Comparison

SHM Learning vs Fluency Flashcards

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

Head to head
About

SHM Learning

Access hospitalist-specific continuing medical education and Maintenance of Certification opportunities on the go. Stay current with the expanding knowledge and skills required in hospital medicine through a growing educational library.

Highlights
  • Hospitalist-specific CME
  • Maintenance of Certification (MOC) opportunities
  • On-the-go learning
  • Expanding educational library
  • Stay current with medical knowledge
Features
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As the only professional society dedicated to hospital medicine, SHM provides our membership with hospitalist-specific continuing medical education (CME) and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) opportunities. SHM is constantly working to expand our educational library to help you stay current in the knowledge and skills you need as the scope of hospital medicine continues to grow. Our SHM Learning app allows our members to take their learning on the go, such as our Spark v3.

About

Fluency Flashcards

Create, practice, and master custom flashcard decks using the SAFMEDS method. Build speed and accuracy with timed sessions and track your learning progress through detailed performance charts. Ideal for students, teachers, and professionals seeking efficient memorization.

Highlights
  • Custom flashcard deck creation
  • Text and image support for cards
  • Timed practice sessions
  • Detailed performance tracking
  • SAFMEDS methodology integration
Features
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Fluency Flashcards makes it easy to build, practice, and master custom flashcard decks — designed with the SAFMEDS (Say All Fast a Minute Every Day Shuffled) approach in mind. Quickly create your own decks with text or images, run timed practice sessions, and track your progress with detailed performance charts. Whether you’re a student, teacher, RBT, BCBA, Fluency Flashcards helps you build speed and accuracy through regular, timed practice.

Screenshots

SHM Learning4 screens
Fluency Flashcards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fluency Flashcards at 100% against SHM Learning's 0%. Fluency Flashcards also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). SHM Learning's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and ratings volume (51 vs 5). On ads and in-app purchases 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

SHM Learning is free to download; Fluency Flashcards costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fluency Flashcards holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SHM Learning has 51 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SHM Learning's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fluency Flashcards's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SHM Learning versus Fluency Flashcards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSHM LearningFluency Flashcards
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (51 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSociety of Hospital MedicineIsaac Smith

Customer experience

SHM Learning

All ratings51 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Fluency Flashcards

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SHM Learning

No in-app purchases

None

Fluency Flashcards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SHM Learning free?
SHM Learning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fluency Flashcards free?
Fluency Flashcards costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SHM Learning or Fluency Flashcards?
Fluency Flashcards is rated higher. SHM Learning averages 4.7 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Fluency Flashcards averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do SHM Learning or Fluency Flashcards have ads?
Neither SHM Learning nor Fluency Flashcards shows ads.

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