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 · Ads that don't interrupt your study

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, TSV, or Anki .apkg file — converted automatically, no Anki Desktop needed. CEFR tags and example sentences carried over.
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Spaced repetition
Cards you nail get spaced further apart. Cards you miss come back sooner. Mark cards as Known when you've truly mastered them — they step aside so you can focus on what's left.
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AI Enhancement
Tap ••• on any deck and choose Enhance with AI. Apple Intelligence generates example sentences and topic tags for every card — on device, in seconds, no data leaves your phone.
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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.
Multiple choice quiz showing a word with four possible translations to choose from
Quiz yourself
Not ready to speak out loud? Switch to multiple choice — same cards, same CEFR levels, just tap the right answer.

How it works

Three steps,
zero friction.

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TurnCards speaks first
The app reads the word aloud in the target language — you hear the correct pronunciation before you answer.
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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
When you can't speak out loud ✓Switch to Multiple Choice, Match Game, or Listen-Only — same cards, no mic needed ✕Usually limited to self-grade or type-the-answer
Cost ✓Free, no subscription. Small banner ads shown outside study sessions — never mid-card. ✕Often freemium with paid tiers or subscriptions
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Already using Anki or Quizlet?
Anki .apkg files import directly — just pick the file and your cards come straight over, no export step needed. Quizlet decks export as TSV (Tab + Newline) and import just as easily. Years of cards, moved in one tap.
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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 works with any language your iPhone supports — not just the ones listed below. The Deck Library has ready-made packs for these languages, and you can import or build decks in anything else. TTS pronunciation and voice grading follow whatever language you assign to a deck.

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

Don't see your language? If iOS has a text-to-speech voice for it, TurnCards supports it. Build your own deck →

Start speaking today.

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

Download on the App Store