Comparison

Hieratic Flash Cards vs Hieroglyphs

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

Head to head
About

Hieratic Flash Cards

Learn ancient Egyptian cursive handwriting with interactive flashcards. Explore character evolution and historical papyri samples. Designed for offline use, it offers a painless introduction to recognizing hieratic glyphs.

Highlights
  • 200 hieratic characters
  • Multiple historical versions
  • Flashcard matching (Hieratic/Hieroglyph/Phonetic)
  • Testing, manual, and auto learning modes
  • Glyph evolution view
  • Historic papyri samples with transliteration/translation
  • Offline use
Features
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Hieratic was the everyday script of ancient Egyptians, their form of cursive handwriting. This App is the first to help in learning Hieratic! 200 hieratic characters are contained in the set. The app has versions of these characters from the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom! Included are all the alphabetic glyphs as well as the most common biliterals and triliterals (double and triple consonants). For all who enjoys Ancient Egypt: Students, Enthusiasts, and Professionals! Hieratic is very challenging to learn and while this App is not, by any means a complete reference, it does offer a painless introduction to recognizing hieratic glyphs! The App has three sets of flash cards: - Match a Hieratic to a Hieroglyph - Match a Hieratic to a phonetic sound - Match a Hieroglyph to a Hieratic And three presentation modes: - Testing Mode with 3 choices - Manual Learning shows just correct answer, advance when you are ready - Auto Learning, just correct answer, timed advance to next card An "Evolution" view shows how common hieratic glyphs evolved over the millennia. The App also has several samples of well known, historic hieratic papyri with transliteration (convert to latin-style characters) and translation (to English) to show you how its done. Designed for off-line use, no internet required! Glyph shapes are based on Georg Möller’s "Hieratische Paläographie" and Joshua Aaron Roberson's "A Very Brief Introduction to Hieratic"

About

Hieroglyphs

Features
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Developed by researcher and author Bill Petty, this comprehensive digital library is the essential mobile reference for Egyptophiles, students, researchers, and professional Egyptologists. The Hieroglyphs app brings the most popular Hieroglyphic dictionary directly to your device, along with other reference books to aid in translation and understanding hieroglyphs and the Middle Egyptian language. Whether you are translating inscriptions in the field or studying at home or school, the Hieroglyphs app provides the tools you need. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Key Features: • Phonograms and ideograms: A comprehensive list of uni-literals, bi-literals, tri-literals, and ideograms (included). • EZGlyph and Proglyph: The easiest, Word-based hieroglyph writer (included). These tools are a $25 value. • Hieroglyphic Sign List: Based on the work of Alan Gardiner. • Hieroglyphic Dictionary: A best sellling Middle Egyptian dictionary, with about 4,000 entries. • Egyptian Glyphary: A Sign List based hieroglyphic dictionary of Middle Egyptian, for easy look-up. • English to Middle Egyptian Dictionary: The most comprehensive dictionary of its kind with about 8,000 entries. • The Names of the Kings of Egypt: The Serekhs and Cartouches of Egypt's Pharaohs, along with Selected Queens. • Curated Library: References Books, Instructional Materials, and Hieroglyphic Texts are being added every month. Introductory Offer: To celebrate the app's release, receive a special 50% introductory discount on all in-app purchases for a limited time. About the Developer: Bill Petty is a dedicated researcher and author specializing in Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Through BFPress, a division of BFGroups, Inc., he provides high-quality resources to make the ancient Egyptian language accessible to everyone.

Screenshots

Hieratic Flash Cards4 screens
Hieroglyphs3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hieroglyphs at Free against Hieratic Flash Cards's $1.99. Hieroglyphs also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 19 months). Hieratic Flash Cards's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Hieroglyphs is free to download; Hieratic Flash Cards costs $1.99 up front. Hieroglyphs sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Hieratic Flash Cards asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hieratic Flash Cards ships an update every 19 months, Hieroglyphs every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hieratic Flash Cards versus Hieroglyphs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHieratic Flash CardsHieroglyphs
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB41 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAviametrix, LLCBFGRoups, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Hieratic Flash Cards

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Hieroglyphs

Subscriptions2
  • edu annual subscription$9.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time7
  • Hieroglyphic Dictionary$9.99
  • Egyptian Glyphary$9.99
  • Sign List$9.99
Show 4 more
  • English to Middle Egyptian$9.99
  • Lifetime Subscription$9.99
  • Names of the Kings of Egypt$9.99
  • Urkunden der 18. Dynastie, Band 1$9.99

Questions

Is Hieratic Flash Cards free?
Hieratic Flash Cards costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hieroglyphs free?
Hieroglyphs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hieratic Flash Cards or Hieroglyphs have ads?
Neither Hieratic Flash Cards nor Hieroglyphs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hieratic Flash Cards or Hieroglyphs?
Hieratic Flash Cards ships an update every 19 months, and Hieroglyphs every 4 weeks. Most recently, Hieratic Flash Cards was updated on October 27, 2026 and Hieroglyphs on October 17, 2026.

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