Comparison

AnkiMobile Flashcards vs Elsevier eBooks+

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 app is a powerful and intelligent flashcard companion for a popular desktop program. It offers smart scheduling algorithms, flexible study interfaces, and comprehensive statistics to aid learning. Sync your progress across devices and study offline with media-rich cards.

Highlights
  • Cloud synchronization across devices
  • SM2 and FSRS scheduling algorithms
  • Flexible and efficient study interface
  • Comprehensive study graphs and statistics
  • Support for large card decks
  • Offline study with media
  • Advanced card search functionality
Features
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AnkiMobile is a mobile companion to Anki®, a powerful, intelligent flashcard program that is free, multi-platform, and open-source. Sales of this app support the development of both the computer and mobile version, which is why the app is priced as a computer application. AnkiMobile was written by the lead developer of Anki and AnkiWeb, and it has been around since 2010. Beware other apps using "Anki" in their name that have sprung up recently - they are not compatible with the rest of the Anki ecosystem, and they offer far fewer features, despite charging expensive subscriptions. Some of AnkiMobile's features include: - A free cloud synchronization service that lets you keep your card content synchronized across multiple mobile and computer devices. This makes it easy to add content on a computer and then study it on your mobile, easily keep your study progress current between an iPhone and iPad, and so on. - The same SM2 and FSRS scheduling algorithms that the computer version of Anki uses, which remind you of material as you're about to forget it. - A flexible interface designed for smooth and efficient study. You can set up AnkiMobile to perform different actions when you tap or swipe on various parts of the screen, and control which actions appear on the tool buttons. - Comprehensive graphs and statistics about your studies. - Support for large card decks - even 100,000+ cards. - If your cards use images or audio clips, the media is stored on your device, so you can study without an internet connection. - A powerful search facility that allows you to find cards that match criteria such as 'tagged high priority, answered in the last ten days and not containing the following words', and automatically place them into a deck to study. - Support for displaying mathematical equations with MathJax, and rendering LaTeX created with the computer version. - Support for adding images drawn with the Apple Pencil to your cards. Please note that AnkiMobile is currently intended as a companion to the computer version of Anki, rather than a complete replacement for it. While AnkiMobile is able to display and schedule your cards in the same way the computer version does, certain changes like modifying note types need to be done with the computer software. Add-ons are not supported, so while you can study image occlusion cards created with the computer version, they can not be created within AnkiMobile. For this reason, please start with the computer version of Anki before you think about buying this app. The cloud synchronization service is optional, and data can also be imported/exported from the app via a USB cable or AirDrop. Like all apps, AnkiMobile can be purchased once and then used on multiple devices in a household using the same Apple ID. Family sharing is also supported (apart from in India). For information on bulk discounts for educational institutions, please see Apple's Volume Purchase Program. For more information on AnkiMobile, including a link to the online manual, please have a look at the support page: https://docs.ankimobile.net/support.html. If you have any questions or want to report an issue, please let us know on our support site and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

About

Elsevier eBooks+

Access your medical textbooks offline and enhance your learning with tools for note-taking, highlighting, and flashcard creation. Sync your progress and annotations across devices for a seamless study experience.

Highlights
  • Offline book access
  • Note-taking and highlighting
  • Flashcard creation
  • Cross-device syncing
  • In-book search
  • Figure viewing and zooming
Features
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The Elsevier eBooks+ Bookshelf companion app provides on and offline access to the books in your eBooks+ account on the Content Library page. Enhance your reading experience with tools designed to build and improve your medical knowledge; making and sharing notes, highlighting key text, and creating flashcards. Elsevier eBooks Features: • Download books to your iOS device for easy online or offline reading. • Simple, user-friendly navigation and a clean reading experience. • Search inside your current book or across your full library. • Select text to create notes or highlights from your mobile device. • Tap to open figures, view captions, and pinch to zoom. • Sync your bookmarks, last page read, and all of your notes and highlights between your iOS device and our desktop or web-based eBooks+ apps. Requirements: • Elsevier eBooks+ account • One or more books available in your eBooks+ Bookshelf account • iOS 17+

Screenshots

AnkiMobile Flashcards4 screens
Elsevier eBooks+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Elsevier eBooks+ at Free against AnkiMobile Flashcards's $24.99. Elsevier eBooks+ also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.0). AnkiMobile Flashcards's advantage is review sentiment (59% vs 43%) and chart position (#1 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Elsevier eBooks+ 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

Elsevier eBooks+ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.4K and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of AnkiMobile Flashcards's written reviews are positive against 43% of Elsevier eBooks+'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AnkiMobile Flashcards ships an update every 6 weeks, Elsevier eBooks+ every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
AnkiMobile Flashcards versus Elsevier eBooks+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnkiMobile FlashcardsElsevier eBooks+
Price$24.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2.4K ratings)4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.5% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2.4K — better1.9K
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#1 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.2 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB183 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnki Software, LLCElsevier Inc.

Customer experience

AnkiMobile Flashcards

All ratings2,311 ratings
Positive74.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative20.9%
Written reviews1,575 reviews
Positive58.5%
Neutral13.0%
Negative28.4%

Elsevier eBooks+

All ratings1,873 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral17.5%
Negative39.7%

User reviews

AnkiMobile Flashcards

From 2.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💯 Excellent learning tool
  • 🤓 Powerful spaced repetition algorithm
  • 🌐 Seamless cross-device sync
  • 🎨 Customizable flashcards
  • 📚 Supports various media (text, images, audio, video)

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Steep learning curve
  • 🤖 Unintuitive interface
  • 🖼️ Issues with image syncing and display
  • 🔌 Syncing problems between devices
  • 🕰️ Slow performance and lag

Elsevier eBooks+

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Student / Study friendly
  • 🚀 Enhances content
  • 👍 Ebooks from Elsevier
  • 👍 Great app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unable to view images/tables
  • 🐛 Useless for medical textbooks
  • 🐛 Positioning issues
  • 🐛 Scrolling and zooming problems
  • 🐛 Slow loading times

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

Elsevier eBooks+

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Figures placed at the end of chapters
  • Search function only works for single words
  • Inability to clear search history
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Incompatibility with older devices

Requested features

8 requests
  • More highlighting and note-taking options
  • Ability to write, draw, or paste images on pages
  • Separate flashcard option integration with Anki/Quizlet
  • More font size options
  • Streamlined text selection for voiceover
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  • Page turning instead of scrolling
  • Ability to write on pages
  • Interactive features

In-app purchases

None

AnkiMobile Flashcards

No in-app purchases

None

Elsevier eBooks+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AnkiMobile Flashcards free?
AnkiMobile Flashcards costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elsevier eBooks+ free?
Elsevier eBooks+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AnkiMobile Flashcards or Elsevier eBooks+?
Elsevier eBooks+ is rated higher. AnkiMobile Flashcards averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Elsevier eBooks+ averages 4.7 from 1.9K ratings.
Do AnkiMobile Flashcards or Elsevier eBooks+ have ads?
Neither AnkiMobile Flashcards nor Elsevier eBooks+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AnkiMobile Flashcards or Elsevier eBooks+?
AnkiMobile Flashcards ships an update every 6 weeks, and Elsevier eBooks+ every 2 months. Most recently, AnkiMobile Flashcards was updated on October 29, 2026 and Elsevier eBooks+ on October 29, 2026.

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