Lœrn vs Minimal Flashcards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lœrn
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Study for exams with flashcards, smart practice and your own learning materials. Lœrn (also: Loern) is a flexible flashcards and study app for school, college, university and lifelong learning. Create your own learning decks, practice with different question types and focus on what you need to remember. No subscription. Your learning data stays on your device, and Lœrn works offline. STUDY YOUR WAY Build learning decks around the subjects that matter to you. Lœrn supports multiple ways to practice: • Flashcards • Multiple choice • Fill in the blank • Matching • Ordering • Numeric answers Whether you're preparing for an exam, learning vocabulary or developing a new skill, choose the format that fits your material. SMARTER PRACTICE Lœrn helps you focus your study sessions based on your performance and retention. Instead of simply going through the same cards again and again, your practice adapts to what you know and what needs more attention. Track your progress with useful statistics including accuracy, retention, study time and streaks. CREATE FLASHCARDS & STUDY DECKS WITH AI Already use an AI assistant for studying? Lœrn makes it easy to turn AI-generated learning content into structured learning decks. The app guides you through the process: use the AI provider of your choice to create compatible learning content, then import it into Lœrn. AI is not built into Lœrn, so there is no additional AI subscription or usage fee from us. You decide which external AI service you use and what information you share with it. Prefer not to use AI? You can create all your learning content manually. YOUR MATERIALS, YOUR DATA Lœrn is designed around local storage instead of accounts and cloud services. • No account required • No Lœrn cloud • Learning content stored locally • Progress stored locally • Import and export your decks • Back up and restore your learning data • Study offline This gives you control over your learning materials without depending on a dedicated Lœrn backend. SHARE LEARNING DECKS Export your decks and share them with friends, classmates, study groups or teachers. Other Lœrn users can import them and start studying. NO SUBSCRIPTION All learning features are available without a subscription. The free version is supported by ads. If you prefer an ad-free experience, you can remove ads with a one-time purchase. MADE FOR • School, college and university • Exams, finals and quizzes • Flashcards and spaced practice • Vocabulary and language learning • Professional development • Self-study Study at home, on the train, between classes or wherever you have a few minutes. Because your learning content is stored locally, your decks remain available even when you're offline. Create your decks. Practice what matters. Learn at your own pace.
Minimal Flashcards
Create and study custom flashcard decks with spaced repetition. Review cards daily on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. Enjoy a focused, ad-free, and tracking-free learning experience.
- Customizable flashcard decks
- Spaced repetition scheduling
- Daily review feature
- Statistics tracking
- iPad and Apple Watch support
- Ad-free and tracking-free
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Minimal Flashcards is a focused study app for decks, cards, daily review, statistics, iPad layouts, widgets, and Apple Watch review. Build your own decks, answer with Again/Hard/Good/Easy, and let the local scheduler bring cards back when they matter. No account, no ads, no tracking. On iPhone Duo’s partially folded inner screen, focus on a large question or answer while review controls, daily progress, and Undo stay in a separate area. Folding, unfolding, or rotating preserves your current card and revealed answer. Designed for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and watchOS 26. Free to download. No subscription and no in-app purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minimal Flashcards at none against Lœrn's 1. Minimal Flashcards also leads on ads (none vs shown). Lœrn's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence 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. Lœrn sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minimal Flashcards asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lœrn ships an update every 9 days, Minimal Flashcards weekly. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Lœrn | Minimal Flashcards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Tobias Blankenhorn | Lim Sangjin |
In-app purchases
Lœrn
- Lœrn Ad-Free Upgrade$4.99
Minimal Flashcards
No in-app purchases









