Comparison

Yabla Chinese vs Flashcards PRO

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

Head to head
About

Yabla Chinese

Learn a new language through authentic video content with interactive tools. Access a vast library of videos, integrated dictionaries, and engaging games designed to help you achieve fluency. Enjoy features like slow playback and looping to master challenging material.

Highlights
  • Thousands of videos updated weekly
  • Video player with slowplay and loop
  • Integrated dictionaries and subtitles
  • Educational games (fill in the blank, multiple choice)
  • Native speaker translations
  • Loop and pitch-corrected slow down
Features
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Learn a foreign language with authentic video content! Yabla is a video library for language learners with customized games and tools to help you become fluent. Yabla supports Spanish, French, Italian, German, ESL, and Chinese learners. Yabla offers 6 languages to choose from! Why is learning with Yabla different?: -Library with thousands of videos, updated weekly -Video player tools including slowplay and loop -Integrated dictionaries and subtitles across multiple languages -Educational games including fill in the blank, multiple choice, and vocabulary review IOS subscribers can take advantage of more features, with free access to our website! Scribe dictation, comprehension, and flashcards are available only via the web. Popular content includes television programs, music videos, interviews, animation, documentaries, and travel videos. Yabla is functional across devices. App subscription also includes access to our website featuring all exercises and language games! Use Yabla wherever you are, at home or on the go. The Yabla video player features translations by native speakers fluent in both languages. The meaning of words and phrases is reflective of the dialect and culture in the video. Yabla has no automatically generated translations. We give users accurate and context-specific meanings. Yabla features loop and pitch-corrected slow down options, for users to learn the material at their own pace. Users may take time to review phrases or words of difficulty, as well as go over them multiple times during a session. Click on difficult words to look them up in our multisource dictionary and add them for later review. Practice them in the flashcard exercise, available via our web app. Flashcard review helps to memorize new vocabulary. This App contains a limited selection of free language learning videos. Full access requires a purchased subscription. Subscriptions are available as a one-time payment, or as an auto-renewing subscription. Yabla brings immersive learning to you, anytime, anywhere. If you choose an auto-renewing subscription: - Your subscription will automatically renew each month and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. - You will receive new content on a weekly basis, and have access to all previously released videos. - You may cancel your subscription at any time. After canceling, you will continue to have access through your "paid to date". - Auto-Renewing subscription price may be different based on currency. Exact pricing is disclosed within the app. Privacy Policy https://www.yabla.com/privacy.php Terms of Use https://www.yabla.com/terms.php

About

Flashcards PRO

Features
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Create custom decks and flashcards with rich text and images on both sides of flashcard, in app or with your computer with Excel (XLSX). Just swipe right if you’ve mastered current flashcard, or swipe left if you need more practice. Tap on flashcard to flip to the answer. You can also stream your flashcards to other device with web browser (computer, smart TV, other mobile device) and practice on it! - Flashcards app can have images and rich text on both sides of flashcard. Load pictures from your photo library. - Format your flashcards using colored text, bulleted lists, underlines and more. - Create decks/sets and flashcards within app or with your computer and import Excel file. - Practice on any other device with web browser by streaming your flashcards. - Import from / Export to Excel and share flashcards with other students. - Automatic iCloud sync of flashcards between your devices. - Flashcards allows you to study and learn anywhere, anytime - spanish, math, chemistry etc. - Fullscreen viewing. This is PRO version - this means there's no ads and all functionality is available without any in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Yabla Chinese4 screens
Flashcards PRO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Yabla Chinese at Free against Flashcards PRO's $17.99. Yabla Chinese also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 63 months). Flashcards PRO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Yabla Chinese is free to download; Flashcards PRO costs $17.99 up front. Yabla Chinese sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Flashcards PRO asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Yabla Chinese ships an update every 6 weeks, Flashcards PRO every 63 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Yabla Chinese versus Flashcards PRO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYabla ChineseFlashcards PRO
PriceFree — better$17.99
Rating3.7 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 63 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB19 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperYablaGrzegorz Wojcik

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Yabla Chinese

Subscriptions1
  • Yabla Chinese$12.991 Month
One-time3
  • 30 Day Access Pass$14.99
  • 6 Month Access Pass$54.99
  • 1 Year Access Pass$99.99
None

Flashcards PRO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yabla Chinese free?
Yabla Chinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flashcards PRO free?
Flashcards PRO costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Yabla Chinese or Flashcards PRO have ads?
Neither Yabla Chinese nor Flashcards PRO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yabla Chinese or Flashcards PRO?
Yabla Chinese ships an update every 6 weeks, and Flashcards PRO every 63 months. Most recently, Yabla Chinese was updated on November 1, 2026 and Flashcards PRO on November 3, 2026.

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