Comparison

ANCHOKO vs FlashSnapCards

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

Head to head
About

ANCHOKO

Features
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ANCHOKO β€” hide any diagram, then learn it Image occlusion on your phone, free. Drop boxes over the labels on an anatomy plate, a circuit drawing or a map, and each box becomes its own card. IMAGE OCCLUSION THAT ACTUALLY WORKS ON A PHONE β€’ Draw rectangles, ellipses or free-form shapes over any picture β€’ Each shape becomes a separate card, so one diagram teaches you twenty things β€’ Pinch to zoom while you place shapes β€” small labels stay reachable β€’ Show the other boxes while you answer, or hide them β€’ Works on photos, screenshots, textbook scans and imported PDF pages BRING YOUR ANKI DECKS β€’ Import .apkg files and keep your cards, your images and your deck names β€’ Cloze deletions come across as cloze deletions β€’ Image occlusion notes keep their boxes, on the right part of the picture β€’ Note types ANCHOKO does not know are still imported, front and back β€” nothing is lost β€’ You are told what changed during the import. No silent edits PHOTOGRAPH A PAGE, GET CARDS β€’ Photograph notes, a textbook or a handout and the text is read on your device β€’ Cards follow the page layout β€” "term: meaning", "word translation", numbered lists β€’ You see the recognised text before any card is made, so misreads never become cards RED AND COLOURED TEXT, FOUND FOR YOU β€’ Anything written in red pen or pink highlighter is detected and covered automatically β€’ Switch to green, blue or yellow when that is what you used β€’ Popular with students in Japan, who use a red filter sheet for exactly this REVIEW AT THE RIGHT MOMENT β€’ The SM-2 algorithm works out, card by card, when you are about to forget β€’ Four ratings β€” Again, Hard, Good, Easy β€” reshape the interval β€’ See your forgetting curve and how much is left β€’ Cap how many new cards appear each day HANDS-FREE BROWSING Cards flip themselves at timings you choose, with read-aloud for commutes. Auto-advance never grades your cards, so your review schedule stays intact. β€’ Also: cloze deletions, and annotations written straight onto a picture YOUR PHOTOS STAY ON YOUR DEVICE Text recognition, red-text detection and PDF rendering all happen on your device. Photos and PDFs never reach an ANCHOKO server. MORE β€’ XP, levels, 18 achievement badges, and a weekly ranking with friends β€’ Publish your own decks, or download and try decks other people made PRICING Free, for as long as you like: β€’ Up to 200 cards you make yourself β€” they stay yours even if you stop paying β€’ Unlimited image occlusion boxes on the cards you make β€’ The full spaced-repetition engine, and unlimited community decks β€’ Photo-to-cards and red-text detection, 3 a day ANCHOKO Pro adds: β€’ Unlimited cards β€’ Unlimited photo-to-cards and red-text detection β€’ PDF import β€’ Auto-advance β€’ Backup export β€’ Your progress follows you across devices (below) Three plans: monthly, yearly, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Amounts are shown on the purchase screen in the app. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF, ON ANY DEVICE β€’ iPhone, iPad, Android and the browser share the same cards, study record, streaks and XP once you sign in β€’ Started without an account? Signing in later keeps everything you already made SAMPLE DECKS, ONLY IF YOU WANT THEM Nothing is added behind your back. You pick what you want, added cards never count toward the free limit, and you can delete them at any time. LANGUAGES English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French, Vietnamese, Thai ALSO IN YOUR BROWSER Sign in with the same account and study without installing anything. ABOUT ANCHOKO PRO Monthly and yearly are auto-renewing subscriptions: they renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can manage or cancel them in your account settings. Lifetime is a single payment β€” nothing renews and there is nothing to cancel. ANCHOKO is not affiliated with or endorsed by Ankitects Pty Ltd. "Anki" names only the .apkg file format ANCHOKO can import. β€’ Terms of Use: https://b19.co.jp/terms-of-service/ β€’ Privacy Policy: https://b19.co.jp/privacy-policy/

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FlashSnapCards

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Snap your textbook and it becomes a flashcard. Then just flip through today's cards. Making flashcards by hand is a chore, and when your exam is close it's hard to know whether you'll finish in time. FlashSnapCards eases both at once. Photograph a page and crop the part you want to learn, and you have a card. It also reads the text in your photos, so you can make card after card from the same picture. Then spaced repetition counts back from your exam date and serves just today's share, right before you'd forget it. β€’ Free to start, no subscription (Premium is a one-time purchase) β€’ No third-party ads (the only promotions are the developer's other apps) β€’ Your records stay on your device (no account needed; photos are never uploaded) WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Photo cards: snap your textbook or notes and crop just what you need β€’ Text recognition: read the text in a photo to fill in questions and answers faster β€’ Many cards from one photo: tap "Save & make another from this photo" to keep going β€’ Text cards: question on the front, answer on the back β€’ Spaced repetition: cards come back right before you'd forget them β€’ Exam countdown and finish forecast: see each day whether you're on pace β€’ Three ways to study: flip, multiple choice, or type the answer β€’ Stats: cards mastered, progress by deck, and your weak cards β€’ Daily goal, study streak, and study reminders β€’ Edit and delete cards anytime β€’ Works on iPhone, iPad, and iPhone Duo β€’ English and Japanese WHO IT'S FOR β€’ Students facing a mountain of facts before finals or entrance exams β€’ Working adults studying for a certification in spare moments β€’ Anyone memorizing terms, dates, or vocabulary β€’ Anyone who has started a flashcard habit and let it slip PRIVACY β€’ Your cards and study history are stored only on your device β€’ Text recognition also runs on your device β€’ The only network use is showing the developer's other apps

Screenshots

ANCHOKO4 screens
FlashSnapCards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ANCHOKO at 13.0 against FlashSnapCards's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. ANCHOKO sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and FlashSnapCards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ANCHOKO ships an update every 2 weeks, FlashSnapCards fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
ANCHOKO versus FlashSnapCards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterANCHOKOFlashSnapCards
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks β€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size101 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBEAK,K.K.torankirite

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ANCHOKO

Subscriptions1
  • ANCHOKO Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
1 purchases

FlashSnapCards

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99

Questions

Is ANCHOKO free?
ANCHOKO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlashSnapCards free?
FlashSnapCards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ANCHOKO or FlashSnapCards have ads?
Neither ANCHOKO nor FlashSnapCards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ANCHOKO or FlashSnapCards?
ANCHOKO ships an update every 2 weeks, and FlashSnapCards fortnightly. Most recently, ANCHOKO was updated on October 28, 2026 and FlashSnapCards on November 5, 2026.

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