Cogni vs Swiftflip Flashcards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cogni
This app uses AI to generate flashcards from various sources like PDFs, notes, and lecture recordings. It employs spaced repetition with the FSRS algorithm to optimize memorization and allows for Anki deck import. Study notes can be generated alongside cards, and a library of pre-made decks is available.
- AI flashcard generation
- FSRS spaced repetition
- Anki deck import
- Integrated study notes
- Offline study mode
- Library of pre-made decks
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Cogni is a flashcard app with FSRS spaced repetition, AI flashcard generation and Anki deck import. Study on iPhone, iPad, Android and the web: your decks and progress sync through one account, and reviews work offline. MAKE FLASHCARDS WITH AI Upload a PDF, photograph your notes or textbook pages, upload a lecture recording, paste text or type a topic. Cogni drafts question-and-answer and cloze cards. You check the drafts and keep the ones you want. FSRS SPACED REPETITION Every card is scheduled with FSRS, the open-source algorithm that predicts when you are about to forget. After each answer, rate your recall (Again, Hard, Good or Easy) and see when the card comes back. Each day you review only what is due. IMPORT YOUR ANKI DECKS Save an .apkg file in Files, tap + in Cogni and choose “Import .apkg”. Cards, subdecks, cloze cards, images and audio come with it. Anki's review history stays in Anki: FSRS builds a new schedule from your answers in Cogni. NOTES NEXT TO YOUR CARDS Generate study notes together with your cards and read them in Cogni on the web, linked to the cards they produced. READY-MADE DECKS Browse a library of 5,000+ decks for languages, medicine, anatomy and more, add a deck and start studying. BUILT FOR - Medical, nursing and pre-med students - Language learners building vocabulary - Students preparing for exams - Anyone moving their decks from another flashcard app FREE TO START Create cards, import decks, sync and study up to 40 card reviews a day for free, and try one AI generation. Cogni Premium removes the daily review limit, adds text-to-speech and includes AI generation within your plan's allowance. Terms of Use: https://cogni.cards/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://cogni.cards/privacy/
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.
- 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
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cogni at 4.7 against Swiftflip Flashcards's 3.7. Cogni also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 0%) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 3). Swiftflip Flashcards's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Cogni sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Swiftflip Flashcards sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cogni holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cogni has 1.7K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Cogni's written reviews are positive against 0% of Swiftflip Flashcards's.
Cogni ships an update weekly, Swiftflip Flashcards every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cogni | Swiftflip Flashcards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | COGNIFLY LTD | HK Softworks AB |
Customer experience
Cogni
Swiftflip Flashcards
Bugs and requests
Cogni
Reported bugs
2 issues- App no longer available after paying for annual subscription
- Occasional crashes
Requested features
4 requests- Integrate ChatGPT or Claude for automatic card creation
- Add sub-decks for larger decks that need more review
- Improve algorithm for hard/again ratings to better target struggling cards
- Add subsections for decks to study different sections separately
Swiftflip Flashcards
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cogni
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$14.991 Month
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- Premium Annual$19.991 Year
- Premium Annual$24.991 Year
- Premium Annual$29.991 Year
- Premium Annual$49.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$69.99
- Premium Lifetime$99.99
Swiftflip Flashcards
- Monthly Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Yearly Premium7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$59.99
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