Yet another question regarding learning resources.

I've started learning (simplified) Chinese a few month ago and have so far managed to learn ~100 words.

I'am however quite dissatisfied with my own learning progress.

This is mainly because I create my own flashcards on Anki using the book Tuttle Learning Chinese Characters as my main source. It takes up far too much time to do that (especially because I include audio samples (from forvo) and additional stroke order images/diagrams (from Wikitonary)).

My learning process is thus as follows: I get a word in English and write down the Pinyin and Character and say the word out loud. After that I can immediately check if my answer was correct.

I really like the incremental learning style that Tuttle offers (meaning that for example I first had to learn 人/亻 and 小 then 尔 before learning 你; or 戈 before 我....) and also that they prioritize simple and common words.

(Oh and I'm learning the proper use of grammar from a Chinese friend of mine so I mostly focus on new Vocabulary on my own.)

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Looking through some recommendations from other Posts here I tried out the app ChineseSkill... tbh I was quite disappointed, it felt like I wasn't learning anything at all. Answers were always given in one way or another (so even if I had forgotten something the right answer was always somewhere on the screen. (Alright I knew most words of the first few chapters anyways but that's beside the point.)

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TL;DR:

I'm looking for a learning resource (paid or free I don't care as long as it is not a subscription) that:

- manages my learning schedule (like Anki)

- is incremental

- focuses on Vocabulary (though it can also include grammar)

- forces me to actually remember things on my own (so English -> Chinese without any hints in Chinese)

- Includes Audio, Pinyin and Characters

- I want to review already learned Material on the go (so it should probably also available on mobile)

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It would be very kind if someone could point me in the right direction.

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