Say It vs Flashy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Say It
This app uses AI and active recall to help you study more effectively. Speak your answers aloud and receive instant AI-graded feedback to identify knowledge gaps and improve retention. Import notes from various sources and generate flashcards to enhance your learning process.
- AI-powered voice sessions with graded feedback
- Import notes from scans, photos, PDFs, and YouTube
- AI-generated flashcards
- Explain concepts and get scored
- Gamified study habits with leaderboards and streaks
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Say It applies the science of active recall to help you study more effectively — not harder. Active recall is the most evidence-backed study method available: retrieving information from memory strengthens retention far more than passive re-reading or highlighting. Say It makes it the default way you study. HOW IT WORKS Speak your answer aloud. Our AI evaluates your response against the source material, identifies gaps in your understanding, and provides an instant grade — giving you precise feedback on what you know and what needs more work. FEATURES • Voice sessions — articulate concepts out loud and receive AI-graded feedback • Import from anywhere — scan handwritten notes, photos, PDFs, or YouTube lectures • Flashcard generation — AI creates study sets from any material in seconds • Yap About This — explain any note in your own words and get scored • Leaderboard, streaks, and achievements to build consistent study habits BUILT FOR STUDENTS Whether you're preparing for exams, consolidating lecture notes, or working through dense material, Say It structures your review around retrieval practice — the method used by top performers across medicine, law, and academia. Free to start. Say It Pro unlocks unlimited AI-powered sessions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
Flashy
This app uses a modern spaced repetition algorithm to help you memorize information efficiently. It offers a free tier with limited cards and a one-time purchase for unlimited access, with no subscriptions or ads. Study vocabulary, exam facts, and more with offline functionality and image support.
- FSRS spaced repetition algorithm
- One-time purchase for unlimited cards
- Offline functionality
- Image support on cards
- Import Anki and CSV decks
- Tagging for organization
- Four-grade review system
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Flashy is the flashcard app that respects your time, your money, and your privacy. Free to download with every feature working. One tiny one-time unlock for unlimited cards — no subscription, no account, no ads. Built on FSRS, a modern spaced-repetition algorithm, Flashy schedules each card for the moment right before you'd forget it. Study a few minutes a day and remember what matters — vocabulary, exam facts, formulas, anything. WHY FLASHY • Honest pricing — free for your first deck and 20 cards, then a single $4.99 purchase unlocks unlimited everything, forever. No subscriptions, no "premium" upsells, no ads. Ever. • Every feature is free — FSRS, imports, images, tags: nothing is locked behind the unlock, only how much you can store. • AI cards on your device — paste your notes and Flashy's built-in AI turns them into flashcards, free and offline. No cloud, no subscription. • Smarter reviews — FSRS spaced repetition plans your reviews so you study less and remember more. • Private by default — your cards live on your device. No account, no sign-up, no ads, no tracking. The only data Flashy sends to us is an anonymous crash report when something breaks. • Works anywhere — fully offline, from airplanes to subways to mountaintops. • Backed up to your iCloud — your decks are copied to your own iCloud automatically and can be restored on a new iPhone. We never see them. EVERYTHING YOU NEED • AI card generation — paste notes or a textbook passage and get a full deck in seconds (on supported iPhones) • Beautiful decks — pick a name, color, and icon for every subject • Fast card entry — "Save + Add Another" keeps you in the flow • Images on cards — add photos to the front or back of any card • Tags — organize cards within a deck and study one topic at a time • Four-grade reviews — Again, Hard, Good, Easy, each with a live preview of when the card comes back • Session summaries — finish with a grade breakdown (and confetti, obviously) • Built-in rating guide — learn how spaced repetition works while you use it • Dark mode — automatic and gorgeous SWITCHING IS EASY Moving from another flashcard app? Import Anki decks (.apkg and .colpkg — images included), CSV spreadsheets, and Anki text exports, or simply copy your set from Quizlet's export screen and paste it in. Your cards come along in seconds. WHO IT'S FOR Students prepping for exams. Language learners drilling vocabulary. Med students memorizing anatomy. Trivia fans, certification chasers, lifelong learners — anyone who wants serious spaced repetition without the complexity, or simple flashcards without the subscription. Try it free. Unlock it once. Study forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Flashy at none against Say It's shown. Say It's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Say It sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Flashy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Say It against 5.0 for Flashy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Say It has 5 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.
Say It ships an update weekly, Flashy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Say It | Flashy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LOC TAN NGUYEN | Argon Labs LLC |
Customer experience
Say It
Flashy
In-app purchases
Say It
- SayIt Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- SayIt Pro 6 Months$49.996 Months
- SayIt Pro Annual$79.991 Year
Flashy
- Flashy Unlimited$4.99









