Comparison

Cerebo vs Flashwise

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

Head to head
About

Cerebo

Create rich flashcards with text, math, code, images, and audio. Utilize spaced repetition for effective memorization. Import existing decks and study across all your Apple devices, including Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Rich card editor with text, math, code, images, audio, PDFs
  • Spaced repetition algorithm (SM-2)
  • Import Anki decks (.apkg, .colpkg)
  • Offline functionality and iCloud sync
  • Apple Watch app and widgets
  • OCR for text extraction from images
  • Apple Intelligence for answer generation
Features
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Cerebo is a powerful flashcard app for subjects that don't fit on a plain index card. Build rich cards with LaTeX math, code, tables, images, audio and PDFs, then use spaced repetition to remember them. Write cards with real formatting — LaTeX math, syntax-highlighted code, tables, images, audio and PDFs — then let proven spaced repetition decide what you see and when. BUILT FOR REAL SUBJECTS Most flashcard apps give you two text boxes. Cerebo gives you a block editor: stack text, math, code, tables and media in any order, on the front and the back of a card. • LaTeX math, rendered properly — inline and as display equations • Function graphs — plot curves, or a 3D surface you can rotate with a finger • Syntax-highlighted code blocks • Markdown tables, headings, lists and quotes • Images, audio recordings and PDF attachments • Extract text from a photo or scanned page with OCR • Cloze deletions — hide any part of a card and reveal it as you go • Link related cards together and jump between them • Read any card aloud, or translate it in place • Generate a card's answer with Apple Intelligence — entirely on-device, on iPhones and iPads that support it SPACED REPETITION THAT DOES THE WORK Cerebo schedules each card with the SM-2 algorithm — the same approach behind decades of memory research. Cards you find easy move out to longer intervals. Cards you struggle with come back soon. • A per-deck daily limit on new cards. Reviews are never capped, so nothing that's due is ever hidden from you • Learning steps, lapse handling and adjustable ease • Browse mode when you want to read through a deck instead of being tested • A statistics view with a review heatmap, retention rate and a workload forecast for the days ahead BRING YOUR EXISTING DECKS • Import Anki .apkg and .colpkg files — cards, media, cloze, reverse cards and nested decks all come across • Nested Anki decks become categories automatically • Import an Anki package straight into an existing deck, or copy cards from one deck to another — duplicates are skipped • Import and export CSV and JSON • Export back out to .apkg any time — your cards are never locked in EVERYWHERE YOU STUDY • Apple Watch app for reviewing on your wrist • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets showing what's due • Live Activity that tracks a study session in progress • Siri and Shortcuts — "open my Pharmacology deck" • Spotlight search finds individual cards • Full keyboard, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Cerebo collects nothing. There are no accounts, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking — the app makes no network calls of its own. Everything works offline. iCloud sync — on by default when you're signed in, and one switch to turn off — moves your decks between your own devices through your private iCloud account, which only you can read. FREE — NO ADS, NO SUBSCRIPTION Cerebo is free. No subscription, no paywalled decks, no ads, and nothing to buy inside the app. Questions or feedback: satwikdev12@gmail.com

About

Flashwise

Features
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Photograph any vocabulary list and Flashwise turns it into flashcards in seconds, right on your iPhone. No typing, no account, no internet needed. Then study with spaced repetition that brings each card back exactly when you're about to forget it. SNAP A PHOTO, GET FLASHCARDS (Pro) • Point your camera at a textbook page or worksheet • Crop to just the word list for the cleanest result • Two-column lists and "casa – house" lines both work • Text recognition runs on your device — the photo is never uploaded BUILT FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING • Accent keys above the keyboard: á é í ó ú ä ö ü ñ ç ß and more • Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Latin and more • Ready-made travel decks (Pro): trip basics, restaurant, directions, shopping and emergencies in six languages • Just as good for exam prep, definitions and formulas • The app itself in English or German STUDY THAT STICKS • Swipe-to-review cards with a satisfying flip • Spaced repetition (Pro): rate each card Again, Hard, Good or Easy and Flashwise schedules the next review • Write mode (Pro): type the answer and Flashwise checks your spelling — including accents • Hear every word (Pro): pronunciation in 16 languages with your device's built-in voices • Study both ways, mix directions, or drill just your tricky cards (Pro) • Progress (Pro): study streak, daily reviews and accuracy • A daily reminder (Pro) — only on days when cards are due PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Your decks live only on your device and work fully offline • No account, no ads, no tracking • Made in Germany by HBJ-Solutions FREE • 2 decks with up to 20 cards each • Unlimited studying and accent keys FLASHWISE PRO • Unlimited decks and cards • Photo scanning • Spaced repetition with daily reminders • Write mode with accent checking • Pronunciation in 16 languages • Progress, streaks and tricky-card drills • CSV import and export — share decks with your class • 50 ready-made travel decks • Monthly or yearly — cancel any time FOR SCHOOLS Whole classes can use Flashwise together. With a school licence, pupils scan a QR code or type a short class code and Pro unlocks — no pupil accounts, no pupil data, nothing for IT to install. Teachers can build a deck once and share it with the whole class as a CSV file. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Flashwise Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, billed monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple ID account settings. Prices vary by country and are shown in the app before you subscribe. Terms of Use (EULA): https://hbj-solutions.com/legal/flashwise#terms Privacy Policy: https://hbj-solutions.com/legal/flashwise#privacy

Screenshots

Cerebo4 screens
Flashwise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cerebo at none against Flashwise's 1. Cerebo also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. Flashwise sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cerebo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cerebo ships an update daily, Flashwise every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cerebo versus Flashwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCereboFlashwise
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatnuru Satwik PatroHBJ Solutions

In-app purchases

None

Cerebo

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Flashwise

One-time1
  • Flashwise Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Cerebo free?
Cerebo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flashwise free?
Flashwise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cerebo or Flashwise have ads?
Neither Cerebo nor Flashwise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cerebo or Flashwise?
Cerebo ships an update daily, and Flashwise every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cerebo was updated on October 3, 2026 and Flashwise on October 14, 2026.

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