Comparison

AnkiMobile Flashcards vs Exam Timer

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

Exam Timer

This app helps you manage your exam preparation time effectively. Input the total number of questions and exam duration, and it calculates the time per question, displaying it graphically to minimize distractions. Practice effectively and aim for high scores.

Highlights
  • Calculates time per question
  • Graphical time display
  • Tracks solved questions
  • Simple interface
  • Customizable exam settings
Features
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Do you want to get high scores on exams? To achieve this, one of the most important issues is to evaluate the exam period very well. Plenty of practice before the exam is very important. Race against time. It is very important to solve many tests and be able to do them during the exam period. You can follow the exam times with this application during your practice. Simply, select the total number of questions and the total time. The application calculates the amount of time per question. You just tap the Start button, the time required for each question will start to count down. To avoid distractions, the time is shown graphically instead of counting in seconds, the classic method. A green bar graph shows the number of questions you solved in the exam. That's all, that's simple. We wish you success in your exams.

Screenshots

AnkiMobile Flashcards4 screens
Exam Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Exam Timer at Free against AnkiMobile Flashcards's $24.99. Exam Timer also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.2). AnkiMobile Flashcards's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.3) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AnkiMobile Flashcards holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AnkiMobile Flashcards has 2.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of AnkiMobile Flashcards's written reviews are positive against 25% of Exam Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AnkiMobile Flashcards ships an update every 6 weeks, Exam Timer every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
AnkiMobile Flashcards versus Exam Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnkiMobile FlashcardsExam Timer
Price$24.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2.4K ratings) — better3.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews58.5% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.4K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#1 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB23 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAnki Software, LLCAlparslan Topbas

Customer experience

AnkiMobile Flashcards

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

Exam Timer

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

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

Exam Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AnkiMobile Flashcards

No in-app purchases

None

Exam Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AnkiMobile Flashcards free?
AnkiMobile Flashcards costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Exam Timer free?
Exam Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AnkiMobile Flashcards or Exam Timer?
AnkiMobile Flashcards is rated higher. AnkiMobile Flashcards averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Exam Timer averages 3.3 from 4 ratings.
Do AnkiMobile Flashcards or Exam Timer have ads?
Exam Timer shows ads; AnkiMobile Flashcards does not.
Which is updated more often, AnkiMobile Flashcards or Exam Timer?
AnkiMobile Flashcards ships an update every 6 weeks, and Exam Timer every 11 months. Most recently, AnkiMobile Flashcards was updated on November 5, 2026 and Exam Timer on November 3, 2026.

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