Memorize vs Desk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Memorize
This app helps you memorize information using a spaced-repetition system. Easily add and sync your study materials across devices, track progress with detailed statistics, and review difficult items separately. It's designed for learning anything you need to remember.
- Spaced-repetition system
- Quick card adding
- iCloud sync across devices
- Share extension for content import
- Markdown support for formatting
- Detailed progress statistics
- Review difficult cards separately
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Memorize is a simple, yet powerful study app using the trusted spaced-repetition system. Use Memorize to study vocabulary, new languages, skills, your kids birthdays', or really anything you want to remember. Also available on the Mac! - Quick add. Add cards in a jiffy from the Dashboard. - iCloud sync. Study cards on the fly on your phone, or in your living room on the iPad. - Share extension. Add to Flash Jack from any other app: Safari, Books, Kindle, ... - Markdown support. We support basic editing and formatting: bold, italics, code blocks, lists. - Amazing Stats. See your progress in a Streaks view. Track your responses, and more. - Review section. Besides regular study sessions, you can review the difficult cards separately. - Lots more to come. We are just getting started! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sakunlabs.com/flashjack-privacy
Desk
A secure and straightforward application designed to be a central hub for your personal data. It focuses on simplicity and safety, with more features planned for future updates.
- Simple data management
- Secure data storage
- Future feature development
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Welcome to Desk! Our goal is to build a simple and secure home for your data. Stay tuned for many more new features coming soon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Desk at none against Memorize's 1. Memorize's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 28 months) and device support (4 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Memorize sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Desk asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Memorize against 5.0 for Desk. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Memorize ships an update fortnightly, Desk every 28 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Memorize | Desk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 28 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raheel Ahmad | Chris Parcel |
Customer experience
Memorize
Desk
In-app purchases
Memorize
- Full Unlock$0.991 Month
Desk
No in-app purchases
