Stacks vs Recap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Stacks
Create flashcards from your own experiences and conversations. This app uses spaced repetition to help you remember vocabulary longer with less study. It supports over 100 languages and offers offline study capabilities.
- Create cards from stories and conversations
- Spaced repetition system (FSRS)
- Offline study mode
- Automatic translations
- Supports over 100 languages
- Romanization for select scripts
- Clean, minimal interface
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Your stories are better. Life's too short to cram from borrowed lists. Stacks turns trips and conversations into cards, then spaced-repetition (FSRS) handles the science. Episodic memory meets spaced repetition. Dream team. Benefits: โข Keep momentum anywhere โ Study offline on flights, trains, or dead zones. โข Stay in sync across devices โ Your progress follows you automatically. โข Focus without distractions โ No ads, just learning. โข Create cards in seconds โ Automatic translations speed up card creation. โข Learn with clearer meanings โ Premium DeepL translations offer high accuracy and context. โข Remember longer with less study โ FSRS schedules reviews at the right time. โข Learn the language you care about โ Supports over 100 languages. โข Crack non-Latin scripts faster โ Romanization for select languages like Japanese, Arabic, Russian, and Hindi. โข Feel calm while you study โ A clean, minimal interface that gets out of the way. Free and Plus Create up to 40 cards for free. Upgrade to Stacks Plus for unlimited cards, DeepL translations, spaced repetition customisation, and more. Perfect for language learners, students, and polyglots who want to study offline, master vocabulary, and remember more with flashcards. Privacy Policy: https://www.thestacksapp.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.thestacksapp.com/terms-of-service EUSA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/minterms/
Recap
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Recap is a focused language learning app. No streaks, no badges, no gamification. Just simple card input and spaced repetition. How it works: - Create cards by typing or speaking in your native or target language - Review cards with the proven SM-2 spaced repetition algorithm - Listen to native pronunciation on every card That's it. Supports any language pair supported by Apple. All data stays on your device. No account required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Recap at none against Stacks's 2. Stacks's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Stacks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 3 months. Recap asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Stacks | Recap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Monetization | Freemium | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lewis Hoy | Florian Mueller |
In-app purchases
Stacks
- Stacks+ Quarterly$9.993 Months
- Stacks+ Yearly$27.991 Year
Recap
No in-app purchases









