Plain Flashcards vs Speakbound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plain Flashcards
Create flashcards from text, PDFs, or images using AI. Supports spaced repetition, translation, and pronunciation for over 20 languages. Syncs across devices and offers customizable study sessions.
- AI flashcard generation from text, PDF, or image
- Spaced repetition system (SRS)
- Translation and pronunciation for 20+ languages
- iCloud sync across devices
- Customizable study sessions and reminders
- Import and export card data
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Flashcards app is ideal for expanding vocabulary, foreign language learning, and training for exams with spaced repetition support. New: AI Flashcards Generation Generate complete study sets in seconds from a text prompt, a PDF document, or an image. Powered by advanced AI to help you skip the manual entry and start studying immediately. Key Features: - Create your own lists of cards using text and images. - Spaced repetition support (SRS) for long-term retention. - Translation and pronunciation support for 20+ languages. - iCloud Sync: Keep your cards safe and synced across all your devices - Set reminders to stay consistent with your goals. - Export and import cards to stay in control of your data. - Shuffle mode and customizable study sessions. Privacy Policy: https://goingmerry.xyz/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://goingmerry.xyz/terms-conditions/
Speakbound
This app helps speakers, presenters, and students memorize speeches, poems, or presentations word-for-word. It offers various modes to hide text, listens to your recitation, and provides word-by-word scoring. Practice with a built-in timer and spaced repetition for effective learning.
- Paste and memorize speeches
- Multiple text hiding modes
- Word-by-word recitation scoring
- Built-in rehearsal timer
- Spaced repetition learning
- Offline functionality
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Memorize your talk, word for word. Speakbound helps speakers, presenters, and students learn any speech, presentation, or poem by heart — then rehearse it out loud until it's automatic. HOW IT WORKS 1. Paste your speech. 2. Hide the words — first letters, random words, whole lines, or fill-in-the-blank. 3. Recite it out loud. Speakbound listens and scores you word by word, showing exactly which words you dropped. 4. Rehearse against your real time slot with the built-in timer. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO GET UP AND SPEAK · Conference talks, sales pitches, and board presentations · Class presentations, debate cases, and mock trial openings · Poems and recitation competitions · Wedding toasts and best man speeches · Club speeches — go noteless WHY SPEAKBOUND · Word-by-word scoring. Not "how did you sound" — did you say the right words. · Works on a plane, backstage, anywhere with no signal — your library, the hiding modes and the timer never need one. · Nothing is recorded, and no audio ever reaches us. Speakbound asks your phone to transcribe offline, and tells you on screen the rare times it can't. · No ads. Not on the free plan, not ever. · Spaced repetition so it stays learned, not crammed. FREE TO START 5 texts and the whole learning method: all five hiding modes — first letter, random words, whole lines, fill in the blanks and progressive — plus read-back, the rehearsal timer, spaced repetition, and 10 scored recitations to try the thing that makes this worth paying for. No ads, no time limit. SPEAKBOUND PRO Unlimited scored recitations and unlimited texts. Everything else — every hiding mode, the rehearsal timer, spaced repetition, and backing up your library — is free on any plan. $4.99/month · $19.99/year (7-day free trial) · $39.99 once, forever. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://speakbound.com/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://speakbound.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speakbound at 5.0 against Plain Flashcards's 4.4. Speakbound also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Plain Flashcards's advantage is ratings volume (313 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Plain Flashcards sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Speakbound sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Speakbound holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plain Flashcards has 313 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Plain Flashcards ships an update weekly, Speakbound every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Plain Flashcards | Speakbound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (313 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 313 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Going Merry LLC | Junior Espino |
Bugs and requests
Plain Flashcards
Reported bugs
20 issues- Cannot turn off shuffle feature
- Cards automatically shuffle and cannot be turned off
- Cannot rename or move sets of cards and have them stay in order
- Editing order is inconsistent
- Swiping to move cards is finicky
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- No search function within decks
- Not optimized for iPad
- Text-to-speech quality is poor
- Daily study limits or lockout
- Photo replacement bug after adding new photos
- Translation feature is unreliable or stops working
- App crashes when exporting decks
- Cannot delete cards easily
- Spaced repetition feature not working correctly
- Audio sometimes doesn't play
- Translation button not responding
- Cards flip over when studying in reverse
- Tutorial is confusing
- Cards disappear after writing them
- Scrolling issues after updates
Requested features
33 requests- Option to turn off shuffle
- Ability to move multiple cards at once
- Search function within decks
- Folders for organizing decks
- Ability to merge decks
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- Ability to duplicate decks
- Alphabetical sorting of cards
- Option to edit individual cards easily
- Improved iPad interface
- Widget support
- Apple Watch integration
- Option to donate to developer
- Ability to combine decks
- More consistent translation functionality
- Improve text-to-speech quality
- Add a share feature for decks
- Ability to see a list of all cards in a deck
- Option to pin decks
- Improve photo handling
- Add drawing/annotation capabilities
- Option to customize font size
- Option to see how many cards are left
- Back/front arrow for faster review
- Increase photo size option
- Option to manually arrange cards
- Ability to move cards between decks in bulk
- Rearrange order of decks
- Improve spaced repetition functionality
- Option to combine decks or select multiple cards at once
- Option to add icons to decks
- Option to change card colors or add icons for front/back
- Ability to delete decks
- Add a tutorial or better instructions
Speakbound
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Plain Flashcards
- Plain Flashcards Plus - Monthly$3.991 Month
- Plain Flashcards Plus - Annual$17.991 Year
- Say Thanks$1.99
- Support the Mission$4.99
Speakbound
- Speakbound Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Speakbound Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Speakbound Pro Lifetime$39.99
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