# Curious if Anki balances future due **URL:** \ **Category:** Scheduling\ **Created:** [April 20, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/curious-if-anki-balances-future-due/69473 "2026-04-20T03:50:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NuclearBobr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4da419/32.png) [@NuclearBobr](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/NuclearBobr)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/curious-if-anki-balances-future-due/69473/1 "2026-04-20T03:50:36Z")
This isn’t a help request. I’m not trying to fix anything; I’m just curious how Anki does things under the hood. Does Anki try to prevent lumping a bunch of cards on a single day? For instance, suppose today (D day) you answer a huge bunch of cards that would schedule them in three days (D+3). Does Anki try fudge the numbers a bit and schedule some on D+2 and some on D+4, or does it just dump it all on D+3? ---
**Author:** ![Danika\_Dakika](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/danika_dakika/32/17815_2.png) [@Danika\_Dakika](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/Danika_Dakika)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/curious-if-anki-balances-future-due/69473/2 "2026-04-20T05:06:45Z")
Yes. Originally it was random with with [Fuzz Factor](https://docs.ankiweb.net/studying.html#fuzz-factor). Since version 24.11, it is done more intelligently [with load balancing](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/native-implementation-of-load-balance/46007) – paying attention to which days within the range of possible due dates already have the most cards scheduled. ---
**Author:** ![NuclearBobr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4da419/32.png) [@NuclearBobr](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/NuclearBobr)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/curious-if-anki-balances-future-due/69473/3 "2026-04-20T07:34:29Z")
That led to some interesting rabbit holes! Ended up on some ‘how the FSRS algorithm works’ pages. Even just trying to follow along is a humbling thing. I guess this was sort of a yes/no question, so that sorts it then. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/curious-if-anki-balances-future-due/69473/4 "2026-05-20T07:34:56Z")
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