LanguageLoop vs Truly Simple Flashcards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LanguageLoop
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LanguageLoop is a powerful flashcard app that uses scientifically-proven spaced repetition to help you master vocabulary and remember it forever. INTUITIVE SWIPE-BASED LEARNING • Swipe right when you know the answer • Swipe left when you need more practice • Each card requires 3 correct swipes in a row to complete • Visual progress dots show your mastery on every card SMART 5-STACK SPACED REPETITION SYSTEM Our algorithm moves cards through five stages to optimize long-term retention: • New: Fresh cards introduced at your pace • 7-Day: Daily practice to build initial memory • 14-Day: Periodic review to strengthen recall • Monthly: Reinforcement checks • Yearly: Long-term retention maintenance Cards automatically progress as you learn, focusing your time on what needs the most practice. CREATE AND ORGANIZE YOUR CARDS • Create cards with front and back content • Add images to your flashcards • Organize cards with custom categories • Bulk import from text files (paste vocabulary lists instantly) • View cards organized by learning stage TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Visual stack distribution showing your learning journey • Daily study breakdown • Review history tracking • See exactly how many cards you've mastered DESIGNED FOR YOUR WORKFLOW • Light and dark theme support • Works completely offline with local storage • Consistent daily study stacks (same cards throughout the day) • Randomized card order each session for better learning PRO FEATURES (One-time $2.99 purchase) Unlock the full potential of LanguageLoop: • Remove all ads permanently • Unlimited flashcards (free tier: 100 cards) • Extended new cards per day (up to 20 vs 5) • Customize all review intervals (14-day, monthly, yearly rates) • Retention analytics by stack • Weak cards identification (find cards needing extra attention) • Export all your data to CSV NO SUBSCRIPTIONS Unlike other apps, LanguageLoop Pro is a one-time purchase. Pay once, own it forever. No recurring fees, no hidden costs. PERFECT FOR • Language learners studying vocabulary • Students preparing for exams • Anyone who wants to memorize information effectively • Anki users looking for a simpler mobile experience PRIVACY FOCUSED • All your data stays on your device • No account required • No data collection Start building your vocabulary today with LanguageLoop. Whether you're learning Spanish, Japanese, French, or studying for your next exam, our spaced repetition system ensures you remember what you learn. Download now and see why spaced repetition is the most effective way to memorize anything.
Truly Simple Flashcards
This app uses spaced repetition with a modern algorithm to help you memorize information. Create custom flashcards with text formatting, audio, and images. Import existing decks and sync across Apple devices.
- FSRS spaced repetition algorithm
- Customizable flashcards with formatting
- Audio and image support
- Anki and CSV import
- Cross-device iCloud sync
- Deck grouping
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Truly Simple Flashcards is a clean, no-subscription spaced-repetition app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Whether you're a student cramming for exams, a language learner building vocabulary, a professional studying for boards, or an Anki refugee looking for a modern alternative, this app does the core job exceptionally well and stops there. Make decks, add cards, and study. The app decides when to show each card again using FSRS, which is the same modern spaced-repetition algorithm power users trust. By asking you to grade how hard a card was to recall, the schedule adapts, so you spend your time on the cards you're about to forget. Format your cards with bold, italics, and colors, keep related decks together in groups, and add audio when hearing something matters as much as reading it. Bring in your existing decks from Anki or a spreadsheet, export your decks to use elsewhere, study seamlessly across all your Apple devices, and own your software forever. Features: • Smart scheduling: Uses the proven FSRS algorithm to adapt to your memory, with an adjustable "target retention" rate per deck. • Two card types: Create classic front-and-back cards, or use fill-in-the-blank (cloze) cards to memorize words in context. Images are fully supported on either side of the card. • Formatting and color-coding: Make words bold, italic, or underlined, and color-code your cards with five text colors and four highlights. Colors stay readable in light and dark mode. • Audio on your cards: Attach audio to the front, the back, or both. Add an existing audio file, or record it right in the app. • Deck groups: Keep related decks together, like every topic in a unit. Groups fold away when you don't need them and show what's due inside. • Simple imports: Bring your existing decks with you. Import Anki files (.apkg / .colpkg, including the newest formats) or CSV/TSV spreadsheets. Anki subdecks arrive as groups, with their formatting intact. • Two-way study: Turn on two-way review to test your recall back-to-front, which is especially effective for learning vocabulary words. • Paced learning: Set a daily limit for new cards so a huge imported deck doesn't overwhelm your study session. • Study ahead: Caught up for the day and want more? Study tomorrow's cards early. • Undo a grade: Tapped the wrong button? Undo brings the card back so you can answer it again. • Flip-through mode: Review a deck casually without affecting your spaced-repetition schedule. • Reliable device sync: Your decks sync privately and securely through your own personal iCloud account across your Mac, iPad, and iPhone. • Genuinely accessible: Built natively for Apple devices with full VoiceOver support, Dynamic Type for comfortable reading, light/dark modes, and calm, minimal motion. • Pay once, keep forever: Use one deck for free with unlimited cards. Unlock unlimited decks with a one-time, lifetime in-app purchase. No subscriptions, no ads, no hidden fees or data-harvesting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Truly Simple Flashcards at none against LanguageLoop's shown. LanguageLoop's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. LanguageLoop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Truly Simple Flashcards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LanguageLoop ships an update every 3 days, Truly Simple Flashcards every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LanguageLoop | Truly Simple Flashcards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tomas Reyes | Colin Wright |
In-app purchases
LanguageLoop
- LanguageLoop Pro$2.99
Truly Simple Flashcards
- Pro$4.99
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