Comparison

Buffl vs InkDeck

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Buffl

Create and study custom flashcards for any subject, from school to work. Collaborate with others, learn offline, and track your progress with an intuitive system. Supports images, multiple-choice questions, and various learning modes.

Highlights
  • Create custom flashcards
  • Multiple choice questions
  • Offline learning and creation
  • Cloud synchronization
  • Collaborative course sharing
  • Progress tracking
  • Speed learning mode
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Buffl is a free learning app that helps you achieve your learning goals quickly and efficiently. Whether it's for school, college, or work - law, biology, vocabulary, an employee training course, or a pilot's license: with Buffl you can create flashcards that fit your topic exactly. No time to create everything yourself? Share a course with friends or colleagues and share the work! Want to create an online course? Buffl is the perfect choice for that too. Specify who can view and edit your course - and share it publicly or privately. The Buffl platform offers intuitive apps for all your devices. You can learn or create content offline from anywhere - everything is automatically synced via the cloud. - Create courses with flashcards and multiple choice questions - Learn & create content on your smartphone, computer or tablet - Automatic synchronization & backup in the cloud - Learn and create content offline - Share and publish courses (rights management read and write access) - Overview of learning activities and progress - Fast learning mode, random order, favorites, swap question & answer - Organize courses, card stacks and cards (duplicate, move, archive) on the web You can create flashcards and multiple choice questions on all devices and they will be synced automatically. Our card format gives you all the freedom you know from other programs. Add unlimited images to your flashcards, highlight important parts in color, and always get appealing flashcards. In the web app, you can also import content, such as vocabulary lists from a CSV file. You want to restructure your courses? No problem, in the WebApp you can copy or move entire card stacks or individual cards. At Buffl we use a learning system that you probably already know: The learning box with 5 different boxes. The cards start in box 1 and move up one box each time you answer them correctly. If you answer a card incorrectly, it moves down one box. If you are in a hurry, Buffl also offers a speed mode, in which wrongly answered cards stay in the box and do not move down. If all flashcards and multiple choice questions are in box 5 you have reached the goal. The interface in learning mode is kept minimalistic so that you can fully concentrate on the content. With simple swipe gestures you mark whether you have answered a flashcard correctly or incorrectly. The entire app offers a light and dark mode. Learn languages Improve your vocabulary and learn words with Buffl. Add a picture and make your flashcards even more vivid. With multiple-choice cards you can also test your grammar and comprehension. Tip: In the web app, there is a list view in the editor, which is especially good for quickly entering a lot of vocabulary. If you already have a vocabulary list, you can simply import it. School & Study Buffl is the perfect helper for exam preparation at school or at university. Soon it's exam time and you don't know how to memorize everything? No problem: With Buffl you can bring order into your content and keep an eye on your learning progress. Learning flashcards is a proven method to quickly You're writing your final exams this year? Then make regular learning a habit and you will be well prepared! Questions? You have a question or suggestion about Buffl? Then drop us a line on Twitter @bufflapp or email us at captain@buffl.co. Privacy https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/78940925/full-legal General terms and conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

InkDeck

Create and study flashcards with handwritten notes and drawings. Supports spaced repetition, multiple study modes, and engaging games to make learning fun. Syncs across devices via iCloud without an account.

Highlights
  • Handwritten notes and drawings
  • Spaced repetition system
  • Multiple study modes (Quiz, Typing, Match)
  • Four built-in study games
  • Import Anki and CSV decks
  • Progress tracking and stats
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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InkDeck is the flashcard app you write by hand. Every card is a real drawing canvas — sketch diagrams, write formulas and practice characters with Apple Pencil or your finger, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Free to start. InkDeck Pro is a one-time purchase — no subscription. STUDY FIVE WAYS • Review — flip and rate yourself; spaced repetition schedules every card at the right moment, with reminders so you never miss a session • Quiz — four-choice questions with instant feedback • Typing — type the answer; fuzzy matching forgives small typos • Match — pair terms in Quick Fire, Batch Submit or Sliding Window • Cloze — fill in the blank from context SIX GAMES MADE FROM YOUR CARDS Card Shooter, Balloon Pop, Pair Hunt, Word Forge, Deckle and Letter Trail turn any deck into a game, so review stops feeling like review. WRITE IT, DON'T JUST TYPE IT • Handwriting and typed text on the same card • Lasso to select, move and resize your ink • Images, backgrounds and color gradients • Record audio for pronunciation practice • Markdown for formatted text • Pick how your cards flip BRING YOUR DECKS Import Anki .apkg decks with their images and audio, or start from a CSV file. Ask the AI tool you already use to write cards, then paste them straight in. Share decks with the .inkdeck format. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS A calendar heatmap, review history, accuracy stats and retention curves show exactly how you're improving. Keep your study streak alive. EVERY DEVICE, NO ACCOUNT Your decks sync through iCloud across iPhone, iPad and Mac. No sign-up. Available in 11 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Arabic and Chinese. The free plan includes 3 sets of up to 10 cards each. InkDeck Pro removes the limits with a single purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://inkdeck.gittrics.com/privacy

Screenshots

Buffl4 screens
InkDeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Buffl at 5.0 against InkDeck's 4.0. Buffl also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). InkDeck's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Buffl sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and InkDeck sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Buffl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buffl has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buffl ships an update monthly, InkDeck every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Buffl versus InkDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBufflInkDeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews93.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrain FactoryMuhammad Mukhtar

Customer experience

Buffl

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive93.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative0.0%

InkDeck

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Buffl

Subscriptions2
  • Buffl Premium$3.991 Month
  • Buffl Premium$28.991 Year
3 purchases

InkDeck

Subscriptions2
  • App Access For 1 Month7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • App Access For 1 Year7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited cards$7.99

Questions

Is Buffl free?
Buffl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is InkDeck free?
InkDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buffl or InkDeck?
Buffl is rated higher. Buffl averages 5.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while InkDeck averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Buffl or InkDeck have ads?
Neither Buffl nor InkDeck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buffl or InkDeck?
Buffl ships an update monthly, and InkDeck every 9 days. Most recently, Buffl was updated on October 15, 2026 and InkDeck on October 5, 2026.

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