’t automatically increase over time; you need to manually change this setting if you want more new cards per day.

Given that your test date is September 4th, you might want to consider:

  1. Increasing your “New cards/day” limit: You can adjust this to a higher number (like 50-100) depending on how many new cards you can comfortably learn each day. However, keep in mind that introducing more new cards will also increase your review burden in the following days.

  2. Be cautious with FSRS learning steps: Your learning steps (15m 1d 3d) might not be optimal with FSRS. When using FSRS, it’s generally recommended to keep all learning steps under 1 day. With your current setup, the learning steps that extend beyond a day might conflict with how FSRS wants to schedule cards.

  3. Maximum interval: Setting your maximum interval to 90 days makes sense given your test date, as you want to ensure you review all cards at least once before your exam.

If you want to get through more cards before your test date, I recommend:

  • Increase the “New cards/day” setting
  • Consider adjusting your learning steps to be all within the same day (e.g., 15m 1h 4h) to better work with FSRS
  • Monitor your workload - introducing too many new cards can quickly lead to review overwhelm

Remember that consistency is key with Anki - it’s better to do a manageable amount every day than to get overwhelmed and miss days.