Comparison

Memrise vs SpeakFlash

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

Head to head
About

Memrise

Learn over 40 languages through immersive lessons that simulate real-life conversations and cultural experiences. Practice vocabulary, listening, and speaking with AI-powered bots and native speaker videos to build confidence and speak like a local.

Highlights
  • Real-life conversation simulation
  • Cultural insights
  • Vocabulary and listening practice
  • Speaking practice with AI
  • Native speaker videos
  • Learn over 40 languages
Features
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Memrise is a language learning app for people who have a specific reason to learn. Trusted by 80 million learners, Memrise offers specialised courses for your goals: passing an exam, speaking confidently at work, building relationships, or discovering cultures you love. Unlike gamified apps with robotic voices, it's built around real native-speaker videos - so you learn to speak like real people. Learn Spanish, Korean, Japanese or 136 other languages in lessons that teach you vocabulary, listening and speaking as if you were a local living in the country. 15 NEW languages to learn from: Afrikaans, Ancient Greek, Latin, Finnish, Irish, Czech, Hungarian, Cantonese, Romanian, Esperanto, Croatian, Kurdish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Azerbaijani * Showing you how to piece together natural sentences, preparing you for everyday conversation * Giving you a place to practice role-play and gain confidence * Teaching you the cultural nuances you need to feel like a local Memrise is the best language-learning app for beginners that are starting to learn a language from scratch, intermediate learners that want to build on their listening and speaking, and advanced learners who are looking to improve their conversational skills. Download Memrise so that you can confidently: * Connect with your partner and their family * Have a better time while travelling * Sharpen your mind if you’re learning a language for brain health * Prepare for a language exam * Connect with work colleagues * Better understand different cultures How do we help you have conversations in other languages? * Choose from hundreds of real-life scenarios * Practice listening to native speaker videos using what you’ve just learned * Then build confidence speaking with AI Buddies, your personalised language learning bots - Helping 80+ million learners speak confidently - Featured in BBC World Service, Forbes, The Verge, The Financial Times, and more What other learners are saying "I've been using Memrise for about two years, studying European Portuguese. I have the paid version - it's a solid learning tool, and it has been my primary resource ever since got it. I find the Learn with Locals feature to be especially useful, more so as my Portuguese improves. My wife and I spent a couple of weeks in Portugal a few months ago, and we were able to handle all of our transactions - stores, restaurants, markets, car rental, etc!" - Voloúre Need to speak a new language soon? Get the practice you need with Memrise Pro - Unlock all vocab lessons - Unlock all native speaker videos - Unlimited speaking practice - Ad free Compare with our Free Plan - Limited vocab lessons - Limited videos and conversations - Ads Download our app for free and start learning with Memrise today: Learn French, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Mexico), German, Korean, Japanese, Japanese (no script), Turkish, Italian, Chinese (simplified), Dutch, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, Danish, Slovenian, Icelandic, Yoruba, Mongolian, English (UK) and English (US)! ------ *PLEASE READ: A Memrise Pro subscription are designed for Memrise-approved courses. A subscription is required in order to access all our learning features. These features may vary depending on your device's language and language pair. Once purchased, subscriptions will automatically renew unless cancelled before the end of the current payment period. Subscriptions can be managed or cancelled in your Apple App Store account. In-app Permissions – To enable some of the features of the Memrise app we may need to ask for your permission. For example, we'll ask to access your microphone if you'd like to practice your pronunciation skills. You can change permissions at any time in your settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.memrise.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.memrise.com/terms/

About

SpeakFlash

Master a new language with a comprehensive flashcard system featuring AI-generated content and custom audio. Utilize a scientifically proven learning method to ensure long-term retention and fluency. Practice speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills effectively.

