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Anki Software LLC · Education · $24.99 · v25.09

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Review-rating drop
1.09

2024-Q2 4.24 → last 90 days 3.15, text reviews

Peak quarter
4.24

2024-Q2, text reviews

Last 90 days
3.15

text reviews

Store rating
4.04

all 2362 ratings, incl. star-only

Store gap
0.89

store minus reviews

Est. MRR
$214k

#43 top-grossing, Education

store 4.04 · reviews 4.24 → 3.15 · gap 0.89 store 4.04 reviews 3.15

Store ratings include star-only taps from in-app prompts, which skew high. The peak and recent figures come only from people who wrote a review, which skews low. Compare each against itself: the drop is the signal, and a big gap between the two usually means heavy rating prompting is masking unhappy users.

Average rating by quarter from 500 text reviews

2★3★4★5★ 1★ 2021-Q1: 2.79★ from 14 reviews 2.79 2021-Q1 2021-Q2: 3.17★ from 23 reviews 2021-Q3: 3.26★ from 27 reviews 2021-Q4: 3.06★ from 17 reviews 2022-Q1: 3.00★ from 12 reviews 2022-Q2: 3.53★ from 19 reviews 2022-Q3: 2.95★ from 22 reviews 2022-Q4: 3.43★ from 14 reviews 2023-Q1: 3.27★ from 11 reviews 2023-Q2: 3.74★ from 23 reviews 2023-Q3: 3.36★ from 14 reviews 2023-Q4: 3.50★ from 18 reviews 2024-Q1: 3.21★ from 14 reviews 2024-Q2: 4.24★ from 17 reviews 4.24 2024-Q2 2024-Q3: 2.95★ from 22 reviews 2024-Q4: 3.73★ from 22 reviews 2025-Q1: 2.52★ from 25 reviews 2025-Q2: 3.16★ from 25 reviews 2025-Q3: 3.52★ from 31 reviews 2025-Q4: 2.62★ from 42 reviews 2026-Q1: 2.43★ from 35 reviews 2026-Q2: 2.45★ from 29 reviews 2026-Q3: 2.90★ from 21 reviews 2026-Q4: 3.33★ from 3 reviews (small sample) 3.33 2026-Q4
Faint bars have fewer than 8 reviews. Text reviews skew negative versus star-only ratings; read the direction, not the level.
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QuarterAvg stars Reviews
2021-Q12.79 14
2021-Q23.17 23
2021-Q33.26 27
2021-Q43.06 17
2022-Q13.00 12
2022-Q23.53 19
2022-Q32.95 22
2022-Q43.43 14
2023-Q13.27 11
2023-Q23.74 23
2023-Q33.36 14
2023-Q43.50 18
2024-Q13.21 14
2024-Q24.24 17
2024-Q32.95 22
2024-Q43.73 22
2025-Q12.52 25
2025-Q23.16 25
2025-Q33.52 31
2025-Q42.62 42
2026-Q12.43 35
2026-Q22.45 29
2026-Q32.90 21
2026-Q43.33 3

Recent 1–2 star reviews

Needs major work for images

★ · v25.09 · Oct 8, 2026

Images just don’t load. When I’m using the desktop version, everything is working great. The app has some sort of server download issue for images where it just doesn’t download them and labels them as missing.

Abysmal, steep learning curve

★ · v25.09 · Sep 29, 2026

If you want something simple, accessible, and user friendly, do not get this app. For the most basic language vocabulary you have to comb through tens of thousands of decks made by random people full of mistakes with thousands of cards. There is no simple “top 300 most common words” in a foreign language for example. And you have to leave the app, use a browser to comb through a junky insensible list, download a deck, and then it might not even import to the app correctly. Waste of money.

Refund needed

★ · v25.09 · Sep 5, 2026

I downloaded by mistake thinking this would generate cards I need my money back !

Terrible

★ · v25.09 · Aug 14, 2026

Way worse than AnkiDroid. Completely unusable and searching through tags is impossible

They want to sell you cards

★ · v25.09 · Aug 12, 2026

Not how to actually use it. Waste of money

Will not work after purchasing

★ · v25.09 · Aug 3, 2026

This will not let me log into my log in despite resetting my password several times and confirming the correct log in on my computer. There’s clearly a glitch in the app but I paid $25 for it and can’t even use it.

