Comparison

Flash Cards Pro Flashcards vs Flash Cards

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

Head to head
About

Flash Cards Pro Flashcards

Create and study with digital flashcards to prepare for exams and assignments. Easily add cards and decks, customize text, and utilize features like night mode and iCloud sync. Share your study materials with others for collaborative learning.

Highlights
  • Easy deck and card creation
  • Fast and simple interface
  • iCloud sync for backup
  • Share decks via email/Airdrop
  • Text formatting options
  • Night Mode for studying
  • Swipe gesture support
Features
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Upgrade to Flash Cards Pro now and study smarter like 1,000's of others are already doing! Try the easiest, sleekest and FASTEST flashcard maker available. Great for anyone studying for exams, practicing for homework or cramming for SAT, GRE, MCATs, LSAT, NCLEX, PSAT, ACT or any other major test. Flashcards are the best way to learn quickly and ace your next test or homework assignment, guaranteed! ======+FEATURES+======== + 100% Easy to add Decks and Cards + Faster, easier, simpler, cleaner, better than the rest + iPhone 4, iPhone 5, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, XR, XS model optimized + Quickly add cards and decks in a flash + Shuffle decks, copy/paste content + Sync to iCloud to backup and store your flashcards + Share decks with friends, students or instructors via email and Airdrop + Bold, italicize, underline text in your cards + Swipe gesture supported + Single tap to flip flashcards + Night Mode for easier studying in the dark + Loved by professors, teachers and students in high school, college, grad school and by organizations world wide! 5 STAR REVIEWS from students AND teachers! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Great flashcard app. This is a really great app. It's easy to use and you can access your notes whenever you want." “This app helps me so much on test, good for a fair amount of tests but for a better experience get the upgrade edition!” "Best flashcard app! This app is awesome, it allows you to make your own flash cards to prep with. I've tried several and this is the only one that works the way it's supposed to work. Great app to help you study or cram before a test!" “Very simple and easy to use. Question on front, answer on back, edit as needed, shuffle option available. What more could one want? Oh, has high contrast mode option too! This app is perfect” "Awesome study tools! I always got so caught up in making paper flashcards that I never thought of using a flashcards app. It's really easy, Just type in what you want to say on the front and back of the card and that's it! The app is well designed and easy to use." “They are really easy and you can quiz you self this is one of the best flash card apps I could find” "I teach highschool students and work part time at a local university, I recommend all my students to prep for tests by studying with this app, it's the best I've come across so far!" “This app has helped me extremely with My spanish 2b studying especially when I don't have my written flash cards aka i don't have them because of thee app. It also allows you to separate the decks into different piles, the only thing i wish you could Is combine 2 decks into 1. Still love the app” "Most of my students are now using this app in the classroom and at home as well to help prep for the ACT, SAT as well as assignments given in class. Thanks for making this!"

About

Flash Cards

This app helps you memorize information using spaced repetition and an advanced algorithm. Create flashcards with rich media, sync across devices, and share with others. Ideal for students and professionals needing to retain complex data.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition algorithm (SM2)
  • iCloud backup and sync
  • Import Anki files
  • Rich media support (images, video, audio)
  • Speech synthesis
  • Mathematical equations and formulas
  • Document scanning
Features
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Remembering things just became much easier. Based on Forgetting Curve, using the SM2 algorithm to repeatedly remind you to review. The goal is to help you remember anything you don't want to forget, such as learning a language or preparing for medical and legal exams, and even your whimsy that you don't want to be obscured by time. You can set questions for card front, then recall the answer according to the question. Your data will be backed up automatically to your iCloud account. That means all your stuff — flashcards, tags, preferences, and more — is safe, up to date, and available on all your devices. You can share notes with other users and invite them to contribute to your notes. Some of Flash Cards' features include: · Backed up by iCloud automatically (supported with iOS 13+) · Sync between multiple devices · Advanced spaced repetition algorithm (SRS), built with Artificial Intelligence (AI) · Able to import data from Anki files (*.apkg, *colpkg, *zip) · Support for organizing notes by tags · Support for adding images, videos, audio, tables, checklists. · Support for inserting, editing, and viewing mathematical equations and formulas. · Support for Speech Synthesis, and listening to your notes in the background. · Support for scanning and inserting documents. · Support for marking up images. · Support for setting font size of the text to make it catch the eye of the reader. · Support for different font families to help differentiate between sections of the content that serve various purposes (e.g. main text and a side quotation or a recap). · Support for both markers (background color) and pens (text color) to make the text stand out even more and draw attention. · Support for advanced text styling features such as subscript, superscript, link and code. · You can embed online video and audio players within notes. · The Code Block feature which allows inserting and embedding syntax color highlighted code snippets into the editor. · Support for finding and replacing any text in the editor easily. · Support for auto formatting which employs Markdown-like inline codes as you type for a faster and more efficient editing workflow. · Handy keyboard shortcuts to speed up your workflow · Support for Dynamic Type · Support for Live Text.

