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AnkiMobile Flashcards
Anki Software LLC · $24.99 · Education · 4.0 (2,346 ratings)
What it does
AnkiMobile is the mobile companion to Anki, the free open-source spaced-repetition program, written by its lead developer. Paid once, priced like desktop software, with free sync to the computer version. Beware the look-alikes with Anki in the name. From 5 apps for teaching yourself something.
The developer describes it as: “AnkiMobile is a mobile companion to Anki®, a powerful, intelligent flashcard program that is free, multi-platform, and open-source.”
Alternatives to AnkiMobile Flashcards
The closest alternatives to AnkiMobile Flashcards are Brilliant, Focus Train, Goodnotes and Habitica — 4 apps from the list AnkiMobile Flashcards appears on, “5 apps for teaching yourself something”, each answering the same moment a different way.
BrilliantBrilliant teaches math, coding, data and physics as problems you work through with a tutor that sees where you are stuck and can sketch on your screen. Built for understanding rather than memorising formulas.
Focus TrainFocus Train turns a study session into a train ride: board, and the train rolls while you work. Look away and it simply waits at the platform. By the end of the week there is a map of where your attention went.
GoodnotesGoodnotes holds handwritten notes and marked-up PDFs — the textbook, the worked problems — plus a mind map on an infinite canvas, and AI that summarises what you have captured.
HabiticaHabitica turns the daily practice into a retro RPG: check the session off in real life and your avatar earns gold and experience. Parties let you team up with friends for accountability and fight foes by completing tasks.
Price and ratings
| App | Price | App Store rating | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| AnkiMobile Flashcards | $24.99 | 4.0 (2,346) | Education |
| Brilliant | Free | 4.7 (32,832) | Education |
| Focus Train | Free | 5.0 (5) | Productivity |
| Goodnotes | Free | 4.7 (459,424) | Productivity |
| Habitica | Free | 4.3 (3,463) | Productivity |
AnkiMobile Flashcards and its alternatives, as the App Store listed them on 2026-10-06.
AnkiMobile Flashcards is $24.99 to download from the iOS App Store and holds 4.0 out of 5 from 2,346 ratings, checked on 2026-10-06. Prices and ratings go stale; the App Store is the live source.
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