Comparison

Recall vs Smart Cards

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

Head to head
About

Recall

This app helps you memorize information more effectively using spaced repetition. It intelligently schedules flashcards, showing them more frequently when you struggle and less often when you succeed, to enhance long-term retention. You can also attach images and share your study decks.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • Intelligent card scheduling
  • Image attachment to cards
  • Front-to-back or back-to-front review
  • Deck sharing
  • Automatic card shuffling
Features
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Recall improves your long term memory by testing you on your flashcards less often when you get them right, and more often when you get them wrong. Recall is based on the psychology of spaced repetition and the Leitner system that says that the harder it is to "recall" a memory, the longer it will last in your memory before you forget it the next time. Recall shows you flashcards at the right time to make recalling the answer more difficult, improving your retention. Features: • Automatically shuffle cards to prevent memorising cards in a particular order. • Attach images to cards. • Review flashcards from back-to-front or front-to-back. • Share decks with friends or students.

About

Smart Cards

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This is a free version of the Smart Cards - Instructor (Full version) app, which allows access to limited content to ‘try before you buy’.  The Smart Cards - Instructor app is a must-have for any teacher, tutor, speech pathologist, occupational therapist or anyone who uses a synthetic phonics or structured literacy approach to the teaching of reading and spelling. The Smart Cards - Instructor app is an efficient, engaging and cost-effective way to help students practise reading words that share common phonic patterns. Instructors can choose from an extensive bank of phonic flash card packs included within the app, which include both real and nonsense words. A premium feature of the app is the ability to also create card packs completely tailored to the teaching sequence and to the needs of individual students. Students can study card packs, ticking off cards as they are read. They also have the option to revise challenging words. For a spelling focus, the instructor can simply open a card pack for an instant spelling word list. A companion app, the Smart Cards - Student app, can be downloaded onto the student’s iPad. The instructor can then share all card packs the student has been explicitly taught for further practise at home. The layout of the Smart Cards - Instructor app is user-friendly and ideal for online teaching. It can also be used without WiFi. Please note, this app was developed in Australia, in alignment with the Australian accent. If used with a different accent, a small number of words may differ, e.g., the _a_ in _bath_ may be pronounced differently. In this situation, incompatible word cards can simply be deleted. We do not allow third party advertising within the app and we do not collect any personal data. Please email feedback and suggestions to support@startsmarttasmania.com.au

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Smart Cards at none against Recall's shown. Recall's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Recall sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Smart Cards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recall ships an update every 8 days, Smart Cards every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Recall versus Smart Cards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecallSmart Cards
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGavin DouchIT Zen Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Recall

One-time1
  • Recall Premium$0.99
1 purchases

Smart Cards

One-time1
  • Smart Cards - Instructor Full$64.99

Questions

Is Recall free?
Recall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Cards free?
Smart Cards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Recall or Smart Cards have ads?
Recall shows ads; Smart Cards does not.
Which is updated more often, Recall or Smart Cards?
Recall ships an update every 8 days, and Smart Cards every 11 days. Most recently, Recall was updated on November 2, 2026 and Smart Cards on November 7, 2026.

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