Comparison

Brainscape vs Revise IT

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

Revise IT

Test your knowledge on various macOS and OS X versions, from Yosemite to Ventura. This app provides a comprehensive way to assess your understanding of these operating systems.

Highlights
  • OS X Yosemite knowledge test
  • OS X El Capitan quiz
  • macOS Sierra assessment
  • macOS High Sierra questions
  • macOS Mojave practice
  • macOS Catalina exam
  • macOS Big Sur study
  • macOS Monterey quiz
  • macOS Ventura test
Features
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If you want to test your knowledge on OS X v10.10 (Yosemite), OS X v10.11 (El Capitan), macOS v10.12 (Sierra), macOS v10.13 (High Sierra), macOS v10.14 (Mojave), macOS v10.15 (Catalina), macOS v11.0 (Big Sur), macOS v12.0 (Monterey) or macOS 13.0 (Ventura).

Screenshots

Brainscape4 screens
Revise IT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Brainscape at Free against Revise IT's $9.99. Brainscape also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). Revise IT's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On review sentiment, 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

Brainscape is free to download; Revise IT costs $9.99 up front. Brainscape sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Revise IT asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brainscape holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brainscape has 21K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Brainscape's written reviews are positive against 76% of Revise IT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brainscape ships an update every 3 weeks, Revise IT every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Brainscape versus Revise IT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainscapeRevise IT
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.8 (21K ratings) — better3.6 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews82.2% of reviews — better75.8% of reviews
Number of ratings21K — better20
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrainscapeInfluential Software Services

Customer experience

Brainscape

All ratings21,463 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews943 reviews
Positive82.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative13.0%

Revise IT

All ratings20 ratings
Positive65.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive75.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative21.0%

User reviews

Brainscape

From 21K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing flashcard app
  • 👍 Great for studying and learning
  • 👍 Helpful for passing exams and tests
  • 👍 Convenient to use on mobile devices
  • 👍 Effective spaced repetition algorithm

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🐛 Buggy app with crashes and syncing issues
  • 🔒 Limited functionality in free version
  • 👎 Difficult to edit and organize cards
  • 👎 Inaccuracies in some pre-made decks

Revise IT

From 20 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great study tool for Apple exams
  • 👍 Helpful for passing certifications
  • 👍 Good for reviewing knowledge
  • 👍 Free resource for study
  • 👍 Useful for identifying weak areas

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Outdated exam content
  • 🐛 Questions out of scope
  • 🐛 Not working on newer iOS versions
  • 🐛 No place to review marked questions
  • 🐛 Lacks answer explanations

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

Revise IT

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App not up to date with latest Apple exams
  • No updates to Apple exams after purchase
  • All questions out of scope of the exam
  • Not working correctly on iOS 14.7.1
  • Stuck on Version (10.15)
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  • Marked questions not reviewable
  • No answer explanation provided
  • Grammatical errors
  • No iPhone X or iPad support
  • Results section stuck on OS X 10.7
  • Wrong answers in the app
  • Questions not close to actual test
  • Server version questions not covered
  • Incorrect answers in relation to Peachpit book

Requested features

12 requests
  • Update content to latest Apple exams
  • Provide answer explanations
  • Allow review of marked questions
  • Support for iPhone X and iPad
  • Fix results section to allow OS switching
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  • Include more practice questions
  • Add Microsoft exam preparation
  • Make one for MacOSX
  • Update to include 10.14 Mojave material
  • Include 10.13 study guides
  • Ability to view wrong/right answers with explanations
  • Update to include 10.9 certifications

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

Revise IT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brainscape free?
Brainscape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Revise IT free?
Revise IT costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brainscape or Revise IT?
Brainscape is rated higher. Brainscape averages 4.8 out of 5 from 21K ratings, while Revise IT averages 3.6 from 20 ratings.
Do Brainscape or Revise IT have ads?
Neither Brainscape nor Revise IT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brainscape or Revise IT?
Brainscape ships an update every 3 weeks, and Revise IT every 6 months. Most recently, Brainscape was updated on October 19, 2026 and Revise IT on October 15, 2026.

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