Spaced Repetition SmartCards+

38 of 100 · reviews
4.6of 5 · store
2,292ratings on the App Store
290reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

The app has degraded significantly: it introduced a hard 15-card limit for free users, making it unworkable for any real study workflow. The repetition algorithm is weaker than Anki's, export is locked behind a proprietary format, and CSV import is broken. The only real advantages are Apple Watch support and a simple interface.

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What people use it for

Casual users with a couple dozen cards who are willing to pay for a subscription.

What reviews praise

Apple Watch support for quick glanceable reviews without the phone.
Simple deck creation for non-demanding use cases.

What reviews complain about

A 15-card free limit kills the core value.
The spaced-repetition algorithm is more primitive than competitors.
CSV import is unreliable.
Export is blocked your data is locked in.

What users experience

5 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

Ad-free subscription does not seem to work across platforms. Purchased a one-year add-free subscription for my iPad, then downloaded the iPhone version. Data entered on iPad was there, but the ads were back with the option to pay another one-year subscription to get rid of the ads.

I want to create cards on my desktop windows PC but the app keeps rejecting my CSV files, whether from Excel, Notepad, Google Sheets or text in an email.

Tried web site that opens for Ankiweb imports and that times out with no page loading. Then tried to import an Anki deck and that throws an error. So this app is useless to me, not sure how others are having a great experience when it fails on the very first things I try to do.

I use this program to help me practice an extensive repertoire of traditional Irish music, which should be played from memory during sessions. I list the name of the tune on the front of the card and include an audio file of the tune and an image of the sheet music on the flip side of the card.

I loved this app months ago. It's really easy to use, especially compared to anki. I've been using it for organic chemistry, so a lot of the cards have pictures for the backside. However, I tried to use a deck from a couple months ago, and half of the pictures disappeared.