Comparison

Very Simple Flashcards vs Auris

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

Auris

Features
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Your flashcards, out loud. Auris reads your cards to you — question, a pause to think, then the answer. So you can study while running, commuting, cooking or walking the dog. Screen off, phone in your pocket, hands free. TWO WAYS TO STUDY • Audio Mode — your deck plays like a podcast. Question, pause, answer, next. • Standard Mode — the classic visual card stack for when you can actually look at your phone. BUILT FOR MOVING • Keeps playing with the screen off and the app in the background • Full lock screen and headphone controls — pause, skip, resume • Adjustable speaking speed, from slow drilling to fast review • Haptic feedback as you flick through a deck MADE FOR REAL DECKS • Import your existing Anki decks (.apkg), including cloze cards • Export your cards back to Anki whenever you want • Shuffle, reverse the order, or skip the cards you have parked • Blur the next card so you cannot peek ahead • Search across all your decks QUIETLY PRIVATE Auris works completely offline. No account, no sign-up, no ads, no tracking, no analytics. Your cards never leave your phone — there is nothing to leak, because nothing is collected.

Screenshots

Very Simple Flashcards4 screens
Auris4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Auris at every 5 weeks against Very Simple Flashcards's every 6 months. Auris also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Very Simple Flashcards ships an update every 6 months, Auris every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Very Simple Flashcards versus Auris: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVery Simple FlashcardsAuris
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTravis ChapmanSeifert AviationSoftware

In-app purchases

None

Very Simple Flashcards

No in-app purchases

None

Auris

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Very Simple Flashcards free?
Very Simple Flashcards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Auris free?
Auris is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Very Simple Flashcards or Auris have ads?
Neither Very Simple Flashcards nor Auris shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Very Simple Flashcards or Auris?
Very Simple Flashcards ships an update every 6 months, and Auris every 5 weeks. Most recently, Very Simple Flashcards was updated on November 4, 2026 and Auris on October 31, 2026.

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