Comparison

CU Alumni vs FlashSwipe

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

Head to head
About

CU Alumni

Features
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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

About

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. 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 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 • Cards you learned after a miss return during the week so they stay with you • Gentle reminders when your streak is about to end YOUR OWN LISTS • Build lists with your own words and choose the language of each side • Add a word and hear it right away STAY MOTIVATED • Daily streaks, badges and a leaderboard • Just five minutes a day is enough FlashSwipe Pro unlocks unlimited natural voices, unlimited lists, every card in the phrase decks 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

Screenshots

CU Alumni4 screens
FlashSwipe4 screens

Verdict

The call

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 (weekly 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FlashSwipe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. CU Alumni asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CU Alumni ships an update every 28 months, FlashSwipe weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
CU Alumni versus FlashSwipe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCU AlumniFlashSwipe
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCumhuriyet Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesiufuk turhat

In-app purchases

None

CU Alumni

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

FlashSwipe

Subscriptions2
  • FlashSwipe Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • FlashSwipe Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is CU Alumni free?
CU Alumni is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FlashSwipe free?
FlashSwipe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CU Alumni or FlashSwipe have ads?
Neither CU Alumni nor FlashSwipe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CU Alumni or FlashSwipe?
CU Alumni ships an update every 28 months, and FlashSwipe weekly. Most recently, CU Alumni was updated on October 15, 2026 and FlashSwipe on October 18, 2026.

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