Comparison

Minimal Flashcards vs JustFlip

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

Head to head
About

Minimal Flashcards

Create and study custom flashcard decks with spaced repetition. Review cards daily on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. Enjoy a focused, ad-free, and tracking-free learning experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable flashcard decks
  • Spaced repetition scheduling
  • Daily review feature
  • Statistics tracking
  • iPad and Apple Watch support
  • Ad-free and tracking-free
Features
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Minimal Flashcards is a focused study app for decks, cards, daily review, statistics, iPad layouts, widgets, and Apple Watch review. Build your own decks, answer with Again/Hard/Good/Easy, and let the local scheduler bring cards back when they matter. No account, no ads, no tracking. Designed for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and watchOS 26. Free to download. No subscription and no in-app purchase.

About

JustFlip

Features
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Flashcards with a real spaced-repetition engine — and no ads, no sign-up, and no paywall creep. Native on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. iCloud sync included free. Full Anki and CSV import and export, so your cards stay yours. SCHEDULING YOU CAN SEE • Proven SM-2 scheduling, with FSRS available as an optional smart schedule — fewer reviews at the same retention. • Every grade button shows the interval it will produce before you choose it. • Review priority per interest and per deck, so limited study time goes where it matters. • Postpone a card, deck or interest without lying to the algorithm. Holds are stored separately and never touch your memory data. • Leech detection suggests retiring cards you keep failing. CARDS FOR ANY SUBJECT • Cloze deletion (fill in the blank), using Anki-compatible syntax. • Typed answers, with an automatic correct / close / incorrect verdict. • Markdown, LaTeX maths, syntax-highlighted code and tables. • Images with descriptions, read out by VoiceOver. • Tags that cut across decks, plus search over every card you own. BRING YOUR OWN AI JustFlip writes the prompt for whichever chat AI you already use, then imports the answer straight back as cards. No daily caps, no extra subscription, and you review every card before it enters a deck. BUILT FOR APPLE PLATFORMS • Home-screen widget with your due count. • Siri and Shortcuts: ask how many cards are due, or start a review. • Spotlight finds your cards from the Home Screen, matched on either side. • Apple Watch review on your wrist. • Cards read aloud, with per-card language and pronunciation control. YOUR DATA, VISIBLE AND PORTABLE • Works fully offline. No JustFlip account, ever. • iCloud sync shows its last successful sync, with a troubleshooting screen when something looks wrong. • One-file backup, and statistics export as CSV or JSON. ACCESSIBILITY VoiceOver labels throughout, Reduced Motion support, and non-colour indicators when Differentiate Without Color is turned on. FREE AND PRO Free covers up to 3 interests with 5 decks each, with the full scheduler and no ads. JustFlip Pro lifts those limits and adds listening and advanced statistics, as a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. A one-time 7-day trial unlocks the Pro features so you can try them first. This app uses Apple's Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://just-flip.app/privacy.html Terms of use: https://just-flip.app/terms.html

Screenshots

Minimal Flashcards3 screens
JustFlip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minimal Flashcards at none against JustFlip's 3. JustFlip's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. JustFlip sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Minimal Flashcards asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minimal Flashcards ships an update every 4 days, JustFlip every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 6 level
Minimal Flashcards versus JustFlip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinimal FlashcardsJustFlip
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB145 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLim SangjinDANIEL CECH

In-app purchases

None

Minimal Flashcards

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

JustFlip

Subscriptions2
  • JustFlip Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • JustFlip Pro Yearly$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • JustFlip Pro Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is Minimal Flashcards free?
Minimal Flashcards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JustFlip free?
JustFlip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Minimal Flashcards or JustFlip have ads?
Neither Minimal Flashcards nor JustFlip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Minimal Flashcards or JustFlip?
Minimal Flashcards ships an update every 4 days, and JustFlip every 5 days. Most recently, Minimal Flashcards was updated on October 12, 2026 and JustFlip on September 28, 2026.

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