Memorize vs Cards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Memorize
Enhance your studies with a minimalist interface for efficient learning. Organize subjects into decks, track progress with notes and feedback, and visualize study habits. Set reminders and sync across devices for a seamless academic journey.
- Minimalist interface
- Subject-based decks
- Learning journal with notes
- Study habit visualization
- Customizable reminders
- Cross-device syncing
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Memorize - Elevate Your Learning Journey! Efficient Tools: Navigate through a minimalist interface designed for efficient and organized studying. Structured Learning: Personalize your study experience with subject-based decks for a streamlined approach. Knowledge Chronicle: Record your learning moments with dates, notes, and real-time feedback. Relive your academic journey. Insightful Learning Trends: Visualize your study habits, set goals, and enhance your learning experience with insightful trends. Study Reminders: Stay on track with gentle nudges, capturing progress and reflections on your academic endeavors. Seamless Across Devices: Switch seamlessly between iPhone, iPad, and Mac, maintaining harmony in your learning materials. Memorize+: Unlock advanced features with unlimited flashcards, enhanced organization, and customized learning experiences. Your learning journey, simply enhanced. Download Memorize now! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Cards
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I'm learning a new language, and one day I thought: why carry paper flashcards around when my phone is always with me anyway? That's how the Cards app came to be. It's very simple. You add a word, the translation fills in on its own, and you can write the transcription the way you pronounce it. Every word becomes a card in your gallery. Open a card and tap it to flip it over: that's how you check yourself. What's inside: • A gallery of your cards in a clean grid • Tap to flip: the word on one side, the translation and transcription on the other • Shuffle mode, so you learn the words and not their order • Translations-first mode, to recall the word the other way around • Search by word or translation • A language filter, if you study more than one • A Learned section: mark words you know and bring them back whenever you want • Word pronunciation, for languages with a voice on your iPhone • Add words from any app with the Share button • A daily reminder with one word from the cards you are learning • iCloud sync: your cards come back when you switch phones or reinstall the app • A Home Screen widget: a new random card every hour, reveal the translation with one tap, or shuffle to the next word. Choose the languages and the color • A Lock Screen widget that opens Add Card in one tap Cards is minimal, calm and built in the style of iOS. Nothing extra, no sign-up, no ads, and completely free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cards at none against Memorize's 5. Cards also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Memorize's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Memorize sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Cards asks for nothing beyond the download.
Memorize ships an update every 3 weeks, Cards every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Memorize | Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jakub Milcarz | Timur Tufatulin |
In-app purchases
Memorize
- Memorize+ (Weekly)$1.997 Days
- Memorize+ (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- Memorize+ (Family)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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- Memorize+ (Annual)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Memorize+ (Lifetime)$49.99
Cards
No in-app purchases









