Comparison

Simple Flash Card Maker vs Smart Notes

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

Head to head
About

Simple Flash Card Maker

Create and study custom flashcards with text, images, sound, or video. Study through drills or a matching game. Import decks from your computer or download free ready-made decks.

Highlights
  • Create custom flashcards
  • Support for text, image, sound, and video
  • Import decks from computer
  • Download free pre-made decks
  • Drill study mode
  • Matching game mode
  • Customizable drill settings
Features
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User comment: "This app is very convenient for getting some quick studying in when walking from class to class or waiting at a bus stop etc. I highly recommend it especially for college students." User comment: "I like being able to study two ways: playing the matching game as well as drilling with the flashcards." Don't like our flash cards? Then make your own. Simple Flash Card Maker lets you easily make your own flash cards. Either right there on your iOS device, or make them even more quickly on your computer, (mac or pc), and import them using iTunes. Each card can have combinations of text, images, sound or video. The text can be in any language that you can enter using your keyboard. Images and Video can come direct from your camera, from your albums or from your mac/pc. Sound can be recorded live, from your music, or imported from your mac/pc using iTunes. Cards within your deck can be marked to be included (or not) when you are doing drills. This lets you learn the cards 10 at a time. Easily add 10 more when you master those. And after you have learned those 10, easily drill yourself on the whole deck so far. 10 at a time is a great way to learn even a very large deck. Easily drill just the last 10 cards at the tap of a button. During a drill you can see either the front, the back or both. Or you can rotate to landscape and see "Just the Card" - one side of the card filling the entire screen. You can also do a multichoice drill and choose from one of four answers. If you get a card right it is removed from that drill, (not the deck). If you get it wrong it's shuffled back in and it will come back again later. Keep going until you get them all right. You can also play a simple memory game, (face up or face down), to test your knowledge of the cards by finding pairs of matching cards. Simple Flash Card Maker is great for elementary maths and for learning to read. It is indispensable for language study, and for learning vocabulary. Use it to memorise your favorite Bible verses. Or cram key facts for upcoming examinations. Video takes it to a whole new level beyond old school, paper flash cards. Kids can learn from short videos instead of just static text or images. They can record their own voices for names of animals. Video is also great for learning things like sign language where complicated diagrams usually just make it harder to get started. Regular practice and review is the only way to memorise anything using flash cards. You always have your phone with you, so use those spare moments throughout the day to review your deck and you will be amazed at how quickly your knowledge grows.

About

Smart Notes

This intelligent notebook uses AI to capture, organize, and retrieve your notes. It offers voice transcription, document scanning, and smart summarization to help you manage ideas and tasks effortlessly.

Highlights
  • AI-powered voice recording and transcription
  • Document and whiteboard scanning with OCR
  • Automatic note categorization and tagging
  • Summarize notes and generate action items
  • Convert notes to tasks and reminders
  • Collaboration and sharing features
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Smart Notes: AI Note-Taker — the intelligent notebook that captures, organizes, and retrieves your notes effortlessly. AI-POWERED CAPTURE • Voice recording with automatic transcription • Document and whiteboard scanning (OCR) • Text notes with rich formatting • Import from photos and files SMART ORGANIZATION • AI automatically categorizes and tags notes • Full-text search across all content • Folders, notebooks, and smart collections • Color-coded labels and priorities PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS • Convert notes to tasks and reminders • Collaboration and sharing • Export to PDF, Word, or plain text • iCloud sync across all devices AI ASSISTANT • Summarize long notes with one tap • Generate action items from meeting notes • Translate notes to other languages • Ask questions about your notes Perfect for students, professionals, and anyone who wants to capture ideas without losing them. Download Smart Notes and never forget an important thought again. Privacy Policy: https://cantonallc.com/about/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://cantonallc.com/about/terms/

Screenshots

Simple Flash Card Maker4 screens
Smart Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Smart Notes at Free against Simple Flash Card Maker's $4.99. Smart Notes also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). Simple Flash Card Maker's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Smart Notes is free to download; Simple Flash Card Maker costs $4.99 up front. Simple Flash Card Maker sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Smart Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Flash Card Maker ships an update every 6 weeks, Smart Notes monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simple Flash Card Maker versus Smart Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Flash Card MakerSmart Notes
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDependencyMods Addons

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Simple Flash Card Maker

One-time10
  • Japanese Kanji Level 1Free
  • Japanese Kanji Level 2Free
  • Japanese Kanji Level 3Free
Show 7 more
  • Japanese Hiragana and KatakanaFree
  • Basic Japanese VocabularyFree
  • Japanese JLPT Level N1Free
  • Japanese JLPT Level N2Free
  • Japanese JLPT Level N3Free
  • Japanese JLPT Level N4Free
  • Japanese JLPT Level N5Free
3 purchases

Smart Notes

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Plan$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Plan$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Simple Flash Card Maker free?
Simple Flash Card Maker costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Smart Notes free?
Smart Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Flash Card Maker or Smart Notes have ads?
Smart Notes shows ads; Simple Flash Card Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple Flash Card Maker or Smart Notes?
Simple Flash Card Maker ships an update every 6 weeks, and Smart Notes monthly. Most recently, Simple Flash Card Maker was updated on October 9, 2026 and Smart Notes on October 2, 2026.

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