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 flashcard maker for subjects that don't fit on a plain index card. Build rich cards with LaTeX math, code, tables, graphs, images, audio and PDFs, then let 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 or as display equations • Function graphs: plot curves, or a 3D surface you can rotate with a finger • Syntax-highlighted code, Markdown tables, headings and lists • 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, read any card aloud, or translate it in place TEST YOURSELF Every deck has a Test button, and tests never change your review schedule. • Match: pair each front with its back against the clock, on any iPhone or iPad • Practice Test, with Apple Intelligence: true or false, multiple choice and written questions. Written answers are checked for meaning • Print a deck or export it as a PDF to study on paper MAKE CARDS, ASK AND QUIZ WITH APPLE INTELLIGENCE On iPhones and iPads that support Apple Intelligence, Cerebo has a chat that runs entirely on your device: • Turn a PDF, Word document, photo, scan or web page into a deck, or record a lecture and make cards from the transcript • Make a study guide from the same document: an overview, the main points and key terms • Pictures come along: a PDF's figures appear on the cards about them, and on iOS 27 Apple Intelligence reads photos, handwriting and diagrams • Graphs, tables, equations and code are added where they help, and you review every card first • Ask questions about your own cards, and see which cards the answer came from • Get quizzed on a deck or a topic: answer in your own words, typed or out loud, and choose the rating yourself • Generate a card's answer, or fill in your own answer template (meaning, synonyms, example) • Share a page from Safari with "Make Cards in Cerebo" SPACED REPETITION THAT DOES THE WORK Cerebo schedules each card with the SM-2 algorithm. 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 • Browse mode to read through a deck without being tested • Statistics with a review heatmap, retention rate and a forecast for the days ahead BRING YOUR EXISTING DECKS • Import Anki .apkg and .colpkg files with media, cloze, reverse cards and nested decks • Paste a Quizlet export to bring a set across • Import into an existing deck, or copy cards between decks. Duplicates are skipped • Import and export CSV and JSON, and export back to .apkg any time EVERYWHERE YOU STUDY • Apple Watch app for reviewing on your wrist • Scan to Cards and Record a Lecture in Control Center, on the Lock Screen or the Action button, and a Quick Capture widget • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets showing what's due, and a Live Activity while you study • A library sidebar on iPad and iPhone Duo • Siri and Shortcuts, daily reminders, and study sessions added to your calendar • Full keyboard, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support • In English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Chinese YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Cerebo collects nothing: no accounts, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking, and the app makes no network calls of its own. The chat runs on your device, so what you write, attach or record is never sent to a server. Everything works offline. iCloud sync moves your decks between your own devices through your private iCloud account, and one switch turns it off. FREE: NO ADS, NO SUBSCRIPTION Cerebo is free. No subscription, 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 device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cerebo versus Flashwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCereboFlashwise
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 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 every 2 weeks, and Flashwise every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cerebo was updated on October 24, 2026 and Flashwise on October 14, 2026.

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