Comparison

Flashside vs Cards.my

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

Head to head
About

Flashside

Create, study, and master any subject with this free flashcard application. It offers offline access, custom deck creation, and smart review features to enhance learning and retention for students and lifelong learners.

Highlights
  • Create custom flashcards
  • Study offline
  • Smart review modes
  • Multi-subject support
  • 100% free, no ads or subscriptions
Features
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Flashside is the flashcard app that plans your learning for you. Make cards for anything — vocabulary, kanji, anatomy, exam questions — and spaced repetition brings each one back at the moment you are about to forget it: after minutes while it is new, then days, then weeks. A few focused minutes a day beat hours of cramming. YOUR PLAN FROM ONE NUMBER Tell Flashside the minutes you have a day and, if you have one, the exam date. It sets the pace, says plainly whether the date is within reach, and every grade button shows when the card will come back. Free for everyone. EXAM PREPARATION • Exam mode: in the last weeks before the date, the deck is drilled until it holds • Quizzes from your own cards, written by hand or generated by AI; the result keeps your answer beside the right one • A memory chart for every collection: how much you would recall today, the last 30 days, and where it goes if you stop • Start a collection over for the next exam without losing its history PERSONALISED LEARNING AI A coach that plans your days, fixes the cards you keep failing and quizzes you before the exam — it never answers for you. • New words come back after a few minutes, and the pause adapts to how well they stick for you • Card doctor: when a card will not stick, it suggests better ways to write it. You pick the fix, or none • A coach card every Monday with what to change this week, and why you missed a card you were sure of • Reminders that move to the hour you actually study Remembering stays your job, because that is the part that makes you learn. EVERYTHING ON YOUR DEVICE Your cards, collections and progress live on your phone. Study on a plane, in the subway, off the grid — no account, no connection, no waiting. Sign in with one tap when you want sync, sharing or the web app at flashside.app, never before. CARDS THE WAY YOU THINK • Rich text, colours, images and audio on both sides, read aloud on request • Flip the direction, shuffle, hold the card to take back an answer • Import ready-made decks from CSV or Excel, paste a list with your own separators, or photograph a page (Plus) • Share whole collections with classmates and friends • Search every card and study from the one you found EARN IT Every session ends on a reward screen: your score, last time's, your streak, and now and then a badge sweeping in. Dozens of badges are hiding in Flashside — for showing up, flawless sessions, mastered collections and a few things you will have to discover. MAKE IT YOURS • Five colour themes, each in light and dark • Clean, fast, distraction-free design • Available in 18 languages LEARNING STAYS FREE Writing and studying cards, the plan, the memory chart, exam mode, syncing and sharing are free, and your cards always belong to you. Flashside Plus is an optional subscription for extras that cost us money to run: natural read-aloud voices, translation, quizzes, the card doctor, importing from a picture and the coach's explanations. Each one is clearly marked, and nothing is charged without your consent. Whether you are learning a language, prepping for med school, collecting kanji or just tired of forgetting names — start with one card today. Your future self will thank you at review time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://flashside.app/eula Privacy Policy: https://flashside.app/privacy-policy

About

Cards.my

This app helps language learners master vocabulary through digital flashcards. It offers AI-powered deck generation, pronunciation support, and personalized review of forgotten words. Users can choose between self-paced learning or scored examinations.

Highlights
  • AI-generated vocabulary decks
  • Pronunciation playback
  • Cross-folder weak word review
  • Learn and Examination modes
  • AI example sentences
  • Folder sharing via AirDrop
  • iCloud sync
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Cards.my is a flashcard app for learning vocabulary in a new language. Start studying right away: pick a ready-made deck from the library or make your own. Make cards by hand or ask AI to build a deck on any topic. You can also bring in word lists from a spreadsheet or a photo in a few taps. What's inside: - Deck library: everyday words, ready to study - Cards by hand: a word and its translation, plus a picture if you like - AI deck generation: describe a topic and get the cards - File import: CSV, Excel and Anki decks (.apkg) - Photo import: take a picture of a word list and Cards.my pairs each word with its translation - Example sentences for every word, written by AI - Pronunciation with the system voice - Spaced repetition: cards come back when they're due, at the pace you choose - Weak Words: the cards you miss most, from all your decks - Three practice modes: Flip, Choice and Typing - Study widget for the Home Screen and Lock Screen: your streak and cards due for review - iCloud sync: your decks on all your devices - Share a deck over AirDrop as a .cardsmy file - 14 interface languages Free: 6 decks with up to 150 cards each. Reminders and streaks: You pick the reminder time. Your streak counts the days you study and forgives one missed day. There are no leaderboards or points to chase. The Unlimited Access subscription unlocks: - Unlimited decks and cards - More AI deck generations per month - More example regenerations per month Free trial available. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Flashside4 screens
Cards.my4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flashside at none against Cards.my's 2. Cards.my's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Cards.my sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Flashside asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Flashside against 5.0 for Cards.my. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flashside ships an update monthly, Cards.my weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flashside versus Cards.my: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashsideCards.my
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCQUELLE GmbHDenys Andriievskyi

Customer experience

Flashside

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cards.my

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Flashside

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Cards.my

Subscriptions2
  • Cards.my - Unlimited Access7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Cards.my - Unlimited Access7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Flashside free?
Flashside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cards.my free?
Cards.my is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flashside or Cards.my?
Flashside and Cards.my are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Flashside or Cards.my have ads?
Neither Flashside nor Cards.my shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flashside or Cards.my?
Flashside ships an update monthly, and Cards.my weekly. Most recently, Flashside was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cards.my on October 17, 2026.

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