Comparison

iClicker Student vs Flickdeck

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

Head to head
About

iClicker Student

Engage in class by answering instructor questions directly from your mobile device. Receive immediate feedback on your responses and compare your performance with classmates. Review past questions and answers to prepare for quizzes and exams, with all your data securely stored in the cloud.

Highlights
  • Answer instructor questions on mobile
  • Receive instant feedback
  • Compare responses to class results
  • Access saved poll questions for study
  • Cloud-based data storage
  • Supports multiple question types
Features
Currently charting
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iClicker's student app allows you to answer questions using your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Tap to provide your answer and receive instant feedback. Compare your vote to the rest of the class. After class, access the saved poll questions to study for a quiz or exam. All data is stored on the cloud so you can access it anywhere from any device. KEY FEATURES: • Free trial subscription with account creation • View your instructor’s questions as high resolution screenshots • Compare your response to the class results • Session history is stored in the cloud so you can access it anywhere • Multiple Choice, Short Answer, Numeric, and Target question types • Receive correct/incorrect feedback when your instructor grades the question • Review the questions and answers to study after class • Works alongside all iClicker remotes

About

Flickdeck

This app uses a unique flicking motion to help you learn and retain information through spaced repetition. Build rich flashcards with text, photos, and audio, and track your progress towards learning goals.

Highlights
  • Flick to rate card difficulty
  • Spaced repetition algorithm (FSRS)
  • Rich card creation (text, photo, audio)
  • Review from Apple Watch
  • Home screen widget
  • Siri integration
  • Deadline-based scheduling
Features
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Flickdeck is a fully-featured flashcard app built around one motion: the flick. Flip a card, then flick it in the direction that says how well you knew it. Left for Forgot, right for Good, up for Easy, down for Hard. It feels like cardstock leaving your hand. Underneath, the schedule is run by FSRS, a modern spaced-repetition algorithm. Each card comes back right around the moment you'd have forgotten it, which is when reviewing does the most good. You never decide what to study; the deck already knows. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Flick to rate. Four directions, each with a colored glow so you can see the call before you commit. Prefer buttons? They're always there. • Test what's due. A short daily session of exactly the cards that are ready, and nothing more. • Review anytime. Drill a whole deck the night before something matters. Cramming never fools your real schedule. • Build rich cards. Text, photos, and audio on either side, so a card can show a face, play a phrase, or both. • Hear it spoken. A tap reads any card aloud, each side in its own language. A French front sounds French; its English back sounds English. • Quiz both directions. One switch adds the reverse card, scheduled on its own so your daily load doesn't double. • Review from your wrist. The Apple Watch app carries your chosen decks: same flick, synced back before you've lowered your arm, with a complication that keeps the count on your watch face. • Glance at the widget. Today's due count and the deck that needs you, right on your home screen. • Ask Siri. "Check what's due in Flickdeck" gets you the count and the deck without opening the app. It sits in Spotlight and Shortcuts too. • One quiet reminder. A single notification a day at most, and none when nothing is due. • Watch your progress. Plain stats on what you've reviewed and what's ahead. KNOW IT BY A DATE Most flashcard apps only know "forever." Flickdeck can also work backward from a date. Tell a deck when the exam is and it paces new cards so the load stays even and keeps every card coming back before the deadline. If the timeline won't work, it says so early instead of letting you find out in the last week. When the date passes, one tap switches the deck to maintenance so what you learned stays learned. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-in, no ads, no analytics. Everything stays on your device. The privacy label reads "Data Not Collected" because there is nothing to collect. PAY ONCE No subscription and nothing for sale inside the app. Your decks are files you own: export a full backup with progress intact, or share a single deck over AirDrop or Messages. A friend's copy starts fresh, and tapping it opens straight into Flickdeck. Most days this takes about five minutes. That's the point. Flick it to remember it.

Screenshots

iClicker Student4 screens
Flickdeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iClicker Student at Free against Flickdeck's $3.99. iClicker Student also leads on ratings volume (37K vs 1) and chart position (#132 vs unranked). Flickdeck's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). On ads and device support 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

iClicker Student is free to download; Flickdeck costs $3.99 up front. iClicker Student sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Flickdeck asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flickdeck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iClicker Student has 37K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iClicker Student ships an update every 6 weeks, Flickdeck every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
iClicker Student versus Flickdeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriClicker StudentFlickdeck
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.4 (37K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings37K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#132 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB6 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHPHLPPeyer Media LLC

Customer experience

iClicker Student

All ratings36,904 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews185 reviews
Positive16.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative78.4%

Flickdeck

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

iClicker Student

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Logging out and back in causes data loss
  • Location tracking not working properly
  • Questions not appearing or disappearing during class
  • Frequent disconnections and sign-out issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add push notifications for when questions are available
  • Show correct answers after questions are answered
  • Display countdown timer for questions
  • Allow deleting of courses added accidentally
  • Provide subscription options based on semester length

Flickdeck

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

iClicker Student

One-time8
  • iClicker Pulse 6-Months$5.99
  • iClicker Pulse 1-Year$8.99
  • iClicker Pro 6-Months$16.99
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  • iClicker 6-Month Subscription$16.99
  • iClicker Pro 6-Months$25.99
  • iClicker 1-year subscription$25.99
  • iClicker 2-Year Subscription$36.99
  • iClicker 4-Year Subscription$51.99
None

Flickdeck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iClicker Student free?
iClicker Student is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flickdeck free?
Flickdeck costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iClicker Student or Flickdeck?
Flickdeck is rated higher. iClicker Student averages 4.4 out of 5 from 37K ratings, while Flickdeck averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iClicker Student or Flickdeck have ads?
Neither iClicker Student nor Flickdeck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iClicker Student or Flickdeck?
iClicker Student ships an update every 6 weeks, and Flickdeck every 8 days. Most recently, iClicker Student was updated on October 2, 2026 and Flickdeck on September 17, 2026.

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