Screenshots

Flash Cards Pro Flashcards4 screens
Flash Cards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Flash Cards at Free against Flash Cards Pro Flashcards's $4.99. Flash Cards also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Flash Cards Pro Flashcards's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (83% vs 55%). On rating, 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

Flash Cards is free to download; Flash Cards Pro Flashcards costs $4.99 up front. Flash Cards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flash Cards Pro Flashcards asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Flash Cards Pro Flashcards against 4.6 for Flash Cards. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.1K and 1.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Flash Cards Pro Flashcards's written reviews are positive against 55% of Flash Cards's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flash Cards Pro Flashcards ships an update every 2 weeks, Flash Cards every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Flash Cards Pro Flashcards versus Flash Cards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlash Cards Pro FlashcardsFlash Cards
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings)4.6 (1.7K ratings)
Positive reviews83.2% of reviews — better54.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K1.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInfinite Wave Media, LLCJoseph Works Limited

Customer experience

Flash Cards Pro Flashcards

All ratings1,101 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive83.2%
Neutral8.7%
Negative8.2%

Flash Cards

All ratings1,671 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews256 reviews
Positive54.7%
Neutral16.4%
Negative28.9%

User reviews

Flash Cards Pro Flashcards

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient for studying on the go
  • 💡 Helpful for learning languages and memorizing information
  • 🚀 Efficient for creating and organizing flashcards
  • 👍 Simple and straightforward interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Issues with saving and syncing decks
  • 🐛 Formatting and text editing problems
  • 🔋 Drains battery life
  • 🔒 Lack of security features like password protection

Flash Cards

From 1.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Flexible and customizable
  • 🚀 Effective study tool
  • 🎨 Great UI design
  • 🔊 Helpful audio features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and technical issues
  • 📤 Inability to export/share cards
  • 🔄 Lack of card shuffling/randomization
  • 💰 Separate purchases for desktop and mobile

Bugs and requests

Flash Cards Pro Flashcards

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Decks randomly disappearing or not syncing properly
  • Text formatting issues when copying and pasting
  • Crashes and freezes when using the app
  • Inconsistent behavior when flipping/navigating cards

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to add images to flashcards
  • Option to mark cards as 'learned' and focus on weaker areas
  • Randomization and spaced repetition features
  • Improved deck organization and management tools
  • Compatibility with desktop/web versions

Flash Cards

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unreadable text when copying from certain sources
  • Notifications showing answers instead of questions
  • Inconsistent sync between mobile and desktop apps

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add reverse card functionality
  • Improve organization and filtering of cards
  • Implement iCloud/cloud sync across devices
  • Provide more customization options

In-app purchases

None

Flash Cards Pro Flashcards

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Flash Cards

One-time1
  • Pro Version$2.99

Questions

Is Flash Cards Pro Flashcards free?
Flash Cards Pro Flashcards costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flash Cards free?
Flash Cards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flash Cards Pro Flashcards or Flash Cards?
Flash Cards Pro Flashcards and Flash Cards are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1.1K and 1.7K ratings respectively.
Do Flash Cards Pro Flashcards or Flash Cards have ads?
Neither Flash Cards Pro Flashcards nor Flash Cards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flash Cards Pro Flashcards or Flash Cards?
Flash Cards Pro Flashcards ships an update every 2 weeks, and Flash Cards every 3 days. Most recently, Flash Cards Pro Flashcards was updated on September 21, 2026 and Flash Cards on September 22, 2026.

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