QwikCards vs FlipStudy Index Cards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QwikCards
Create and organize digital note cards with customizable dividers and sorting options. Manage to-do lists with due dates and sync notes across devices. Share and export your notes in various formats.
- Thousands of note cards
- Colored dividers for grouping
- Drag-and-drop organization
- Automatic sorting
- To-do lists with due dates
- Free iCloud sync
- Share notes with collaborators
- Export to text, RTF, HTML, Markdown
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• Write thousands of notes. Use boxes to group them with colored dividers. • Drag cards to organize them, or sort automatically by date, title, or task completed. • Make lists of to-do items with due dates. Check each item when you‘re done. See at a glance which to-do items are due today or overdue. • Automatically keep notes up-to-date on all your devices with free iCloud sync. • Share notes with others. See when they make changes. • Export to text, RTF, HTML, and Markdown. • Start with 30 free note cards and use every feature. Buy unlimited cards with a subscription, or one-time purchase with free updates. • Privacy Policy: https://qwikcards.com/privacy • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
FlipStudy Index Cards
Create and study digital flashcards with a simple, gesture-based interface. Add notes, drawings, and images to your cards, then flip through them quickly for effective memorization. Organize your study topics and access them easily on the go.
- Gesture-based card flipping
- Freehand drawing and typing
- Image and photo uploads
- Organize by topic with colors
- Portrait and landscape support
- Apple Pencil compatible
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Big exam tomorrow? Presentation on Monday? Quickly jot down all your notes on Flashcards then flip through them with your fingers on your way to the exam room. Have a friend flip through your cards before your elevator pitch. The Fastest, Cleanest, Simplest, pure gesture based Flashcard app. * Swipe left and right to flip through cards * Draw freely with your finger (or Apple Pencil) * Press and hold to Flip card over * Shake to see a random card * Swipe down to cancel * Swipe up to delete Features * Quickly add new flashcards on the fly with one tap * Freehand draw with your finger or type with your keyboard * Easily erase parts of your drawing with your finger * Swipe though multiple flashcards, press and hold to flip each card over * Supports both front and back side of flashcards * Store and organize multiple flashcard topics with different colors * Take photos, upload images * Use in both portrait and landscape * Apple Pencil Compatible
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: QwikCards at 4.3 against FlipStudy Index Cards's 3.3. QwikCards also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 52%). FlipStudy Index Cards's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (43 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. QwikCards sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and FlipStudy Index Cards sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
QwikCards holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FlipStudy Index Cards has 43 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of QwikCards's written reviews are positive against 52% of FlipStudy Index Cards's.
QwikCards ships an update every 3 months, FlipStudy Index Cards every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QwikCards | FlipStudy Index Cards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better | 3.3 (43 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 52.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SoftFrame | A2DWebs |
Customer experience
QwikCards
FlipStudy Index Cards
Bugs and requests
QwikCards
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
FlipStudy Index Cards
Reported bugs
34 issues- Double card in a deck
- Link to second deck not working
- First or last card only displayed
- Cards not put in random order
- Missing new set of cards
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- Deleted all cards after update
- Cloud sync never worked
- Glitchy syncing
- Cards get deleted on iPad
- App deleted half of cards
- Backside of cards deleted
- Majority of backside cards deleted again
- Cards appear blank
- Text disappears from cards
- Information not saved
- Lose data
- Cloud sync doesn't work well
- Lost card stacks
- Information lost after update
- App stopped working after update
- No way to go back and change/correct written content
- No way to delete unwanted cards
- Cannot make a new topic
- Writing looks very angular
- Lag when using Pencil
- Eraser doesn't delete entire stroke
- Writing on back of card deleted when changing front
- Cannot adjust stack colors
- Cannot view all cards clearly
- Basic functionality doesn't save
- Copying text converts 'a' to '&'
- Erases the back of index cards
- Accidentally erased notes
- Lost new card after creating it
Requested features
45 requests- Audio playback for language learning
- Ability to insert audio playback
- Undo button for bin
- Ability to share flashcards
- Flashcards transfer to new phone
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- Default to keyboard for editing
- Change font type in Pro version
- Resize images
- Tagging system for cards
- Multi-colored tags
- Select and drag text/drawings
- Sync app between iPad and iPhone
- Random card picking without shaking
- Enlarge text size
- Folders for organization
- View all cards at once
- Go to beginning/end/middle by touching dot
- Eraser instead of cleaning entire card
- Import photos from library
- Scale and position photos
- Reposition text
- Blank template card
- Randomize button
- Button to flip flashcard
- Line width options for Apple Pencil
- Ability to import photos
- Resize and position photos and text manually
- Change writing color
- Push text to top of cue card
- Print cards
- Add photos to cards
- Check-mark mastered cards
- Star or bookmark difficult cards
- Write answer under question on front side
- Add an eraser
- Palm rejection
- Share created cards via email, Facebook, or other iPads
- Change order of topics
- More difficult to delete a topic
- More color choices
- Save button
- Delete part of a note with Apple Pencil
- Change Apple Pencil line width
- Copy and paste functionality
- Cloud sync functionality
In-app purchases
QwikCards
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$5.991 Year
- One-Time Purchase$14.99
FlipStudy Index Cards
- Get Ad Free Upgrade$0.99
- Get All The Things$3.99
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