Comparison

Transparent Notes vs Flippy

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

Head to head
About

Transparent Notes

This app allows you to write and read notes with adjustable transparency, enabling you to see through them. It also supports browsing the web simultaneously and synchronizes with its macOS counterpart.

Highlights
  • Adjustable note transparency
  • Web browsing while taking notes
  • Syncs with macOS version
  • Sticky notepad functionality
  • Todo task management
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Version of Transparent Notes for iOS allow you to browse web while writing or reading notes. You can set notes transparency to see through it. Syncs with Transparent Notes for macOS Terms of Use & Privacy Policy: https://sportstracker.app/iOSApp.html

About

Flippy

This app uses smart algorithms and ARKit to help you learn languages and facts more effectively. It offers personalized learning sessions, intuitive flashcard interaction, and smart reminders to reinforce your knowledge.

Highlights
  • Generated personalized learning sessions
  • Intuitive swipe-based flashcard interface
  • ARKit eye-tracking for focus (select devices)
  • Import or create custom flashcards
  • Smart spaced repetition reminders
  • Leitner system algorithm
  • Detailed progress statistics
Features
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Flippy is the flashcard app that brings cards back exactly when you're about to forget them. Learn less. Remember more. A STAGE, NOT A FORM Your decks live on a wallet of passes in front of a photo stage — chalkboard, water, sunset, chemistry, space, or your own photo. Glass navigation, paper cards, serif type. Dark, calm, focused. SPACED REPETITION THAT ACTUALLY THINKS Grade every card Again, Hard, Good or Easy. Each card keeps its own ease, its interval stretches as you remember, and a daily session picks what's due plus a few new cards. Memory-strength rings show what's fading. Leeches are flagged before they eat your time. Undo any answer. EIGHT WAYS TO LEARN Today's session · Quick 10 · New cards · Hardest cards · Reverse · Quiz · Write · Match · Cram. Deselect topics you don't want right now. Every session starts with a 3-2-1 countdown and your settings right there. QUIZ — POWERED BY APPLE INTELLIGENCE Multiple-choice distractors are written on device: plausible, same style, same topic, never the correct answer paraphrased. Match spreads pairs across the whole screen and races the clock. Write forgives typos. SCAN DOCUMENTS & SLIDES INTO CARDS Photograph pages with the document camera or drop in PDF slides and images. Text is recognized on device, then Apple Intelligence drafts your cards — long slide decks are split into chunks automatically. BRING YOUR CARDS Import Anki decks (.apkg, with images and subdecks), Anki text, Quizlet and Flashcard Hero exports (.flashcards, with images and topics), CSV and TSV. Export any deck or topic as a .flippy file with everything inside — text, photos, drawings, LaTeX and your learning progress. RICH CARDS Photos, PencilKit drawings, LaTeX formulas, cloze deletions, read-aloud in the card's language, scrollable long content. WIDGETS EVERYWHERE Today pass with goal ring and streak · interactive flashcard widget (flip and grade on the Home Screen) · streak & week · 14-day forecast · deck passes · learning modes · Lock Screen and Apple Watch complications · Control Center: start a session or mute today's reminder · a Live Activity keeps your session on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. STATISTICS THAT MOTIVATE Learning score, accuracy and volume trends, activity heatmap, hour × weekday grid, Leitner boxes, memory-strength buckets, forecast, deck health, records and insights — for the week, month, 90 days or the year. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No server, no account. Sync through your own iCloud. A trash keeps deleted decks, topics and cards for 30 days. FREE VS. PREMIUM Free: 2 decks with 2 topics and 40 cards each, every learning mode, statistics, import and export. Premium: unlimited decks, topics and cards, Apple Intelligence card sets, iCloud sync across your devices, every wallpaper and tint — and you support an independent developer. Family Sharing for up to five people. Privacy: https://kevinreutter.online/privacy-flippy Terms: https://kevinreutter.online/terms-and-conditions/

Screenshots

Transparent Notes4 screens
Flippy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Flippy at every 9 days against Transparent Notes's every 2 months. Flippy also leads on device support (6 vs 4). Transparent Notes's advantage is ratings volume (206 vs 19) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Transparent Notes sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Flippy sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Transparent Notes against 4.8 for Flippy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Transparent Notes has 206 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 62% and 63% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Transparent Notes ships an update every 2 months, Flippy every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Transparent Notes versus Flippy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransparent NotesFlippy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (206 ratings)4.8 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.3% of reviews62.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings206 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB107 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRozga WojciechKevin Reutter

Customer experience

Transparent Notes

All ratings206 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.5%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral10.9%
Negative26.8%

Flippy

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive62.7%
Neutral17.6%
Negative19.6%

Bugs and requests

Transparent Notes

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes when switching themes
  • App crashes when clicking premium feature buttons
  • Crashes from day 1 of use
  • Font color changes to white unexpectedly
  • Cannot change font color back to black
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  • Website resets when editing notes while browsing
  • Teleprompter feature doesn't work
  • Incompatible with Google Slides presentations
  • Doesn't float on top when toggling between screens
  • Text persists when scrolling
  • Login issues and account sync failures
  • Cannot delete notes on macOS
  • Incompatible with some iPhone models
  • App closes immediately upon opening

Requested features

18 requests
  • Text formatting (bold, italic, underline, strikethrough)
  • Markdown or Rich Text support
  • Headline/heading styles
  • Font size and color customization
  • Bullet points and numbered lists
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  • Pin or lock notes to prevent auto-reorganization
  • Multiple notes in free version
  • Cloud backup and sync across devices
  • Export notes as backup file
  • Keyboard shortcuts (Command+N, Return for new note)
  • Hide top and bottom UI icons for better transparency
  • Separate notes for different windows/screens
  • Note organization and categorization
  • Image and PDF upload support
  • Note sharing capabilities
  • Outline mode for structured notes
  • Variable font sizes within notes
  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription

Flippy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Transparent Notes

Subscriptions8
  • 1 Week Student$2.997 Days
  • 1 Month Student$3.991 Month
  • 1 Week$4.997 Days
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  • 1 Month Student$4.991 Month
  • 1 Month2 variants$9.991 Month
  • 1 Year Student$14.991 Year
  • 1 Year Student$19.991 Year
  • 1 Year2 variants$35.991 Year
One-time5
  • Credits S Pro$0.99
  • Credits M Pro$1.99
  • Credits S Basic$1.99
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  • Credits M Basic$3.99
  • Lifetime2 variants$299.00
10 purchases

Flippy

Subscriptions8
  • Premium - 3 Months$2.993 Months
  • Flippy+ 3 Months$3.993 Months
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
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  • Family Flippy+ 3 Months$6.993 Months
  • Premium - Annual7 Days trial$7.991 Year
  • PremiumAnnualOffering$9.991 Year
  • Flippy+ Annual$24.991 Year
  • Family Flippy+ (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Flippy+ Lifetime$59.99
  • Family Flippy+ Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Transparent Notes free?
Transparent Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flippy free?
Flippy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Transparent Notes or Flippy?
Flippy is rated higher. Transparent Notes averages 4.7 out of 5 from 206 ratings, while Flippy averages 4.8 from 19 ratings.
Do Transparent Notes or Flippy have ads?
Neither Transparent Notes nor Flippy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Transparent Notes or Flippy?
Transparent Notes ships an update every 2 months, and Flippy every 9 days. Most recently, Transparent Notes was updated on October 12, 2026 and Flippy on October 7, 2026.

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