Drill vs Flash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
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/
Flash
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Flash is a simple flashcard app that works with your Anki decks. Import an Anki deck package or a spreadsheet, open it, and start studying today. Cards come back right before you'd forget them, scheduled by FSRS β the same algorithm modern Anki uses β so you review what needs reviewing and skip what you already know. WHAT YOU GET β’ Import .apkg decks and .csv/.tsv spreadsheets, with your review history if you want it β’ Type your answers and get graded honestly β typos pass, wrong words don't β’ Hear any card pronounced in its language β’ Test cards in both directions, each on its own schedule β’ Progress that means something: retention over 30 days, your streak, and how much of each deck you truly know β’ A daily reminder, only on days you actually have cards due EVERYTHING STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Your decks and review history live on your device and work fully offline. Back them up to a single file from Settings and bring them to a new phone whenever you like. There is nothing to sign up for. FREE AND UNLIMITED Flash is free for up to 100 cards, with the full scheduler and unlimited daily reviews. Flash Unlimited lifts the card limit and opens the detailed progress pages, as a monthly or yearly subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://fyvit.com/flash/privacy Terms of Use: https://fyvit.com/flash/terms Anki is a trademark of Ankitects Pty Ltd. Flash is an independent app and is not affiliated with Ankitects.
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Verdict
Drill and Flash are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Drill sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Flash sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Drill | Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nguyen Dinh Chung | AlleyApp |
In-app purchases
Drill
- Drill Pro$9.99
Flash
- Flash Unlimited Monthly$2.991 Month
- Flash Unlimited Yearly$12.991 Year








