AnkiMobile Flashcards vs Maia.Study
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.
Maia.Study
This app offers personalized learning experiences with a virtual tutor. It provides structured lessons, interactive exercises, and custom course creation across various subjects. Learn through reading, podcasts, and lectures, with options to type or speak your responses.
- AI-powered private tutor
- Interactive learning sessions
- Custom course creation
- Multi-format lessons (reading, podcast, lecture)
- Speech and text input
- Progress tracking
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Maia is a private tutor for anything you want to learn. You sit a class. The tutor explains, works an example, then has you do it. Type, or speak. Each hour has reading, a podcast, and a lecture built for that class. Mapped paths in languages, humanities, science, and more. Or create a course on anything you want to learn. Maia Plus ($15/month) and Maia Pro ($30/month) are auto-renewable subscriptions billed through Apple. Each renews monthly until you cancel. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.maia.study/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Maia.Study at Free against AnkiMobile Flashcards's $24.99. Maia.Study also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). AnkiMobile Flashcards's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 2). On ads 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
Maia.Study is free to download; AnkiMobile Flashcards costs $24.99 up front. Maia.Study sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. AnkiMobile Flashcards asks for nothing beyond the download.
Maia.Study 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AnkiMobile Flashcards ships an update every 6 weeks, Maia.Study every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AnkiMobile Flashcards | Maia.Study |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $24.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (2.4K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Best chart rank | #1 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anki Software, LLC | Daniel Ivtsan |
Customer experience
AnkiMobile Flashcards
Maia.Study
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
Maia.Study
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AnkiMobile Flashcards
No in-app purchases
Maia.Study
- Maia Plus$14.991 Month
- Maia Pro Monthly$29.991 Month
- $10 in Credits$9.99
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