Comparison

FlashZen vs Etch

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

Head to head
About

FlashZen

This app helps you learn vocabulary and build memory through active recall and spaced repetition. It offers a clean interface, allows custom definitions, and generates practice sentences with corrections. It's designed for efficient, focused study.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition system
  • 800+ high-frequency English words
  • Custom definitions and translations
  • Sentence generation with corrections
  • Clean flashcard interface
  • Import custom decks
Features
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With FlashZen you get: • 800+ high-frequency English words • Organized for efficient learning • Clean flashcard interface • Add your own definitions or translations • Generate sentences from known words and get corrections Active recall builds real memory. Built-In Spaced Repetition ---- FlashZen uses spaced repetition to help you: • Review at the perfect time • Strengthen long-term memory • Avoid forgetting • Study efficiently Perfect for: - Students - TOEFL / IELTS prep - Self-learners - Travelers - Vocabulary building ---- Why FlashZen? • No complex setup • No technical interface • Option to import decks • Clean, focused experience • 100% free Open the app. Start learning.

About

Etch

Features
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Etch is a place for the things you want to remember. It sits somewhere between a notes app and flashcards: quick to capture, gentle to revisit, without the pressure of a study app. Capture in whatever way is fastest. Type a quick note, dictate it with your voice, or clip a passage while you read. In Safari, select the text and send it with the Share button in the toolbar, and Etch keeps both the passage and a tappable link back to its source. Every card is either a simple fact or a question with an answer. A question gives you a small moment of recall before you reveal the answer, which is what makes revisiting feel like reminiscing rather than testing. Revisit a handful at a time, whenever you feel like it. No streaks, no due dates, no counts piling up. You come back to what you saved because you want to, not because an app is nudging you. Optional on-device AI. On supported devices, Etch can help shape what you capture into a clean card. It is entirely optional, it runs on your device, and it only ever works on the text you enter. Nothing is sent away to do it. Made to travel. The interface is in English and French, and you can create cards in many supported languages, so your notes stay in whatever language you think in. Yours, and private. Your cards sync across your own devices with iCloud, and you can export a full backup any time. Etch collects no data about you.

Screenshots

FlashZen4 screens
Etch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Etch at none against FlashZen's shown. FlashZen's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FlashZen ships an update every 2 weeks, Etch every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FlashZen versus Etch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashZenEtch
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaptiste FehrenbachMaeva Liebling

In-app purchases

None

FlashZen

No in-app purchases

None

Etch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FlashZen free?
FlashZen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Etch free?
Etch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FlashZen or Etch have ads?
FlashZen shows ads; Etch does not.
Which is updated more often, FlashZen or Etch?
FlashZen ships an update every 2 weeks, and Etch every 2 months. Most recently, FlashZen was updated on October 19, 2026 and Etch on October 25, 2026.

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