Comparison

TurnCards vs LISTEN QUEST

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

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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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TurnCards — Voice-First Flashcards for Real Language Learners Flashcards that listen back: Most flashcard apps make you read, type, or tap. TurnCards makes you speak — the way language actually works. Hear your prompt, say the answer out loud, and on-device speech recognition grades it instantly. It's vocabulary review that feels closer to a real conversation, built to grow speaking confidence, not just recall. WHY TURNCARDS • English, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, German, French or any other. Whatever your primary and learning language TurnCards supports it. • Voice grading — Speak your answer out loud. On-device speech recognition evaluates it in real time, no typing and no tapping. • Native pronunciation — Every card is spoken in the correct accent with high-quality text-to-speech, so you hear it before you say it. • CEFR levels — Filter cards by A1–C1 and study exactly the vocabulary that matches where you are right now. • Smart bookmarks — Save tricky cards and build focused sessions from just your saved words. • AI enhancement — Tap ••• on any deck and choose Enhance with AI to generate example sentences and topic tags for every card, on device. • Import any deck — Drop in a JSON, CSV, TSV, or Anki .apkg file and it converts automatically, carrying over levels and example sentences. SEVEN WAYS TO STUDY • Voice / Type — Speak or type your answer. Spaced repetition tracks accuracy and schedules the next review. • Multiple Choice — Pick from four options. Great for recognition practice while you warm up. • Match — Drag pairs together. Builds pattern recognition fast. • Mixed — Alternates recall and recognition card by card to keep your brain engaged. • Fill in the blank - Say the word that fits the missing spot in the sentence to practice context. • Pronunciation - Nail the accent with the stress on the right syllable. • Listen — Audio-only. Perfect for commutes or eyes-free practice. • Cram — Loop your deck until you quit, with no impact on your spaced-repetition schedule — ideal for last-minute exam prep. SMART SPACED REPETITION TurnCards uses a refined SM-2 algorithm with three difficulty levels — Hard, Good, Easy — so the cards you struggle with come back sooner and the ones you've mastered fade quietly into review. Mark a card Known once you've nailed it and it steps aside. Streaks, accuracy percentage, and total cards known all sit front and center so you can see real progress. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS • Stats — streak, accuracy, and cards known at a glance. • Favorite — long-press to pick one saved study configuration; tap to launch. • Favorites (3) — three configurable slots for one-tap access to your go-to sessions. PRIVACY YOU CAN ACTUALLY VERIFY No accounts. No analytics. No cloud sync controlled by us. Speech recognition runs on-device using Apple's Speech framework — your voice is never recorded or transmitted. Your decks, cards, bookmarks, and progress stay on your phone. Uninstall the app and everything goes with it. MANY LANGUAGES, YOUR WAY Italian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian, and more — TurnCards works with any pair of languages Apple supports. Start with the built-in starter deck, build your own card by card, or paste a word list and let on-device Apple Translation generate a deck for you. WHO IT'S FOR Language learners building real fluency. Students prepping for exams. Anyone tired of flashcard apps that forget you're trying to speak the language, not just read it. FREE, AD-SUPPORTED TurnCards is genuinely free. A small banner that never interrupts your study keeps the lights on. No subscription, no nags, no tracking by us. Speak. Listen. Learn. Built with love by TurnCards LLC

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LISTEN QUEST

Features
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LISTEN QUESTは、英語音声を聞いて4つの選択肢から答えを選ぶ、ゲーム感覚のリスニング学習アプリです。 1回のチャレンジは5問。短い時間でも取り組みやすく、毎日の学習を無理なく続けられます。音声を繰り返し聞き、解説を確認しながら、英語を聞いた瞬間に内容を理解する力を育てましょう。 【主な機能】 ・1回5問のリスニングチャレンジ ・EASY、MEDIUM、HARDの難易度選択 ・間違えた問題や苦手な問題の復習 ・問題ごとの解説と学習記録 ・連続学習日数と学習カレンダー ・学習で獲得できるEXP ・ほかの学習者と競えるEXPランキング ・名前、アイコン、背景写真、一言を設定できるプロフィール ・毎日の学習が少し楽しくなるボーナス機能 間違えるとハートを消費しますが、時間経過や動画視聴で回復できます。限られたハートで集中して挑戦し、少しずつ正解できる問題を増やしていきましょう。 【LISTEN QUEST Premium】 Premiumに登録すると、学習をさらに快適に続けられます。 ・ハートが無制限 ・苦手データから今取り組むべき5問を選ぶスマート復習 ・対象のボーナス広告をスキップ ・Premium限定プロフィールバッジ ・Premium限定プロフィールフレーム 通学中、休憩時間、寝る前の数分から始められます。 聞こえた瞬間、選べる耳へ。 毎日の5問を、LISTEN QUESTで始めよう。 Premiumは月額制の自動更新サブスクリプションです。料金は購入確認画面に表示されます。契約の管理や解約は、Apple Accountのサブスクリプション設定からいつでも行えます。 サブスクリプション名:LISTEN QUEST Premium Monthly 期間:1か月 価格:購入確認画面に表示される価格 お支払いはApple Accountに請求され、期間終了の24時間前までに解約されない限り自動更新されます。契約の管理・解約はApple Accountのサブスクリプション設定から行えます。 利用規約: https://listenquest.web.app/terms/ プライバシーポリシー: https://listenquest.web.app/privacy/

Screenshots

TurnCards4 screens
LISTEN QUEST4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: LISTEN QUEST at 16.4 against TurnCards's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads 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

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

TurnCards ships an update every 3 days, LISTEN QUEST every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
TurnCards versus LISTEN QUEST: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTurnCardsLISTEN QUEST
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTurnCards LLCaito hoshina

In-app purchases

None

TurnCards

No in-app purchases

None

LISTEN QUEST

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TurnCards free?
TurnCards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LISTEN QUEST free?
LISTEN QUEST is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TurnCards or LISTEN QUEST have ads?
Both TurnCards and LISTEN QUEST show ads.
Which is updated more often, TurnCards or LISTEN QUEST?
TurnCards ships an update every 3 days, and LISTEN QUEST every 2 days. Most recently, TurnCards was updated on October 7, 2026 and LISTEN QUEST on October 8, 2026.

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