FlashKeepers is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by Ankitects Pty Ltd. Anki's spaced-repetition engine is excellent, but it famously asks you to build your own decks and configure your own options first. FlashKeepers keeps real spaced repetition, adds 6,119 ready-made decks across 358 subjects, and imports your existing Anki .apkg decks, free, one-time $14.99 Pro.
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The parts of daily flashcard review that actually decide whether you keep using the app.
| Capability | FlashKeepers | Anki |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing on mobile | Free app, one-time $14.99 Pro unlock | Desktop/Android free; AnkiMobile (iOS) is a $24.99 one-time purchase |
| iPhone app | Free iPhone and iPad app on the App Store, plus the free web app; Android as a direct download | AnkiMobile, the official iOS app, $24.99 one-time |
| Spaced-repetition algorithm | FSRS-6 (the open-source scheduling algorithm Anki also uses), with a daily review ceiling | FSRS (built-in default since v23.10) or legacy SM-2, no daily ceiling |
| AI card generation from source material | Yes, from a link, PDF, slides or YouTube video, checked against the source | Not offered |
| Ready-made deck library | 6,119 decks, curated across 358 subjects, ready on install | No official catalog, community Shared Decks, unvetted quality |
| Setup required before studying | Pick a deck and start, no configuration | Deck options, add-ons, and templates typically need manual setup |
| AI-graded spoken recall ("teach-back") | Yes, speak your answer, AI grades it and explains the gap (Pro) | No, self-graded only (tap Again/Hard/Good/Easy) |
| Import your existing Anki decks | Yes, .apkg import, including cloze-note splitting | N/A, native format |
| Export format | CSV | Native .apkg/.colpkg |
| Multiple choice question mode | Yes, built in | Available via community add-ons only |
| Shared-screen / TV study mode | Yes, any TV browser, 5-letter code, nothing to install | Not offered |
| Account required | No, for the free web app | No for local use; free AnkiWeb account for sync |
| Built-in text-to-speech for language decks | Yes, uses the browser/device's own voices | Requires add-ons/manual audio setup |
If you're bringing an existing Anki collection, FlashKeepers imports .apkg exports directly: field HTML is cleaned up, multi-cloze notes ({{c1::...}}, {{c2::...}}) split into one card per cloze the way Anki itself displays them, and both the legacy and newer Anki collection schemas are read. One thing to know going in: scheduling starts fresh. FlashKeepers doesn't import Anki's review history or per-card ease factors, so a deck you've been grinding through for years restarts its FSRS curve from zero, the same tradeoff you'd hit moving between most spaced-repetition apps, not a FlashKeepers-specific limitation. Going the other direction, FlashKeepers currently exports to CSV, not back to .apkg, fine for getting your data out, but not a round-trip into Anki's own format. If you're an Anki power user who relies on specific add-ons (image occlusion, custom note types, heavy deck-option tuning), those don't carry over. FlashKeepers is intentionally a simpler, more opinionated tool, not an Anki-compatible client.
No. FlashKeepers is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Ankitects Pty Ltd. It supports the same kind of spaced-repetition flashcard review Anki users already rely on.
Yes. FlashKeepers' web app is free with no account required, and unlocking Pro (teach-back, multi-device sync, unlimited decks) is a one-time $14.99, not the $24.99 AnkiMobile charges just to use Anki itself on an iPhone. The free FlashKeepers iPhone and iPad app is on the App Store, and the free web app works on any device.
You can import the deck content (cards, cloze splits, images) from an .apkg file, but review history and per-card difficulty don't carry over, FSRS starts fresh on the imported cards. If preserving years of Anki review data matters more to you than anything else, staying in Anki (or exporting a fresh copy for reference) is the right call. FlashKeepers is a good fit if you're fine re-establishing your review curve in exchange for a simpler daily workflow.
AnkiMobile's $24.99 one-time price is deliberate: it's how the Anki project funds free, open-source development on desktop, AnkiDroid, and AnkiWeb sync. It's not a cheap-Android, premium-iPhone situation, it's the same open, donation-adjacent model many long-running open-source projects use, just structured as a paid iOS client instead of asking for donations.
Not built in. Anki's core is still manual deck-building (or importing shared decks), with FSRS handling the scheduling once cards exist. If you want cards generated automatically from a PDF, slide deck, article, or YouTube video, that's not a native Anki feature, it's the kind of gap tools like FlashKeepers were built to fill.
By most accounts, yes, it's Anki's own built-in default scheduler since version 23.10 and is documented to need noticeably fewer reviews than the old SM-2 algorithm for the same retention. FlashKeepers also runs FSRS-6, so if scheduling quality alone is your criterion, both apps use the same modern algorithm family. The real difference is everything around the scheduler: setup effort, AI card generation, ready-made content, and self- vs AI-graded recall.
No catch, but be clear-eyed about what each "free" includes. Anki's desktop/Android apps and scheduler are free and always will be. FlashKeepers' free tier caps you at 3 decks of up to 60 cards and 5 AI generations; the $14.99 unlock removes those caps and adds teach-back, cross-device sync, and TV theming. If you only ever need a handful of small decks, FlashKeepers' free tier alone may be enough. If you study seriously and don't mind Anki's learning curve, Anki's free tiers remain a legitimate no-cost option.
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