At a glance
Facts about Anki were checked against its own website and manual on 5 October 2026.
| Anki | Nibit | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A flashcard app | A notebook that makes flashcards and quizzes from your notes |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iPhone and iPad, and a web version | Web on desktop and mobile, Mac and Windows |
| How cards get made | You write them, or download shared decks | Generated from your notes, files or links as a draft you edit before saving, up to 60 cards a deck |
| Card types | Basic, reversed, cloze and type-the-answer, with images and audio | Text cards in several styles, plus quizzes with five question types |
| Scheduling | SM-2 by default, with FSRS available, and detailed settings for both | No review dates; the cards you've missed most come first next session |
| Notes, lectures and planning | Not included | Notebook, lecture transcription, imports and a study planner |
| Offline | Desktop app works fully offline | Open pages keep working; AI features and search need a connection |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Add-ons | Large add-on library on desktop | None |
| Export | Decks as Anki packages or plain text | Decks as CSV |
Where Anki is the better choice
- You want cards scheduled for you. Anki decides when each card is due, using its long-standing SM-2 scheduler or FSRS, and lets you tune both. Nibit doesn't schedule reviews; it orders a deck by the cards you've missed most.
- You already have decks. Years of cards, or a shared deck for your course, are worth more than a new tool. Anki's shared decks also cover subjects like medicine and languages in depth.
- You want a native app on every device. Anki has apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iPhone, with sync between them through AnkiWeb. Nibit runs in the browser on phones.
- You want it open source and offline. Anki's code is public, its desktop app doesn't need a connection, and add-ons extend it in many directions.
Where Nibit is the better choice
- Making the cards is where you stall. Nibit writes the deck from your notes, so you spend the time studying instead of typing cards.
- Your material starts as lectures, slides and PDFs. Record the lecture, import the slides, and generate notes, cards and quizzes from all of it in one notebook.
- You want to know what to study next. Quizzes name your weakest topics and show the source of every question, and the study planner schedules learn, practice and review sessions around those topics before an exam.
- You want your notes and your cards in one place. Cards are made from your own pages, so checking an answer means going back to your notes, not hunting for the source.
Can I use both?
Yes, and plenty of students will. Nibit can be where your notes live and where the first version of a deck gets made, with Anki for long-term review of the cards you want to keep for years.
To move a deck across, export it from Nibit as a CSV file and import that into Anki, which reads CSV and other plain text files. Nibit can't import Anki decks.
Questions people ask
Does Nibit use spaced repetition?
No. Nibit keeps count of how often you've got each card right and wrong, and starts each session with the cards you've missed most. It doesn't set review dates or intervals the way Anki does.
Can I keep my Anki decks and still use Nibit?
Yes. Nibit doesn't replace your existing decks; keep reviewing them in Anki, and use Nibit for your notes and for making new cards from them.
Nibit is not affiliated with Anki, its developers or AnkiHub. Sources: Anki, Anki manual: deck options.