Comparison

ScanStudy vs Blitz

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

Head to head
About

ScanStudy

Transform handwritten or typed notes into study flashcards using AI. Simply scan or paste your notes, and the app automatically generates question-and-answer cards. Study with intuitive swipe gestures or test your knowledge with multiple choice and write-in quizzes.

Highlights
  • AI-powered flashcard generation
  • Scan notes via photo
  • Paste typed notes
  • Manual card creation
  • Swipe-based studying
  • Multiple Choice quiz
  • Write-In quiz
Features
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Turn your notes into flashcards in seconds. ScanStudy uses AI to instantly transform your handwritten or typed notes into study-ready flashcards. Snap a photo, paste your notes, or type them in — and start studying right away. HOW IT WORKS Take a photo of your notes or type them in. Our AI reads your content and generates question-and-answer flashcards automatically. Swipe through your cards to study, flip them to reveal answers, and test yourself with Quiz mode. STUDY YOUR WAY Flip cards with a natural swipe gesture. Drag left or right to reveal the answer. Swipe up or down to move to the next card. It's fast, intuitive, and distraction-free. QUIZ MODE Test your knowledge with two quiz types. Multiple Choice lets you pick the right answer from four options. Write-In challenges you to type your answer from memory, with smart matching that forgives small typos. AI-POWERED GENERATION Paste your notes or scan a page. ScanStudy's AI creates concise, focused flashcards covering all the key concepts. Need more? Tap "Generate More" to expand your deck. CREATE YOUR OWN Prefer to write your own cards? Add them manually with a simple question-and-answer form. Mix AI-generated and handmade cards in the same deck. FREE TO START Get 5 free AI generations per month and unlimited manual cards. Upgrade to Pro for 50 generations per month, Quiz mode, and more. No ads. No bloat. Just a clean, focused way to study. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://flashcard-api-psi.vercel.app/privacy.html

About

Blitz

Memorize anything with a private, offline flashcard app. Utilize smart scheduling, import existing decks, and track your progress with detailed statistics. Learn languages, science, and more with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Smart scheduling for spaced repetition
  • 100% offline and private
  • 70+ ready-made decks
  • Import Anki decks (.apkg)
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Holiday mode for review backlog
  • Text-to-speech in 60+ voices
Features
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Blitz is the fast, private way to memorize anything — languages, geography, code, music theory, medicine, or your own material. One small payment, yours forever. No subscription, no ads, no account. SMART SCHEDULING Rate each card Again, Good, or Easy and Blitz schedules its return for the moment you'd otherwise forget it. Hard cards come back sooner, easy ones fade into the future. A few minutes a day beats hours of cramming. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Blitz is 100% offline. No account, no tracking — every deck, card, and review lives on your device, with optional iCloud sync to your own private iCloud. Export a full backup anytime. 70+ READY-MADE DECKS Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Russian, world capitals, medical terminology, anatomy, chemistry, HTTP codes, the periodic table, SAT vocabulary, music theory, and more — 4,000+ curated cards across languages, school, medicine, geography, and code. BRING YOUR ANKI DECKS Import .apkg files complete with audio, images, colors, and (optionally) your review progress. CSV, TSV, and JSON work too. MADE FOR REAL LIFE • A personal plan from day one — tell Blitz what you're learning and start with the right decks • Holiday mode pauses reviews and spreads the backlog over days when you return • Streaks, retention stats, charts and a consistency heatmap • Fill-in-the-blank (cloze) cards, photos on cards, text-to-speech in 60+ voices • Full iPad support with split view and a home-screen widget • Light & dark mode, 10 languages ONE PRICE. YOURS FOREVER. Pay once and everything is included — unlimited decks, unlimited cards, every future update. No subscription. Ever.

Screenshots

ScanStudy4 screens
Blitz4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ScanStudy at every 2 days against Blitz's every 4 days. ScanStudy also leads on monetization model (freemium vs paid). Blitz's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. ScanStudy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Blitz sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ScanStudy against 5.0 for Blitz. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScanStudy ships an update every 2 days, Blitz every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ScanStudy versus Blitz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScanStudyBlitz
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrang NguyenBrandon van Rijn

Customer experience

ScanStudy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Blitz

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ScanStudy

Subscriptions2
  • Pro monthly plan$3.991 Month
  • Pro yearly plan$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • 50 extra generations$3.99
1 purchases

Blitz

One-time1
  • Blitz Premium$4.99

Questions

Is ScanStudy free?
ScanStudy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blitz free?
Blitz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ScanStudy or Blitz?
ScanStudy and Blitz are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ScanStudy or Blitz have ads?
Neither ScanStudy nor Blitz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScanStudy or Blitz?
ScanStudy ships an update every 2 days, and Blitz every 4 days. Most recently, ScanStudy was updated on October 7, 2026 and Blitz on September 26, 2026.

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