Insanely confusing UX

★ · v25.09 · Jul 30, 2026

You basically have to study the app guid to use it. Nothing is intuitive. I haven’t used a mobile app this poorly designed in 15yrs.

Horrible complicated app

★ · v25.09 · Jul 12, 2026

The worst app ever

Don’t use!

★ · v25.09 · Jul 10, 2026

This app is not helpful at all!

Awful

★ · v25.09 · Jul 6, 2026

Possibly one of the worst UIs I’ve ever used. Hopefully it improves and the 20 bucks I spent on it will be worth it but for now I’m deleting it. Total waste of money.

Horrible App

★ · v25.09 · Jun 27, 2026

To much settings. Just make it simple! It’s not that deep. What a waste of money.

Flash cards

★ · v25.09 · Jun 21, 2026

Horrible app

artificially limited on phone

★ · v25.09 · Jun 20, 2026

I bought this app so I could freely edit my cards without being tethered to a computer. So why are all the complex edited options locked behind a computer edition? Why is the only paid version of the app less effective than the PC?

Scam

★ · v25.09 · Jun 19, 2026

This app is an absolute scam. Do not purchase. You will not get what you’re looking for. It’s an absolute scam. Just buy real flash cards. This app is pure fraud

Unusable

★ · v25.09 · Jun 19, 2026

Literally I don't understand how to use it, where do I go, it's the most user unfriendly app. Wasted $25.

Archaic User interface

★★ · v25.09 · Jun 12, 2026

The app is good and works well which is why it is not 1 star . However it is just ancient, it seems like you have to be a computer scientist in order to just get things where they need to be on this app . My cards recently deleted and I cannot find them , I don’t even know if I have hope just because the app is so ancient 🤦🏽‍♂️.

Unusable app and middle finger from support

★ · v25.09 · Jun 6, 2026

Here’s the response from support. I purchased the app and it just fails. From: Danika_Dakika (Support staff) Great, then hopefully you can figure out what was different about your connection that time.

Not worth it

★ · v25.09 · May 25, 2026

25 bucks waste

Every time I synchronize it deletes all the decks I created

★ · v25.09 · May 9, 2026

Got the paid version for iPhone, and unfortunately every time I sync, it deletes the decks I created on my phone. It is not set to delete anything, only to sync. I’ve been making updates and want both laptop and phone versions of the deck to be correct, but at this pace I have to make a backup every time right before I sync because I expect it to delete all my stuff. Pain in the nose. Also, set to backup every 30 minutes but goes hours without backing up. And the count of my cards for the deck being created does not show correctly (still shows 14 when I have 30 already). Hoping the dev team works on these things for the paid version.

Terrible on Mobile IOS

★ · v25.09 · May 7, 2026

Do not recommend this app for Mobile IOS users. I purchased and downloaded AnkiMobile in my iPhone and iPad but the experience has been nothing but terrible. Interface is not user friendly and very glitchy. New cards don’t refresh daily so I have to wait days to see new cards and the “custom study” option is inoperative altogether. Therefore, I can’t study new cards nor old ones. I emphasize, stay way from this app. And I would like a refund.

Very complicated app

★ · v25.09 · May 6, 2026

Extremely complicated app, after I review my flash cards, they disappear and I can’t continue studying them until a specific amount of time has passed. Waste of money I will be requesting a refund.

Overcharged

★ · v25.09 · May 5, 2026

Claims to be 25 dollars but decided to charge my account 50. This is incredibly scummy if intentional. Otherwise great app… I hope this is just a mistake on apples part.

It’s supposed to be free

★ · v25.09 · Apr 27, 2026

Why are you charging for this now? It’s supposed to be free, it was always free and was intended to be free Real disappointed

Doesn’t Work

★ · v25.09 · Apr 25, 2026

Cannot retrieve any information

Syncing is terrible

★ · v25.09 · Apr 5, 2026

The app refuses to sync, telling me something - but not what - is too large. Doesn’t matter what I delete. For $25 I would expect this very basic functionality to work, and it doesn’t. Disappointing.

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