Comparison

AskSia vs Flashka

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

Head to head
About

AskSia

This AI-powered study tool helps students upload readings, transcribe lectures, ask questions, and organize notes. It offers a free tier with limited features and multiple premium subscription plans for enhanced capabilities and unlimited processing.

Highlights
  • Upload readings and documents
  • Transcribe lecture audio
  • Ask AI questions about content
  • Organize notes
  • Unlimited AI assistance (premium)
  • Document processing (premium)
Features
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AskSia is your AI tutor and AI study assistant. Upload lecture recordings, PDFs, slides, photos and class notes, and Sia turns them into notes, flashcards, practice tests and a study plan from your own courses. Trusted by 2M+ students at 2,000+ universities. RECORD, TRANSCRIBE AND TRANSLATE YOUR LECTURE LIVE Fast professor? Heavy accent? Tap record and read every word as it is spoken, whether the lecture is in English, Korean, Japanese, Cantonese, Mandarin or Spanish, translated into your language in real time. Recording continues when your phone is locked, a floating window keeps the transcript in view, and you can ask Sia questions mid-lecture. When the lecture ends you get a summary and an outline. Built for lectures and coursework, not meetings. 30+ languages supported. ASK SIA ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR FILES OR AUDIO Upload up to 20 files at once: PDFs, Word documents, PowerPoint decks, Excel sheets, textbook chapters, audio files, YouTube links or photos. Ask a question and get an answer with citations that point to the exact page. Long readings become summaries with key points in your professor’s terms. LECTURE IN, NOTES OUT Any recording or file can become structured notes, a study guide, flashcards or a quiz, with spaced repetition built in so the cards you miss come back until you know them. Use the flashcard maker and quiz maker on one slide deck or a whole semester. PRACTICE BEFORE IT COUNTS Build timed practice tests and mock exams from your own course material, not from random question banks, with every miss explained. Use them for midterms, finals, college entrance and grad school exams. Preparing for a standardized test? Upload your prep materials and Sia turns them into practice sets and flashcards too. SIA SHOWS THE STEPS, NOT JUST THE ANSWER Snap a photo of a problem in math, physics, chemistry, biology, statistics, coding or engineering, or type it or say it out loud. Your AI tutor works through it step by step and explains the reasoning, not just the result. Ask why, ask again, or ask in your own language. KNOW WHAT TO REVIEW BEFORE THE EXAM Sia tracks what you get wrong across notes, flashcards and practice tests and tells you what to review next, so before an exam you know exactly what needs work. BRING YOUR WHOLE SEMESTER IN ONE CLICK Install the AskSia Chrome extension, import your courses from Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle or Brightspace, and your readings, slides and deadlines sync to the app. Sia builds a study plan from your syllabus that you follow on your phone. ANY FORMAT, EVERY DEVICE Photo, text and voice input. iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, web and Chrome extension, with your library, notes and chat history synced everywhere. FREE TO START • 300 minutes of transcription a month • 100 PDF pages a month PREMIUM PLANS PLUS, SUPER and A+ remove the limits. A+ includes the GPA Guarantee: use AskSia A+ for a full term and improve by at least one letter grade, or get 100% of your money back. Terms apply. A 3-day free trial is available on selected plans. Cancel anytime in the app. BUILT FOR • College and graduate students • High school students preparing for finals and entrance exams • International students studying in a second language • Anyone who learns faster with an AI tutor that explains AskSia is an AI study assistant that helps you understand your coursework rather than doing it for you: every answer comes with reasoning and citations. Contact: https://www.asksia.ai/contact-us Privacy: https://www.asksia.ai/policies/privacy Terms: https://www.asksia.ai/policies/termofuse

About

Flashka

Transform notes, PDFs, and lecture slides into interactive flashcards and quizzes using AI. Study effectively with spaced repetition and test your knowledge with AI-powered mock exams. Get instant explanations from a personal AI tutor.

Highlights
  • AI flashcard generation
  • Import notes, PDFs, photos
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • AI-powered quizzes
  • Personal AI tutor
  • Interactive material highlighting
Features
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Learn 10× faster and ace every exam with Flashka — the best AI flashcard and quizzes app. Turn any notes, PDFs, photos or lecture slides into dynamic flashcards and mock quizzes in seconds. With Flashka you can: Import any material
Upload your handwritten notes, PDFs, or photos, and highlight and interact with them Generate flashcards
Let our AI create cards exclusively from your material, forget endless writing. Study in the most effective way 
Use spaced‑repetition algorithms that adapt to your studying Test your knowledge
Practice with AI‑powered quizzes & mock exams, from your flashcards Get 24/7 professor on your side
Ask Professor Ka, your personal AI tutor, for instant explanations, memorisations and chat. Join +2M students who’ve improved grades and conquered exams with Flashka. Download now and start studying smarter. Terms of Use: https://flashka.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://flashka.ai/privacy

Screenshots

AskSia4 screens
Flashka4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flashka at 4.8 against AskSia's 4.1. Flashka also leads on ratings volume (385 vs 64). AskSia's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AskSia sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Flashka sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flashka holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashka has 385 ratings behind it against 64, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of AskSia's written reviews are positive against 80% of Flashka's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AskSia ships an update weekly, Flashka every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AskSia versus Flashka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAskSiaFlashka
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (64 ratings)4.8 (385 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better79.6% of reviews
Number of ratings64385 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB211 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperASKSIA INCFlashka OÜ

Customer experience

AskSia

All ratings64 ratings
Positive76.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative13.0%

Flashka

All ratings382 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral12.2%
Negative8.2%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

AskSia

Subscriptions7
  • AskSia - A+3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • AskSia - Plus1 Month trial$14.991 Month
  • AskSia - Super$17.991 Month
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  • AskSia - A+1 Month trial$29.991 Month
  • AskSia - Plus$99.991 Year
  • AskSia - Super$143.991 Year
  • AskSia - A+$155.991 Year
4 purchases

Flashka

Subscriptions4
  • Wizard Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Wizard Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Black Friday Discount$29.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Wizard Subscription$59.991 Year

Questions

Is AskSia free?
AskSia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flashka free?
Flashka is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AskSia or Flashka?
Flashka is rated higher. AskSia averages 4.1 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Flashka averages 4.8 from 385 ratings.
Do AskSia or Flashka have ads?
Flashka shows ads; AskSia does not.
Which is updated more often, AskSia or Flashka?
AskSia ships an update weekly, and Flashka every 2 weeks. Most recently, AskSia was updated on October 19, 2026 and Flashka on October 20, 2026.

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