CU Alumni vs FlashSwipe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CU Alumni
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The official app for graduates of Sivas Cumhuriyet University, rewritten from scratch. It keeps you connected to the university after you graduate. NO PASSWORD We do not ask for a password. You sign in with your national ID number and your date of birth — nothing to remember. SIGN IN WITH YOUR ID CARD Instead of typing, you can read your Turkish ID card. Hold the back of the card up to the camera, then hold the card against your phone, and your ID number and date of birth fill in by themselves. The back of the card is decoded on your phone. From the chip, only your identity data and the security data that prove the card is genuine are read; they are sent to the university server for verification and are not stored. Your photo is never read. ANNOUNCEMENTS Announcements from the university and its alumni offices land in an in-app inbox. Search them, filter to unread, mark them read, or swipe to delete. NOTIFICATION CHANNELS See the announcement channels assigned to you and mute the ones you are not interested in with a single tap. Your choice sticks, and you can bring them all back whenever you like. SURVEYS AND REQUESTS Answer the surveys the university publishes. Send your wishes, requests, complaints and suggestions to the relevant unit, then track the status and read the reply on the same screen. ALUMNI PORTAL The university's alumni pages and documents open inside the app, and PDFs are read without leaving it. IF NOTIFICATIONS ARE NOT ARRIVING The "notification health" screen shows your permission state, your channel subscriptions and your device token, and explains step by step why a notification may not have reached you. SECURITY • Every request is signed end to end (HMAC-SHA256) and the server certificate is pinned. • Local data is encrypted on the device, with the key held in the Keychain. • Optional app lock (Face ID, Touch ID or passcode). • Jailbreak, debugger and tampering detection, plus a privacy overlay in the app switcher. ALSO Turkish and English. Light and dark themes. Separate layouts for iPhone and iPad. Questions and feedback: bidb@cumhuriyet.edu.tr
FlashSwipe
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Learn a new language the way you scroll: one card at a time. FlashSwipe turns vocabulary into a quick, satisfying swipe. Swipe right when you know a card, left when you don't. The cards you miss come back in your daily review until they stick. NEW: IELTS & TOEFL • 500 high-level academic words that make the difference in the exam • Each with a simple definition, an example sentence and a natural voice • Meanings in English, Turkish, Spanish and German • Try the first cards for free SWIPE AND LEARN • Hundreds of words and idioms, plus real-life phrase decks for cafés, travel, dating, shopping, airports and emergencies • Tap a card to see its meaning, swipe to keep going • Learn English, Spanish, German or Turkish, from any of these four languages YOUR OWN WORDS • Build lists with your own words and choose the language of each side • Take a photo or a screenshot, or paste text, and pick the words you want • Select a word in Safari or any app, tap Share → FlashSwipe • Import a whole list from a CSV file NATURAL VOICES • Both sides of every card are read aloud in a natural voice • Slow the reading speed down whenever you need NEVER FORGET • Cards you missed come back in your daily review • A home screen widget shows a new word every time you look • Gentle reminders when your streak is about to end STAY MOTIVATED • Daily streaks, badges and a leaderboard • Just five minutes a day is enough FlashSwipe Pro unlocks the full IELTS & TOEFL deck, unlimited daily cards, unlimited natural voices and lists, every card in the phrase decks, a weekly streak freeze and an ad-free experience. Try it free for 7 days on the yearly plan. Terms of Use: https://www.flashswipeenglish.com/termsofservice Privacy Policy: https://www.flashswipeenglish.com/privacypolicy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CU Alumni at none against FlashSwipe's 2. CU Alumni also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). FlashSwipe's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 28 months). On price, ads and device support 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. FlashSwipe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. CU Alumni asks for nothing beyond the download.
CU Alumni ships an update every 28 months, FlashSwipe every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CU Alumni | FlashSwipe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi | ufuk turhat |
In-app purchases
CU Alumni
No in-app purchases
FlashSwipe
- FlashSwipe Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- FlashSwipe Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year









