Comparison

FlashCards vs manabity

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

Head to head
About

FlashCards

Create, learn, and share digital flashcards for effective studying. Optimize your learning with spaced repetition based on the forgetting curve. Ideal for subjects like languages, history, and science, from school tests to standardized exams.

Highlights
  • Create unlimited flashcards and learning sets
  • Spaced repetition based on forgetting curve
  • Share learning sets with other users
  • Import learning sets from text files
  • Test modes with swiping and random order
  • Supplementary memos on cards
Features
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Easy to use yet powerful. Best for learning language, history, science etc. ・Just swiping card right or left ・Optimized studying based on the forgetting curve ・Create and Share flashcards ・Helpful for from test in school to big exams like the SAT or ACT ・Learn language, science, social studies, and so on ▶MAIN FUNCTION ・ Create flashcards freely ・ Because you can create multiple learning sets, it can be used for various memorization, study and learning ・ You can create an unlimited number of learning sets and cards in them ・ Supplementary memos can be written on each card, so it is possible to add example sentences etc. ・ The created learning set can be uploaded and shared with other users ・ In the test of learning achievement, you can learn easily by swiping left and right with "understand" and "not understand" ・ Because you can choose “random according to correct answer rate” as well as “in order” in the test questions, you can memorize according to the degree of achievement ・ You can be in the homestretch before the test by setting the narrowing mode so that you do not ask questions that you have answered correctly ▶OPTIMAL LEARNING BASED ON FORGETTING CURVE Based on Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve theory, efficient learning with emphasis on review is possible. Repeat review at appropriate timing along the forgetting curve, memorizing retention rate is also up! ▶IMPORT LEARNING SET Learning set can be imported from text file (.txt tab-delimited UTF-8 is recommended)

About

manabity

Create, learn, and share digital flashcards with rich text, images, and audio. Organize your study materials with customizable options and share them with friends via URL. Ideal for students, professionals, and parents seeking an efficient and engaging way to memorize information.

Highlights
  • Create custom flashcards
  • Add rich text, images, and audio
  • Share flashcards via URL
  • Organize cards by various criteria
  • Multiple playback modes
  • Excel import/export
Features
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100 Flash cards in your pocket! manabity Flash cards is a super-efficient memorisation app that you can make, learn and share. Combining rich text, images and audio, you can concentrate on the questions you want to remember. Once you've created your own unique Flash cards, share it with your friends! Just send them the shared URL and they can study with the same Flash cards. Create your own original flush cards and study quickly with the app! ◆If you have manabity app.. - Collect the information you need and make your own original vocabulary book - You can set an icon image for each Flash cards, making it easy to manage! - Sort your Flash cards by played, edited date, or even by A to Z. - You can add images to your Flash cards to increase the amount of information you can memorize. - You can add comments to make it easier to understand the points that are easy to make mistakes. - Share your original Flash cards with your friends via URL! ▼Simple and functional design. The design is simple and easy to understand, with blue as the main color to help you concentrate! There are two types of Flash cards playback screens. A Wordcard type with menu icons, and a full-screen type for ultimate simplicity, which you can switch between with a single touch. Thanks to this, you can choose 1)When you want to play while editing 2)When you want to concentrate on your memorization If you connect it to a monitor or projector, it can also be used for company presentations! ▼manabity supports your motivation If you want to look at your word book casually, or if you want to check whether you have memorized it or not, we have prepared a playback method to suit your needs! Playback method 1: Swipe back and forth (standard) Playback 2: Swipe to see if you've remembered or not If you want to concentrate on the task at hand, we recommend the second method.The second way to play the cards is to swipe through them to see which ones you have memorized and which ones you haven't. ◆What can I do with manabity? manabity is free and you can use the following features right now ・Create Flash cards ・Play Flash cards ・Playback option ・Backup your Flash cards data ・Share your Flash cards data ・Share Flash cards data (LINE, Twitter, Email, URL, sharing) ・Add images to each cards ・Rich text (text decoration) ・Move/duplicate cards ・Show / Hide cards ・Excel import/export ◆Recommended for you! 【Students who are preparing for exams and examinations】 ・There is a school that you want to pass. ・I'm looking for a free app to help me study more efficiently. 【Workers aiming to take a qualification exam】 ・I want to get a qualification for my dream. ・I want to improve my language skills to work abroad. 【For parents who want to use it for childhood education】 ・I want to use free educational apps for my child. ・I want my child to learn words before they start school, but they get bored with just text, so I want to use pictures and illustrations. 【For teachers】 ・I want to share homework data easily. ・I want to make a word book in Excel. ◆What you can do with the Premium Plan manabity Flash cards offers a wide range of additional features to help you memorise. With the Premium Plan, you get all of the following features! ・No more ad banners! ・Unlimited syncing devices ・Automatic text-to-speech ・Voice recording and playback ・Background playback ・Create up to 100 Flash cardss ・Maximum number of cards per Flash cards (up to 200) ・Increased upload capacity to 2GB ・Change of font ・Auto-flip speed adjustment ・Batch text alignment settings Other exciting and useful features and services are under consideration! ◆Official website https://manabity.com/ Terms of service https://manabity.com/flashcard-kiyaku/ Privacy policy https://manabity.com/policy/

Screenshots

FlashCards4 screens
manabity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FlashCards at 83% against manabity's 48%. FlashCards also leads on ratings volume (52 vs 3). manabity's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FlashCards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and manabity sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

manabity holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlashCards has 52 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of FlashCards's written reviews are positive against 48% of manabity's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlashCards ships an update fortnightly, manabity every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FlashCards versus manabity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashCardsmanabity
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (52 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews — better48.0% of reviews
Number of ratings52 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperToshiki Motomuraar.inc

Customer experience

FlashCards

All ratings46 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews198 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative11.1%

manabity

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive48.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative42.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FlashCards

One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade Flashcards$3.99
1 purchases

manabity

Subscriptions1
  • プレミアムプラン・月プラン7 Days trial$5.491 Month

Questions

Is FlashCards free?
FlashCards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is manabity free?
manabity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FlashCards or manabity?
manabity is rated higher. FlashCards averages 4.5 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while manabity averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do FlashCards or manabity have ads?
Both FlashCards and manabity show ads.
Which is updated more often, FlashCards or manabity?
FlashCards ships an update fortnightly, and manabity every 2 weeks. Most recently, FlashCards was updated on November 3, 2026 and manabity on November 3, 2026.

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