Comparison

HappyKey vs Truly Simple Flashcards

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

Head to head
About

HappyKey

This app offers a specialized keyboard for easily inputting a wide range of mathematical symbols. It includes numbers, operators, pi, infinity, and more, simplifying the process of writing math notation on your device.

Highlights
  • Specialized math symbol keyboard
  • Includes numbers and operators
  • Supports pi and infinity symbols
  • Simplifies math notation input
  • Customizable keyboard layout
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HappyKey provides you with a simple keyboard with many useful math symbols. It will fulfill all of your math notation needs with numbers, superscripts, pi, math operators and relations, infinity, and beyond. Install the app first, then to setup the keyboard go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard > HappyKey Note: This is not a calculator. This is an additional keyboard that makes it easier to type math notation. Credit for the keyboard functionality and design goes to the open source Tasty Imitation Keyboard by Alexei Baboulevitch (GitHub user archagon).

About

Truly Simple Flashcards

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Truly Simple Flashcards is a clean, no-subscription spaced-repetition app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Whether you're a student cramming for exams, a language learner building vocabulary, a professional studying for boards, or simply an Anki refugee looking for a modern alternative, this app does the core job exceptionally well and stops there. Make decks, add cards, and study. The app decides when to show each card again using FSRS, which is the same modern spaced-repetition algorithm power users trust. By asking you to grade how hard a card was to recall, the schedule adapts, ensuring you only spend time on the concepts you are about to forget. Bring in your existing decks from Anki or a spreadsheet, export your decks to use elsewhere, study seamlessly across all your Apple devices, and own your software forever. Features: • Smart scheduling: Uses the proven FSRS algorithm to adapt to your memory, with an adjustable "target retention" rate per deck. • Two card types: Create classic front-and-back cards, or use fill-in-the-blank (cloze) cards to memorize words in context. Images are fully supported on either side of the card. • Simple imports: Bring your existing decks with you. Easily import Anki files (.apkg / .colpkg, including the newest formats) or CSV/TSV spreadsheets. • Two-way study: Turn on two-way review to test your recall back-to-front, which is especially effective for learning vocabulary words. • Paced learning: Set a daily limit for new cards so a huge imported deck doesn't overwhelm your study session. • Flip-through mode: Review a deck casually without affecting your spaced-repetition schedule. • Reliable device sync: Your decks sync privately and securely through your own personal iCloud account across your Mac, iPad, and iPhone. • Genuinely accessible: Built natively for Apple devices with full VoiceOver support, Dynamic Type for comfortable reading, light/dark modes, and calm, minimal motion. • Pay once, keep forever: Use one deck for free with unlimited cards. Unlock unlimited decks with a one-time, lifetime in-app purchase. No subscriptions, no ads, no hidden fees.

Screenshots

HappyKey3 screens
Truly Simple Flashcards3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HappyKey at none against Truly Simple Flashcards's 1. Truly Simple Flashcards's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Truly Simple Flashcards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HappyKey asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HappyKey ships an update every 8 months, Truly Simple Flashcards every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HappyKey versus Truly Simple Flashcards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHappyKeyTruly Simple Flashcards
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander BarattiColin Wright

In-app purchases

None

HappyKey

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Truly Simple Flashcards

One-time1
  • Pro$4.99

Questions

Is HappyKey free?
HappyKey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Truly Simple Flashcards free?
Truly Simple Flashcards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HappyKey or Truly Simple Flashcards have ads?
Neither HappyKey nor Truly Simple Flashcards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HappyKey or Truly Simple Flashcards?
HappyKey ships an update every 8 months, and Truly Simple Flashcards every 6 weeks. Most recently, HappyKey was updated on October 10, 2026 and Truly Simple Flashcards on October 9, 2026.

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