Comparison

Volpi Tales vs Discito

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

Head to head
About

Volpi Tales

Create personalized audio stories for children using familiar voices. Choose from a library of classics or record your own voice to narrate beloved tales. Enjoy a safe, ad-free experience designed for families.

Highlights
  • Personalized narrator voice creation
  • Curated library of children's classics
  • Stories in English and Spanish
  • Dedicated bedtime playlists
  • Supports Bluetooth, AirPlay, Chromecast
  • Ad-free and privacy-focused
Features
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Volpi is the audio-story app for families who want more than a play button. Remember when someone told you a bedtime story in THEIR voice? Volpi lets you create a personalized narrator voice — yours, Dad's, Mom's or Grandma's — from a short recording, and turn the stories your child loves into stories told in that voice. What you can do with Volpi: • Listen to a curated library of children's classics (Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, Snow White, fables and more) adapted for ages 2 to 8. • Create a personalized voice from about 30 seconds of recording, always with the explicit consent of the family member who lends their voice. • Have your favorite stories narrated with your custom voice, or enjoy the whole catalog with Volpi's default narrators. • Stories available in Spanish and English. • Bedtime: dedicated playlists that ease children into sleep without jarring sound cues. • At home or in the car: Bluetooth speakers, AirPlay and Chromecast supported. Built for families: • No in-app purchases and no surprise charges — nothing is ever billed through your App Store account. Volpi requires a subscription, which cannot be purchased in the app. • No third-party advertising and no recommendation engine outside the curated catalog. • No commercial profiling of your children and no targeted advertising: just stories. • Clear privacy policy, built to comply with European (GDPR-K) and US (COPPA) regulations. Volpi is made in Spain by a small team that believes stories are shared time. If you have questions, feedback, or simply want to tell us that grandma has been rehearsing her voice recordings for two weeks, reach out at contact@volpistudios.com.

About

Discito

This app helps you study smarter for exams by creating personalized daily plans and scheduling reviews using an advanced spaced repetition algorithm. It converts PDFs, notes, and lectures into flashcards on-device, syncing seamlessly across your Apple devices without an account.

Highlights
  • Day-by-day exam prep planning
  • FSRS-6 spaced repetition algorithm
  • On-device flashcard creation from PDFs/lectures
  • iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad
  • iOS integration (widgets, shortcuts, Siri)
  • Import .apkg and CSV files
  • Apple Intelligence for AI-powered card generation
Features
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Study smarter for your exams — and remember it long after. Discito plans your exam prep day by day and schedules every review with FSRS-6 — the latest open-source spaced-repetition algorithm — so you remember more while studying less. Turn PDFs, notes, and recorded lectures into flashcards on-device with Apple Intelligence, synced across your devices with no account needed. ZERO-SETUP ONBOARDING Open the app. Tap "Continue" → "Start reviewing". Study a tutorial deck immediately. Under 30 seconds. No web account, no desktop install, no .apkg hoop-jumping. SMART EXAM PLAN Add your exam date and Discito builds a day-by-day plan that covers every card before exam day — weakest cards first — without disturbing your long-term FSRS schedule. Track several exams at once, each with its own countdown and on-track status. When every card is covered, it tells you you're ready. SYNC THAT JUST WORKS Your cards follow you across iPhone and iPad through your iCloud. Edit on one device, review on another. No passwords. No mystery errors. Your data stays yours. REAL iOS INTEGRATION • Review reminders on your schedule, per deck • Home Screen widget with due count + one-tap review • Live Activity during review sessions — progress on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Control Center widget — start a review in one tap • Shortcuts + Siri: "Quiz me on Pharmacology" • Focus Mode integration — "Study" filter hides distractions MOBILE-FIRST CARD CREATION • Import .apkg files from existing collections (no desktop needed) • Share Sheet extension: select any text, send to Discito, get cards • CSV from Files app • Deck sharing via AirDrop + the iOS Share Sheet • Reliable image support — paste, drag, or pick inline APPLE INTELLIGENCE (iPhone 15 Pro or later) Paste lecture text or a PDF. Discito generates Q&A flashcards on-device, privately. No servers, no fees, no data sent anywhere. AI features require Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro or later, or an M-series iPad, on iOS 26). Everything else works on any iPhone running iOS 18.6+. FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS AND LANGUAGE LEARNERS Built for the people already keeping long study streaks across thousands of cards. Cloze deletion, basic Q&A, reverse cards, stats dashboard with streak / retention % / projected completion date, and dark mode with a matching dark app icon. FSRS-6 — THE LATEST OPEN-SOURCE SCHEDULER Discito implements FSRS-6 to spec, tested bit-exact against the reference fixtures. The same algorithm spaced-repetition researchers use today, native on iPhone. DISCITO LITE — FREE (NOT A TRIAL) • 200 cards free (unlimited with Pro) • iCloud sync across iPhone + iPad • Full FSRS-6 algorithm (not a crippled version) • Q&A + cloze + basic-reverse templates (image occlusion authoring is Pro) • .apkg import always free; export + re-sync are Pro (free trial included) • CSV import and export — always free • Markdown + LaTeX rendering • Audio playback • Classic flip-card review • Live Activity + Dynamic Island • Streak counter + full stats dashboard • 6 bundled starter decks (Tutorial + 5 content decks) • Try every Pro feature free — including 5 deck re-syncs • No ads, ever DISCITO PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE Pro is a single one-time unlock — no subscription required. Pro unlocks: Smart Exam Plan (a day-by-day plan to cover every card by exam day, tracked per exam), image occlusion authoring, FSRS-6 personalized optimizer, on-device AI card generation from PDFs (iOS 26 Apple Intelligence), AI image generation, lecture audio capture → cards, smart AI quiz distractors, per-deck widget settings, notification micro-reviews, type-the-answer + MCQ + True-False quiz modes, .apkg export, non-destructive deck re-sync (update imported decks without losing progress), weekly report + shareable image, bulk Manage Suspended. With gratitude to the FSRS research community — the Open Spaced Repetition project (github.com/open-spaced-repetition). Start studying in 30 seconds. Download Discito today.

Screenshots

Volpi Tales4 screens
Discito4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Volpi Tales at none against Discito's 3. Volpi Tales also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). Discito's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Discito sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Volpi Tales asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Volpi Tales against 5.0 for Discito. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Volpi Tales ships an update weekly, Discito daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Volpi Tales versus Discito: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVolpi TalesDiscito
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVolpi StudiosCHRISTOPHER JAMES HINCKLEY

In-app purchases

None

Volpi Tales

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Discito

One-time3
  • 50 AI Credits$2.99
  • 150 AI Credits$6.99
  • Discito Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Volpi Tales free?
Volpi Tales is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Discito free?
Discito is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Volpi Tales or Discito?
Volpi Tales and Discito are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Volpi Tales or Discito have ads?
Neither Volpi Tales nor Discito shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Volpi Tales or Discito?
Volpi Tales ships an update weekly, and Discito daily. Most recently, Volpi Tales was updated on October 25, 2026 and Discito on October 24, 2026.

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