Offline flashcard apps for iPhone with no account or login
These iPhone flashcard apps work offline and let you study without creating an account: sumi: Flashcards & Revision, Remcard, Flashy, Mochi and Flashcards World. sumi needs no account or login at all, has no tracking, keeps your decks on your phone, and costs $9.99 (£9.99) once after a free tier of 1 deck, 100 cards and 2 imports. Remcard and Flashy are also pay-once apps with no account. Mochi and Flashcards World are free without an account and ask you to sign in only for sync.
Last checked: 3 November 2026.
Offline flashcard apps for iPhone with no login, compared
| App | Account needed? | Works offline? | Data used to track you (App Store label) | Price (US / UK) | Opens Anki .apkg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sumi: Flashcards & Revision | No. No account, no login | Yes. Only buying or restoring sumi Pro uses the App Store | None | Free for 1 deck, 100 cards, 2 imports; sumi Pro $9.99 (£9.99) once | Yes (text and cloze) |
| Remcard | No (per developer) | Yes. The app asks for no network access (per developer) | None. Label: Data Not Collected | Free for 2 decks; Pro $4.99 (£4.99) once | Yes |
| Flashy: Simple flashcards | No (per developer) | Yes (per developer). Backs up to your own iCloud | None | Free for 1 deck and 20 cards; $4.99 (£4.99) once | Yes |
| Mochi | Not for the free app. An account is needed for Pro sync and AI | Yes (per developer) | None | Free; Pro $5 a month billed yearly or $6 month to month (USD) | Yes |
| Flashcards World | No. Sign in only to sync or publish a set | Yes, in the iPhone app (per developer) | None | Free; paid plans from $11.99 (£9.99) a month or $49.99 (£34.99) a year, plus lifetime upgrades | Yes |
| Quizlet (for comparison) | Not stated | Not stated | Purchases, location, user content, search history, identifiers, usage data, other data | Free; Quizlet Plus is a subscription | Not stated |
Prices are from the US and UK App Store and each developer's own site, checked on 3 November 2026. “Per developer” means the claim is the developer's own and we have not tested it. “Not stated” means we could not find it. Prices change, so check the App Store before you buy. The label column shows the “Data Used to Track You” section of each app's App Store privacy label, which is filled in by the developer.
Private flashcard app with no account: how to check one yourself
- Open it without signing up. If the first screen asks for an email or an Apple, Google or Facebook login, it needs an account.
- Read the App Privacy section on the App Store page. “Data Used to Track You” means the developer says data is used to track you across other companies' apps and websites.
- Turn on Airplane Mode and study a deck. An offline app keeps working.
Quizlet privacy alternative
Quizlet's App Store label lists purchases, location, user content, search history, identifiers and usage data under “Data Used to Track You”. None of the five apps above lists anything there. If you are moving cards across, sumi imports a .txt file with a tab between front and back and one card per line, as well as CSV, JSON and Anki .apkg. Flashy says it accepts text pasted from Quizlet's export screen.
The trade-off: no account usually means no sync
Without an account there is nowhere for your cards to sync through. In sumi there is no sync between devices, and backup is a manual export. Flashy copies your decks to your own iCloud. Mochi and Flashcards World sync once you sign in. If you study on a phone and a laptop every day, that may matter more than skipping the sign-up.
No account, no tracking. Free to try, then $9.99 (£9.99) once.
Questions
What is the best offline flashcard app for iPhone with no account required?
It depends on your decks and budget. sumi: Flashcards & Revision needs no account, works fully offline, has no tracking and costs $9.99 (£9.99) once, with Anki .apkg import. Remcard and Flashy are $4.99 (£4.99) once with no account. Mochi and Flashcards World are free without an account and ask you to sign in only for sync. Checked 3 November 2026.
Is there a private flashcard app with no account?
Yes. sumi needs no account and has no tracking, and it never sends your decks or study data anywhere. Remcard's App Store label says Data Not Collected, and Flashy says it has no account and no tracking.
Which flashcard apps work offline on iPhone with no login?
sumi, Remcard, Flashy, Mochi and Flashcards World all let you study offline without logging in. Mochi and Flashcards World need an account only for sync.
What is a good Quizlet privacy alternative?
Quizlet's App Store label lists several kinds of data used to track you. sumi, Remcard, Flashy, Mochi and Flashcards World list none. sumi also needs no account and keeps your decks on your device.
Does sumi sync between iPhone and iPad?
No. There is no sync between devices. Backup is a manual export, because nothing leaves the device.