FOSS eBooks vs Flash Words
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FOSS eBooks
Access and read your FOSS educational eBooks offline with this interactive reader. Enjoy features like portrait/landscape viewing, thumbnail navigation, and listen to audio narration on supported titles.
- Offline eBook access
- Portrait and landscape view
- Thumbnail navigation
- Audio narration on select products
- Interactive learning
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FOSS eBooks is an interactive eBook reader app for users of FOSS (Full Option Science System) educational products. With FOSS eBooks you can: ・Download your FOSS eBooks and access them offline, where and when you choose ・Select portrait or landscape view with thumbnail-based navigation ・Listen to audio of the text on select products
Flash Words
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Practise sight words, spelling lists and tricky words with simple, distraction-free flash cards. Free, ad-free and private. No account required and no data collected. Flash Words helps children build reading confidence through short, focused practice. Parents and teachers can create custom word lists based on schoolwork, homework or each child’s individual needs. Children can hear each word spoken aloud, reveal the answer when they are ready and mark whether they got it right. Words that need more practice are automatically repeated, helping children improve without distracting games, advertisements or overstimulation. Features • Create unlimited custom word lists • Use ready-made common word lists • Hear every word spoken aloud • Reveal each word when the child is ready • Mark each answer as correct or try again • Automatically repeat difficult words • Continue where you left off • Track progress across each word list • Change the background theme • Use the app offline • No advertisements • No account required Flash Words can be used for: • Sight words and high-frequency words • Weekly spelling lists • Phonics and early reading practice • Homework and classroom activities • Homeschooling • Learning support • Speech and language practice Designed for beginning readers in Kindergarten, Prep, Year 1 and Year 2. Short, regular practice helps children become more familiar and confident with the words they are learning.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Flash Words at every 4 days against FOSS eBooks's every 2 months. FOSS eBooks's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FOSS eBooks ships an update every 2 months, Flash Words every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FOSS eBooks | Flash Words |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (57 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hurix Systems Pvt. Ltd. | Kristina Longmuir |
In-app purchases
FOSS eBooks
No in-app purchases
Flash Words
No in-app purchases
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