Flash Cards vs SchoolPlan
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.
SchoolPlan
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SchoolPlan is the school planner for students in Germany. Keep your timetable, grades, exams and homework in one place – clear, fast and without signing up. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Timetable with A/B weeks, rooms and teachers • Enter grades using the German 15-point or 1–6 scale • Average per subject and overall, weighted by written, oral and other work • Abitur final grade estimate following KMK rules (900 points) for all 16 German states • Exam planner with reminders 7, 3 and 1 day before • Homework with due dates and reminders • School holidays for your state, loaded automatically • Notifications for timetable, exams and homework • Backup to file / iCloud Drive • Light and dark mode, optimized for iPhone and iPad SCHOOLPLAN PRO SchoolPlan Pro additionally unlocks: • Statistics, grade history and trends • Grade simulation ("what if?") • Automatic calendar sync for exams and homework Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in your account settings. Payment and management via your Apple Account. Privacy: your data stays on your device. No account, no tracking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Flash Cards and SchoolPlan are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 SchoolPlan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Flash Cards | SchoolPlan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joseph Works Limited | Emanuel Berger |
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
SchoolPlan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flash Cards
- Pro Version$2.99
SchoolPlan
- Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$17.991 Year
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