Comparison

Sketchy Learning vs Oli for Anki

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

Head to head
About

Sketchy Learning

This app transforms complex medical subjects into memorable visual lessons and interactive patient scenarios. It's designed to help students learn faster, master exams, and build clinical confidence. Engage with high-yield content and practice real-world reasoning.

Highlights
  • Visual lessons for memorization
  • Interactive patient case simulations
  • High-yield exam content
  • Quizzes and custom tests
  • Customizable playlists
  • Mobile-friendly learning
Features
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Sketchy turns tough medical content into unforgettable visual lessons and interactive patient cases, so you learn faster, ace exams, and feel ready in the clinic. Built for how medical, PA, NP, and premed students actually learn, Sketchy helps you make sense of high-yield topics fast and recall them when it counts. Watch engaging visual lessons that lock in tough topics like pharm, micro, path, and more. Apply what you’ve learned to a clinical scenario with interactive patient cases that build real clinical reasoning skills. Whether you are squeezing in a quick review between classes or deep in exam and board prep, Sketchy goes where you go and helps concepts stick for the long haul. What you’ll love about Sketchy: * Unforgettable visual lessons that make hard concepts easy to remember * Interactive symbol explorer for quick visual lesson review * Interactive patient case sims to practice thinking like a clinician * High-yield content for exams, boards, and clinical rotations * Quizzes and custom tests that reinforce memory and reveal weak spots * Customizable playlists to organize lessons and cases your way * Mobile-friendly learning for quick reviews or deep dives Loved by over half a million students and created by expert clinicians, Sketchy helps learners feel more confident in class, on rotations, and on exam day. Terms: https://www.sketchy.com/terms Privacy: https://www.sketchy.com/privacy

About

Oli for Anki

Transform your iPhone into a wireless remote for Anki Desktop. Control your study sessions remotely, revealing answers and grading cards with ease. Ideal for students and daily Anki users seeking a more flexible learning experience.

Highlights
  • iPhone Anki remote control
  • QR code pairing with Anki Desktop
  • Reveal answers and grade cards
  • On-screen and volume button controls
  • Haptic feedback
  • No ads or analytics
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Oli for Anki turns your iPhone into a wireless remote for Anki Desktop. Keep your full desktop Anki setup, but control your review session from your phone. Install the free desktop add-on, scan the QR code shown in Anki, and start reviewing without reaching for the keyboard. Use Oli for Anki to reveal answers and grade cards from your bed, couch, desk, or treadmill. The app is built for students, medical learners, language learners, and anyone who uses Anki Desktop every day. Key features: - Use your iPhone as an Anki remote - Pair with Anki Desktop using a QR code - Reveal answers and grade cards (Again / Hard / Good / Easy) - Control reviews with on-screen buttons - Optional volume button controls - Haptic feedback - No account, no ads, no analytics - Works over your local network or your iPhone Personal Hotspot Private by default: Oli for Anki does not collect, sell, or send your study data to our servers. There is no account, no sign-in, no advertising, and no tracking. Your iPhone connects directly to your own computer over your local network. Requirements: - Anki Desktop running on your computer - The free Oli for Anki desktop add-on - Your iPhone and computer on the same network (or connected via Personal Hotspot) Oli for Anki is independent and unofficial, and is not affiliated with Anki or the Anki developers.

Screenshots

Sketchy Learning3 screens
Oli for Anki4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Oli for Anki at none against Sketchy Learning's 4. Oli for Anki also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Sketchy Learning's advantage is ratings volume (843 vs 1). On price, rating 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

Both are free to download. Sketchy Learning sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $289.99 per year. Oli for Anki asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Sketchy Learning against 5.0 for Oli for Anki. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sketchy Learning has 843 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sketchy Learning versus Oli for Anki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSketchy LearningOli for Anki
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (843 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings843 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB22 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSketchy Group, LLCMarcin Zielinski

Bugs and requests

Sketchy Learning

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Video stops playing and closes in landscape orientation
  • Keyboard covers submit button when giving feedback on mobile app
  • Closed captioning settings do not save
  • App crashes when videos are full-screened and phone is turned sideways
  • App crashes frequently
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  • App becomes laggy and unusable after an update
  • Video controls (pause, rewind) do not work after update
  • Videos randomly stop playing without explanation
  • Videos always crash on iPhone X
  • Videos close by themselves on iOS
  • Can't watch videos horizontally
  • New layout makes symbols tiny and difficult to view
  • Can't scroll on the side panel to see other videos in a course subsection
  • Full screen symbol mode forces device orientation switch

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to create customized tests in the app
  • Save closed captioning settings
  • Improve zoom and pan functionality in landscape mode
  • Bring back bookmarking feature
  • Allow scrolling on the side panel within video courses
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  • Make video speed and caption settings persistent across videos

Oli for Anki

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Sketchy Learning

Subscriptions4
  • Sketchy NP 12 month7 Days trial$289.991 Year
  • MCAT Science Review 12 month7 Days trial$399.991 Year
  • Sketchy PA 12 month7 Days trial$399.991 Year
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  • Medical 12 month7 Days trial$459.991 Year
None

Oli for Anki

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sketchy Learning free?
Sketchy Learning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Oli for Anki free?
Oli for Anki is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sketchy Learning or Oli for Anki?
Oli for Anki is rated higher. Sketchy Learning averages 4.9 out of 5 from 843 ratings, while Oli for Anki averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sketchy Learning or Oli for Anki have ads?
Sketchy Learning shows ads; Oli for Anki does not.

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