Comparison

Flashable vs Open Flashcards

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

Head to head
About

Flashable

Features
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Simple, modern flashcards built for kids and parents. Flashable makes studying fast, focused, and frustration-free. Designed by a parent, it removes clutter and keeps kids engaged with an intuitive tap-and-swipe experience. How it works - Tap a card to reveal the answer - Swipe right if correct - Swipe left if incorrect - Automatically review missed cards Features - Clean, modern interface designed for kids ages 3+ - Smart review: optionally repeat missed cards during a session - Built-in deck generation for math, reading, and spelling - Includes 17 word lists (Dolch, Fry, and more) - Text-to-speech for reading and spelling practice - Track progress with per-card and per-deck metrics - Works fully offline - Syncs across devices with iCloud - Import and export decks via text Why parents love it - No ads - No external content - No distractions - Built by a parent for real learning Use cases Perfect for: - Early reading - Sight words - Spelling practice - Math drills - General study Focused learning. Simple design. Better results.

About

Open Flashcards

This free flashcard app prioritizes your privacy by keeping all your study data locally on your device. Create, organize, and study flashcards without needing an account, ads, or subscriptions. It offers features like automatic saving, session resumption, and deck import/export.

Highlights
  • Local data storage
  • Automatic saving of edits
  • Study session resumption
  • Card reordering and duplication
  • Deck import/export via CSV
  • Offline core functionality
Features
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Open Flashcards is a free, private flashcard app that keeps your cards on your iPhone and your words exactly as you wrote them. Create a card immediately, organize cards into decks, and study without an account, ads, subscriptions, or session limits. • Saves every edit locally as you type • Keeps a previous-good snapshot for recovery • Studies cards in original or shuffled order • Prompts with fronts or backs first • Resumes an interrupted study session exactly where you stopped • Marks cards Again or Know during a session • Reorders and duplicates cards • Imports and exports complete decks as CSV No account. No ads. No subscription. Core features work offline. Support and Privacy links open your browser.

Screenshots

Flashable4 screens
Open Flashcards3 screens

Verdict

The call

Flashable and Open Flashcards are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Flashable ships an update fortnightly, Open Flashcards every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Flashable versus Open Flashcards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlashableOpen Flashcards
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCynigoPaul Jump

In-app purchases

None

Flashable

No in-app purchases

None

Open Flashcards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flashable free?
Flashable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open Flashcards free?
Open Flashcards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flashable or Open Flashcards have ads?
Neither Flashable nor Open Flashcards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flashable or Open Flashcards?
Flashable ships an update fortnightly, and Open Flashcards every 2 weeks. Most recently, Flashable was updated on October 25, 2026 and Open Flashcards on October 26, 2026.

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