Buffl vs Hesse Cards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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/
Hesse Cards
Transform lecture notes into interactive flashcards and quizzes quickly and efficiently. This app focuses on streamlined automation for effective learning, offering a simple and fast way to study your notes.
- Automated flashcard creation
- Quiz generation
- Note transformation
- Efficient learning tools
- Simple interface
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Imagine being able to transform your lecture notes into interactive flashcards and quizzes in seconds – with Hesse Cards, that's a reality! Our app stands out with focused automation that prioritizes quality and efficiency. We believe that less is more: no unnecessary features, no complicated settings. Just two clicks and in 30 seconds, you're ready to learn your notes in an entirely new way. Hesse Cards focuses on the essentials – efficient learning of information. Experience learning as it should be: simple, fast, and effective. Please note that using Hesse Cards requires a paid subscription. https://hesse.ai/agb
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Verdict
Buffl and Hesse Cards both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of Buffl's written reviews are positive against 52% of Hesse Cards's. Buffl also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Buffl sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Hesse Cards sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Buffl against 5.0 for Hesse Cards. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Buffl's written reviews are positive against 52% of Hesse Cards's.
Buffl ships an update monthly, Hesse Cards every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 9, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buffl | Hesse Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.5% of reviews — better | 52.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brain Factory | Hesse Al GmbH |
Customer experience
Buffl
Hesse Cards
In-app purchases
Buffl
- Buffl Premium$3.991 Month
- Buffl Premium$28.991 Year
Hesse Cards
- Pro$12.991 Month









