Comparison

MonkeyMac vs Flashy

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

Head to head
About

MonkeyMac

Enhance your mental math skills with timed arithmetic challenges and progress tracking. Customize your experience with themes and fonts, compete on leaderboards, and engage in real-time multiplayer races.

Highlights
  • Timed arithmetic practice
  • Progress tracking
  • Customizable themes and fonts
  • Leaderboard competition
  • Real-time multiplayer races
  • Unlockable achievements
Features
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A comprehensive mental math training application that combines the aesthetic excellence of MonkeyType with the mathematical rigor of Zetamac. Practice timed arithmetic, track your progress across difficulties, customize themes and fonts, compete on leaderboards, unlock achievements, and race friends in real-time multiplayer with ELO-ranked party codes.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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 up to 3 decks and 100 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.

Screenshots

MonkeyMac4 screens
Flashy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flashy at 5.0 against MonkeyMac's 3.0. MonkeyMac's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Flashy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MonkeyMac asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flashy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MonkeyMac versus Flashy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonkeyMacFlashy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB93 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDhruv HegdeArgon Labs LLC

In-app purchases

None

MonkeyMac

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Flashy

One-time1
  • Flashy Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is MonkeyMac free?
MonkeyMac is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flashy free?
Flashy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MonkeyMac or Flashy?
Flashy is rated higher. MonkeyMac averages 3.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Flashy averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MonkeyMac or Flashy have ads?
Neither MonkeyMac nor Flashy shows ads.

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