Now available on iOS

Flashcards that
listen back.

Speak your answers out loud. TurnCards hears you, grades you, and keeps you moving — no typing, no tapping, just real practice.

Download on the App Store

Free · No account · Works offline

TurnCards home screen showing My Decks with mastery rings, streak, and accuracy

Why TurnCards

Built for how you
actually learn.

Every other flashcard app makes you type or tap. TurnCards makes you speak — the way language actually works.

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Voice grading
Speak your answer out loud. On-device speech recognition evaluates it instantly — no internet required.
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Native pronunciation
Every card is spoken aloud in the correct accent using high-quality text-to-speech, so you hear before you speak.
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CEFR levels
Filter cards by A1–C2 level and study exactly the vocabulary that matches where you are right now.
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Smart bookmarks
Bookmark tricky cards and create focused sessions just from your saved words. Streaks and accuracy tracked automatically.
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Import any deck
Drop in a JSON, CSV, or TSV file — including Anki exports. CEFR tags and example sentences carried over automatically.
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Your data, your device
Your decks and progress live on your phone and back up to your personal iCloud. No account required. No TurnCards servers. No tracking.

See it in action

Practice that feels
like a conversation.

A quick look at study sessions, the match game, and the progress tracking that keeps you coming back.

Study session showing an Italian word, its English translation, an example sentence, and a microphone button
Speak your answer
TurnCards says the word, you say the translation. Get it close and it counts — synonyms and minor slips are accepted.
Match game showing a grid of flashcards being paired
Match game
Mix it up with a fast-paced matching round — great for warming up or reviewing a whole deck at a glance.
Stats screen showing streak, accuracy percentage, and per-deck mastery
Track your progress
Streaks, accuracy, and per-deck mastery update automatically — so you always know what to study next.

How it works

Three steps,
zero friction.

1
TurnCards speaks first
The app reads the word aloud in the target language — you hear the correct pronunciation before you answer.
2
You say the answer
Tap the mic and speak your translation. The app listens with on-device recognition — no typing, ever.
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Instant, lenient grading
Close enough counts. Say "shop" or "store" — both match. Two chances per card before it gets requeued to practise again.

TurnCards vs. typing-based apps

Most flashcard apps
test your typing.

TurnCards tests the skill you're actually trying to build: understanding a spoken word and saying the answer back.

Feature TurnCards Typical flashcard apps
How you answer ✓Speak it out loud, graded by voice ✕Type or tap to reveal
Pronunciation ✓Every card spoken aloud with native TTS ✕Usually silent, text only
Grading ✓Lenient — accepts synonyms, close spellings, alternate phrasings ✕Often exact-match or self-graded
Privacy ✓On your device, backed up to your iCloud — never our servers ✕Often requires an account and syncs to a company's servers
Content ✓Built-in decks graded by CEFR level (A1–C2) ✕Bring-your-own, rarely leveled
Cost ✓Free, no subscription ✕Often freemium with paid tiers
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Where does your data live?
On your device, and backed up in your iCloud — never on our servers. TurnCards has no servers at all.

Languages

Study anything.
In any language.

TurnCards ships with Spanish and Italian decks graded by CEFR level. Import your own in seconds from a spreadsheet or Anki.

🇮🇹 Italian
🇪🇸 Spanish
🇫🇷 French
🇩🇪 German
🇯🇵 Japanese
🇨🇳 Chinese
🇧🇷 Portuguese
🇰🇷 Korean
🧪 Chemistry
📚 History
⚗️ Any subject

Start speaking today.

Free to download. Everything on your device. No account, no subscription, no nonsense.

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