Flashcard Max vs cardFlash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flashcard Max
Create, study, and share digital flashcards with rich media like images and text. Features include OCR for text extraction, customizable study modes, and the ability to cover parts of images. Syncs with a desktop companion app for seamless workflow.
- Create flashcards with text and images
- Extract text from images (OCR)
- Customize study modes
- Listen to flashcards
- Share flashcard files
- Integrates with desktop app
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*INTEGRATES WITH COMPANION DESKTOP APP MAKE FLASHCARDS - Create flashcards with pictures, text, and hints - Create flashcards using lecture slides - Add hints with images & text - Edit + Cover Up key parts of a picture - Extract text from images (OCR) STUDY FLASHCARDS - 2 Study Mode options - Listen to flashcards - Easily customize how you want to study your flashcards - Wrong flashcards are reshuffled into deck during review session - Option to start review with a few flashcards and gradually add more SHARE FLASHCARDS - Share flashcard files with a friend
cardFlash
This free flashcard application offers two study modes: Flashcard Mode for traditional review and Adaptive Mode, which uses a smart algorithm to ensure mastery of terms. It allows for easy creation and import of study sets, including from Quizlet, and is completely ad-free.
- Adaptive Learn Mode
- Flashcard Mode
- Quizlet Import
- 100% Ad Free
- QR Code Set Sharing
- Folders
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No one likes paying for educational tools. Quizlet's paywalling harms thousands of students by taking away a valuable study resource. Hence, cardFlash is completely FREE! My mission with cardFlash is to provide everyone with equal access to the tools to be successful in whatever educational they pursue. A simple, clean flashcard app to help you learn what you need to learn. cardFlash will ALWAYS remain completely free and without ads (because ads suck). cardFlash makes studying for that French or Spanish test super easy! If your teacher has a set on Quizlet, you are able to quickly to import it in to cardFlash. Otherwise, you can also easily create a brand new set inside of cardFlash. Once you have your set, you can either choose to study with Flashcard Mode or Adaptive Mode. Flashcard mode allows you to go through the set just as if you had physical flashcards. Adaptive mode tests you with multiple choice and writing questions to help you learn the terms. Adaptive mode will guarantee that you know your stuff, the algorithm won't let you move past a term till you can get it right many times in a row. Adaptive mode is also super customizable, with its settings page that allows you to tweak everything about of the algorithm to best suit you. CURRENT FEATURES: - Adaptive Learn Mode - Flashcard Mode - Smart Flashcard Mode - Easily Edit Your Sets - 100% Ad Free - Quizlet Import - QR Code Set Sharing - Folders FEATURES TO COME: - Image Support - TTS Support - Online Sharing of Sets Request new features here: https://itsmichaelyu.github.io/cardFlashFeature Report bugs here: https://itsmichaelyu.github.io/cardFlashBug
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Flashcard Max at every 5 days against cardFlash's every 3 weeks. Flashcard Max also leads on device support (4 vs 2). cardFlash's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (94% vs 83%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
cardFlash holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Flashcard Max's written reviews are positive against 94% of cardFlash's.
Flashcard Max ships an update every 5 days, cardFlash every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flashcard Max | cardFlash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (28 ratings) | 4.7 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.0% of reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Max Myers | Michael Yu |
Customer experience
Flashcard Max
cardFlash
Bugs and requests
Flashcard Max
Reported bugs
13 issues- Flashcard text randomly deletes or disappears
- Edits on mobile version don't save properly
- Ctrl+Z undo function removes all formatting on card
- App crashes when switching keyboard languages
- App freezes on certain decks requiring force quit
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- Text from one card appears on another card
- Imported cards lose formatting on mobile
- Mobile app crashes when importing files
- Font changes revert unexpectedly
- Blank cards appear after closing and reopening app
- Performance issues with large decks
- Settings section missing on some devices
- Screenshot flashcards cut off in portrait mode
Requested features
18 requests- Automatic cloud syncing between devices (iCloud/Google Drive)
- Subfolder/nested folder organization
- Alphabetical card sorting and sequencing controls
- Batch text formatting for all cards at once
- Export to PDF or printable format
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- Search bar to find flashcards across decks
- Landscape mode support on mobile
- Audio and video support for language learning
- Study games (matching, fill-in-the-blank)
- Direct AirDrop sharing functionality
- Automatic slideshow/carousel study mode
- LaTeX support for mathematical equations
- Bulk import from lists or CSV files
- Italics text formatting option
- Progress tracking and statistics dashboard
- Copy-paste list functionality for quick card creation
- Full-screen study mode
- Keyboard shortcuts for text formatting
cardFlash
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flashcard Max
No in-app purchases
cardFlash
No in-app purchases
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