Parleo vs MyStudyDeck
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Parleo
Instantly create flashcards from words encountered in articles, shows, or conversations. Learn vocabulary in context with translations, definitions, and audio pronunciation. Spaced repetition helps you remember new words effectively.
- Instant flashcard creation
- Contextual vocabulary learning
- Spaced repetition system
- Translation and definition
- Audio pronunciation
- Fill-in-the-blank sentences
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You're serious about learning a new language. You're reading articles, watching shows, and talking with people in your target language every day. But you keep coming across words you know you've seen before. You just can't remember what they mean. Parleo turns the words you meet into rich flashcards, instantly. Snap a photo of a page, paste a sentence, or speak a word into the app. Parleo generates a rich flashcard with translation, target-language definition, a fill-in-the-blank sentence from your original context, grammar notes, and audio — in seconds. Spaced repetition makes them stick. No more writing down words and needing to find time back at your computer to make flashcards. No more prebuilt word-lists and scripted sentences. Parleo makes the words you've actually encountered available to study within their original context in seconds. Built for the language learner who: - Is actively reading, listening, and speaking in their target language - Knows that needing to manually create flashcards means they won't create any at all - Is tired of scripted sentences and wants to learn the vocabulary they are encounter each day How it works: 1. Capture — photograph a page, paste text, speak a phrase 2. Select — tap the words you want to learn 3. Review — spaced repetition lodges them in your long-term memory What's on every card: - Translation and target-language definition - Fill-in-the-blank sentence pulled from your original context - Grammar notes and full sentence translation - Audio pronunciation for word and sentence Languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Catalan, and Romanian. Chinese and Japanese coming soon. Free to start. 50 new cards a month, free, with unlimited review. Plus ($3.99/mo) and Pro ($9.99/mo) for active learners and polyglots. Privacy Policy: https://parleo.app/privacy/ Terms and Conditions: https://parleo.app/terms/
MyStudyDeck
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Turn any photo or PDF into Anki flashcards — then study them right in the app. No typing, no desktop, no account. Everything runs on your iPhone, fully offline. MyStudyDeck is the fastest way to go from study material to memorized. Scan a page, let on-device OCR and smart filtering pick out the words that matter, auto-translate the backs, study with a swipe — and export standard .apkg decks to Anki when you want. THREE TAPS. REAL CARDS. 1. Snap a photo (or import a PDF) of your study material 2. Tap the terms you want to learn 3. Study in-app — or export a complete .apkg deck to AnkiMobile No typing kanji on your phone. No copy-pasting between apps. No desktop required. STUDY MODE — RIGHT IN THE APP You no longer have to export to Anki just to review. • Full study screen with a 3D card-flip animation • Swipe right when you knew it, swipe left to review again • Streak meter tracks your consecutive correct answers • Self-assessment grading: "Didn't know" or "Knew it" • Shuffle mode to mix up your deck • Resume a session right where you left off (within 24h) • Works with all four card types: plain, image, cloze, and multi-field SMART CARD CREATION • On-device OCR extracts text from photos instantly — works offline • Smart word filtering uses Apple's NaturalLanguage engine to highlight the important words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, domain terms) and pre-select them • Function words (the, is, a) are hidden by default — tap "Show all words" to reveal everything • Per-word confidence indicators so you can trust the selection • Filtering supports English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian (other scripts use length-based filtering) • Apple Translation fills in card backs automatically • Edit any field before saving (front, back, reading, notes) IMPORT PDFs • Import PDFs directly from Files, iCloud Drive, or any document provider • Page viewer with thumbnails and range selection (All / This page / Range) • Multi-page extraction with a live progress indicator • Text flows straight into the same smart OCR review pipeline • Up to 50 pages per session ANKI-COMPATIBLE EXPORT • Generates standard .apkg files that import cleanly into Anki • Works with AnkiMobile, Anki Desktop, AnkiDroid, and AnkiWeb • Export via the iOS share sheet — AnkiMobile, Files, AirDrop, iCloud Drive, or email • Card images are embedded in the export BUILT FOR PRIVACY Your photos, cards, and study data never leave your device. The OCR and translation run on-device. No accounts. No cloud. No tracking. We never see your cards. ONE-TIME PURCHASE — NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Try MyStudyDeck free with up to 3 cards. Unlock unlimited cards, PDF import, study, and .apkg export with a single $14.99 purchase — yours forever. No subscription. No recurring charges. No surprise renewals. Built for self-taught language learners (Japanese, Korean, Chinese and more) and for students working from textbooks. MyStudyDeck solves the hardest part of mobile studying: turning real study material into cards you actually review — without a desktop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Parleo at 3 against MyStudyDeck's 1. Parleo also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.4). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Parleo sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and MyStudyDeck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Parleo | MyStudyDeck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Better the Map LLC | Sai Sharan Bhonagiri |
In-app purchases
Parleo
- Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
- Plus - Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
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- Pro - Monthly$9.991 Month
- Plus Yearly$39.991 Year
- Plus - Yearly$39.991 Year
- Pro Yearly$99.991 Year
- Pro - Yearly$99.991 Year
MyStudyDeck
- MyStudyDeck Pro$14.99





