What's WaniKani actually good for?

[juniormint]

@ddrone

However, the order with which you learn vocabulary on WaniKani is not aligned with the frequency distribution, which makes it necessary to go through a lot of levels in order to get a decent coverage. And if you want to get that coverage through WaniKani, you’re essentially forced by the system to cram a ton of random vocabulary that you have to learn mostly through mnemonics.

This has been debated to death: Wanikani is just not useful enough, but could be

For reference: Koichi’s reply

I think the bottom line is, if WK doesn’t work for you, don’t use it. Personally, I like it, but I’m also aware it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.