Blitz vs Kinako

Blitz is the fast, private way to memorize anything — languages, geography, code, music theory, medicine, or your own material. One small payment, yours forever. No subscription, no ads, no account. SMART SCHEDULING Rate each card Again, Good, or Easy and Blitz schedules its return for the moment you'd otherwise forget it. Hard cards come back sooner, easy ones fade into the future. A few minutes a day beats hours of cramming. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Blitz is 100% offline. No account, no tracking — every deck, card, and review lives on your device, with optional iCloud sync to your own private iCloud. Export a full backup anytime. 70+ READY-MADE DECKS Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Russian, world capitals, medical terminology, anatomy, chemistry, HTTP codes, the periodic table, SAT vocabulary, music theory, and more — 4,000+ curated cards across languages, school, medicine, geography, and code. BRING YOUR ANKI DECKS Import .apkg files complete with audio, images, colors, and (optionally) your review progress. CSV, TSV, and JSON work too. MADE FOR REAL LIFE • A personal plan from day one — tell Blitz what you're learning and start with the right decks • Holiday mode pauses reviews and spreads the backlog over days when you return • Streaks, retention stats, charts and a consistency heatmap • Fill-in-the-blank (cloze) cards, photos on cards, text-to-speech in 60+ voices • Full iPad support with split view and a home-screen widget • Light & dark mode, 10 languages ONE PRICE. YOURS FOREVER. Pay once and everything is included — unlimited decks, unlimited cards, every future update. No subscription. Ever.

Kinako is a private, local-first flashcard app with no ads, no account, and no tracking. Build unlimited decks, import existing material, and study with a quiet two-button spaced-repetition system. STUDY WITHOUT LIMITS • Unlimited decks and cards • Create, import, share, and lossless full-library export • FSRS spaced repetition in both directions • Flip, typed-answer, and multiple-choice study modes • Progress and statistics • Private iCloud sync through your own Apple account • Per-card read-aloud for every deck • Daily reminder, Home Screen widget, share extension, Apple Watch app, and Siri shortcuts LISTEN HANDS-FREE Listen Mode reads a deck aloud—term, pause, definition—with playback controls on the Lock Screen and supported headphones. The 40 Words Worth Knowing starter deck and the first-run demonstration are always available for trying Listen Mode. Kinako Complete expands Listen Mode to every deck. ON-DEVICE SPEECH Natural English and Japanese speech models ship inside the app and work offline from first launch. Speech content and model execution stay on your device. Other supported languages use voices managed by iOS. Kinako never uploads cards, recordings, transcripts, or study audio. YOUR LIBRARY STAYS YOURS • No Kinako account or login • Private iCloud sync • Full export whenever you want • Recently Deleted keeps deletions recoverable for 30 days • Curated packs are read-only, but your notes and study progress remain yours KINAKO COMPLETE Kinako Complete is one non-consumable purchase. It unlocks: • Listen Mode on every deck • Scan to Card after ten successful scans • Spoken answers • Sticking Points • Medical Terminology • SAT® Vocabulary Travel Japanese remains available to own and study. Everything needed to study your own material—including unlimited decks and cards, every study mode, progress, iCloud sync, per-card read-aloud, export, reminders, widgets, sharing, and the Watch app—remains available without Complete. There is no subscription, time-based trial, account, advertising SDK, analytics SDK, or developer-operated backend. Passive Listen Mode never changes scheduling progress. SAT® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, Kinako.