Comparison

My Word X vs Flashword

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

Head to head
About

My Word X

Create your own personalized dictionary with this app. Save word information, mark favorites, and organize entries with tags. Features include live activities, widgets, and registration via shortcuts for easy access and status updates.

Highlights
  • Save word information
  • Mark favorite words
  • Lock editing
  • Register words from Shortcuts
  • Live activity for status
  • Widget for today's word
Features
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This is an application to create your original wordbook. The following features make it easy to create your own personalized dictionary. ・Save word information ・Favorite words ・Lock editing ・Locked editing ・Live activity to show browsing and editing status (iOS and iPadOS only) ・Register words from the Shortcut App ・Keyboard shortcuts (iPadOS,macOS and visionOS only) ・Widget to display today's word (iOS,iPadOS and macOS only) The following information can be registered in the word information and summarized in an easy-to-understand manner. ・Word ・Reading ・Reference photo (iOS,iPadOS,macOS and visionOS only) ・Importance ・Tag ・URL (iOS,iPadOS,macOS and visionOS only) ・Favorites ・Edit lock ・Hiding ・Meaning ・Example

About

Flashword

Easily save new words you encounter, look them up in system dictionaries, and add personal notes for context or translation. Organize your vocabulary into custom categories for efficient learning and retention.

Highlights
  • Save new words
  • System dictionary lookups
  • Personal notes for words
  • Categorize saved words
  • Organize vocabulary
Features
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Ever heard a word you did not know, looked it up, and then quickly forgot about it? If that is the case, Flashword comes to the rescue! With Flashword, you can save new words you hear or learn in any way. You can look them up using the system's dictionaries and you can take notes for every word, maybe to jot down a translation, maybe to remember the context you first heard that word in, maybe to highlight interesting use cases. You can also divide the words into categories of your choosing to quickly organize the words you save!

Screenshots

My Word X1 screens
Flashword4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flashword at Free against My Word X's $2.99. Flashword also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). My Word X's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (6 vs 3). On review sentiment 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

Flashword is free to download; My Word X costs $2.99 up front. Flashword sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My Word X asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Word X ships an update every 3 months, Flashword every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
My Word X versus Flashword: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Word XFlashword
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—4.7 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeisuke ChinoneAlessio Mason

Customer experience

My Word X

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Flashword

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

My Word X

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Flashword

One-time1
  • Small tip$0.99

Questions

Is My Word X free?
My Word X costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flashword free?
Flashword is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Word X or Flashword have ads?
Neither My Word X nor Flashword shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Word X or Flashword?
My Word X ships an update every 3 months, and Flashword every 2 weeks. Most recently, My Word X was updated on October 21, 2026 and Flashword on October 24, 2026.

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