Comparison

MemU vs Fast Flashcards

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

Head to head
About

MemU

This app redefines flashcards by incorporating networked learning, connecting study material to external sources like movies, books, and dictionaries. It enhances spaced repetition with contextual understanding and offers pronunciation practice within review sessions.

Highlights
  • Networked flashcards
  • Spaced repetition
  • Import Anki decks
  • Movie/book/dictionary integration
  • Pronunciation practice
  • Text-to-speech
Features
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MemU is the creator of Flashcard 2.0 — a new model of networked flashcards built around two dimensions of memory: time and connection. Flashcard 1.0 asks: “When should I see this again?” Flashcard 2.0 also asks: “What is this connected to?” MemU keeps spaced repetition at the center of learning, then adds another dimension: connect a card to the dictionaries, books, movies, notes, and other knowledge around it. - BRING YOUR EXISTING CARDS: Import Anki-compatible .apkg decks and start studying them directly in MemU. Create and study rich flashcards with text, cloze deletion, image occlusion, MathJax, images, audio, TTS, custom templates, and more. Compatible decks can also be exported to .apkg when needed. - MOVIES AS SOURCES: Import movie subtitles, search for text, and connect matching subtitles and movie clips directly to a card. Keep the dialogue and scene around what you are learning instead of remembering an isolated word or sentence. - =BOOKS AS SOURCES: Import ebooks and search their chapters and text. Connect a relevant passage to a card while keeping the book itself as the source of truth. - DICTIONARIES AS SOURCES: Import electronic dictionaries and search them directly inside MemU. Connect definitions, pronunciations, examples, and reference information to the card you are learning while keeping the original dictionary entry as the source. - YOUR OWN CARDS AS SOURCES: Your existing knowledge can become reusable context. Add a dictionary card template to a deck to make its notes searchable. Find useful content from the same deck or other collections and connect it to another card without copying or duplicating the original content. Your cards don't just store knowledge. They can become sources for other cards. - PRONUNCIATION INSIDE YOUR FLASHCARDS: Don't just recognize an answer. Say it. Add pronunciation practice to a flashcard, speak during review, and receive pronunciation feedback at word and phoneme level. Turn passive recognition into active production without leaving your review session. - NATURAL ONLINE TTS: Give your flashcards a voice with online text-to-speech. Listen to words, sentences, definitions, and examples directly while reviewing. FLASHCARD 1.0 + FLASHCARD 2.0 Spaced repetition helps answer: “When should I review this again?” Networked flashcards add: “What is this connected to?” MemU does both. MemU created Flashcard 2.0 to move flashcards beyond isolated question-and-answer pairs — while keeping the speed, flexibility, and spaced repetition that make flashcards powerful. **Anki is a registered trademark of Ankitects Pty Ltd. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by Ankitects Pty Ltd.

About

Fast Flashcards

Features
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Another flashcard app? Yes... but built a little differently. Fast Flashcards includes the features you'd expect: spaced repetition, flexible deck creation, folders, and progress tracking. The difference is simplicity. No subscriptions. No advertisements. No accounts. Unlock unlimited decks and folders with a single low-cost in-app purchase. One deck can be edited, deleted and re-added on download. Set a daily study goal, build your habit, and let the app handle the scheduling.

Screenshots

MemU4 screens
Fast Flashcards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MemU at none against Fast Flashcards's 1. MemU also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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. Fast Flashcards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MemU asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MemU ships an update weekly, Fast Flashcards monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MemU versus Fast Flashcards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemUFast Flashcards
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size308 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeijing Daoyehuo Technology Co.LtdDavid Oosthuizen

In-app purchases

None

MemU

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Fast Flashcards

One-time1
  • Lifetime Purchase$2.99

Questions

Is MemU free?
MemU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fast Flashcards free?
Fast Flashcards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MemU or Fast Flashcards have ads?
Neither MemU nor Fast Flashcards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MemU or Fast Flashcards?
MemU ships an update weekly, and Fast Flashcards monthly. Most recently, MemU was updated on November 4, 2026 and Fast Flashcards on October 31, 2026.

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