Comparison

Memorize vs LearnKata

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

Head to head
About

Memorize

Features
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Make your own vocabulary flashcards in seconds, then let spaced repetition decide when you see them again. VocabFlash sorts every card into one of five Leitner boxes: miss a word and it returns tomorrow, answer it right and it steps back — 1, 3, 7, 14, then 30 days. That is how words move from "seen once" to remembered for good. No accounts, no classes, no social feed. Just your words, a clean card flip, and a schedule that does the remembering for you. Every grading button tells you exactly what happens next — "Move to Box 2 · review in 3 days" — so you always know where a word stands. WHAT YOU GET • A Daily Review queue holding exactly the cards due today — a focused few-minute session instead of an hour of cramming • Five Leitner boxes with real intervals (1, 3, 7, 14 and 30 days), so hard words come back fast and mastered words step aside • Your own decks of front/back cards — type them in, or paste a comma-separated list and import a whole deck at once • Ready-made starter decks (Business English, Spanish travel phrases, everyday German and more) you can add with one tap • A streak and a 30-day history chart built only from your real reviews, plus a mastery map showing how many cards sit in each box • A daily reminder at the time you choose, so review day never silently slips past PERFECT FOR • Language learners moving new words from a textbook into long-term memory • Students drilling vocabulary for IELTS, GRE, TOEFL or school exams • Professionals memorizing industry terms in a second language • Anyone who keeps forgetting the same words and wants a system, not willpower WHY NOT JUST A LIST IN YOUR NOTES APP? A list shows you everything, every time — you re-read the words you already know and skim past the ones you don't. Leitner boxes flip that: missed words return tomorrow, known words retreat toward next month. Ten well-timed cards a day beat a hundred re-read lines. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your decks, cards and study history live on your iPhone. No account, no sign-up, no upload. Export any deck to CSV whenever you want — your words are yours. FULL ACCESS VocabFlash requires Full Access, available as a weekly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Full Access covers everything: unlimited decks, Leitner spaced-repetition scheduling, daily reminders, CSV import and export, and progress insights. Start tonight: add ten words you keep forgetting, and let the boxes take it from there. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

About

LearnKata

Transform your course materials into a personalized study plan with an AI tutor. Generate lessons, quizzes, and flashcards from your own PDFs, slides, and recordings. Understand concepts deeply with step-by-step explanations and track your progress.

Highlights
  • AI-powered study plan generation
  • Custom quizzes and flashcards
  • Step-by-step AI tutor explanations
  • Progress tracking and weakness identification
  • Upload PDFs, slides, and audio
  • Study games
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Turn lecture slides, PDFs, and recordings into a personal study plan — with an AI tutor that teaches step by step, not just answers. LearnKata is a calm, focused study space for students. Upload your course materials and LearnKata turns them into structured lessons, quizzes, and flashcards built from your own content. HOW IT WORKS • Upload anything — PDFs, PowerPoints, lecture audio, or pasted notes • Get a study plan — your materials become bite-size lessons with clear goals • Learn by doing — quizzes, flashcards, and study games generated from your files • Ask the AI tutor — clear, step-by-step explanations grounded in your materials, with citations back to the source WHY STUDENTS LOVE IT • Everything in one place: files, notes, flashcards, and practice • Explanations that build real understanding, not just answers • Tracks your strengths and weaknesses as you learn • Study in your own language LEARNKATA PRO Every feature is free to use. Free accounts get 20 energy each week — a chat message uses 1 energy, a study plan 5, and so on. LearnKata Pro (auto-renewable subscription) removes the limits. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled in your App Store settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.learnkata.ai/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.learnkata.ai/privacy-policy Support: https://www.learnkata.ai/support Questions or feedback? support@learnkata.ai

Screenshots

Memorize4 screens
LearnKata4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LearnKata at fortnightly against Memorize's every 3 months. LearnKata also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Memorize sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and LearnKata sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memorize ships an update every 3 months, LearnKata fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Memorize versus LearnKata: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemorizeLearnKata
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (59 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—59 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB135 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLEAN ASIA CO., LTDLearnKata, Inc

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Memorize

Subscriptions2
  • Daily Review Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Word Recall Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Exam Prep Lifetime$29.99
2 purchases

LearnKata

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$131.991 Year

Questions

Is Memorize free?
Memorize is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LearnKata free?
LearnKata is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Memorize or LearnKata have ads?
Neither Memorize nor LearnKata shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Memorize or LearnKata?
Memorize ships an update every 3 months, and LearnKata fortnightly. Most recently, Memorize was updated on October 4, 2026 and LearnKata on October 14, 2026.

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