Is there a good app for make and study flashcards?
Too Expensive: 12 apps already serve this, and 20 data points mined from real user reviews across 2 sources show where they fall short. The job is solved but priced beyond a segment. Undercut with a cheaper tier.
Data refreshed July 20, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to make and study flashcards, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| no in-app flashcards | missing-feature | 3 | they still haven't implemented the flash card system from the website into the Android app |
| flashcard creation | missing-feature | 1 | Please can you add Flashcard making |
| flashcard study mode | missing-feature | 1 | using flashcards instead of the Pathway...flashcards...supports active recall |
| hard to incorporate existing flashcards | ux | 1 | once I figured out how to incorporate existing flashcards |
| pay to use own flashcards | price | 1 | you shouldn’t have to pay to be able to use your own cards you made |
| request for premade pharmacology flashcards | missing-feature | 1 | Can you please make me flash cards on Antihypertensive and diuretics, cardiovascular pharmacology |
| vocabulary flashcards are phrases not words | missing-feature | 1 | The "vocabulary" flash cards are of phrases, not of words, so your only option is to memorize an entire phrase |
| flashcards quiz words not yet mastered | ux | 1 | it gives you flashcards to say the word in the language even though you don’t really have it down well |
| hard to import flashcards | ux | 1 | Its a little complicated to get flashcards on the internet and import them |
| only two flashcards free then paywall | price | 1 | you essentially can only use 2 flashcards then it cost money |
| ad every few flashcards | other | 1 | Now I get an ad every 5 flashcards |
| plain flashcards deprioritized | missing-feature | 1 | I want flash cards on quizlet. Not “more than flashcards” |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flashcards Deluxe | 4.5 | 331 | $4.99 |
| Flashcards Deluxe | 4.5 | 2,406 | $4.99 |
| StudyBlue Flashcards & Quizzes | 4.3 | 11,983 | Free |
| Quizlet: More than Flashcards | 4.8 | 1,093,954 | Free |
| CPA Flashcards | 4.4 | 202 | Free |
| AnkiDroid Flashcards | 4.8 | 162,647 | Free |
| FlashGreek: Mounce edition | 4.8 | 723 | $5.99 |
| Focus Tree: Timer & Flashcards | 4.7 | 28,485 | Free |
Should you build it?
The job is solved but priced beyond a segment. Undercut with a cheaper tier. Opportunity here scores 48 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
Who has tried building this
7 attempts, 5 dead (incl. a 63-star app); recurring effort that mostly dies against entrenched incumbents like Anki.
| Project | Status | Stars | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| azizkayumov/flashcard-maker-android | abandoned | 63 | Kotlin |
| ASU-CodeDevils/FlashCards | stale | 8 | Java |
| GreenAnts/HSK-3.0-Study-Game | active | 5 | JavaScript |
| danielywang/quizlet_cmd | stale | 4 | Python |
| Labs-EU4/flashcards-server | stale | 4 | JavaScript |
| ayushk1233/Recallify--AI-Powered-Educational-Tools | active | 3 | TypeScript |
| Labs-EU4/flashcards-client | stale | 2 | JavaScript |
Open-source projects that attempted this task — active ones show today's bar; abandoned ones are a signal to validate why earlier attempts died.
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