Flash Cards vs Ianki Flashcards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flash Cards
This app helps you memorize information using spaced repetition and an advanced algorithm. Create flashcards with rich media, sync across devices, and share with others. Ideal for students and professionals needing to retain complex data.
- Spaced repetition algorithm (SM2)
- iCloud backup and sync
- Import Anki files
- Rich media support (images, video, audio)
- Speech synthesis
- Mathematical equations and formulas
- Document scanning
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Remembering things just became much easier. Based on Forgetting Curve, using the SM2 algorithm to repeatedly remind you to review. The goal is to help you remember anything you don't want to forget, such as learning a language or preparing for medical and legal exams, and even your whimsy that you don't want to be obscured by time. You can set questions for card front, then recall the answer according to the question. Your data will be backed up automatically to your iCloud account. That means all your stuff — flashcards, tags, preferences, and more — is safe, up to date, and available on all your devices. You can share notes with other users and invite them to contribute to your notes. Some of Flash Cards' features include: · Backed up by iCloud automatically (supported with iOS 13+) · Sync between multiple devices · Advanced spaced repetition algorithm (SRS), built with Artificial Intelligence (AI) · Able to import data from Anki files (*.apkg, *colpkg, *zip) · Support for organizing notes by tags · Support for adding images, videos, audio, tables, checklists. · Support for inserting, editing, and viewing mathematical equations and formulas. · Support for Speech Synthesis, and listening to your notes in the background. · Support for scanning and inserting documents. · Support for marking up images. · Support for setting font size of the text to make it catch the eye of the reader. · Support for different font families to help differentiate between sections of the content that serve various purposes (e.g. main text and a side quotation or a recap). · Support for both markers (background color) and pens (text color) to make the text stand out even more and draw attention. · Support for advanced text styling features such as subscript, superscript, link and code. · You can embed online video and audio players within notes. · The Code Block feature which allows inserting and embedding syntax color highlighted code snippets into the editor. · Support for finding and replacing any text in the editor easily. · Support for auto formatting which employs Markdown-like inline codes as you type for a faster and more efficient editing workflow. · Handy keyboard shortcuts to speed up your workflow · Support for Dynamic Type · Support for Live Text.
Ianki Flashcards
Master new vocabulary with spaced repetition. This app helps you memorize words through testing and reviewing, supporting a wide range of languages. It offers a free trial before a monthly or annual subscription.
- Spaced repetition learning
- Vocabulary testing and review
- Support for numerous languages
- 7-day free trial
- Monthly and annual subscription options
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1 Remember the word by looking at the memorized card 2 Test and see if you really learned the word 3 Review the mistaken words and memorize words 7-day free trial, then $9.99/month or $99.99/year. The subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID settings. Corresponding language list English Japanese Korea China_simple China_traditional Portuguese German Persian Arabic Italian Dutch Turkish Russia Indonesia Romanian Lithuanian Latvian Malay Polish Bulgarian French Finnish Hindi Hungarian Norwegian Danish Czech Thai Serbian Swahili Slovenian Slovak Spanish Zulu Swedish Croatian Greeklanguage Estonian Ukrainian Amharic Afrikaans
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Flash Cards at none against Ianki Flashcards's shown. Flash Cards also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2). Ianki Flashcards's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 54%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Flash Cards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ianki Flashcards sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flash Cards holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.7K and 566 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Flash Cards's written reviews are positive against 78% of Ianki Flashcards's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flash Cards | Ianki Flashcards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.7K ratings) — better | 4.2 (566 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | 78.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 566 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Joseph Works Limited | tomokazu murase |
Customer experience
Flash Cards
Ianki Flashcards
User reviews
Flash Cards
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Flexible and customizable
- 🚀 Effective study tool
- 🎨 Great UI design
- 🔊 Helpful audio features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and technical issues
- 📤 Inability to export/share cards
- 🔄 Lack of card shuffling/randomization
- 💰 Separate purchases for desktop and mobile
Ianki Flashcards
From 566 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient for learning
- 💡 Helpful for improving vocabulary
- 👍 Great for language learning
- 👍 Comfortable and easy to navigate
Room to improve
- 🐛 Issues with audio/pronunciation
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🔒 Concerns about forced reviews
Bugs and requests
Flash Cards
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unreadable text when copying from certain sources
- Notifications showing answers instead of questions
- Inconsistent sync between mobile and desktop apps
Requested features
4 requests- Add reverse card functionality
- Improve organization and filtering of cards
- Implement iCloud/cloud sync across devices
- Provide more customization options
Ianki Flashcards
Reported bugs
3 issues- Same word displayed on both sides of flashcards
- Incorrect translations for some languages
- Inability to delete or customize pre-made flashcards
Requested features
4 requests- Add more language options
- Improve audio quality and pronunciation
- Provide more customization options
- Add ability to report errors or issues
In-app purchases
Flash Cards
- Pro Version$2.99
Ianki Flashcards
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$100.001 Year
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