Comparison

Anki Master vs FlashCards

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

Head to head
About

Anki Master

Create a personalized study environment by importing notes via camera or PDF. Focus on reviewing incorrect answers and track your memorization progress with detailed graphs. Share notes with friends to prepare for exams.

Highlights
  • Import notes via camera or PDF
  • Draw line markers and keywords
  • Review only incorrect or weak answers
  • Track memorization growth with graphs
  • Share notes with friends
  • Filter study questions by performance
Features
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Importing your text or notebook by camera or pdf files, and drawing line markers with keywords. And you'll get original study environment. You can review only wrong answers and weak questions. You can realize your growth of memorization by seeing study-record graphs. Sharing your favorite notes with your friends to get over exams! Let's master Anki (means memorization in Japan) and enjoy studying! ---- FEATURES ---- 1. Various ways to import Photo libraries and photography by device camera and pdf files are usable. (Pdf files can be imported by iTunes on your PC or other iOS applications.) Especially, it is easy to import by camera because you can trim taken pictures to revise tilt. You can share your file with near peers too. 2. Simple operations Line markers are drawn, adjusted and moved by only one drags in edit mode. And in study mode, you can select questions and see answers automatically by tapping 'play' button sequently. 3. Filtering to select study-target questions You can select conditions for questions to study. 'Answer wrong on the last study' , 'Answer wrong more than one time' and so on. Purchasing add-on content, specific selection becomes available such as 'questions whose wrong answer rate are over 50% within 3 days'. 4. Study-record graphs Three kinds of graphs help you feeling steady growth. Development of correct answer rates of all studies and of through-studies. (Through-study means study without filtering to remove questions.) The last one is correct rate distributions of all questions.

About

FlashCards

Create, learn, and share digital flashcards for effective studying. Optimize your learning with spaced repetition based on the forgetting curve. Ideal for subjects like languages, history, and science, from school tests to standardized exams.

Highlights
  • Create unlimited flashcards and learning sets
  • Spaced repetition based on forgetting curve
  • Share learning sets with other users
  • Import learning sets from text files
  • Test modes with swiping and random order
  • Supplementary memos on cards
Features
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Easy to use yet powerful. Best for learning language, history, science etc. ・Just swiping card right or left ・Optimized studying based on the forgetting curve ・Create and Share flashcards ・Helpful for from test in school to big exams like the SAT or ACT ・Learn language, science, social studies, and so on ▶MAIN FUNCTION ・ Create flashcards freely ・ Because you can create multiple learning sets, it can be used for various memorization, study and learning ・ You can create an unlimited number of learning sets and cards in them ・ Supplementary memos can be written on each card, so it is possible to add example sentences etc. ・ The created learning set can be uploaded and shared with other users ・ In the test of learning achievement, you can learn easily by swiping left and right with "understand" and "not understand" ・ Because you can choose “random according to correct answer rate” as well as “in order” in the test questions, you can memorize according to the degree of achievement ・ You can be in the homestretch before the test by setting the narrowing mode so that you do not ask questions that you have answered correctly ▶OPTIMAL LEARNING BASED ON FORGETTING CURVE Based on Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve theory, efficient learning with emphasis on review is possible. Repeat review at appropriate timing along the forgetting curve, memorizing retention rate is also up! ▶IMPORT LEARNING SET Learning set can be imported from text file (.txt tab-delimited UTF-8 is recommended)

Screenshots

Anki Master4 screens
FlashCards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FlashCards at 83% against Anki Master's 62%. FlashCards also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3). Anki Master's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Anki Master sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and FlashCards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FlashCards holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 48 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Anki Master's written reviews are positive against 83% of FlashCards's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Anki Master versus FlashCards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnki MasterFlashCards
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (20 ratings)4.5 (48 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews82.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2048 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTatsuya HiroseToshiki Motomura

Customer experience

Anki Master

All ratings20 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral23.1%
Negative15.4%

FlashCards

All ratings46 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews198 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Anki Master

One-time3
  • Custom Filtering of Questions$1.99
  • Hide all ads$1.99
  • Remove the restriction of maximum number of files.$2.99
1 purchases

FlashCards

One-time1
  • Premium Upgrade Flashcards$3.99

Questions

Is Anki Master free?
Anki Master is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlashCards free?
FlashCards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Anki Master or FlashCards?
FlashCards is rated higher. Anki Master averages 4.3 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while FlashCards averages 4.5 from 48 ratings.
Do Anki Master or FlashCards have ads?
Both Anki Master and FlashCards show ads.
Which is updated more often, Anki Master or FlashCards?
Anki Master ships an update fortnightly, and FlashCards fortnightly. Most recently, Anki Master was updated on October 2, 2026 and FlashCards on October 17, 2026.

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