Comparison

AnkiMobile Flashcards vs Open eClass Mobile

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

Head to head
About

AnkiMobile Flashcards

This flashcard app offers a powerful spaced repetition system for efficient learning and memorization. Sync your decks across all your devices, including desktop and web, for seamless study anywhere. Supports large collections, custom card creation, and detailed progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition scheduling (SM-2 and FSRS)
  • Free sync with AnkiWeb across devices
  • Support for large card collections (100,000+)
  • Offline study with local media storage
  • Flexible interface for efficient study
  • Detailed progress graphs and statistics
  • MathJax and LaTeX rendering
Features
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Your decks, wherever you go! AnkiMobile is the official Anki app for iPhone and iPad, the flashcard app that more than 15 million learners worldwide have loved and trusted for over 20 years, made by the team behind Anki and AnkiWeb. Your purchase directly supports the open-source project that keeps Anki desktop free for everyone. Sync is included at no extra cost: no subscription, no sync fees. What you get: - Free sync with AnkiWeb. Keep your decks and study progress in sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Linux, and the web. Add cards on your computer, study them on your phone. - The same SM-2 and FSRS scheduling as desktop Anki, so you review material right as you're about to forget it. - A flexible interface designed for smooth and efficient study. - Detailed graphs and statistics about your progress. - Support for large collections, including 100,000+ cards. - Offline study. Media (images and audio) is stored on your device. - Powerful search for building filtered decks, e.g. "tagged high priority, answered in the last ten days, and not containing these words". - MathJax equations and LaTeX rendering. - Apple Pencil support for adding hand-drawn images to cards. Good to know: AnkiMobile works alongside the desktop version of Anki. Some tasks might require the desktop version, and add-ons are not supported on mobile yet. Sync is optional. You can also import and export data over USB or AirDrop. Buy once and use AnkiMobile on all your devices with the same Apple ID. Family Sharing is also supported. Educational institutions can find bulk discounts information through Apple's Volume Purchase Program. Need help? The manual and support resources are at https://docs.ankiweb.net/ankimobile/support. If you have questions or want to report an issue, contact us through our support site.

About

Open eClass Mobile

Access your Open eClass courses and stay updated with the official mobile application. This app provides an alternative way to interact with your educational content, designed to complement the web experience.

Highlights
  • Access Open eClass courses
  • Stay updated on course content
  • Alternative to web-app access
  • Requires active user account
  • Works with enabled Open eClass sites
Features
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Redesigned official Open eClass Mobile app! This application requires an active user account and works only with Open eClass sites that have enabled the mobile API. Please contact your Open eClass administrator if you encounter connection problems. It works best with Open eClass versions 4.4 or later This new mobile-app does not try to be everything that the web-app is but offers an alternative means for accessing courses and stay up-to-date. We’d really appreciate your feedback!

Screenshots

AnkiMobile Flashcards4 screens
Open eClass Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AnkiMobile Flashcards at 59% against Open eClass Mobile's 2%. AnkiMobile Flashcards also leads on chart position (#1 vs unranked). Open eClass Mobile's advantage is price (Free vs $24.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Open eClass Mobile is free to download; AnkiMobile Flashcards costs $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AnkiMobile Flashcards ships an update every 6 weeks, Open eClass Mobile every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
AnkiMobile Flashcards versus Open eClass Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnkiMobile FlashcardsOpen eClass Mobile
Price$24.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.5% of reviews — better2.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#1 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.2 — better15.3
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB33 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAnki Software, LLCGreek Universities Network

Customer experience

AnkiMobile Flashcards

All ratings2,375 ratings
Positive73.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews1,589 reviews
Positive58.5%
Neutral12.9%
Negative28.6%

Open eClass Mobile

Written reviews44 reviews
Positive2.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative93.2%

Bugs and requests

AnkiMobile Flashcards

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Cards disappearing after updates
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps
  • Inability to delete decks on mobile
  • Sync issues causing data loss
  • Compatibility problems with older iOS versions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve card browsing and management features
  • Integrate with Apple Pencil for better note-taking
  • Add support for more file formats (e.g., Opus audio)
  • Enhance mobile-specific features and UI
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  • Provide better onboarding and tutorials

Open eClass Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AnkiMobile Flashcards

No in-app purchases

None

Open eClass Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AnkiMobile Flashcards free?
AnkiMobile Flashcards costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open eClass Mobile free?
Open eClass Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AnkiMobile Flashcards or Open eClass Mobile have ads?
Neither AnkiMobile Flashcards nor Open eClass Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AnkiMobile Flashcards or Open eClass Mobile?
AnkiMobile Flashcards ships an update every 6 weeks, and Open eClass Mobile every 3 months. Most recently, AnkiMobile Flashcards was updated on November 10, 2026 and Open eClass Mobile on November 2, 2026.

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