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Anki vs Really Basic Vocab: catalog facts
Anki	Really Basic Vocab
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 GPL-3.0 licence.
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	Clear filing box, deck and card structure Export and import of filing boxes as backups
The interface is dense and the defaults are not beginner-friendly The iOS app is a paid purchase, unlike every other platform	Android only Deliberately basic feature set
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
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 2, 2026

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