Foxar vs OCTO Flashcards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Foxar
Explore educational topics and the world around you with interactive visualizations. This app makes complex subjects like the solar system and human anatomy easy to understand for students and curious minds.
- Interactive learning modules
- Explore the Solar System
- Understand the human body
- Learn about matter and sound
- Visualize volcanoes
- Suitable for elementary and middle school
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Welcome to Foxar! Foxar helps you see better to understand better — making school curriculum topics and the world around us easier to grasp. Designed for teachers and students (especially in elementary and middle school), it’s also perfect for anyone curious and eager to explore fascinating subjects: the Solar System, Earth and the Moon, the human body, matter, sound, volcanoes, and many more. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
OCTO Flashcards
This app offers a digital solution for studying with flashcards, allowing users to write and draw using an Apple Pencil. It provides organizational tools like folders and color-coding, along with study features to track mastered cards and facilitate quick review sessions. Go paperless and create unlimited study materials without cost.
- Apple Pencil support for writing and drawing
- Cloud-backed database for card storage
- Folder organization and color-coding
- Mastered card tracking
- Quick study sessions with swipe/tap gestures
- Unlimited card creation
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Let OCTO solve the tradeoff between modern technology and traditional flashcard studying! Utilize your Apple Pencil to write or draw anything you need to memorize- no more constraints from text-only flashcards. STAY ORGANIZED * OCTO's cloud-backed database ensures you never lose your flashcards * Keep all your study materials in one place * Group together flashcard sets into folders * Color code your flashcard sets and folders STUDY EFFECTIVELY * Memorize as you create your flashcards by writing out your material * Keep track of cards you have mastered * Choose to study only mastered cards for a challenge or all flashcards for a refresh * Have quick study sessions with our simple swipe or tap gestures GO PAPERLESS * Create unlimited cards without worrying about the costs * Reduce paper waste and your carbon footprint
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Foxar at 4.8 against OCTO Flashcards's 2.6. Foxar also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (76% vs 54%). OCTO Flashcards's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (16 vs 5). On price and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Foxar sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. OCTO Flashcards asks for nothing beyond the download.
Foxar holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Foxar's written reviews are positive against 54% of OCTO Flashcards's.
Foxar ships an update weekly, OCTO Flashcards every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Foxar | OCTO Flashcards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 2.6 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews — better | 53.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Foxar | Elaine Kodama |
Customer experience
Foxar
OCTO Flashcards
In-app purchases
Foxar
- Foxar+ Monthly$6.991 Month
- Foxar Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- Foxar+ Annual$49.991 Year
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- Foxar Pro Annual$49.991 Year
OCTO Flashcards
No in-app purchases
