Comparison

AlgoApp vs Micro.App

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

Head to head
About

AlgoApp

This app helps you learn languages or study for tests using advanced flashcards. It offers automatic translation, text-to-speech, AI-powered PDF conversion, and offline access. Sync your progress across devices and organize your study materials with folders.

Highlights
  • Automatic translation for 120 languages
  • Text-to-speech for 39 languages
  • AI PDF to flashcard conversion
  • Offline study mode
  • Cross-device sync
  • FSRS spaced repetition algorithm
  • Anki deck import
Features
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Learn languages, or study for school and tests, with the most powerful and user-friendly flashcard app. Millions of language-learners and students have studied over 2 billion flashcards with AlgoApp. Ranked #1 Education app in multiple countries world-wide. Featured in the New York Times. Designed by learning experts, including a published neuroscientist. Whether you're learning a language to live somewhere new or just for fun, need to get through med school, or just want to crush your tests, AlgoApp has already done it for over 5 million people. Why AlgoApp? FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS • Automatic translation. Make vocab flashcards faster by typing words in the language you know, then AlgoApp translates to the language you're learning (or vice versa). Supports 120 languages including Japanese, Chinese, Korean, English, German, French, and more... • Speaks flashcards to you, in dozens of languages (automatic text-to-speech). Supports 39 languages including Japanese, Chinese, Korean, English, German, French, and more... • Automatically generates furigana annotations for kanji, or pinyin annotations for hanzi. FOR STUDENTS • Converts PDFs directly into flashcards using AI. Upload lecture slides and have a full deck of flashcards ready in seconds. • Prompt AI to make flashcards for you based on text and pictures. Turns handwritten notes and diagrams into flash cards for you. • Format your cards with colored text, bulleted lists, underlines, and more (no CSS needed). • Works offline, so you can study and make cards even when you don't have signal. • Syncs automatically with desktop, web app, and your other phones and tablets. So you can make cards on a computer with a full keyboard, then study on your phone. • Natively supports FSRS, the most-advanced spaced repetition algorithm. • Imports Anki decks (.apkg), AlgoApp (.xml) files, or spreadsheets (.csv). • Supports folders and subfolders, to keep your classes organized. • Notifications tell you when it's time to study (opt-in). • Share decks and study with your friends using Study Groups. • No ads. For the most-dedicated students, try AlgoApp Unlimited free for 7 days. Study as much as you want on all your devices. If you want to upgrade to AlgoApp Unlimited, you can either purchase "Unlimited: 1-Year" which is a 1-year auto-renewing subscription, or "Unlimited: Lifetime" which is a one-time purchase. • Unlimited grants you access to unlimited cross-platform multi-device sync, and more.. • If you choose "Unlimited: 1-Year", the subscription will automatically renew, unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account within 24-hours before the end of the current period (renewal or trial period). • You can manage your subscription and disable auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Service: https://www.algoapp.ai/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.algoapp.ai/privacy.html

About

Micro.App

Features
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Micro.App is a microbiology revision app, bringing together concise revision notes, audio summaries, 7,903 MCQs and 621 image cards across 310 topics. Covers key areas of microbiology: • Bacteriology, virology, infectious diseases and tropical medicine • HIV and Clinical Virology • Laboratory microbiology — organisms, diagnostics and identification techniques • Clinical syndromes — infection presentations and causative agents • Antimicrobials — mechanisms, resistance and therapeutic use

Screenshots

AlgoApp4 screens
Micro.App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Micro.App at none against AlgoApp's 4. AlgoApp's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. AlgoApp sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Micro.App asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AlgoApp ships an update every 4 days, Micro.App every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AlgoApp versus Micro.App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlgoAppMicro.App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (20K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings20K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB204 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperAlgoApp IncLuke Blagdon Snell

Bugs and requests

AlgoApp

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Cards disappearing from decks
  • Inability to log in or sync across devices
  • Formatting issues when copying/pasting text
  • Inconsistent behavior when editing cards
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to edit/customize downloaded decks
  • Option to review cards in creation order
  • Customizable daily study limits
  • Global search across all decks
  • Markdown support and rich text formatting
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  • Improved folder/deck organization tools

Micro.App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

AlgoApp

Subscriptions3
  • Unlimited: 1-Month$9.991 Month
  • AnkiApp Unlimited$24.991 Year
  • Unlimited: 1-Year$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited: Lifetime$149.99
None

Micro.App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AlgoApp free?
AlgoApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Micro.App free?
Micro.App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AlgoApp or Micro.App have ads?
Neither AlgoApp nor Micro.App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AlgoApp or Micro.App?
AlgoApp ships an update every 4 days, and Micro.App every 6 days. Most recently, AlgoApp was updated on October 17, 2026 and Micro.App on October 12, 2026.

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