Comparison

Simply Flashcards vs Ref Marty

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

Head to head
About

Simply Flashcards

Create and study flashcards with ease using this distraction-free application. It offers a simple editor for card creation and supports dark mode for comfortable study sessions.

Highlights
  • Create flashcards
  • Study flashcards
  • Simple editor
  • Dark mode support
  • Intuitive UX design
  • Ad-free studying
Features
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Simply Flashcards is a completely FREE app that lets you create and study flash cards. There are no ads so you can study with no distractions. Features: * Dark mode support * Intuitive, simple UX design * Create flashcards with simple editor

About

Ref Marty

This tool helps parents and educators communicate behavior expectations to children using a visual card system. It offers positive reinforcement, gentle warnings, and customizable consequences with a simple, distraction-free interface. The app works offline and requires no accounts, ads, or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Color-coded behavior cards
  • Positive reinforcement
  • Gentle warnings
  • Customizable consequences
  • Visual countdown timer
  • Offline functionality
  • Distraction-free interface
Features
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Ref Marty helps parents, teachers, coaches, and caregivers communicate behavior expectations using a familiar color card system. Inspired by the cards used in sports, Ref Marty provides a calm, consistent visual way to guide children through expectations and consequences. Features • Green Card – Positive reinforcement and encouragement • Yellow Card – Gentle warning and reminder • Blue Card – Customizable reset timer with visual countdown • Red Card – Personalized consequence message • Adjustable hold duration to prevent accidental activation • Custom timeout lengths • Haptic feedback support • Simple, distraction-free interface • Works completely offline Ref Marty is intentionally simple. No accounts. No ads. No subscriptions. Just a straightforward tool to help make communication clear and consistent.

Screenshots

Simply Flashcards3 screens
Ref Marty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ref Marty at 5.0 against Simply Flashcards's 4.1. Ref Marty also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). Simply Flashcards's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ref Marty holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simply Flashcards has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Simply Flashcards versus Ref Marty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimply FlashcardsRef Marty
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.516.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYou TangJAMEY CICALESE

Customer experience

Simply Flashcards

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

Ref Marty

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

In-app purchases

None

Simply Flashcards

No in-app purchases

None

Ref Marty

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simply Flashcards free?
Simply Flashcards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ref Marty free?
Ref Marty is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simply Flashcards or Ref Marty?
Ref Marty is rated higher. Simply Flashcards averages 4.1 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Ref Marty averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Simply Flashcards or Ref Marty have ads?
Neither Simply Flashcards nor Ref Marty shows ads.

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