Comparison

Lernkartei vs Studicards

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

Head to head
About

Lernkartei

Learn German vocabulary and grammar with a comprehensive offline dictionary and interactive flashcard training. Practice with six different modes, utilize spaced repetition for effective memorization, and track your progress with detailed statistics. Supports Anki import and backup for seamless data transfer.

Highlights
  • Offline German dictionary with 160,000+ entries
  • Six interactive flashcard practice modes
  • Spaced repetition for optimized learning
  • Grammar drills for articles, plurals, and verbs
  • Pre-made decks for various levels and topics
  • Anki import and export functionality
  • Progress tracking and statistics
Features
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Lernkartei (German for a flashcard box) is a German dictionary with flashcard training, built for learners of German. Everything works offline: the dictionary lives on your phone, nothing is sent anywhere, and there is no account. The interface is in German, which is the point: you learn the language in the language. If you would rather start in English, switch it to English in the settings. DICTIONARY Over 160,000 entries with short English meanings, German definitions, examples, articles, plural and conjugation forms, and pronunciation. About 9,000 words have two example sentences written at their level. Search understands inflected forms ("ist" leads to "sein", "Häuser" to "Haus") and English ("house" finds "Haus"). CARDS THAT GET TO THE POINT The back of a card shows what you actually want to know: "Haus" means "house", "gehen" means "go, walk". No long explanations, no rare senses in the way. SIX WAYS TO PRACTISE Flip the card and swipe right if you knew it, left if you did not. Pick the English meaning out of four, or type it. Type the German word for an English meaning, where a small slip does not count as wrong. Only hear the word and choose its meaning. Or find the word missing from an example sentence. Switch modes any time in the settings. READY-MADE DECKS Eight levels from A1.1 to B2.2: up to B1 with the words of the Goethe-Zertifikat word lists, in the order a course brings them, and for B2 the most common words of that level. Plus the 4000 most frequent words, topic decks (travel, food, work, family, home, health, weather, shopping, body, clothes, feelings, nature and more) and decks by part of speech: the most common verbs, adjectives, and nouns by gender. Every deck shows its first words before you add it. A word list from your course becomes a deck with one tap, and any deck can be shared as a list. GRAMMAR 18 topics in 54 steps, from articles and plurals through verb forms, cases, adjective endings and fixed prepositions to relative clauses, the subjunctive and the passive. You practise with words at your level or with your own decks. After a wrong answer the rule is shown underneath, and a rules page explains everything again at your own pace. READING, DICTATION AND SENTENCE BUILDING 80 short texts on everyday topics, ten per level, with a translation and questions on the text. Tap any word to look it up. In the dictation you hear a sentence and write it down; in sentence building you put an example sentence back together. SPACED REPETITION A proven scheduling method plans every card individually: what you know comes back less often, what you struggle with comes back sooner. You decide how many new words a day come in. A daily goal, a streak and statistics with a forecast, a calendar of your practice and your hardest words show where you stand. BACKUP AND ANKI A backup takes your decks and progress to a new phone. Existing Anki packages import with front and back, and your decks export as .apkg files. LIGHT AND DARK Follows the system setting, or stays fixed to light or dark. Dictionary data comes from the German Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0.

About

Studicards

Features
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Stop forgetting what you study. Studicards is the flashcard app designed for students, language learners, and lifelong learners who want to actually remember what they learn — not just cram and forget. Whether you're preparing for exams, picking up a new language, or memorizing anything from medical terminology to historical dates, Studicards uses proven spaced repetition science to show you the right card at the right time. No subscriptions. No sign-ups. No clutter. Just you and your cards. Create custom flashcard collections in seconds, add images for visual learning, and choose from four distinct study modes that match the way your brain works best. Flip through cards at your own pace with Standard mode, test yourself with Quiz mode, swipe through rapid-fire reviews, or challenge your recall with Typing mode. Every session adapts to how well you know each card — cards you struggle with come back sooner, and cards you've mastered stay out of the way. Studicards comes preloaded with community-created vocabulary decks for Spanish, French, German, and Italian — covering animals, food, verbs, and everyday nouns — so you can start studying the moment you open the app. Track your progress with detailed statistics that show exactly how many cards are new, in progress, or fully mastered. Set daily study reminders to build a rock-solid habit, and study in your native language with full support for English, German, French, and Spanish interfaces. The app looks just as good as it works. Beautiful Material Design, full dark mode support, and a responsive layout that feels right on both iPhone and iPad. Your data stays on your device — always private, always yours. Studicards is the study partner that never sleeps, never judges, and never forgets when you need to review. Download Studicards today and start studying smarter. • Create unlimited flashcard collections and organize everything your way • Study with 4 modes: Standard, Quiz, Swipe, and Typing • Built-in spaced repetition algorithm schedules reviews at the perfect intervals • Attach images to flashcards for visual learning and better retention • Ready-to-use community decks for Spanish, French, German, and Italian vocabulary • Detailed progress tracking — see new, learning, and mastered cards at a glance • Cram Mode for last-minute review sessions before exams • Daily study reminders keep you consistent and on track • Full dark mode and light mode with automatic system detection • Fully localized in English, German, French, and Spanish • Customizable spaced repetition settings — fine-tune intervals and difficulty to your liking • Card randomization and reverse mode for deeper recall practice • Works beautifully on iPhone and iPad • 100% offline — no account needed, your data stays on your device • Clean, distraction-free interface built with Material Design

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Studicards at daily against Lernkartei's every 6 days. Studicards also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, 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

Lernkartei ships an update every 6 days, Studicards daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lernkartei versus Studicards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLernkarteiStudicards
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerden Sait EranilStefan Muke

In-app purchases

None

Lernkartei

No in-app purchases

None

Studicards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lernkartei free?
Lernkartei is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Studicards free?
Studicards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lernkartei or Studicards have ads?
Neither Lernkartei nor Studicards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lernkartei or Studicards?
Lernkartei ships an update every 6 days, and Studicards daily. Most recently, Lernkartei was updated on October 31, 2026 and Studicards on October 31, 2026.

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