Comparison

TOEFL Flashcards vs Memory

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

Head to head
About

TOEFL Flashcards

Master essential TOEFL vocabulary with expert-curated flashcards. This app uses a smart algorithm and spaced repetition to help you efficiently learn over 600 key words with definitions and example sentences. Track your progress and reinforce your learning for test success.

Highlights
  • 600+ expert-selected TOEFL vocabulary words
  • Definitions and example sentences
  • Spaced repetition learning system
  • Progress tracking
  • Smart practice algorithm
  • Decks for different difficulty levels
Features
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Don't just stare at wordlists—master the 600 most important TOEFL vocabulary words with the highly-rated free flashcards for your iPhone or iPad. Practice every day to improve your vocab knowledge. - 600+ vocab words picked by an expert TOEFL tutor - Definitions and example sentences for every word - Decks for every difficulty level - Track your progress as you study - Smart algorithm focuses your practice for efficient learning This app gives you free access to all of Magoosh’s TOEFL flashcards. Sign in with a Magoosh account (or create a new one) to save your progress to the web. You can continue your practice online at https://toefl.magoosh.com/flashcards/vocabulary Written by TOEFL experts ------------------------ The entire TOEFL wordlist is selected and defined with usage examples by Magoosh’s expert TOEFL tutors, led by Chris Lele and Lucas Fink. Chris has been teaching the TOEFL for more than 10 years, runs a popular vocabulary series on YouTube and he’s also written an eBook on vocabulary. He is unbeatable in Scrabble, or any other word game for that matter. Lucas studied creative writing at Bard College and has been teaching English grammar and standardized tests since 2008. Review that really sticks ------------------------- Academic research has found that memories are formed by repeated exposure to new information, so Magoosh’s flashcard app uses a spaced repetition system. Words you are learning will reappear frequently (occurring less frequently the better you know them) and words you already know won’t be repeated. The TOEFL word list is also culled to only 600 so that you don't waste time learning unimportant words. About Magoosh ------------- We're an online test prep company with a focus on teaching the TOEFL through videos and personalized customer support. In addition to our online course, we blog about TOEFL strategies and test-taking tips at https://magoosh.com/toefl More TOEFL study tools ---------------------- When you’re ready to practice for the full TOEFL exam, Magoosh’s website has a complete online video course covering everything on the test. Visit https://toefl.magoosh.com for more information. (Magoosh also has apps for studying for the GMAT and GRE. Search the store for "magoosh gmat" or "magoosh gre" to find them) Have any questions? Please ask! ------------------------------- Student satisfaction is incredibly important to us. If you have any questions or comments, please send us an email at help@magoosh.com and we’ll get back to you as quickly as we can. “I didn’t have much time to prepare, and Magoosh made it possible for me to succeed on the test in a short period of time. I looked at Kaplan, Barron’s, and Princeton Review products, and I can confidently say that Magoosh was definitely the best.” “The team is really great and actually cares about your score as much as they would care about their own. Simply the best.” Don’t wait until the last minute to start studying, start memorizing TOEFL words today!

About

Memory

Features
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Memory is a planner for university students, laid out like a newspaper: what is due, when, and nothing else. Write a reminder the way you would say it. Type "problem set 4 CALC tomorrow 5pm" and Memory reads the course, the day and the time straight out of the sentence. THE DAY, ON ONE PAGE Today opens on what is overdue, what is due before midnight, and what is waiting later in the week. Anything you have been carrying says how long you have been carrying it — two days late, two weeks late — because a number is harder to ignore than a red dot. YOUR WEEK, PRINTED Put your classes in once and your timetable is set: every session, every room, each course in its own color. The class bell tells you before one starts, so the timetable is something you read on Sunday, not something you check between buildings. REMINDERS THAT DO NOT NAG Gentle nudges send one notification and never repeat, and each reminder picks its own warning: at the time it is due, or five minutes, an hour or a whole day ahead. An exam wants the day before. A problem set wants ten minutes. Morning edition sends a single summary at eight, and then leaves you alone. Sound is off unless you turn it on. Have both, one, or neither. THE MONTH AT A GLANCE A calendar that fits the whole month on the screen, with the days that carry something marked. Useful the week you are deciding whether to take on more. ALSO INSIDE Repeating reminders, daily or weekly, with an end date. Courses with their own colors. Search across everything you have written. A dark edition that follows your phone. Airy or compact spacing, whichever you read better. Your work follows you from one device to the next. LOOK BEFORE YOU SIGN UP Tap "Look around first" on the opening screen. Memory fills itself with a sample semester and every screen works — tick things off, write new ones, browse the month. Nothing is saved and no account is made. QUIET BY DESIGN No ads. No trackers. No analytics, and no crash reporting — none of it is in the app to begin with. Sign in with a one-time code sent to your email, with Apple, or with Google. Delete your account, and everything in it, from inside the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TOEFL Flashcards4 screens
Memory4 screens

Verdict

The call

TOEFL Flashcards and Memory are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TOEFL Flashcards ships an update every 2 months, Memory every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TOEFL Flashcards versus Memory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTOEFL FlashcardsMemory
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews96.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB15 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMagooshJuan Antonio Chalita Izquierdo

Bugs and requests

TOEFL Flashcards

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Progress reset bug
  • Audio playback not working

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add synonym and antonym information
  • Include more practice exercises
  • Expand word bank and lesson content

Memory

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TOEFL Flashcards

No in-app purchases

None

Memory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TOEFL Flashcards free?
TOEFL Flashcards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Memory free?
Memory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TOEFL Flashcards or Memory have ads?
Neither TOEFL Flashcards nor Memory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TOEFL Flashcards or Memory?
TOEFL Flashcards ships an update every 2 months, and Memory every 5 weeks. Most recently, TOEFL Flashcards was updated on November 7, 2026 and Memory on October 31, 2026.

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