Comparison

Flippy vs Study Snacks

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

Head to head
About

Flippy

This app uses smart algorithms and ARKit to help you learn languages and facts more effectively. It offers personalized learning sessions, intuitive flashcard interaction, and smart reminders to reinforce your knowledge.

Highlights
  • Generated personalized learning sessions
  • Intuitive swipe-based flashcard interface
  • ARKit eye-tracking for focus (select devices)
  • Import or create custom flashcards
  • Smart spaced repetition reminders
  • Leitner system algorithm
  • Detailed progress statistics
Features
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Flippy is the flashcard app that brings cards back exactly when you're about to forget them. Learn less. Remember more. A STAGE, NOT A FORM Your decks live on a wallet of passes in front of a photo stage — chalkboard, water, sunset, chemistry, space, or your own photo. Glass navigation, paper cards, serif type. Dark, calm, focused. SPACED REPETITION THAT ACTUALLY THINKS Grade every card Again, Hard, Good or Easy. Each card keeps its own ease, its interval stretches as you remember, and a daily session picks what's due plus a few new cards. Memory-strength rings show what's fading. Leeches are flagged before they eat your time. Undo any answer. EIGHT WAYS TO LEARN Today's session · Quick 10 · New cards · Hardest cards · Reverse · Quiz · Write · Match · Cram. Deselect topics you don't want right now. Every session starts with a 3-2-1 countdown and your settings right there. QUIZ — POWERED BY APPLE INTELLIGENCE Multiple-choice distractors are written on device: plausible, same style, same topic, never the correct answer paraphrased. Match spreads pairs across the whole screen and races the clock. Write forgives typos. SCAN DOCUMENTS & SLIDES INTO CARDS Photograph pages with the document camera or drop in PDF slides and images. Text is recognized on device, then Apple Intelligence drafts your cards — long slide decks are split into chunks automatically. BRING YOUR CARDS Import Anki decks (.apkg, with images and subdecks), Anki text, Quizlet and Flashcard Hero exports (.flashcards, with images and topics), CSV and TSV. Export any deck or topic as a .flippy file with everything inside — text, photos, drawings, LaTeX and your learning progress. RICH CARDS Photos, PencilKit drawings, LaTeX formulas, cloze deletions, read-aloud in the card's language, scrollable long content. WIDGETS EVERYWHERE Today pass with goal ring and streak · interactive flashcard widget (flip and grade on the Home Screen) · streak & week · 14-day forecast · deck passes · learning modes · Lock Screen and Apple Watch complications · Control Center: start a session or mute today's reminder · a Live Activity keeps your session on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. STATISTICS THAT MOTIVATE Learning score, accuracy and volume trends, activity heatmap, hour × weekday grid, Leitner boxes, memory-strength buckets, forecast, deck health, records and insights — for the week, month, 90 days or the year. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No server, no account. Sync through your own iCloud. A trash keeps deleted decks, topics and cards for 30 days. FREE VS. PREMIUM Free: 2 decks with 2 topics and 40 cards each, every learning mode, statistics, import and export. Premium: unlimited decks, topics and cards, Apple Intelligence card sets, iCloud sync across your devices, every wallpaper and tint — and you support an independent developer. Family Sharing for up to five people. Privacy: https://kevinreutter.online/privacy-flippy Terms: https://kevinreutter.online/terms-and-conditions/

About

Study Snacks

Transform study lists into an interactive game. Piece together words, facts, or symbols in bite-sized lessons. Features accessibility options and home screen widgets for learning on the go.

Highlights
  • Interactive word-splitting game
  • Bite-sized lessons
  • Home screen widgets
  • Import lists via camera or CSV
  • Extensive accessibility features
  • Multiple study modes
  • Apple Watch app
Features
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Turn learning into a game! Study Snacks transforms your study lists—whether it's vocabulary in English and Spanish, capitals and their countries, or chemical elements and their symbols—into an interactive game. The words are split into pieces, and your challenge is to put them back together. With bite-sized lessons, Study Snacks gradually introduces new words and reinforces what you already know. Plus, it’s designed with a strong focus on Accessibility, ensuring everyone can enjoy learning. Features: • Created by an Apple Design Award-nominated indie developer • Download dozens of learning lists for free in the Store! • Learn Spanish, German, Italian, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese and Korean! • Focus: Get special learning lessons to help you learn a list faster • Learn directly on your Home Screen with widgets • Scan lists via the camera or import them as a CSV from Excel or Google Drive (Plus feature) • Accessibility features: VoiceOver, dyslexic font, assistive learning, large type support, custom color schemes, VoiceControl support, custom rotor • Multiple Study modes & ways to split the terms • Apple Watch app, iCloud Sync & SharedWithYou Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://study.subwords.app/privacy/en (Previously called Study with Subwords)

Screenshots

Flippy4 screens
Study Snacks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flippy at 4.8 against Study Snacks's 4.6. Flippy also leads on device support (6 vs 4). Study Snacks's advantage is ratings volume (125 vs 19) and review sentiment (70% vs 61%). 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. Flippy sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months and Study Snacks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flippy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Study Snacks has 125 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Flippy's written reviews are positive against 70% of Study Snacks's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Flippy versus Study Snacks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlippyStudy Snacks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19 ratings) — better4.6 (125 ratings)
Positive reviews61.2% of reviews70.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19125 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro
Requires iOS26.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB303 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin ReutterKlemens Strasser

Customer experience

Flippy

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive61.2%
Neutral18.4%
Negative20.4%

Study Snacks

All ratings125 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral7.2%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral10.8%
Negative18.9%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Flippy

Subscriptions8
  • Premium - 3 Months$2.993 Months
  • Flippy+ 3 Months$3.993 Months
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
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  • Family Flippy+ 3 Months$6.993 Months
  • Premium - Annual7 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • PremiumAnnualOffering$9.991 Year
  • Flippy+ Annual$24.991 Year
  • Family Flippy+ (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Flippy+ Lifetime$59.99
  • Family Flippy+ Lifetime$99.99
3 purchases

Study Snacks

Subscriptions2
  • Study Snacks Premium: Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Study Snacks Premium: Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Study Snacks Premium: Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Flippy free?
Flippy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Study Snacks free?
Study Snacks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flippy or Study Snacks?
Flippy is rated higher. Flippy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Study Snacks averages 4.6 from 125 ratings.
Do Flippy or Study Snacks have ads?
Neither Flippy nor Study Snacks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flippy or Study Snacks?
Flippy ships an update weekly, and Study Snacks weekly. Most recently, Flippy was updated on September 25, 2026 and Study Snacks on September 22, 2026.

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