Comparison

Memorize By Heart vs Fast Flashcards

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

Head to head
About

Memorize By Heart

This app helps users memorize text, speeches, poems, and more using proven techniques. It offers features like spaced repetition, group study, and various recall exercises to improve long-term memory. Ideal for students, professionals, and language learners.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition for long-term memory
  • Group study and accountability
  • Variety of recall exercises
  • Text-to-speech for listening
  • Customizable memorization games
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Need to memorize text quickly and remember it long-term? Memorize By Heart is a memory training and study app designed to help you learn speeches, poems, verses, scripts, lines, lyrics, language text, and exam material by heart using proven memorization techniques. Used by students, professionals, actors, and language learners, Memorize By Heart helps you learn faster, practice recall, and improve long-term memory MEMORIZE AND LEARN ANY TEXT BY: 1. Building familiarity • Gradually remove letters and words to strengthen memory • Tap to reveal hidden parts of the text • Listen to the text using text-to-speech while studying 2. Strengthening recall • Unscramble sentences and words • Fill-in-the-blank memory exercises • Type the first letter of each word • Practice active recall instead of passive reading 3. Testing your memory • Multiple-choice memory quizzes • Type the text from memory • Recite the entire text by heart • Custom games like "Run Scene" for different memorization types Get instant feedback on accuracy! SPACED REPETITION FOR LONG-TERM MEMORY Review your memorized text at scientifically optimized intervals using reminders and notifications. Spaced repetition helps you remember more while spending less total study time. MEMORIZE TOGETHER WITH GROUPS Study and memorize as a group to stay motivated and accountable. • Share memorizations with friends, classmates, or teams • See each other’s memorization progress and recall accuracy • Track rankings and compare progress within your group Creating a group requires Premium, but anyone can join a group for free. CHUNKING (Premium) Break long texts into smaller sections to make memorization easier and more effective. EASY TEXT INPUT • Copy and paste any text • Download popular memorization content • Scan images with text (Premium) • Upload PDF files (Premium) MULTI-LANGUAGE SUPPORT Practice memorization and recall in multiple languages — ideal for language learning and pronunciation practice. PREMIUM FEATURES • Unlimited memorizations • Cloud sync across devices • Advanced memory and recall exercises • Group creation for shared memorization • Scan images, take photos of text, or upload files for instant memorization Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, will be forfeited upon purchase. Terms of Service: https://memorizebyheart.app/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://memorizebyheart.app/privacy-policy

About

Fast Flashcards

Features
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Another flashcard app? Yes... but built a little differently. Fast Flashcards includes the features you'd expect: spaced repetition, flexible deck creation, folders, and progress tracking. The difference is simplicity. No subscriptions. No advertisements. No accounts. Unlock unlimited decks and folders with a single low-cost in-app purchase. One deck can be edited, deleted and re-added on download. Set a daily study goal, build your habit, and let the app handle the scheduling.

Screenshots

Memorize By Heart4 screens
Fast Flashcards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Fast Flashcards at none against Memorize By Heart's shown. Memorize By Heart's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Memorize By Heart sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Fast Flashcards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memorize By Heart ships an update every 2 weeks, Fast Flashcards monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Memorize By Heart versus Fast Flashcards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemorize By HeartFast Flashcards
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCraig WalkerDavid Oosthuizen

Bugs and requests

Memorize By Heart

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Slider feature not working properly with non-English text
  • Save button hidden behind keyboard

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more free features
  • Improve voice recognition accuracy
  • Allow reordering and organizing of memorizations
  • Provide more customization options
  • Add support for more languages

Fast Flashcards

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Memorize By Heart

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • 1 month$4.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • 12 months$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99
1 purchases

Fast Flashcards

One-time1
  • Lifetime Purchase$2.99

Questions

Is Memorize By Heart free?
Memorize By Heart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fast Flashcards free?
Fast Flashcards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Memorize By Heart or Fast Flashcards have ads?
Memorize By Heart shows ads; Fast Flashcards does not.
Which is updated more often, Memorize By Heart or Fast Flashcards?
Memorize By Heart ships an update every 2 weeks, and Fast Flashcards monthly. Most recently, Memorize By Heart was updated on November 6, 2026 and Fast Flashcards on October 31, 2026.

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