Jambo

Jambo is a flashcard app for language study and exam revision, with spaced repetition, translation, and AI card creation. Its Slam review mode uses fixed intervals of 1, 3, 7, 14, and 30 days. AI can generate cards from a prompt, pasted text, a URL, or an uploaded PDF. The built-in Translator supports 30 languages and can save results to a selected deck. Free translations use Gemini; paid tiers also use DeepL for longer translations. Coffee and Sushi plans include ElevenLabs audio plays with daily limits. CSV export is included on every tier, while Sushi also supports Anki .apkg export with spaced-repetition progress. Teachers can share decks with students invited by email through Class Mode, and deck changes preserve students’ existing progress. The free plan includes 2,000 cards, 15 decks, five AI generations per day, and 100 translations per day. Jambo has no ads on any tier, but it does not host a public community deck library. Its listed platforms are Android, iOS, and web.

Jambo brings flashcard creation, translation, review scheduling, and teacher sharing together. Its free tier has defined daily and collection limits, and it does not offer a public deck library.

Jambo may suit students, language learners, teachers, and private tutors who want flashcards, translation, or shared decks. Class Mode is relevant to teachers inviting students by email.

Jambo is a flashcard app for language study and exam revision, built for learners who want to make and schedule their own cards, as well as teachers sharing decks with students. Its creation and translation tools cover several input formats, but the fixed review schedule and lack of a public deck library narrow its appeal.

Overview

Jambo brings card creation, translation, scheduled review, and classroom sharing into one study tool. It is a strong fit for private study and small teaching groups; it is less suited to learners who rely on ready-made public decks or want review intervals that respond to performance.

Key features

Card creation and translation

AI generation turns prompts, pasted text, URLs, and uploaded PDFs into cards, so learners can build decks from several kinds of study material. The built-in Translator supports 30 languages and can save translations to a selected deck. Free uses Gemini; paid plans also offer DeepL for longer translations. The daily Free quotas may be enough for steady personal study, but frequent card creation or translation can run into them.

Scheduled review and class sharing

Slam uses fixed review intervals of 1, 3, 7, 14, and 30 days. The visible cadence makes it straightforward to plan recurring study, but it does not adjust intervals to a learner’s results. Class Mode lets teachers invite students by email, and deck updates preserve student progress, which helps when teaching material changes. Jambo does not host a public community deck library, so learners seeking shared decks will need another option.

Audio and export

Coffee and Sushi include ElevenLabs audio plays, with daily limits of 50 and 100 respectively. Every plan exports CSV; Sushi also exports Anki .apkg files with spaced-repetition progress, giving learners who use Anki a more complete route to transfer their work. Jambo says it has no ads on any tier.

Pricing

Jambo is freemium, with a Free plan and a 14-day trial. The Free plan costs nothing, billed Free forever, and allows 2,000 cards, 15 decks, 5 AI generations per day, and 100 translations per day. It includes CSV export, but not the paid tiers’ DeepL option or Coffee and Sushi audio.

Coffee has custom pricing and raises the card allowance to 20,000, with 20 AI generations and 50 audio plays per day. It suits learners who have outgrown Free’s card limit and want audio practice. Sushi has custom pricing, allows 100 AI generations and 100 audio plays per day, and adds Anki .apkg export with review progress; it is the better fit for heavier card creation or Anki users. The published plan details do not give Sushi’s card allowance.

Classroom costs $12.42 a month, billed £12.42/month billed annually or £14.99 monthly. It includes 8 group classes, up to 40 students per group, and 10 classes of one. This is the plan for teachers or tutors managing multiple groups; Free, Coffee, and Sushi do not include the stated Classroom class allocation.

Platforms

Jambo is available on Android, iOS, and the web. The product information identifies those platforms but does not identify mobile apps, so readers who require a dedicated mobile app should check the access route before choosing it.

Who it's for

Jambo suits students and language learners making their own review sets, plus teachers and private tutors who need to share decks with invited students. Its translation tools favor language study, while the several AI input formats also suit exam revision. It is a weaker choice for anyone who wants a public library of decks or an adaptive review schedule.

Pros and cons

• Pros: AI card creation accepts prompts, text, URLs, and PDFs, giving learners flexibility in how they turn material into study cards.
• Pros: Translation supports 30 languages and saves results to a chosen deck, connecting vocabulary lookup with review.
• Pros: Class Mode preserves student progress when shared decks are updated, useful for ongoing classes.
• Pros: CSV export is included on every tier, and Sushi adds Anki export with review progress.
• Cons: Slam’s intervals are fixed, so learners wanting review timing that changes with performance may prefer another approach.
• Cons: There is no public community deck library, leaving learners to create or obtain decks elsewhere.
• Cons: Free is capped at 2,000 cards, 15 decks, 5 AI generations and 100 translations per day; Coffee and Sushi increase some allowances, but their prices are custom.

Alternatives

For a broader selection, browse Flashcard apps or AI Flashcard Generators.

• RemNote is worth considering if annotated PDFs, image-occlusion cards, handwritten documents, and a monthly AI-credit allowance matter more than Jambo’s language translation and class sharing.
• StudyGlen offers a one-time $4.99 Mini Pack with study credits that never expire, an alternative for readers who prefer a one-time purchase over Jambo’s ongoing tiers.
• Gizmo is another freemium option, with a 365-day yearly subscription that auto-renews until canceled.
• Brainscape has a $7.99 a year Pro plan with unlimited AI flashcard creation, a fit for readers prioritizing that plan feature.
• Knowt offers a Basic plan with unlimited file creation, collaboration, and storage, plus access to browse 5 million resources.
• StudySense may suit readers who want a stated Free allowance of 5 decks and 5 AI generations per month, along with tutor sessions and document questions.
• PupilBot is an iOS option with a free first study of up to 3 pages.
• Vaia is another freemium choice for Android, iOS, and web.

Verdict

Choose Jambo if you want to build language or revision cards from varied materials, translate them into decks, and share them with a class while preserving student progress. Its strongest case is the combination of creation, translation, and teacher sharing; look elsewhere if public decks or performance-adjusted review timing are central to how you study.