Comparison

MioCards vs Picabulary

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

Head to head
About

MioCards

Master foreign languages with smart flashcards. This app uses spaced repetition to help you memorize vocabulary efficiently. Create your own sets or use pre-made ones, and even generate cards from text or AI prompts.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition algorithm (FSRS)
  • Pre-made and custom flashcard sets
  • AI-generated flashcards
  • Extract words from text/links/photos
  • Audio pronunciation
  • Progress tracking and reminders
  • Offline functionality
Features
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MioCards helps you learn foreign words and remember them by heart. Pick a ready-made set or create your own for any language pair, then study with flashcards. The app schedules each card with FSRS, a modern spaced-repetition algorithm, so you review a word exactly when you are about to forget it. WHAT YOU GET • Ready-made sets – 100 sets per language for Spanish, German and Dutch, from A1 to C1, 100 words each with example sentences. Add a whole set in one tap. • Sets for any language pair – pick the language you learn and the language you know. • Quick manual cards – a word, a translation, done. • AI-generated sets – describe a topic and get a ready set of cards to review and edit before saving. Your topic is sent for generation only after you agree to it. • New words from any text – paste text or a link, or take a photo, and MioCards finds the words you don't know yet and builds a set. Share text or a link to MioCards from any other app. • Fill a card with AI – type a word, pick its meaning, and AI adds the translation and an example. • Spaced repetition – FSRS picks what to review today; answer Repeat, Hard, Normal or Easy. • Both directions – study word → translation and translation → word. • Audio – hear the pronunciation of every word, on one or both sides of the card. • Daily reminder – a notification at the time you choose. • Progress – streaks and a review calendar. • Archive – hide sets and cards you no longer need, restore them any time. • iPhone and iPad – sets and cards side by side on iPad. • Works offline – everything is saved on your device first and synced to your account when you are online. FREE AND PRO MioCards is free with up to 500 active cards and a monthly allowance of AI cards. MioCards Pro (monthly or yearly, with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan) adds more AI cards, HD voice for the cards you type and an unlimited library. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage them in App Store settings. PRIVACY MioCards creates an anonymous account for you; no e-mail or password is required. You can delete the account and all its data from Settings at any time. Download MioCards and add your first set today. Privacy policy: https://miocards.online/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://miocards.online/terms/ Support: https://miocards.online/support/

About

Picabulary

Features
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Picabulary giúp bạn học tiếng Anh từ đồ vật thật quanh mình. Chụp một bức ảnh — ghế, cốc, đèn, ổ cắm — app nhận diện rồi tạo thẻ từ: tiếng Anh, nghĩa tiếng Việt, phiên âm và câu ví dụ. Lưu vào bộ từ, ôn lại khi rảnh, hoặc học theo chủ đề có sẵn. Dành cho người Việt muốn nhớ từ gắn với đời sống hàng ngày, không học theo danh sách khô. Cách dùng • Chụp hoặc chọn ảnh đồ vật • Xem thẻ từ, nghe phát âm, lưu những từ cần học • Ôn trong bộ từ và làm bài kiểm tra • Học theo chủ đề từng ngày Picabulary dùng camera và ảnh bạn chọn để nhận diện từ. Có thể có quảng cáo có thưởng khi hết lượt quét miễn phí.

Screenshots

MioCards4 screens
Picabulary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Picabulary at none against MioCards's 6. Picabulary also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). MioCards's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MioCards sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Picabulary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MioCards ships an update monthly, Picabulary every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MioCards versus Picabulary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMioCardsPicabulary
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB31 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSmirnov YuryDuc Hoa Truong

In-app purchases

6 purchases

MioCards

Subscriptions3
  • MioCards Pro Monthly1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • MioCards Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
  • MioCards Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • 100 AI cards$0.99
  • 300 AI cards$2.99
  • 1,000 AI cards$6.99
None

Picabulary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MioCards free?
MioCards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Picabulary free?
Picabulary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MioCards or Picabulary have ads?
Neither MioCards nor Picabulary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MioCards or Picabulary?
MioCards ships an update monthly, and Picabulary every 4 days. Most recently, MioCards was updated on November 6, 2026 and Picabulary on November 10, 2026.

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