Comparison

Brainscape vs ATS Mobile

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Brainscape

This app uses AI and spaced repetition to help you learn faster and remember longer. Create your own multimedia flashcards or access a vast marketplace of expert-curated content for various subjects and exams. It's designed for serious learners who want to optimize their study time.

Highlights
  • AI-powered flashcard maker
  • Spaced repetition algorithm
  • Expert-curated flashcard marketplace
  • Create multimedia flashcards
  • Collaborative content creation
  • Active recall and self-assessment
Features
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Learn faster and remember longer with Brainscape, the AI flashcard app that combines scientifically proven spaced repetition and active recall. Create flashcards instantly from notes, PDFs, images, and text, or study millions of expert-created flashcards for exams, languages, certifications, and more. Whether you're switching from Anki or another flashcard app, Brainscape helps you study more efficiently. Brainscape’s intelligent study system is designed around proven cognitive science principles that help you learn faster and remember longer. By combining active recall, metacognition, and spaced repetition, Brainscape helps serious learners spend less time studying and retain more of what they learn. How Brainscape works. Study any subject using smart flashcards designed to maximize retention: - Actively recall answers instead of passively rereading notes - Rate your confidence from 1–5 after each card - Let Brainscape automatically optimize review timing using spaced repetition - Focus more time on difficult concepts and less on material you've already mastered This unique combination of active recall, self-assessment (metacognition), and spaced repetition is designed to help you learn more efficiently. Where do all of Brainscape’s awesome flashcards come from? Three places: 1. Exper-created flashcards: Study professionally designed collections covering: - Foreign languages - MBE (Bar Exam) - NCLEX - MCAT - AP courses - Series 7 - GRE - And many more 2. Community-created flashcards: Search millions of flashcards created by students, teachers, professionals, and organizations around the world. 3. Create your own flashcards: Instantly create multimedia flashcards from: - Notes - PDFs - Images - Documents - Text input Add images, audio, and collaborate with classmates or colleagues. Why learners all over the world use Brainscape - AI-powered flashcard creation - Scientifically designed spaced repetition - Active recall learning techniques - Progress tracking and study insights - Millions of existing flashcards ready to study - Available across web and mobile devices How much does it cost? Creating and sharing great text flashcards is FREE. (Woohoo! And sorry, we do have to charge for image creation for security reasons.) And for unlimited access to ALL of Brainscape's user-generated and premium, expert-curated content, as well as optional features, like bookmarks and card reversibility--or to me your content private, you can upgrade to Pro for $19.99 (monthly), $59.99 (every 6 months), or $95.99 (annually). Alternatively, you can unlock a LIFETIME of learning with Brainscape for a one-time cost of only $199.99 American dolla billz. The fine print: The 3 recurring subscriptions (monthly, semiannual, and annual) will renew automatically within 24 hours before the end of the current period, unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can cancel auto-renewal any time by going to Account Settings, and the cancellation will apply after the active subscription period is complete. Go ahead and learn more about our Terms and Privacy Policy at brainscape.com/terms. What’s on the horizon? It’s our vision to empower everyone, everywhere to rise to the challenge of personalized forever-learning. And for this reason, we love hearing from our user community: it’s through your feedback that we can continue to innovate our platform to be more convenient, efficient, and even fun and social to use!

About

ATS Mobile

This app helps architects and LEED professionals manage their continuing education credits on the go. It tracks deadlines, stores certificates, and notifies users of approaching requirements for various states and associations.

Highlights
  • Manage association memberships
  • Track credit deadlines by state
  • Organize certificates and credits
  • Real-time credit completion summaries
  • Deadline approaching alerts
  • Notifications for new opportunities
  • Automatic course completion submissions
Features
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ATS Mobile offers Architects and LEED professionals all the continuing-education resources you love from America Training Solutions but in an on-the-go app. Plus, you’ll have access to course modules to make the most of your time. Waiting for your flight? Complete credits with mini-course modules. Need to earn CE credits in multiple states? ATS Mobile organizes your completed credits, digitally stores your certificates, and summarizes what’s remaining for each state. You’ll even receive notifications when state deadlines are approaching. ATS Mobile is the only continuing-education resource you’ll need...no matter where you are. KEY FEATURES: • Keep all your association membership information in one place, including State License, AIA, HSW, USGBC, GBCI, IDCEC, AIBC, AAA, OAQ, and many more. • Track your credit deadlines by state. • Organize your certificates and credits by date and type of credit (including a PDF copy of each actual certificate). • Access real-time summaries of credit completion based on associations and states. • Receive alerts when credit deadlines are approaching including the number of needed credits. • Receive notifications of new continuing-education opportunities including live-seminars in your area, webinars, and online courses. • Enjoy automatic submissions of course completions at the time of course including live seminars and lunch-and-learns. • Record presence and fill evaluation form electronically for all ATS events.

Screenshots

Brainscape4 screens
ATS Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ATS Mobile at none against Brainscape's 4. ATS Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). Brainscape's advantage is ratings volume (22K vs 47) and chart position (#170 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads 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

Both are free to download. Brainscape sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. ATS Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ATS Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brainscape has 22K ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Brainscape versus ATS Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainscapeATS Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (22K ratings)4.9 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings22K — better47
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#170 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB30 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBrainscapeAmerica Trade Solutions Consultants LLC

Customer experience

Brainscape

All ratings21,531 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews1,128 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative12.3%

ATS Mobile

All ratings40 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%

Bugs and requests

Brainscape

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when switching between cards
  • Syncing issues causing data loss
  • Difficulty importing and organizing custom cards
  • Inconsistent performance on different devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow more customization of cards (e.g., adding images, audio)
  • Improve search and browsing functionality
  • Provide more detailed progress tracking and statistics
  • Offer family/group subscription plans
  • Add support for more languages

ATS Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Brainscape

Subscriptions3
  • Brainscape Pro$19.991 Month
  • Brainscape Pro$59.996 Months
  • Brainscape Pro$95.991 Year
One-time1
  • Brainscape Pro Lifetime$199.99
None

ATS Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brainscape free?
Brainscape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ATS Mobile free?
ATS Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brainscape or ATS Mobile?
ATS Mobile is rated higher. Brainscape averages 4.8 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while ATS Mobile averages 4.9 from 47 ratings.
Do Brainscape or ATS Mobile have ads?
Neither Brainscape nor ATS Mobile shows ads.

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