AnkiMobile Flashcards vs MetaWear
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
MetaWear
Stream sensor data from MetaWear BLE sensor boards. This platform provides a comprehensive solution for building wearable devices and collecting sensor information.
- Stream sensor data
- MetaWear BLE sensor board compatibility
- Build wearable devices
- Gather sensor data
- Complete platform solution
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The MetaWear App lets you quickly and simply stream sensor data from any wireless MMS or MMRL sensor board.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MetaWear at Free against AnkiMobile Flashcards's $24.99. MetaWear also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0). AnkiMobile Flashcards's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 1) and chart position (#1 vs unranked). 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
MetaWear is free to download; AnkiMobile Flashcards costs $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MetaWear holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AnkiMobile Flashcards has 2.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of AnkiMobile Flashcards's written reviews are positive against 50% of MetaWear's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AnkiMobile Flashcards | MetaWear |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $24.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (2.4K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #1 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anki Software, LLC | MBIENTLAB INC |
Customer experience
AnkiMobile Flashcards
MetaWear
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
MetaWear
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AnkiMobile Flashcards
No in-app purchases
MetaWear
No in-app purchases
Questions
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