AnkiMobile vs. RemNote
AnkiMobile is published by Anki Software LLC and has been on the App Store since 2010-05-27. RemNote is published by RemNote, LLC and has been available since 2023-01-22. AnkiMobile is a single paid purchase; RemNote is free to download with paid tiers. Both build on spaced repetition. This comparison is built from what each developer publishes — App Store listings and RemNote’s own pricing page — with every claim sourced and anything unverifiable listed as such.
Everything below comes from published sources, checked on 2026-08-08 and linked in each section. Where the sources don’t answer a question, it’s listed under What we couldn’t verify rather than guessed at.
AnkiMobile
The paid iOS companion to Anki, the free open-source desktop flashcard program, written by Anki’s own lead developer.
RemNote
An all-in-one notes and flashcard app where cards are made from your own notes, free to start with paid tiers for heavier use.
If you already run Anki on a computer and want your decks on your phone, AnkiMobile is the official companion and the purchase funds the desktop program. If you want your notes and your flashcards in one place, made from the same material, RemNote is built that way and costs nothing to start.
At a glance
| Field | AnkiMobile | RemNote |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Anki Software LLC | RemNote, LLC |
| Price | $24.99 one-time | Free to download; Pro $8/month or $96 billed yearly, Pro with AI $18/month or $216 billed yearly, per RemNote’s pricing page on 2026-08-08 |
| App Store rating | 4.04 from 2,315 ratings | 4.85 from 1,465 ratings |
| Current version | 25.09, updated 2025-09-08 | 1.27.25, updated 2026-08-08 |
| First released | 2010-05-27 | 2023-01-22 |
| Install size | 48.0 MB | 172.4 MB |
| Minimum iOS | 15.2 | 16.5 |
| iPad support | Yes | Yes |
Pulled from the App Store on 2026-08-08. Prices, versions, ratings, install sizes and OS requirements change — check the current App Store listing before relying on any of these values.
Feature comparison
| Field | AnkiMobile | RemNote |
|---|---|---|
| Differs: Pricing model | A single purchase with no subscription. Its listing states the app is priced as a computer application because sales fund development of both the desktop and mobile versions | Free to download, with Pro at $8/month or $96 billed yearly and Pro with AI at $18/month or $216 billed yearly, per RemNote’s pricing page |
| Differs: Free tier | None on iOS — the app is a paid purchase. The desktop version of Anki is free and open source | A free plan, with stated caps of 3 annotated PDFs, 5 image occlusion cards and 1 handwritten document, per RemNote’s pricing page |
| Differs: Scope beyond flashcards | Flashcards and study scheduling | Notes, documents and outlines, PDFs and backlinks, with flashcards created directly from notes |
| Differs: Other platforms | A companion to Anki, which its listing describes as free, multi-platform and open source on the computer | Published for other platforms by the same developer, per its own site |
| Sync | A free cloud synchronisation service keeps card content and study progress in step across mobile and computer devices, per its App Store description | Not stated on the App Store listing |
| AI features | Not listed | AI credits are included with the paid tiers — 1,000 with Pro and 20,000 with Pro with AI, per RemNote’s pricing page |
| Where cards come from | Decks you build or import, synced from the desktop program | Cards generated from your own notes inside the app |
| Handwriting and annotation | Not listed | Annotated PDFs, image occlusion cards and handwritten documents, capped on the free plan and expanded on Pro |
| Languages | 25 languages | English only |
Sources for this section: AnkiMobile App Store listing, RemNote App Store listing, and RemNote pricing page. All three were checked on 2026-08-08. Published feature lists change — check the current pages before relying on any row above. A heavier amber rule marks a row where the two apps meaningfully differ.
Where each one fits
AnkiMobile is $24.99 once, with no subscription, and its listing says the price is set as a computer application because sales fund development of both the desktop and mobile versions. It includes a free cloud synchronisation service that keeps card content and study progress in step across mobile and computer devices, it is listed in 25 languages, and its install is 48.0 MB. Against that, there is no free tier on iOS, it does nothing beyond flashcards and study scheduling, and its listed version dates from 2025-09-08 where RemNote’s is current.
RemNote is free to start, and it keeps notes and flashcards in one app — documents and outlines, PDFs and backlinks, with cards generated from your own notes — plus annotated PDFs, image occlusion cards and handwritten documents. Its pricing is published: Pro at $8/month or $96 billed yearly, Pro with AI at $18/month or $216 billed yearly. Against that, the free plan caps annotated PDFs, image occlusion cards and handwritten documents at 3, 5 and 1 respectively, it is English only, its install is 172.4 MB, and its listing does not mention sync.
What we couldn’t verify
These are questions the published sources do not answer. They are listed here unresolved rather than guessed at.
- Whether AnkiMobile’s free sync service has usage limits, which its listing does not state
- Whether RemNote syncs between devices, which its App Store listing does not mention either way
- How many flashcards a RemNote AI credit produces, which its pricing page does not define
- What RemNote’s free plan limits beyond the three caps it publishes
- How either app’s scheduling performs in practice, which no published source establishes
Ownership disclosure
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Neither app on this page is one of them. AnkiMobile and RemNote are published by Anki Software LLC and RemNote, LLC respectively, and Fogarty Holdings LLC has no stake in either.
Where a comparison on this site does include an app published by Fogarty Holdings LLC, that fact is labeled on that comparison page itself, next to the app it concerns.