Comparison

Ianki Flashcards vs Decks

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

Head to head
About

Ianki Flashcards

Master new vocabulary with spaced repetition. This app helps you memorize words through testing and reviewing, supporting a wide range of languages. It offers a free trial before a monthly or annual subscription.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • Vocabulary testing and review
  • Support for numerous languages
  • 7-day free trial
  • Monthly and annual subscription options
Features
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1 Remember the word by looking at the memorized card 2 Test and see if you really learned the word 3 Review the mistaken words and memorize words 7-day free trial, then $9.99/month or $99.99/year. The subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID settings. Corresponding language list English Japanese Korea China_simple China_traditional Portuguese German Persian Arabic Italian Dutch Turkish Russia Indonesia Romanian Lithuanian Latvian Malay Polish Bulgarian French Finnish Hindi Hungarian Norwegian Danish Czech Thai Serbian Swahili Slovenian Slovak Spanish Zulu Swedish Croatian Greeklanguage Estonian Ukrainian Amharic Afrikaans

About

Decks

Learn languages with pre-made flashcard decks featuring native audio and images. Utilizes spaced repetition to optimize learning and allows users to create their own cards or snap photos to generate them. Offers offline study and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Ready-made language decks
  • Anki-style spaced repetition
  • Native audio and pictures
  • Photo to flashcards
  • AI explanations for cards
  • Offline study
Features
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Learn Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, French, German or Korean with ready-made flashcard decks, complete with native audio and pictures. Anki-style spaced repetition brings each card back right before you'd forget it. Pick a deck and start studying in seconds. Nothing to build or set up first. WHY DECKS • Ready-made decks in Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, French, German and Korean, most with native audio, some with pictures • Anki-style spaced repetition plans your reviews for you • Swipe to rate: drag the card to Easy, Good, Hard or Again, or just tap • Photo to flashcards: snap a textbook page or a word list, check the cards, then add them • Make your own decks and cards, on any subject • Ask about any card and get an AI explanation on the spot IN THE LIBRARY Spanish: picture starter, top 5,000 words, sentences and verb conjugation Japanese: hiragana and katakana, JLPT N5–N1 vocabulary, Core 2000 and 6000, and Tae Kim grammar, with furigana Chinese: essentials, top 5,000 words, sentences and HSK grammar French: essentials, top words, 501 verbs and sentences German: A1, A2 and B1 vocabulary, top 5,000 words and sentences Korean: Hangul, first 500 words, vocabulary, grammar and sentences ALSO IN DECKS • Study offline • Streaks, retention stats and a Today panel • Undo a rating; search, merge and reorder your decks FREE AND PREMIUM Every library deck is free to add. Free: study every day, with a daily review limit that suits a steady habit. Premium: set your own daily review limit, as high as you want. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Subscription Terms: https://decksflashcards.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://decksflashcards.com/privacy

Screenshots

Ianki Flashcards3 screens
Decks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Decks at 5.0 against Ianki Flashcards's 4.2. Decks also leads on ads (none vs shown). Ianki Flashcards's advantage is ratings volume (566 vs 3). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Ianki Flashcards sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Decks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Decks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ianki Flashcards has 566 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ianki Flashcards versus Decks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIanki FlashcardsDecks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (566 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings566 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB56 MB
Age rating+44+
Developertomokazu muraseDingxuan Yao

Customer experience

Ianki Flashcards

All ratings566 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral10.6%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews1,219 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral13.0%
Negative8.9%

Decks

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Ianki Flashcards

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Same word displayed on both sides of flashcards
  • Incorrect translations for some languages
  • Inability to delete or customize pre-made flashcards

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more language options
  • Improve audio quality and pronunciation
  • Provide more customization options
  • Add ability to report errors or issues

Decks

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ianki Flashcards

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$100.001 Year
2 purchases

Decks

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Ianki Flashcards free?
Ianki Flashcards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Decks free?
Decks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ianki Flashcards or Decks?
Decks is rated higher. Ianki Flashcards averages 4.2 out of 5 from 566 ratings, while Decks averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Ianki Flashcards or Decks have ads?
Ianki Flashcards shows ads; Decks does not.
Which is updated more often, Ianki Flashcards or Decks?
Ianki Flashcards ships an update every 3 days, and Decks every 3 days. Most recently, Ianki Flashcards was updated on November 10, 2026 and Decks on November 5, 2026.

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