Parrot vs FlashStacks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parrot
Learn Spanish by scrolling through authentic videos, similar to social media feeds. This app uses a natural immersion method to help you understand and speak real Spanish quickly. Features include instant translation and gamified progress to keep you motivated.
- Learn naturally from native speakers
- Fastest video-based learning
- Tap to translate captions
- Bite-sized, flexible lessons
- Gamified progress and streaks
- Plant a tree for milestones
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LEARN SPANISH BY WATCHING REAL SHORT VIDEOS Parrot teaches you Spanish the way you actually pick up a language: by watching real people speak it. Scroll a feed of short videos from native speakers, tap any word or phrase in the captions to see what it means, save it, then practice it until it sticks. No textbook Spanish – the vocabulary, pronunciation and slang people really use. Starting from zero, or studied for years and still freeze in a real conversation? Parrot meets you at your level and builds from there. HOW PARROT WORKS ► Scroll real videos – Short, authentic clips from native speakers, matched to your level. ► Tap to translate – Tap any word or phrase in the captions for an instant translation, then save it to your personal dictionary. ► Practice what you just watched – Quick activities after every video: match the words, fill in the blank, build the sentence, and say it out loud with instant feedback on your pronunciation. ► Review with flashcards – Your saved words and phrases come back until you know them. ► Follow your own path – A personalized learning path that adapts as your vocabulary and listening comprehension grow. ► Build the habit – Streaks, badges and challenges keep you going a few minutes at a time. You can even import your streak from other apps. ► Every milestone plants a tree. WHICH LEVEL IS PARROT FOR? ► Complete beginners – Start with beginner videos and the most common words and phrases, and understand real Spanish from your first week. ► Intermediate learners – Break through the plateau with real speed, real accents and real conversations: the listening and speaking practice that drills can't give you. ► Returning learners – Took Spanish in school? Rebuild it fast by immersing yourself in the language every day. WHO USES PARROT ► Travellers who want to actually talk to people on their next trip. ► Busy adults and parents who have ten minutes, not an hour. ► Students who want Spanish to make sense outside the classroom. ► Movie and music lovers who want to understand Spanish TV shows, series and songs without subtitles. WHAT LEARNERS SAY ► Christine, US: “I love how Parrot makes learning effortless. Just watching videos has improved my Spanish so much!” ► Stephani, Canada: “With Parrot, I stopped speaking textbook Spanish. Now I understand real conversations and feel confident speaking Spanish!” ► Marcus, UK: “I can scroll for 10 minutes and feel like I actually learned something.” SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Parrot offers auto-renewing Parrot+ subscriptions that unlock all videos, activities and features. Weekly, monthly and annual plans are available, and the monthly plan includes a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Service: https://parrotapp.com/terms https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
FlashStacks
Transform study materials into interactive Home Screen widgets. AI generates flashcards from PDFs, and spaced repetition optimizes learning. Visualize concepts with image occlusion and track progress with detailed stats.
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- AI-powered PDF to flashcard generation
- Spaced repetition learning
- Image occlusion cards
- Progress tracking and stats
- Customizable widget themes
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Your flashcards, on your Home Screen. FlashStacks turns your study cards into Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets. Glance at a question between classes. Tap to reveal the answer. Tap again for the next card — all without opening the app. Learning fits into the moments already filling your day. ALWAYS VISIBLE, ALWAYS READY Widgets come in every size and rotate through your stacks automatically, so every time you pick up your phone there's something new to learn. Start a study session and your card follows you to the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island as a Live Activity. AI DECKS FROM YOUR NOTES Upload any PDF — lecture slides, textbook chapters, study guides — and AI builds a complete deck in seconds. Choose High-Yield for exam prep or Comprehensive for full coverage. FlashStacks even finds the diagrams in your PDF so you can turn them into image occlusion cards. LEARN A LANGUAGE FlashStacks Learn gives you ready-made packs in French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Mandarin — greetings, numbers, food, travel and more. Add a pack and pick up new words from your Lock Screen all day. SPACED REPETITION THAT WORKS FlashStacks uses the same proven science behind Anki. Cards you struggle with come back sooner. Cards you've mastered fade into the background. Study smarter, not longer. IMAGE OCCLUSION CARDS Add any image — diagrams, anatomy, maps — and draw boxes over the parts to hide. Tap to reveal what's underneath. Perfect for visual subjects. BRING YOUR CARDS WITH YOU Import from Anki, CSV, TSV or JSON. Search every card across all your stacks and keep them organised with tags. BEAUTIFUL BY DESIGN Every stack gets its own colour palette — soft pastels or bold modern tones — and your widgets match. Dark mode uses pure OLED black. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS See mastery, difficulty breakdown and 14-day activity for every stack, plus a study calendar across everything you've learned. Build a streak. Hit your daily goal. FLASHSTACKS PREMIUM Unlock unlimited stacks, AI deck generation from PDF, image occlusion cards and every FlashStacks Learn pack. Free accounts include up to 2 stacks. Monthly and annual plans available. Annual plans include a discounted first month. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Parrot and FlashStacks both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of FlashStacks's written reviews are positive against 45% of Parrot's. FlashStacks also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). Parrot's advantage is ratings volume (18K vs 7) and chart position (#36 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Parrot sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and FlashStacks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Parrot against 4.6 for FlashStacks. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Parrot has 18K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of Parrot's written reviews are positive against 100% of FlashStacks's.
Parrot ships an update weekly, FlashStacks every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Parrot | FlashStacks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (18K ratings) — better | 4.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Best chart rank | #36 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Parrot Learning Inc. | Bailey Skewes |
Customer experience
Parrot
FlashStacks
Bugs and requests
Parrot
Reported bugs
2 issues- White screen on app launch
- Stuck on loading screen
Requested features
3 requests- Option to bypass free trial screen
- More practice questions and consolidation exercises after lessons
- Proficiency test or CEFR level indicators to find right starting point
FlashStacks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Parrot
- Parrot+ (weekly)$5.997 Days
- Parrot+ Weekly$8.997 Days
- Monthly Parrot+$9.991 Month
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- Parrot+ Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Parrot+ Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Monthly Parrot+7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Parrot+ Annual: Learn Spanish7 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Annual Parrot+$44.991 Year
- Annual Parrot Premium7 Days trial$89.991 Year
- Annual Parrot+7 Days trial$89.991 Year
FlashStacks
- FlashStacks Premium — Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Special Offer$24.991 Year
- FlashStacks Premium — Annual1 Month trial$39.991 Year
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