Comparison

ThaiCards vs Thaidee

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

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About

ThaiCards

Features
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ThaiCards is a Thai flashcard app built on spaced repetition. It shows you each word right before you would forget it, and keeps bringing it back until it sticks. Every card carries Thai script, romanization, English and audio, so you can start before you can read Thai. Most of them carry a picture of the moment you would use the word in, which is what makes them stay put. Free to start. A beginner deck, the street food phrases and the coached practice tracks are open before you pay for anything, and you do not need an account to try them. Flashcards - Spaced repetition shows each word right before you would forget it. - Tap to flip between Thai and English. Swipe right or up when you know it, left or down to keep studying it. - Thai script, romanization and English on every card, with audio and tone information. - A daily queue sized to about ten minutes. Word Explorer - Browse thousands of common Thai words by category: basics, food, drinks, travel and more. - Ordered by how often Thai people actually say them, not by dictionary order. - Mark words known to clear them, or keep them in your deck. Situations - Whole phrases for the moments you are actually in: a food stall, a taxi, a market, a family meal, the bank counter. - Fourteen cards work the other way round. They show what somebody says to YOU, with the answer to give back, because asking a question is only half of it. - Tap any word in a phrase to see what it means, hear it on its own, and add it to your own deck. - Written for people who spend real time in Thailand, including a section for Isan and family life rather than tourism. Watch - A hands-off mode for the times you do not want to answer anything. Words play one after another with the audio and an illustration. - Choose one, two, three or four seconds a card and it keeps going on its own. - Slide anywhere in the deck: back to the most common words, forward into rarer ones, or to the point your studying has reached. - Over 2,500 Thai words, each with its own illustration. Coached practice - Work through guided tracks step by step, with a teacher panel that reads each line aloud. - Practice introductions and everyday conversation, one prompt at a time. - Choose your mix of Thai and English: mostly Thai, mostly English, or both. - Speak your answer and check it, or reveal the meaning and move on. Made for beginners - No prior Thai needed. Romanization sits beside the script from the first card. - An optional free account syncs your progress across devices. ThaiCards is an independent project, built by someone who splits time between the US and Thailand and married into a Thai family. It is updated often. If something is broken or confusing, email the developer and a human will answer. An internet connection is required. Subscription ThaiCards Premium is 1.99 USD per month and renews automatically until you cancel. The free tier includes a beginner deck, the street food situations and the coached practice. Premium opens the full deck catalogue, the rest of Watch and every Situations set, keeping words from Word Explorer, and custom vocabulary. You can cancel any time in Settings on your iPhone under your Apple Account, then Subscriptions. Cancelling stops the next renewal, and your access continues through the end of the period you have paid for. Terms of Service: https://flashcards.alexsears.org/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://flashcards.alexsears.org/privacy.html

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Thaidee

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Thaidee helps you start reading Thai, with explanations in English. Learn the letters, hear the tones and review words at your own pace. • The Thai alphabet with audio, explanations and tracing on screen. • A dictionary by topic: meaning, transcription and a breakdown of how each word reads. • Grammar and reading texts with hints. • Practice for letters, words, tones and listening, with spaced review. • Daily reminders, but only on days you haven't practised yet. • Two voices; downloaded audio works offline. • Your own words, stats, a daily streak and home screen widgets. No sign-up needed to start. Your progress stays on your device, and signing in with Apple or Google lets you continue on another one. The app is free, with no ads. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ThaiCards4 screens
Thaidee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thaidee at none against ThaiCards's 1. ThaiCards's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. ThaiCards sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Thaidee asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThaiCards ships an update every 5 days, Thaidee every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
ThaiCards versus Thaidee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThaiCardsThaidee
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex Sears CPA LLCAndrey Smirnov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ThaiCards

Subscriptions1
  • Thai Tutor Premium$1.991 Month
None

Thaidee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ThaiCards free?
ThaiCards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thaidee free?
Thaidee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ThaiCards or Thaidee have ads?
Neither ThaiCards nor Thaidee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ThaiCards or Thaidee?
ThaiCards ships an update every 5 days, and Thaidee every 8 days. Most recently, ThaiCards was updated on October 31, 2026 and Thaidee on November 6, 2026.

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