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Must-Have App for Beginner 日本語
I don’t care to write reviews often or purchase apps for that matter, but after the ‘Japanese!’ app was integral to my learning of ひらがな and カタカナ, I had to share my thoughts. The app has definitely come a long way, even since I started almost two years ago. They’re have been a plethora of features added to better it. The simplicity and ease as well as the learning method similar to Anki/flashcards has always made me come back to brush up. Stroke order and dakuten are simulated for correct teaching. If any issues or bugs come about, the dev is quick to make changes and is always open to feedback. This is a must-have app for any beginner!Show lessWindexSwag
Best Japanese Learner App Yet!!!
I’ve been using this app for the last 2 weeks and I feel great! I’ve been wanting to learn Japanese for quite sometime now and I’m so happy with this app among the countless other ones. I purchased the entire app, only $9.00-talk about a bargain, and I’m so happy with it. Friendly user interface, easy to follow steps, and overall nice setup. 😁🥳🇯🇵
Con: The only thing I don’t like is when you’re given a blank pad as you test your skills it shows you the faded character if you start at a certain point instantly, a bit annoying when you attempt to write the character from memory…but not all the time at least. 🙃Show lessanon🥋
Suggestion for the writing
I absolutely love this app, the only problem I have with it is the writing portion. Oftentimes I write the symbol the correct way but it says its wrong. This makes the app say I still need work on that specific symbol when really I’ve already memorized it.
A suggestion I have is adding an option of saying you got it right after it reveals whether or not you got it correct. So based off your own judgment you could determine how well you know the symbol. While people can say they got it right even though they got it wrong, they would only be disrupting their own learning which really isn’t beneficial for anyone so thats up to them.
It’s an inconvenience having to learn symbols I already know in the “Review Past Due” option.Show lesshiesenburger420
Unexpectedly good learning app
The way the app uses a combination of repetition, writing, and pronunciation makes it relatively simple to learn and memorize grammar and words quickly. I managed to memorize hiragana and katakana in less than 2 weeks! Grant it, I was on the app pretty much everyday having a lot of fun with it, so practice still makes perfect. The only suggestions I have for improvement so far would be to have separate reviews for words and sentence structure. There are times I want to only review vocabulary, and other times only how to form sentences. However, the review sessions make you go through pretty much everything you went through before getting to any desired questions, which can be a drag at times. Otherwise, this is a fantastic app to get started learning Japanese!Show lessMelloi68
Excellent app, but finicky registration
Right off the bat, if you are learning hiragana and katakana I would recommend getting this app. Put simply, it is very effective in teaching you the characters as well as breaking them up into manageable chunks.
My main issue with the app is that for some reason it will mark your writing as wrong even if you are near perfect on the tracing. This consistently happens for me on characters つ, づ, and む. I genuinely can’t figure out what I am doing wrong and it’s honestly pretty aggravating. The other odd thing is that compared to the fore mentioned there seems to a large window for your marks to be off, but still get the answer correct. This actually really nice when you’re first starting out as it gives you room refine your mark making as you continue to study.
It’s definitely a worthy study app and one that is worth the small price. Highly recommend.Show lessladyowl
Developer Response
Sorry for these issues! I adjusted these writing lessons in version 1.5.7. Please update the app and let me know if any issues remain. Edit: did the update help?Just what I was looking for!
Quick and to the point! Absolutely worth my $8. I like the "review all" button and writing feature, both of which Duolingo does not have. If I had to suggest some features to add it would be the ability to write characters with more strokes and a backspace button for when you write it wrong and need to restart writing. Overall this a wonderful app that is so useful for learning to write and identify characters fast. I see many lessons and I'm excited to do them all. Thank you to the developer for making this wonderful resource.Show lessCapn Harriot
Very helpful
Without this app I might have given up. Learning the hiragana and katakana is very fun. If you want to learn Japanese and have money to spend then this is the app for you. It helps me memorize a lot. However, while tracing some symbols, it identifies it as written the wrong way when I followed the lines the exact way it’s supposed to go. Just before writing this review I was learning the n set and I was on this one に and almost every time I trace it it thinks it is wrong. It’s very frustrating which drove me to leave this review. Developer, if you’re reading this please fix it because now every time I write a symbol without the guide I hesitate and I’m being careful which I don’t think is your intention. But thank you for making this app it helped a lot.Show lessMae_reviews
So excited to learn Japanese
I have a preference for learning large material. I have to associate things in order to retain information for my short term memory. The difference between this app and other popular apps for me is how they grouped lessons. I hate apps that just says “lesson one learning phrases” then they add a sprinkle of hiragana and other elements I am ignorant to and then I have no way to retain it. I have had a popular app for 2 years and haven’t learned a single thing from it. With this app, 2 weeks in I already have all hiragana characters memorized and can actually read words at a decent pace.
I also would like to say, when I had an issue with a lesson that didn’t differentiate 2 alphabets (they are spelled the same in English alphabet) they immediately fixed the problem after one simple email and let me know that it was updated.
Overall, with the combination of a great product and awesome customer service I am so happy with my purchase. This is exactly what I needed.Show lessTee Arr Harv
Fantastic & Simple
This is one of the few games/apps I’ve ever paid for outright on the App Store almost immediately. It’s very simple and streamline but actually helps me *learn*. The Genki apps are worthless in comparison. I can easily recall in apps like Duolingo but making me pull from memory without multiple choice is something entirely different. AND it teaches hiragana/katakana with stroke order. That was a game changer for me. It’s entirely worth the few dollars to go ahead and purchase without a doubt. Great for quick practice. I just started into “basics” on this app as I was just using it to memorize kana but I’ll definitely continue through the lessons as a review and supplement to my other learning material. (I use Genki I & Japanese from Zero as well as KawaiiNihongo for my main sources btw)Show lessBBradley25
Favourite learning app
I have loads of these on my phone but this app takes the cake. I use this with my Apple Pencil and going through the stroke order is helpful. Don’t get me wrong I still practise writing with an actual pen but the way this ensures you are reviewing what you have learnt so you retain it is super helpful. I liked this app so much that I bought it because this app will last me a lifetime when I get lazy and need to refresh my hiragana/katakana knowledge. ありがとう！Show lessRil3y-L
