Anki alternative for iPhone · updated 12 October 2026
Memor More combines scheduled reviews with a one-minute Quiz challenge, full-term typing, generated practice exercises and community deck sharing in a native Apple app. Choose AnkiMobile when your workflow depends on a particular Anki deck, custom card types, very large collections, desktop add-ons or cross-platform sync.
Memor More made this page, so it is not an independent review. The facts below separate our hands-on test from 9 September 2026, a check of the current Memor More release (1.6.0) on 12 October 2026, and official Anki documentation. They include cases where we would choose Anki, or neither product.
Prices vary by storefront and can change. The figures below are from the US App Store on the verification date.
We ran Memor More 1.3.3 on the free plan, on iOS 18.6, on 9 September 2026. We copied a public Spanish deck, opened its first card and completed one review. We also imported a small test package exported from Anki desktop 25.09. On 12 October 2026 we updated the Memor More rows to match version 1.6.0, the release then on the App Store: its scheduler settings, card types, Anki import and sharing limits. That was a feature check, not a repeat of the device test. The US storefront supplied both prices.
Important limit: we did not install AnkiMobile for this comparison. Its iPhone facts come from the current US App Store listing and the official Anki manual, and we used Anki 25.09 desktop only to create the test package for the import. Those AnkiMobile rows are documentation checks, not hands-on tests.
Memor More rows checked against version 1.6.0 on 12 October 2026, when US App Store prices were also rechecked. The first-review and import tests ran on 9 September 2026. “Anki” is broken down by client where that changes the answer.
| Decision point | Memor More | Anki ecosystem |
|---|---|---|
| US iPhone price | Free core app. Optional Pro was US$4.99/month or US$53.99/year on 12 October 2026. | AnkiMobile was US$24.99 once on 12 October 2026. |
| Scheduling | FSRS-6 is the default for new decks, with a target-retention setting from 70% to 97% (90% by default). Each deck can switch to SM-2, Simple Exponential or Leitner. FSRS uses fixed default parameters; it does not optimise them from your own review history. | FSRS or legacy SM-2. FSRS exposes desired retention and parameter optimisation. |
| First iPhone setup | No account required for the core app. Create, import or copy a public deck. | Install AnkiMobile, then create locally or sync an existing Anki collection through AnkiWeb. |
| Offline study | Reviews and locally stored decks work offline. | Reviews and locally stored decks work offline. |
| Sync path | Private iCloud sync across supported Apple devices when enabled. | Optional AnkiWeb sync across Anki clients; a self-hosted sync server is also documented. |
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad and compatible Apple-silicon Macs; an early, limited browser app. No Android app. | Anki desktop on macOS, Windows and Linux; AnkiMobile on iPhone/iPad; AnkiWeb; AnkiDroid on Android. |
| Cards and learning activities | Text, image and audio cards, plus cloze and image occlusion cards from 1.7.0 (tried on 10 October 2026), a one-minute Quiz challenge, full-term typing and generated Practice Sets. | Custom note/card types, cloze, media and image occlusion. Some authoring and note-type changes require desktop. |
| Creating new cards | Create cards directly or use AI-assisted drafts with a review step before studying. | Powerful manual authoring, structured imports and desktop add-ons; AI workflows generally depend on external tools or add-ons. |
| Anki package migration | Imports .apkg cards with their images, taking front and back from the first two fields of each note. Audio, tags, note templates and review history do not come across, so reversed cards lose their structure. From 1.7.0, cloze and image occlusion notes keep their blanks and masks, and packages in Anki’s newer format are read as well; we have not repeated the import test since then. In our 9 September test, a three-card package became two cards. | .apkg and .colpkg are native exchange formats and can include media and scheduling information. |
| Large collections | No high-volume benchmark is published; we did not test a large collection. | The AnkiMobile listing says decks of 100,000+ cards are supported. |
| Add-ons and customisation | No add-on ecosystem; fewer controls by design. | A large desktop add-on ecosystem and detailed deck options. Desktop add-ons do not run in AnkiMobile. |
| Sharing | A community where users share decks, with a browsable public library and preview/copy flows. Free shares one of your own decks at a time; Premium removes that limit. | A much larger shared-deck ecosystem plus package export/import. |
| Browser access | Early browser app: local decks and study, without account sync, AI or offline launch. | AnkiWeb supports web review and sync with the main Anki ecosystem. |
If the scheduling row decides it for you, read what FSRS and SM-2 use to schedule the next review before comparing settings.
From the home screen we opened Public Decks, selected Spanish A2: Everyday Topics, tapped Start Deck, dismissed the one-time study guide, revealed the answer and rated the card Good. The whole run took 73 seconds, including pauses for screenshots, so treat that as a rough figure rather than a speed benchmark.
The Apple-first choice
On the US App Store on 12 October 2026, Memor More's core app was free with optional Pro at US$4.99 monthly or US$53.99 yearly; AnkiMobile was US$24.99 once. Check your storefront before deciding. Anki desktop and AnkiWeb are free; third-party “Anki” apps may have unrelated pricing.
See the Free vs Premium breakdown for current trial, AI allowance and cancellation details.
Both apps keep reviewable data on the device and work offline. Optional sync changes the data path: Memor More uses iCloud; Anki normally uses AnkiWeb and also documents self-hosting. Review the relevant provider and app privacy terms for sensitive material.
Our test package from Anki 25.09 had two notes and three generated cards, including one reverse card and one image. In the 9 September test, Memor More reported two cards ready. The current importer also leaves out audio, tags and review history. Do not move an important collection until a copy passes a card-count, media, formatting and due-date audit.
Pick neither if your main work is collaborative live editing, classroom assignment management, handwriting-heavy notes, or complex problem solving that flashcards reduce badly. A shared document, learning-management system, paper notebook or problem bank may fit better. The evidence supports retrieval and spacing, not the claim that every subject should become a flashcard deck.
For the learning-method evidence, read the spaced-repetition research guide. For every test detail, platform definition and source, see the full Anki vs Memor More comparison. For cloze and image occlusion cards, including Anki import, see the cloze and image occlusion walkthrough. If you are weighing more than these two apps, the comparison of five spaced-repetition apps also covers Quizlet, Brainscape and RemNote.
Start free, then use the same deck for scheduled review, a one-minute Quiz, full-term typing and a generated Practice Set. Keep your Anki collection untouched while you decide which workflow you will actually use.
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