WidgetCards vs FlashStacks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WidgetCards
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Learn Smarter, Right from Your Home Screen Master vocabulary and other knowledge with beautifully simple flashcards-right from your Home Screen. With this app, you can create your own flashcards and organize them into stacks for every topic or language you’re learning. Whether you're tackling a new language, preparing for a test, or just love learning new things, this app helps you stay consistent and focused. Smart Practice Made Simple: Cards appear based on how well you know them—so you see the ones you struggle with more often, and the ones you've mastered less frequently. It's spaced repetition, but without the jargon. Home Screen Widgets That Work: Practice doesn’t stop when you close the app. Add widgets to your Home Screen and review flashcards with a simple flip—anytime, anywhere. It’s the fastest way to make learning part of your daily routine. - Create unlimited flashcards and stacks - Organize by language, topic, or difficulty - Practice cards to test your memory and track progress - Perfect for Language Learners Build vocabulary and phrases in any language. Your words, your way. Whether you're learning Spanish, French, Japanese, or anything else-this app fits your style. Learning should be easy and part of everyday life. Start now-one card at a time. Terms of Service: https://www.widgetcards.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.widgetcards.com/privacypolicy/
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 beautiful Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Glance at a question between classes. Tap to reveal the answer. Move to the next card — all without opening the app. Learning fits into the moments already filling your day. Always visible, always ready Your stacks live as widgets that rotate automatically throughout the day. Every time you check your phone, there's something new to learn. Tap to reveal, tap to advance. AI-powered deck generation Upload any PDF — lecture notes, textbook chapters, study guides — and AI instantly creates a complete flashcard deck. Choose high-yield mode for exam prep or comprehensive for full coverage. Every card is widget-ready from the start. 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 areas to hide. Tap to reveal what's underneath. Perfect for visual subjects. Beautiful by design Every stack gets its own colour palette — soft pastels or bold modern tones. Widgets match your stack's colours. Dark mode uses pure OLED black. Track your progress Per-stack stats show mastery level, difficulty breakdown, and 14-day activity. Build a streak. Hit your daily goal. FlashStacks Premium Create unlimited stacks, generate decks from PDF with AI, add image occlusion cards, and study from your Lock Screen. Monthly and annual plans available. 3-day free trial included with annual. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: WidgetCards at 3 against FlashStacks's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. WidgetCards sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month 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.
| Parameter | WidgetCards | FlashStacks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Marton | Bailey Skewes |
In-app purchases
WidgetCards
- WidgetCards Pro7 Days trial$0.491 Month
- WidgetCards Pro Yearly7 Days trial$3.991 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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