Comparison

Deckwise vs LexWidget

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

Head to head
About

Deckwise

Features
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Deckwise is a focused flashcard app that helps you create cards quickly and review what matters each day. Start studying in seconds with an optional sample deck, or create your own deck for vocabulary, exams, school subjects, professional terms, and more. Add front-and-back cards, tap to reveal answers, and rate each review with Again, Hard, Good, or Easy. Create cards faster: - Save & Add Another for continuous card entry - Bulk Add from tab, vertical-bar, or CSV-formatted text - Preview valid, invalid, empty, and duplicate rows before importing - Import and export UTF-8 CSV files through the Files app - Duplicate a deck with fresh card IDs and review schedules Focused daily study: - See cards due today - Use simple review scheduling - Track review history and study progress with Deckwise Pro - Keep decks, cards, and study data stored locally - Study without creating an account Deckwise Pro adds: - Removal of all banner and interstitial ads - Daily local study reminders - Review history - Advanced study statistics - Additional themes Deckwise Pro is available as monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions. U.S. prices are $2.99 per month and $19.99 per year; localized prices are shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when you confirm your purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID subscription settings. Restore Purchases is available in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://github.com/app-policies/privacy-policy-deckwise/blob/main/privacy_policy.md

About

LexWidget

This app displays a word on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch to help you learn new vocabulary. It uses a smart rotation system to ensure you see words you've seen least, making learning effortless and private.

Highlights
  • Home, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch widgets
  • Smart word rotation
  • On-device definition and pronunciation
  • Import words from files
  • Organize words into decks
  • Private by design, no account needed
Features
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LexWidget puts the words you want to learn on your Home Screen, Lock Screen and Apple Watch, and grows your vocabulary while you go about your day. Add your words. A smart rotation brings them back across your widgets until they stick. No feeds, no streaks, no account. Just your words. THE PRODUCT IS THE WIDGET • Widgets for the Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy, plus Apple Watch complications • Mark a word known or skip to the next, right from the widget • Deck at a Glance: a large widget with today’s word in full and the next four underneath • The rotation favours the words you’ve seen least, so nothing goes stale NEW IN 1.5 • Flashcards: tap to flip, swipe for the next, with the next card always peeking out. Full screen, timed cards and sneak peek • Built for iPhone Duo: open it like a book, with your words on one side and the word on the other. Fold it like a laptop to study with the card up top • Capture with Siri: say “Save a word to LexWidget”. Also in Shortcuts and Spotlight • GRE Vocabulary: 300 GRE words, alongside the 300-word SAT deck BUILD YOUR LEXICON FAST • Type a word and auto-fill its definition, part of speech and pronunciation, entirely on-device • Paste a list, import from CSV, Excel or PDF, or snap a photo of a printed list • Fill in missing definitions for a whole import in one tap • Share text from any app straight into a new word • Hear any word spoken aloud MAKE IT YOURS • Five lenses re-skin the whole app and every widget • Colour-coded decks, and a widget per deck • Pin favourites and focus decks to see them more often PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything is processed on your device and synced through your own iCloud. No server, no account, no analytics. The App Store privacy label is “Data Not Collected”, and we mean it. FREE & PRO LexWidget is free for up to 30 words and one deck, with the SAT starter deck (it doesn’t count toward the limit), flip flashcards and iPhone Duo layouts included. One one-time purchase, with no subscription, unlocks unlimited words and decks, auto-fill, hear-it, file and photo import, Fill blanks, Siri capture, the GRE deck, Deck at a Glance, per-deck widgets, every lens, timed cards and sneak peek, export and the Apple Watch app.

Screenshots

Deckwise4 screens
LexWidget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LexWidget at none against Deckwise's shown. Deckwise's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Deckwise sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and LexWidget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deckwise ships an update every 5 days, LexWidget weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Deckwise versus LexWidget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeckwiseLexWidget
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKANDKBottled Lightning, LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Deckwise

Subscriptions2
  • Deckwise Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Deckwise Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
1 purchases

LexWidget

One-time1
  • LexWidget Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Deckwise free?
Deckwise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LexWidget free?
LexWidget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Deckwise or LexWidget have ads?
Deckwise shows ads; LexWidget does not.
Which is updated more often, Deckwise or LexWidget?
Deckwise ships an update every 5 days, and LexWidget weekly. Most recently, Deckwise was updated on November 10, 2026 and LexWidget on October 31, 2026.

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