Comparison

Accounting Flashcards vs MasterCFA

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

Head to head
About

Accounting Flashcards

Master financial accounting with interactive flashcards, engaging audio, video lessons, and fun games. Prepare for your CPA or bookkeeping exams anytime, anywhere. Supports multiple languages for global learners.

Highlights
  • Flashcard learning
  • Audio and video lessons
  • Interactive games
  • Exam preparation (CPA, bookkeeping)
  • Multi-lingual support (Chinese, Spanish)
  • Visual learning design
Features
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Learn financial accounting using flashcards, audio, video, and lessons. Use the games to test yourself. Study for your class or career in the car, bus, or beach. By Accounting Play - we teach accounting, only where you need it. Pass your CPA or bookkeeping class, just achieve your goal. Designed to teach accounting visually, Accounting Play also has the Debits & Credit Game and Quiz available in the App Store. Flashcards can also be switched to Chinese and Spanish mode - professional translations for multi-lingual MBAs, students, and aspiring world travelers. Looking for this? Accounting Play, CPA, flashcards, lessons, financial accounting, bookkeeping, free online course, learn accounting, study, ACCA, AICPA, management, distance, online, study, review, pass, exam, debits, equation, accounts, tutorial, audit, bank. More at: http://www.AccountingPlay.com

About

MasterCFA

Prepare for your CFA Level I exam with a comprehensive learning platform. Access high-quality video lessons, create custom quizzes from thousands of questions, and utilize flashcards with spaced repetition.

Highlights
  • Course Library for CFA Level 1
  • Adaptive Quiz with 8000+ questions
  • Dash Cards with spaced repetition
  • Comprehensive explanations
  • Engaging illustrations
Features
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The MasterCFA learning platform was developed to help you make the most of your CFA Level I Examination preparation. With the most current and relevant CFA topics, engaging illustrations, and comprehensive explanations designed to suit any learning style, we have the tools you need to pass the exam. Features: * Course Library: High-quality learning prep videos for CFA Level 1 Modules * Adaptive Quiz: Create unlimited custom quizzes from 8000+ questions * Dash Cards: Over 2000 pre-filled flash cards with spaced repetition Coming soon: * Masa: Your own AI powered guide to the CFA exam! MasterCFA is dedicated to helping you prepare your best for the CFA Level 1 examination. We would love to hear your feedback at support@mastercfa.com. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.mastercfa.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Accounting Flashcards2 screens
MasterCFA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MasterCFA at 5.0 against Accounting Flashcards's 4.6. MasterCFA also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). Accounting Flashcards's advantage is ratings volume (101 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Accounting Flashcards sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and MasterCFA sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MasterCFA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Accounting Flashcards has 101 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Accounting Flashcards's written reviews are positive against 100% of MasterCFA's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Accounting Flashcards ships an update every 2 months, MasterCFA fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Accounting Flashcards versus MasterCFA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAccounting FlashcardsMasterCFA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (101 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings101 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTSAPlay, LLCBlooming Recall

Customer experience

Accounting Flashcards

All ratings101 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral1.0%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive91.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative7.1%

MasterCFA

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Accounting Flashcards

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • No access after purchase bundle
  • Audio not working
  • Cannot open PDF files

Requested features

2 requests
  • More games
  • Another game option

MasterCFA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Accounting Flashcards

One-time7
  • Unlock all cards$2.99
  • Lesson Purchase$2.99
  • Audio Purchase$2.99
Show 4 more
  • Unlock all content$7.99
  • Unlock Full Version$7.99
  • Unlock all video$9.99
  • PDF$9.99
6 purchases

MasterCFA

Subscriptions2
  • MasterCFA Pro: 20% Off$9.991 Month
  • MasterCFA Pro$24.991 Month
One-time4
  • MasterCFA Pro: 33% Off$99.99
  • MasterCFA Pro: 25% Off$149.99
  • MasterCFA Pro$149.99
Show 1 more
  • MasterCFA: Level 1$149.99

Questions

Is Accounting Flashcards free?
Accounting Flashcards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MasterCFA free?
MasterCFA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Accounting Flashcards or MasterCFA?
MasterCFA is rated higher. Accounting Flashcards averages 4.6 out of 5 from 101 ratings, while MasterCFA averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Accounting Flashcards or MasterCFA have ads?
Neither Accounting Flashcards nor MasterCFA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Accounting Flashcards or MasterCFA?
Accounting Flashcards ships an update every 2 months, and MasterCFA fortnightly. Most recently, Accounting Flashcards was updated on August 28, 2026 and MasterCFA on September 19, 2026.

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