Comparison

Audio_Cards vs TurnCards

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

Head to head
About

Audio_Cards

Features
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Audio Cards is a completely free flashcard app built for learners who want to study without interacting with thier screen. Hear the front and back of each card with high-quality text-to-speech, then rate your recall with Anki-style spaced repetition. Enable hands-free mode and review by voice: flip, repeat, again, hard, good, easy, pause, and end. Hands-free review — Voice commands during study sessions (microphone used only when hands-free is on). Spaced repetition — SM-2 scheduling with Again, Hard, Good, and Easy. Fully offline — Decks and review history stay on your device. No account required. Import your decks — CSV paste/file import and Anki .apkg import (text/images; cloze not supported). Stats — Daily reviews, streaks, due forecast, and deck-level charts. Touch controls are always available. Permissions for microphone and speech recognition are requested when you turn on hands-free mode.

About

TurnCards

This app uses voice recognition to help you learn languages by speaking answers aloud. It offers various study modes, tracks your progress, and supports custom deck imports. Focuses on building speaking confidence through interactive review.

Highlights
  • Voice-first flashcards
  • On-device speech recognition
  • Native pronunciation audio
  • CEFR level filtering
  • Smart bookmarks
  • AI-enhanced decks
  • Import custom decks
Features
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Flashcards that listen back. Say your answer out loud and TurnCards grades it instantly. Hear every word in a native accent, then say it back, the way you'll use the language for real. SPEAK, DON'T TYPE - Speak: hear the word, say the translation. Lenient grading accepts synonyms and small slips. - Pronounce: repeat after the native voice and get a score, with a syllable-stress check. - Fill in: complete real sentences from your deck, out loud. - Shadow: hear a whole example sentence and say it back at the same pace. - Listen: hands-free. The word, its meaning and an example sentence, on a loop. Made for walks and commutes. - Match: match your target language and native language words. - Mixed: For when you want a real variety to stretch your skills. A PLAN FOR EVERY DAY - Today shows your daily goal, your streak and the best session to do next. - Spaced repetition brings back the cards you miss and spaces out the ones you know. - Streaks right on your dashboard with a streak shield for those time you just can't study today. - Follow a session on the Lock Screen with a Live Activity, and keep your streak and goal on your Home Screen with widgets. FREE DECKS, OR YOUR OWN - TurnCards has a robust library of A1 - C1 decks for Italian, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese. And you can create your own by importing a file, an article/book, or other sources; have Apple's on-device AI build a deck with your guidance; or import from your other flashcard programs (.APKG for example). PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No TurnCards servers. Your decks and progress stay on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. FREE, WITH AN AD-FREE OPTION TurnCards is free with ads, or you can go ad-free with a one-time or lifetime plan. Tips are also appreciated to support development. Ads are a small, non-intrusive, banner, and a full screen ad at the end of every 2 study sessions (never mid-session). Speak. Listen. Learn. Terms of Use: https://turncards.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://turncards.app/privacy

Screenshots

Audio_Cards4 screens
TurnCards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Audio_Cards at none against TurnCards's shown. Audio_Cards also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). TurnCards's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 days). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audio_Cards ships an update every 10 days, TurnCards every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Audio_Cards versus TurnCards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudio_CardsTurnCards
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua McMahonTurnCards LLC

In-app purchases

None

Audio_Cards

No in-app purchases

None

TurnCards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Audio_Cards free?
Audio_Cards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TurnCards free?
TurnCards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Audio_Cards or TurnCards have ads?
TurnCards shows ads; Audio_Cards does not.
Which is updated more often, Audio_Cards or TurnCards?
Audio_Cards ships an update every 10 days, and TurnCards every 5 days. Most recently, Audio_Cards was updated on October 28, 2026 and TurnCards on October 31, 2026.

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