Comparison

Very Simple Flashcards vs Swiftflip Flashcards

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

Head to head
About

Very Simple Flashcards

Capture and organize quotes, definitions, and ideas easily to enhance memory and retention. Access your learning materials across devices and keep key information visible with widgets. Create flashcards hands-free using Siri or directly from other apps.

Highlights
  • Sync across devices with iCloud
  • Lock screen and home screen widgets
  • Create flashcards by sharing text
  • Siri Shortcuts for hands-free creation
  • Control Center integration for quick adds
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Rediscover the power of simple learning. Capture quotes, definitions, and ideas effortlessly, and keep them at your fingertips throughout the day. Enhance your memory and boost your retention of key ideas. FEATURES Sync Across Devices with iCloud: Access your flashcards seamlessly on all your devices. (Requires iCloud to be enabled on your devices) Lock Screen & Home Screen Widgets: Keep important ideas in sight with rotating flashcards on your lock screen and home screen. Create Flashcards from Anywhere: Instantly create flashcards by highlighting text in any app, tapping "Share" from the menu and selecting the Flashcards app. (Known issue: This is not supported in Apple Books at this time.) Siri Shortcuts: Use Siri to create flashcards hands-free, anytime. You can also build custom Siri Shortcuts and customize how you create your flashcards to your specific needs. Create from Control Center: Quickly add new flashcards from your control center or as a lock screen control. Make learning a natural part of your day! Cheers!

About

Swiftflip Flashcards

Create and review flashcards with rich media and spaced repetition. Sync across Apple devices and track your progress with detailed insights. Offers a free tier with optional premium features for enhanced learning.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • Rich flashcards (text, image, audio)
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Import/export Anki and CSV
  • Shortcuts and Siri integration
  • Detailed study insights
Features
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Unlimited flashcards with spaced repetition. No account. Import Anki, review on Apple Watch, and sync privately with iCloud. Spaced Repetition Swiftflip uses an FSRS scheduling model to bring each card back shortly before you would forget it. Flashcards Make cards with text, a picture, and audio together on each side. Organize cards into decks, search across them, and edit a card in the middle of practice. Across Your Devices Pick up where you left off with iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Practice on Apple Watch for quick due-only sessions on the go. Focused Practice Tap to flip, then mark answers to keep moving. A short sound plays when you mark a card, and you can look over every card when a session ends. Hints show you how to flip and mark cards the first time, and Swiftflip follows accessibility settings like Reduce Motion. Practice Both Ways Turn on Practice Both Ways for a deck to keep separate Front → Back and Back → Front progress. Build Custom Practice sessions with the decks, first side, order, size, focus, and retries you choose. Pause Reviews Pause a card or a whole deck when you are not studying it. It stays in the library and comes back with its schedule when you resume. Import & Export • Import from Anki (.apkg / .colpkg) • Import and export CSV • Export as a Swiftflip archive for backup and sharing Shortcuts Use the Shortcuts app and Siri to add a card, practice due cards, practice or open a deck, search your library, view decks, and view insights. Home Screen quick actions help you jump in faster. Insights Stat cards show your streak and how many cards you have. Unlimited decks and cards will always be free. Premium (Optional) • Smart decks (dynamic decks based on filters) • Folders • Custom icons • More answer reveal styles • Full insights: month, year, and custom timeframes, study activity, accuracy trends, library growth, cards by deck, upcoming reviews, and an activity calendar • AI card generation, with saved per-deck instructions for how cards should read Premium is available as monthly and yearly subscriptions, or a lifetime purchase. Made for Apple Devices Swiftflip supports iCloud sync, Shortcuts, and a companion Apple Watch app, plus Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, a Practice Due Cards control for Control Center and the Action button, a Due Cards watch-face complication, optional practice reminders, a due-count badge, Spotlight search, and a Share Extension for creating cards from other apps. Privacy Swiftflip does not track you. Your flashcards sync through iCloud. Cloud AI is included with Premium on iPhone and iPad and asks before it is first used. When it runs, your topic, instructions, and card text are sent to Swiftflip’s Cloud AI, which uses a third-party AI model to write cards. No account is required. Great for exam revision, language vocabulary, and medical or nursing terminology. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://hksw.io/privacy/

Screenshots

Very Simple Flashcards4 screens
Swiftflip Flashcards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Very Simple Flashcards at 100% against Swiftflip Flashcards's 0%. Very Simple Flashcards also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Swiftflip Flashcards's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Swiftflip Flashcards sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Very Simple Flashcards asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Very Simple Flashcards holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Very Simple Flashcards's written reviews are positive against 0% of Swiftflip Flashcards's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Very Simple Flashcards ships an update every 6 months, Swiftflip Flashcards every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Very Simple Flashcards versus Swiftflip Flashcards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVery Simple FlashcardsSwiftflip Flashcards
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTravis ChapmanHK Softworks AB

Customer experience

Very Simple Flashcards

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Swiftflip Flashcards

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Very Simple Flashcards

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Swiftflip Flashcards

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$59.99

Questions

Is Very Simple Flashcards free?
Very Simple Flashcards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Swiftflip Flashcards free?
Swiftflip Flashcards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Very Simple Flashcards or Swiftflip Flashcards?
Very Simple Flashcards is rated higher. Very Simple Flashcards averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Swiftflip Flashcards averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Very Simple Flashcards or Swiftflip Flashcards have ads?
Neither Very Simple Flashcards nor Swiftflip Flashcards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Very Simple Flashcards or Swiftflip Flashcards?
Very Simple Flashcards ships an update every 6 months, and Swiftflip Flashcards every 3 days. Most recently, Very Simple Flashcards was updated on October 24, 2026 and Swiftflip Flashcards on October 25, 2026.

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