Comparison

AnkiMobile Flashcards vs CAS Events

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

CAS Events

Access conference schedules, presentations, and speaker details. Take notes directly on slides and engage with attendees through in-app messaging, tweeting, and emailing.

Highlights
  • View conference schedule
  • Access presentations and speaker details
  • Take notes on slides
  • Draw directly on presentation slides
  • In-app messaging with attendees
  • Share information via tweet and email
Features
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The CAS Events mobile application allows you to view the schedule, presentations, exhibitors and speaker details from the conference. Users can take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the app. Note-taking is also available in the posters and exhibitors modules. Additionally, users can share information with attendees and colleagues with in app messaging, tweeting and emailing.

Screenshots

AnkiMobile Flashcards4 screens
CAS Events4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CAS Events at Free against AnkiMobile Flashcards's $24.99. CAS Events also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 59%). AnkiMobile Flashcards's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 117) 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CAS Events 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

CAS Events holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AnkiMobile Flashcards has 2.4K ratings behind it against 117, 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 100% of CAS Events's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AnkiMobile Flashcards ships an update every 6 weeks, CAS Events every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
AnkiMobile Flashcards versus CAS Events: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnkiMobile FlashcardsCAS Events
Price$24.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2.4K ratings)4.8 (117 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better117
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 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnki Software, LLCCasualty Actuarial Society

Customer experience

AnkiMobile Flashcards

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

CAS Events

All ratings117 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

CAS Events

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AnkiMobile Flashcards

No in-app purchases

None

CAS Events

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AnkiMobile Flashcards free?
AnkiMobile Flashcards costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CAS Events free?
CAS Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AnkiMobile Flashcards or CAS Events?
CAS Events is rated higher. AnkiMobile Flashcards averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while CAS Events averages 4.8 from 117 ratings.
Do AnkiMobile Flashcards or CAS Events have ads?
Neither AnkiMobile Flashcards nor CAS Events shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AnkiMobile Flashcards or CAS Events?
AnkiMobile Flashcards ships an update every 6 weeks, and CAS Events every 3 months. Most recently, AnkiMobile Flashcards was updated on November 9, 2026 and CAS Events on November 3, 2026.

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