Deckwise vs Drill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Deckwise
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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
Drill
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Drill is a flashcard app that schedules each card with spaced repetition, so you review a card right before you would forget it β not every day, not never. BRING YOUR DECKS β’ Import .apkg files (Anki's export format). Decks, cards, images and your existing schedule come along. β’ Import the same file again later: cards you already have keep their schedule, edited cards get their new text, nothing is duplicated. β’ Turn text into cards: paste a list, a CSV, a Quizlet export or your Kindle highlights, and Drill reads the pairs. β’ Export everything as one zip and bring it back on another iPhone β schedules included. Or share a single deck as a file that opens straight in Drill. β’ Three sample decks, so you can try the app before importing anything. STUDY β’ Open the app, tap Study now: the first card is two taps away. β’ Again, Hard, Good, Easy β each button shows when you will see the card next. β’ Undo the last answer. Flag a card to come back to it later. β’ A daily reminder tells you how many cards are waiting β and stays quiet on days you have already studied. β’ Every answer is saved the moment you tap it. Quit mid-session, come back, and the same card is waiting. β’ The study day rolls over at 04:00, so a late-night session still counts for today. β’ Your streak, today's numbers, a forecast of upcoming reviews and a review heatmap. β’ Works entirely offline. No account. No ads. No server of ours. MAKE CARDS β’ Question and answer. Reversed pairs (one entry, two cards). Cloze deletions. A picture. A voice clip. β’ Or paste a passage β or pick a photo of a page β and let Drill draft questionβanswer cards on your iPhone with Apple Intelligence. Split a card that tries to say too much into smaller ones the same way. (Drill Pro; needs iPhone 15 Pro or later and iOS 26.) DRILL PRO β one purchase, not a subscription β’ Unlimited decks (three without Pro; every deck you already have stays learnable). β’ Cards from a passage or a photo, on device. β’ Monthly stats, and a 91-day heatmap instead of 7. β’ A home-screen widget with your streak and the decks that are due, and a Live Activity that counts your session on the Lock Screen. β’ Session mode, per-deck daily limits, your own rollover hour, and the FSRS scheduler as an alternative to SM-2. β’ More than one picture per card. Importing, exporting and studying β every card, every schedule β are always included. Privacy Policy: https://primetruthteam.github.io/drill/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Drill at none against Deckwise's shown. Deckwise's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Deckwise sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Drill sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Deckwise | Drill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | β |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KANDK | Nguyen Dinh Chung |
In-app purchases
Deckwise
- Deckwise Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Deckwise Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
Drill
- Drill Pro$9.99









