Almost perfect
I’ve done this one, Japanese!, Duolingo, and Memrise. From those four this could be the best if there were a possibility to skip the writing of a kanji. I love being taught how to write a character, but sometimes it drives me crazy. I am doing the right strokes but I can’t move forward. I know that touch screen sensitivity may play a role in it. Please add the option out button. I’ve been stuck with an unresponsive screen a couple of times.
Otherwise this would be a five star learning experience.
Otherwise this would be a five star learning experience.
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Good
Its a decent app! Wish they would give the option to switch between handwritten and a clean standard font for the japanese tho.
Good and serviceable
At US$5.99, I feel that the premium is well worth it. There are barely enough kanji (though I would REALLY like to see more added) to satiate a beginner, and I appreciate that there are some verbs in the app. Even some of the larger and more popular apps lack the kanji that this one has, and this app teaches stroke order. That is INVALUABLE when using a kanji dictionary, so props to this app. Again, I would really like to see an update with more kanji, but other than that, don’t change the app!!!
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I am choosing this over Duolingo (updated version).
This is a great tool for learning. You can go at your own pace (no matter how fast or slow it is) and even if you go a little too far out, the app has milestone reviews that let you practice the things you didn’t do so well at in the last review. It builds on itself and I like how you get an in depth look at the alphabets (duolingo was always useless with Kanji) by allowing practice writing them.
This app also explains the grammar in little card blurbs, and it would be perfect if there was a list or something compiled of the different lessons, for a review.
All in all, 10/10. Never change <3
This app also explains the grammar in little card blurbs, and it would be perfect if there was a list or something compiled of the different lessons, for a review.
All in all, 10/10. Never change <3
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ANNOYED
I got this app and I got really exited so I completed lesson one and two and then it said that I had to buy the rest and I was soo annoyed
One of the best
I’ve tried several different learning apps I like how this one started with making sentences, letting me practice with particles right away, and even explaining their positioning! Many other make you practice sentences but start with big sentences instead of simple ones like we learn as children! A much simpler and accurate way of learning 5 stars to the developers and linguists behind this app! Sugoi and arigatou!
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Has made us want to learn Japanese
I am using this with my daughter who wanted to learn French and Japanese. After trying the developer's other free trial app teaching Japanese character reading and writing, I saw this one that teaches words as well and let's just say that I decided to buy the full version and my daughter enjoys it so much that she decided to learn Japanese. I like that it incorporates reading, writing, and picture flash cards all together in bite sized lessons. And gives you reminders when it is time to review certain flashcards. And it actually works. We can now pick out characters when we are reading Japanese subtitles which makes you look forward to the next lesson.
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Best App For Beginners
Please make more levels! This is the most effective and efficient app I’ve used to learn beginner Japanese. All the other ones start too advanced and don’t explain grammar rules as extensively as this app. I’ve purchased a total of 5 different apps/softwares and this one is by far the best at explaining everything when you are ready to learn it. Memrise & Busuu jump way too far ahead without explaining anything—and on top of that they’re $40/70 per year! Whereas this one is a flat rate of $8 or $9. Well worth every cent I paid. Thank you guys so much! :) Looking forward to new levels to purchase.
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Great for novice beginners
I am terrible at learning languages but this app makes it easy. I started with duo lingo which was good up to a point. This app explains the grammar behind what you are doing and presents it in a way that is organized so you don't get things mixed up later on.
The pacing is excellent.
The app does sometimes close out on itself which can be slightly annoying but it's still worth it.
The pacing is excellent.
The app does sometimes close out on itself which can be slightly annoying but it's still worth it.
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Love it. Very effective and fun.
Love this app. It does have a few glitches still as noted by other reviewers (occasional crashes and gets very picky on some kanji) but it’s really well made. Loved the sequence: how it quickly built up my knowledge. I decided to learn kana and kanji and I feel I made huge strides in a very small amount of time. Would love some higher levels as I have just finished Level 2 but still have so much to learn. Highly recommend it. It’s a very effective and fun way to learn Japanese.
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