Highlights
  • AI-generated flashcards with custom images and audio
  • Create your own flashcards with text, images, and voice
  • Ebbinghaus forgetting curve learning method
  • Develop speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills
  • Offline functionality
  • Supports multiple languages
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SpeakFlash is the app you need to learn a language once and for all, practice, and achieve fluency. We have a complete database to help you achieve fluency, regardless of your current level, from beginner to advanced. We offer more than 1400 cards, all with custom images and the highest quality audio from the market, all generated by AI. Create your own cards too! In the app, you can add your own questions and answers, images, and audio recordings with your own voice! If you need to learn VOCABULARY and not forget what you learned, this app is the ideal tool! Our learning method is high-performance because it is based on the forgetting and retention curve of Hermann Ebbinghaus (German psychologist), and in this way, SpeakFlash uses this method practically because it aims to teach in a way that learning is not forgotten over time! Information is stored in long-term memory, even long after learning and needing to speak, listen, read, or write, you will remember what you learned in the App! Learn English, Spanish, French, German, and Chinese (Simplified). If you are looking to develop your speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills, SpeakFlash can be your best friend, as it has a learning and review method that can be done quickly and can also be used together with other language learning methods. Our app is translated for speakers of the following languages: English, Spanish, French, German, and Chinese (Simplified), Portuguese, Arabic, Italian, Russian, and Japanese. In other words, you need to know one of these languages to learn the languages: English, Spanish, French, German, and Chinese (Simplified). Our app works even without the internet normally! SpeakFlash is with you anywhere! Our App is for all levels: -Beginner -Intermediate -Advanced Don't miss this opportunity, download our App and start learning right now! Privacy Policy and Terms of Service: https://termify.io/privacy-policy/9qwOUTQ0f8

Screenshots

Memrise4 screens
SpeakFlash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SpeakFlash at 100% against Memrise's 68%. SpeakFlash also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Memrise's advantage is ratings volume (217K vs 3) and chart position (#169 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Memrise sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and SpeakFlash sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpeakFlash holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Memrise has 217K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Memrise's written reviews are positive against 100% of SpeakFlash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memrise ships an update fortnightly, SpeakFlash every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Memrise versus SpeakFlash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemriseSpeakFlash
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (217K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings217K — better3
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#169 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size238 MB399 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMemrise LimitedJoao Barros

Customer experience

Memrise

All ratings216,707 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews2,890 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral8.8%
Negative23.2%

SpeakFlash

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Memrise

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes or freezes during lessons
  • Inconsistent performance across devices
  • Issues with syncing progress across devices
  • Incorrect translations or pronunciations in some courses

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more advanced content and courses
  • Improve AI conversation feature
  • Allow more control over review and repetition
  • Provide offline access to courses
  • Improve search and discovery of community courses
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  • Add support for writing practice and handwriting recognition

SpeakFlash

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Memrise

Subscriptions10
  • Weekly Language Learning Plan$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Language Learning Plan$24.991 Month
  • 3-Month Language Learning Plan$24.993 Months
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  • 30% off Annual Memrise Pro$42.991 Year
  • Memrise Subscription Offer$58.991 Year
  • Memrise Subscription Offer1 Month trial$59.991 Month
  • Annual Language Learning Plan$61.991 Year
  • Memrise Annual Pro$61.991 Year
  • Memrise Subscription Offer1 Year trial$61.991 Year
  • Memrise Subscription Offer$79.991 Year
One-time4
  • Lifetime Plan Offer$98.99
  • Lifetime Plan Offer$131.99
  • Lifetime Plan Offer$164.99
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  • Lifetime Plan$329.99
3 purchases

SpeakFlash

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly plan$1.991 Month
  • Annual Plan$14.991 Year
  • Annual Plan7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Memrise free?
Memrise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpeakFlash free?
SpeakFlash is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Memrise or SpeakFlash?
SpeakFlash is rated higher. Memrise averages 4.8 out of 5 from 217K ratings, while SpeakFlash averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Memrise or SpeakFlash have ads?
Both Memrise and SpeakFlash show ads.
Which is updated more often, Memrise or SpeakFlash?
Memrise ships an update fortnightly, and SpeakFlash every 3 days. Most recently, Memrise was updated on September 28, 2026 and SpeakFlash on June 1, 2026.

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