Jottable Flash Cards Lite vs Flashcard Max
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jottable Flash Cards Lite
Create and study digital flashcards with customizable notes and automatic flipping. Organize your study sets, search for specific terms, and import/export your card data via text files or the clipboard.
- Customizable memos per card
- Automatic card flipping
- Import/export via text files
- Searchable card content
- Reorder and skip cards
- Supports Retina displays
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This is a flash cards app, you can take a note with color marker other than main word. It also has the following functions. Automatic flipping, searching word, reordering cards, skipping cards with slider, importing and exporting text files. ==Principal Functions== 1. Uses animation for flipping cards. 2. Can have up to 3 memos on each card. 3. Can import or export text file using iTunes' "File Sharing". 4. Can have plural sheaves. 5. Can flip card automatically. 6. Can shuffle order of cards. 7. Can search keyword. 8. Can skip cards using slider. 9. Can hide cards by pressing and dragging card. 10. Supports both 3.5 and 4 inch Retina displays. 11. Can change card size on 4 inch display. ==To import or export text files using iTunes == 1. Use iTunes' "File Sharing", if you want to import or export text files. 2. The importing file needs to be Tab separated text or Comma separated text with UTF8 encoding. The extension for Tab separated text is ".txt", for Comma separated text is ".csv". 3. If you want to import text file with line feed code, you need to separate cards using semicolon(;). 4. The exporting file is always Tab separated text with UTF8 encoding. ==To import or export text files using clip board == 1. You can import or export text files using clipboard. 2. The importing file needs to be Tab separated text with UTF8 encoding. 3. If you want to import text file with line feed code, you need to separate cards using semicolon(;). 4. The exporting file is always Tab separated text with UTF8 encoding.
Flashcard Max
Create, study, and share digital flashcards with rich media like images and text. Features include OCR for text extraction, customizable study modes, and the ability to cover parts of images. Syncs with a desktop companion app for seamless workflow.
- Create flashcards with text and images
- Extract text from images (OCR)
- Customize study modes
- Listen to flashcards
- Share flashcard files
- Integrates with desktop app
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*INTEGRATES WITH COMPANION DESKTOP APP MAKE FLASHCARDS - Create flashcards with pictures, text, and hints - Create flashcards using lecture slides - Add hints with images & text - Edit + Cover Up key parts of a picture - Extract text from images (OCR) STUDY FLASHCARDS - 2 Study Mode options - Listen to flashcards - Easily customize how you want to study your flashcards - Wrong flashcards are reshuffled into deck during review session - Option to start review with a few flashcards and gradually add more SHARE FLASHCARDS - Share flashcard files with a friend
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jottable Flash Cards Lite at 5.0 against Flashcard Max's 4.3. Jottable Flash Cards Lite also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Flashcard Max's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Jottable Flash Cards Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashcard Max has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Jottable Flash Cards Lite's written reviews are positive against 83% of Flashcard Max's.
Jottable Flash Cards Lite ships an update every 5 months, Flashcard Max every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jottable Flash Cards Lite | Flashcard Max |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Satoshi Horiguchi | Max Myers |
Customer experience
Jottable Flash Cards Lite
Flashcard Max
Bugs and requests
Jottable Flash Cards Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Flashcard Max
Reported bugs
13 issues- Flashcard text randomly deletes or disappears
- Edits on mobile version don't save properly
- Ctrl+Z undo function removes all formatting on card
- App crashes when switching keyboard languages
- App freezes on certain decks requiring force quit
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- Text from one card appears on another card
- Imported cards lose formatting on mobile
- Mobile app crashes when importing files
- Font changes revert unexpectedly
- Blank cards appear after closing and reopening app
- Performance issues with large decks
- Settings section missing on some devices
- Screenshot flashcards cut off in portrait mode
Requested features
18 requests- Automatic cloud syncing between devices (iCloud/Google Drive)
- Subfolder/nested folder organization
- Alphabetical card sorting and sequencing controls
- Batch text formatting for all cards at once
- Export to PDF or printable format
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- Search bar to find flashcards across decks
- Landscape mode support on mobile
- Audio and video support for language learning
- Study games (matching, fill-in-the-blank)
- Direct AirDrop sharing functionality
- Automatic slideshow/carousel study mode
- LaTeX support for mathematical equations
- Bulk import from lists or CSV files
- Italics text formatting option
- Progress tracking and statistics dashboard
- Copy-paste list functionality for quick card creation
- Full-screen study mode
- Keyboard shortcuts for text formatting
In-app purchases
Jottable Flash Cards Lite
No in-app purchases
Flashcard Max
No in-app purchases
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