Verdict
The plain one, and the one people say is quickest to actually use. Thirty of the last two hundred reviews are about how little it gets in the way.
Best for
Someone making a deck tonight for a test tomorrow.
Dealbreaker
No spaced repetition. It shows you cards, you say whether you knew them, and that is the extent of the intelligence — fine for cramming, weak for learning something over months.
The facts.
Pulled from the App Store, not written by hand.
Price
$4.99 once
In-app purchases
Unknown
Ads
Unknown
Platforms
iPhone, iPad
Rating
4.6★ (1,101)
Version
2.47
Last updated
Jan 26, 2021
Released
Jul 23, 2013
Attributes
Native appOne-time purchaseNo subscription
Category
Education, Utilities
What reviews consistently say.
Themes grouped from 200 App Store reviews. Source feed ›
Praised for
Ease of use and design30 reviews
Sync and multi-device5 reviews
Value for money3 reviews
Customer support2 reviews
Import and export2 reviews
Where this comes from
30 of 200 recent reviews raised: Ease of use and design (positive)App Store reviews ›
5 of 200 recent reviews raised: Sync and multi-device (positive)App Store reviews ›
3 of 200 recent reviews raised: Value for money (positive)App Store reviews ›
2 of 200 recent reviews raised: Customer support (positive)App Store reviews ›
2 of 200 recent reviews raised: Import and export (positive)App Store reviews ›
Where we recommend it
Flashcard apps you buy once ›Spaced-repetition and flashcard apps that charge a single price, with the catch on each.
Alternatives with the same rule.
Every app here is a single purchase. None of them can start charging you monthly for what you already bought. Also with a catch.
$4.99 once · 4.8★ (883) · Updated Aug 27, 2025
Verdict. Keeps track of which facts you already have and spends your time on the ones you do not. Forty-two of the last two hundred reviews are about it syncing and staying out of the way.
Best for. Someone revising for something real and wanting the app to decide what to show next.
Dealbreaker. Getting cards in is the weak point — there is no CSV import, and reviewers who bought the Windows companion found decks would not move between the two.
$4.99 once · 4.5★ (335) · Updated Aug 13, 2026
Verdict. Ten years old and still maintained, with the best import story here: spreadsheets, Quizlet decks, text-to-speech for language cards.
Best for. Anyone bringing decks from somewhere else, particularly language learners who want the cards spoken.
Dealbreaker. The interface is genuinely confusing and six of the last two hundred reviews say so, and CSV files do not always come in cleanly despite import being the main reason to pick it.
$24.99 once · 4.0★ (2,332) · Updated Sep 8, 2025
Verdict. The serious spaced-repetition system, and the one medical students actually use. Buying it funds the free desktop version rather than unlocking anything.
Best for. Someone already using Anki on a computer who needs the same decks on a phone.
Dealbreaker. Sixteen of the last two hundred reviews describe syncing destroying their decks, ten call it overpriced and nine call the interface baffling. It is the dearest app here by five times and the lowest rated.