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Anki vs FlashCards: catalog facts
Anki	FlashCards
Freemium The desktop apps, the Android app and AnkiWeb sync are free. AnkiMobile for iOS is a paid…	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web	Android
Scheduling based on actual recall, which is what makes it work Cards support text, images, audio, video, LaTeX and code	Builds cards from CSV files Suited to vocabulary learning and other memorization tasks
The interface is dense and the defaults are not beginner-friendly The iOS app is a paid purchase, unlike every other platform	Uses semicolons as the CSV separator Only the first two columns are used
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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