Comparison

Flashcards by HS vs WordMasking Lite

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

Head to head
About

Flashcards by HS

Create custom flashcards with images and sounds to aid learning. Supports multiple languages and offers flexible card and list formats. Organize your study sessions with adjustable question order and answer flipping.

Highlights
  • Image and sound integration
  • Speech synthesizer
  • Customizable card formats
  • Adjustable question order
  • Flip question and answer
Features
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Create custom flashcards with images, voice recordings, and multi-language text-to-speech support. Images and audio can be added to both the question and answer sides of your cards. Easily create questions by snapping photos of reference materials, textbook pages, complex math formulas, symbols, or diagrams that are tedious to type. # Study Modes & Features: - Flexible Display Formats: Standard flashcard mode and a list view for quick reviewing. - Customizable Study Options: Cards can be shuffled, in order or reverse order, or flipped (swap questions and answers). - Landscape Support: Fully supports horizontal orientation for comfortable viewing. [Note on Text-to-Speech Settings] The app cannot read aloud text that is in a different language from the selected setting. (For example, if the language is set to "English," any Japanese text on the card will not be read.)

About

WordMasking Lite

This app helps you memorize words and sentences by masking them with drawing lines. It supports various file imports, including images and PDFs, and offers features like automatic adjustment and batch masking. Results are recorded and editable, with support for both iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • Masking words/sentences with drawing lines
  • Image and PDF file import
  • Color-coded masking line based on accuracy
  • Automatic adjustment for PDF masking
  • Batch masking via search function
  • Result recording and editing
  • Folder-based book management
Features
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You can study to memorize words or sentences by masking them with drawing line. √ Image file, pdf available √ Color of masking line changes basing correct answer percentage √ Assist to draw for masking by automatic adjustment (when use pdf) and angle fixing √ Can execute batch masking using searching function (when use pdf) ◉File Import *From cloud storage (using iOS File app) *From iOS Photos app or camera in device ◉Result *Result is recorded per the masking *Editable results ◉Other *Support iPhone and iPad *Support portrait and landscape mode *Can manage books (created in this app) using folder ◉Attention *Cannot synchronize between devices using iCloud (Can restore backup data using Dropbox)

Screenshots

Flashcards by HS4 screens
WordMasking Lite3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flashcards by HS at none against WordMasking Lite's 1. Flashcards by HS also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 72%). WordMasking Lite's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WordMasking Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flashcards by HS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WordMasking Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 93% of Flashcards by HS's written reviews are positive against 72% of WordMasking Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flashcards by HS ships an update every 4 months, WordMasking Lite fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Flashcards by HS versus WordMasking Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashcards by HSWordMasking Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.4% of reviews — better72.2% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKAZUTERU YOKOIAkira Takahashi

Customer experience

Flashcards by HS

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive93.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative2.8%

WordMasking Lite

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral16.7%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

Flashcards by HS

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

WordMasking Lite

One-time1
  • Remove advertisements$1.99

Questions

Is Flashcards by HS free?
Flashcards by HS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WordMasking Lite free?
WordMasking Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flashcards by HS or WordMasking Lite?
WordMasking Lite is rated higher. Flashcards by HS averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while WordMasking Lite averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Flashcards by HS or WordMasking Lite have ads?
Both Flashcards by HS and WordMasking Lite show ads.
Which is updated more often, Flashcards by HS or WordMasking Lite?
Flashcards by HS ships an update every 4 months, and WordMasking Lite fortnightly. Most recently, Flashcards by HS was updated on October 21, 2026 and WordMasking Lite on October 20, 2026.

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