Comparison

Simple Flash Card Maker vs HanziPop

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

HanziPop

Learn Chinese characters effortlessly through your phone's lock screen and home screen widgets. This app uses a spaced-repetition algorithm to schedule words based on your recall, offering a privacy-first approach with no tracking or ads.

Highlights
  • Lock screen and widget learning
  • Spaced-repetition algorithm (FSRS)
  • 10,000+ words (HSK 1-7)
  • 12 themed packs
  • Native-quality pronunciation
  • Privacy-first design (no tracking/ads)
Features
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HanziPop teaches you Chinese in the moments you're already looking at your phone — on your Lock Screen, in a Home Screen widget, and in a daily notification. No streak guilt, no 20-minute lesson required. — WHAT YOU SEE EVERY DAY — A single hanzi with pinyin and meaning, picked from your active queue. Tap to mark it known, hard, or skip to the next one. The next time you glance at your phone, a new word is waiting. — WHAT'S INSIDE — • 10,000+ words across HSK 1-7 • 1,000+ structured lessons • 12 themed packs (Food, Travel, Work, Family, and more) • Native-quality pronunciation (Apple TTS) • Example sentences with pinyin and English • Favorites, lesson history, and a progress ring — HOW IT LEARNS YOU — HanziPop uses FSRS, the modern open-source spaced-repetition algorithm that schedules each word based on how well YOU remember it. Words you find easy show up rarely. Words you stumble on come back sooner. — PRIVACY-FIRST — • No account, no sign-up • No tracking, no ads • Your progress syncs across your devices through your private iCloud — Apple holds the keys, not us. We never see your data. — FREE & PRO — Start free with daily new words from HSK 1-3 and 3 themed packs. HanziPop Pro unlocks the full HSK 1-7 library, all 12 themes, unlimited daily words, and advanced widget configurations. — BUILT FOR THE LOCK SCREEN ERA — Most Chinese apps want you inside the app. HanziPop is built around the truth that you'll learn more if Chinese is just there, every time you pick up your phone. Two seconds, a hundred times a day, adds up faster than one 20-minute session you keep skipping. Built by an indie team that uses HanziPop every single day. We answer email. Questions, ideas, complaints: vooxxoow@gmail.com Privacy: https://www.aivoxx.com/legal/privacy.html Terms: https://www.aivoxx.com/legal/terms.html

Screenshots

Simple Flash Card Maker4 screens
HanziPop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HanziPop at Free against Simple Flash Card Maker's $4.99. HanziPop also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2). Simple Flash Card Maker's advantage is chart position (#185 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On ads, 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

HanziPop 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 HanziPop sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HanziPop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Flash Card Maker ships an update every 6 weeks, HanziPop every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Simple Flash Card Maker versus HanziPop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Flash Card MakerHanziPop
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (9 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#185 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDependency晶 黄

Customer experience

Simple Flash Card Maker

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive57.8%
Neutral6.7%
Negative35.6%

HanziPop

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Simple Flash Card Maker

One-time10
  • Japanese Kanji Level 1Free
  • Japanese Kanji Level 2Free
  • Japanese Kanji Level 3Free
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  • 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
4 purchases

HanziPop

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Pro$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro$9.991 Month
  • Annual Pro1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$49.99

Questions

Is Simple Flash Card Maker free?
Simple Flash Card Maker costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is HanziPop free?
HanziPop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Flash Card Maker or HanziPop?
HanziPop is rated higher. Simple Flash Card Maker averages 3.2 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while HanziPop averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Simple Flash Card Maker or HanziPop have ads?
Neither Simple Flash Card Maker nor HanziPop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Flash Card Maker or HanziPop?
Simple Flash Card Maker ships an update every 6 weeks, and HanziPop every 3 months. Most recently, Simple Flash Card Maker was updated on October 30, 2026 and HanziPop on November 2, 2026.

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