Comparison

Flashcards vs Flashcardly

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

Head to head
About

Flashcards

Master Japanese vocabulary, pronunciation, and writing with interactive flashcards, listening exercises, and a virtual coach. Learn at your own pace with engaging activities designed for students, travelers, and professionals.

Highlights
  • Interactive flashcards
  • Listening comprehension exercises
  • Pronunciation practice
  • Handwriting exercises
  • Matching games
  • Virtual coach chat
Features
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Flashcards helps you learn Japanese a few minutes a day, with a daily lesson built around the words you actually need. Every day you get a short guided session: review your words, practise them in quizzes, matching and listening exercises, learn a grammar point, then read a short story written at your level. WHAT'S INSIDE • 2,300+ everyday Japanese words with audio pronunciation and romaji • Example sentences for every word, with translations • Smart flashcards with spaced repetition: each word comes back right before you would forget it • 118 grammar lessons with clear examples • Graded short stories: tap any word to see its translation • Set your JLPT goal and learn at your level LEARN FROM REAL LIFE • Snap to learn: point your camera at a sign or a menu to translate it and save new words • Add your own words: snap your notes or type a word and it becomes a flashcard • Watch videos and tap any word in the subtitles to translate it • Chat with an AI tutor to practise real conversations STAY ON TRACK • Home and Lock Screen widgets with a word of the day • Daily reminders, streaks and a weekly leaderboard with friends PREMIUM Some content is free; Premium unlocks everything. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. • Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. • Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://weblogit.co.uk/privacy.html

About

Flashcardly

Create and study flashcards with intelligent tracking. This app uses AI to identify cards needing more attention based on your performance, optimizing your learning. Track study frequency and content mastery.

Highlights
  • Create custom flashcards
  • Track study frequency
  • Measure content mastery
  • AI-powered study recommendations
  • Performance-based card targeting
Features
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Flashcardly allows you to create flashcards and track the success of your studying. Measure how often you study and how well you know the content. Then use AI to target specific flashcards that you should study the most based on your performance. End User License Agreement available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Flashcards4 screens
Flashcardly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Flashcardly at daily against Flashcards's every 3 weeks. Flashcardly also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Flashcards sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Flashcardly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Flashcards against 5.0 for Flashcardly. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flashcards ships an update every 3 weeks, Flashcardly daily. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Flashcards versus Flashcardly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashcardsFlashcardly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerhenri gilStephen Gladney

Customer experience

Flashcards

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Flashcardly

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Flashcards

Subscriptions3
  • 1 MONTH PREMIUM$3.991 Month
  • 6 MONTHS PREMIUM$7.996 Months
  • 1 YEAR PREMIUM$12.991 Year
2 purchases

Flashcardly

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Flashcards$0.991 Month
  • Unlimited Flashcards$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Flashcards free?
Flashcards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flashcardly free?
Flashcardly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flashcards or Flashcardly?
Flashcards and Flashcardly are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Flashcards or Flashcardly have ads?
Neither Flashcards nor Flashcardly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flashcards or Flashcardly?
Flashcards ships an update every 3 weeks, and Flashcardly daily. Most recently, Flashcards was updated on October 29, 2026 and Flashcardly on October 29, 2026.

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