Comparison

Lœrn vs Minimal Flashcards

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

Head to head
About

Lœrn

Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable flashcard decks
  • Spaced repetition scheduling
  • Daily review feature
  • Statistics tracking
  • iPad and Apple Watch support
  • Ad-free and tracking-free
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Lœrn4 screens
Minimal Flashcards3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lœrn sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minimal Flashcards asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lœrn ships an update every 9 days, Minimal Flashcards weekly. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Lœrn versus Minimal Flashcards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLœrnMinimal Flashcards
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB8 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBenjamin Tobias BlankenhornLim Sangjin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lœrn

One-time1
  • Lœrn Ad-Free Upgrade$4.99
None

Minimal Flashcards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lœrn free?
Lœrn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minimal Flashcards free?
Minimal Flashcards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lœrn or Minimal Flashcards have ads?
Lœrn shows ads; Minimal Flashcards does not.
Which is updated more often, Lœrn or Minimal Flashcards?
Lœrn ships an update every 9 days, and Minimal Flashcards weekly. Most recently, Lœrn was updated on November 13, 2026 and Minimal Flashcards on November 13, 2026.

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