# Kinako — Study Flashcards — Vocabulary & Spaced Repetition

> Vocabulary & Spaced Repetition (iPhone/iPad app by Phu Ho.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kinako-study-flashcards/id6794667558 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Phu Ho](https://appshunter.io/developer/380467843)
- Category: Education, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 209 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, European Spanish
- Released: 2026-08-17
- Data updated: 2026-10-10
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kinako-study-flashcards/id6794667558/reviews.md

## What is Kinako?

Kinako is a private, local-first flashcard app with no ads, no account, and no tracking. Build unlimited decks, import existing material, and study with a quiet two-button spaced-repetition system.

STUDY WITHOUT LIMITS
• Unlimited decks and cards
• Create, import, share, and lossless full-library export
• FSRS spaced repetition in both directions
• Flip, typed-answer, and multiple-choice study modes
• Progress and statistics
• Private iCloud sync through your own Apple account
• Per-card read-aloud for every deck
• Daily reminder, Home Screen widget, share extension, Apple Watch app, and Siri shortcuts

LISTEN HANDS-FREE
Listen Mode reads a deck aloud—term, pause, definition—with playback controls on the Lock Screen and supported headphones. The 40 Words Worth Knowing starter deck and the first-run demonstration are always available for trying Listen Mode. Kinako Complete expands Listen Mode to every deck.

ON-DEVICE SPEECH
Natural English and Japanese speech models ship inside the app and work offline from first launch. Speech content and model execution stay on your device. Other supported languages use voices managed by iOS. Kinako never uploads cards, recordings, transcripts, or study audio.

YOUR LIBRARY STAYS YOURS
• No Kinako account or login
• Private iCloud sync
• Full export whenever you want
• Recently Deleted keeps deletions recoverable for 30 days
• Curated packs are read-only, but your notes and study progress remain yours

KINAKO COMPLETE
Kinako Complete is one non-consumable purchase. It unlocks:
• Listen Mode on every deck
• Scan to Card after ten successful scans
• Spoken answers
• Sticking Points
• Medical Terminology
• SAT® Vocabulary

Travel Japanese remains available to own and study. Everything needed to study your own material—including unlimited decks and cards, every study mode, progress, iCloud sync, per-card read-aloud, export, reminders, widgets, sharing, and the Watch app—remains available without Complete.

There is no subscription, time-based trial, account, advertising SDK, analytics SDK, or developer-operated backend. Passive Listen Mode never changes scheduling progress.

SAT® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, Kinako.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-08-22

Minor update: refreshed the App Store description and keywords. No functional changes.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-17

No release notes.

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