Comparison

Flashka vs Aplumi

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

Head to head
About

Flashka

Transform notes, PDFs, and lecture slides into interactive flashcards and AI-powered quizzes. Utilize spaced repetition and a personal AI tutor to master material and ace exams.

Highlights
  • AI-generated flashcards from notes/PDFs
  • Spaced-repetition study algorithms
  • AI-powered mock quizzes
  • Personal AI tutor for explanations
  • Import handwritten notes and photos
  • 24/7 study assistance
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

About

Aplumi

This app helps students organize their academic life with AI-powered note-taking, grade tracking, and a private journal. It offers features like syllabus import, daily study plans, and voice-note transcription, all running locally on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • AI note-taking and document summarization
  • Syllabus import for schedule generation
  • Grade tracking and 'what-if' analysis
  • Handwritten notes with Apple Pencil support
  • Private journal with mood tracking
  • Task management with focus timers
  • Automatic iCloud sync and backups
Features
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Aplumi is the all-in-one student planner, AI note-taker, grade tracker, and private journal. Everything runs on your device: no account, no servers, no ads. AI, BUILT IN AND PRIVATE Powered by Apple's on-device Foundation Models on iOS 26 and later. No cloud AI, nothing leaves your device: • Syllabus Import: drop in a syllabus PDF and get a complete semester schedule — course meetings, assignments, and exams with dates — in seconds. • Today's Plan: a smart, ranked daily study plan you can chat with and refine. • Grade Coach: turns your grade numbers into a clear, encouraging plan. • Smart Nudges: one helpful notification a day about upcoming coursework, stalled tasks, and free study gaps. • Voice-note transcription: your audio attachments become searchable text. • Document Summaries: get a clear, structured summary of any document or long note, streamed live on your device. NOTES FOR EVERY KIND OF THINKING • Handwritten notebooks with Apple Pencil: stroke smoothing, shape recognition, lined, dotted, or blank paper, and PDF export. • Keep lecture notes, labs, readings, and study materials next to your tasks, with photos, document scans, PDFs, links, drawings, and voice notes attached. • Annotate PDFs right inside the app. • Markdown and LaTeX files preview beautifully: headings, tables, code blocks, and fully typeset math. • A rich-text diary with moods, photos, a week calendar, and full-text search. Export any entry as a DOCX document. PLAN YOUR SEMESTER • Organize schools, terms, and courses with teachers, rooms, meeting times, and custom colors. • See your week at a glance on a timetable that merges classes, assignment due dates, and coursework into one timeline. STAY ON TOP OF EVERY TASK • Priorities, subtasks, and time estimates for every item. • Start a Focus Timer from any task's estimated time and get the work done. • Reminders with flexible lead times so nothing slips through the cracks. OWN YOUR GRADES • Record exams, quizzes, homework, papers, projects, labs, and more, weighted per course. • Automatic semester and cumulative GPA with multiple grading scales and a trend chart. • What-if analysis shows exactly what average you need on remaining work to hit your target grade. AUTOMATIC ICLOUD SYNC AND BACKUP • Syncs automatically across all your devices signed in to the same iCloud account — private by design, stored in your own iCloud, and easy to turn off in Settings. • Automatic daily backups, plus manual backup and restore to iCloud Drive or On My iPhone. SHARE TO ACADEMY ONE Send files, links, and text from any app straight into your inbox with the share extension, and import them when you are ready. FREE AND PREMIUM The core planner is free forever: courses, timetable, tasks, grades, sync, and backup. Upgrade to Premium, a monthly subscription with a 14-day free trial, to unlock the AI features, handwritten notes, and the diary. YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE No account. No analytics. No tracking. No servers of ours. Everything you write stays on your devices and in your own iCloud, protected by Face ID where it matters most. Download Aplumi and make this your best semester yet.

Screenshots

Flashka4 screens
Aplumi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Aplumi at none against Flashka's shown. Aplumi also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Flashka's advantage is ratings volume (398 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. Flashka sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Aplumi sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aplumi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flashka has 398 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Flashka's written reviews are positive against 100% of Aplumi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flashka ships an update fortnightly, Aplumi every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Flashka versus Aplumi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashkaAplumi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (398 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings398 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlashka OÜIT Gear LLC

Customer experience

Flashka

All ratings398 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive80.4%
Neutral10.7%
Negative8.9%

Aplumi

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Flashka

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

Aplumi

Subscriptions1
  • Academy One Premium Monthly14 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Flashka free?
Flashka is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aplumi free?
Aplumi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flashka or Aplumi?
Aplumi is rated higher. Flashka averages 4.8 out of 5 from 398 ratings, while Aplumi averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Flashka or Aplumi have ads?
Flashka shows ads; Aplumi does not.
Which is updated more often, Flashka or Aplumi?
Flashka ships an update fortnightly, and Aplumi every 2 weeks. Most recently, Flashka was updated on November 8, 2026 and Aplumi on October 31, 2026.

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