# Hiragana & Katakana Flash — Japanese Flash Cards

> Japanese Hiragana and Katakana flashcard practice app. (iPhone/iPad app by Andrew Flores.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hiragana-and-katakana-flash/id1116807043 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Andrew Flores](https://appshunter.io/developer/1116807042)
- Category: Education, Travel
- Price: $0.99
- Rating: 4.40/5 from 28 App Store ratings · 23 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2016-06-03
- Data updated: 2026-09-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hiragana-and-katakana-flash/id1116807043/reviews.md

## What is Hiragana & Katakana Flash?

Easy to use Hiragana & Katakana flash card app to help you practice Japanese. Customize your flashcard deck to your learning needs.

PRACTICE & LEARN:
• Hiragana (あ)
• Katakana (ア)
• Voiced Hiragana (ば, ぱ)
• Voiced Katakana (バ, パ)
• Combined Hiragana (ゃ,ゅ,ょ)
• Combined Katakana  (ャ,ュ,ョ)

Learning and practicing Japanese kana has never been this simple, easy, or effective before!

## Key features

- Hiragana practice
- Katakana practice
- Voiced kana
- Combined kana
- Customizable decks

## Recent user reviews (10 of 23)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hiragana-and-katakana-flash/id1116807043/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Simple

*2019-04-17*

So easy to use when you have a spare minute.
Quick toilet break, short bus or train ride, waiting in line for anything. Will improve your reading speed with little effort.
And it’s only a quid. Brilliant!

### 5/5 — Good App

*2019-02-26*

This is a nice, clean app. I like the various options to filter out flash cards. May I ask if a kanji option will become available at any point?

### 5/5 — Perfect for learning!

*2019-01-26*

This is the best flash card app I’ve found, you have all the hiragana and katakana symbol and they are not behind a paywall! 

You can learn at you own pace and has helped me a lot with my Japanese class in college memorizing both charts! 

Thank you so much for this app I use it all the time so I can master this portion of the alphabet!

### 5/5 — Helpful

*2018-09-21*

Great app, simple and easy to use

### 5/5 — Best Hiragana & Katakana flash cards

*2018-09-17*

My favorite app for practicing Hiragana and Katakana. I recommend this app to my students learning Japanese. It has all the sets for basic lessons. Thank you!!

### 5/5 — Favorite tool for learning

*2018-09-16*

Downloaded this app to help practice what I’m learning in my Japanese lessons. The app is simple and easy to use with no clutter or distractions. This is my favorite thing about this app compared to other similar ones. Loving it!

### 5/5 — Very happy!

*2018-08-16*

Now it’s even easier to study on the go. Thanks for this app! It’s exactly what I needed.

**Developer response:** So happy to hear that. Thanks for your review!

### 4/5 — Pretty good

*2018-07-20*

So far exactly what I wanted. Would be nice to change the colors. If i could pick colors for the cards would be great. It hurts my eyes. If it wasn’t for that red I would give this 5 stars.

**Developer response:** Great feedback thank you! I love the idea of being able to customize the colors to your likings. Will consider adding this function in a future version.

### 1/5 — Loves Drills

*2018-04-12*

This Ap does not provide audio which the app references as “voice”. How are you supposed to get the pronunciation without the audio. Doesn’t  “voice” mean audio or sound????

**Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. “Voiced” refers to voiced consonant sounds (ka → ga, ta → da, etc.) which are indicated by the dakuten (“) marker. I plan to add audio pronunciations to the app in the future, but apologies if there was any confusion about current audio functionality.

### 4/5 — Really awesome

*2018-03-24*

Really awesome app, saves so much time not having to make paper flash cards!

I did notice that the hirigana for “wo” is actually listed as being “o” so that should probably be fixed

That’s the only error I’ve noticed and otherwise it’s great! (And that’s why it’s 4 stars and not 5)

**Developer response:** Thank you so much for the positive review!  を is commonly pronounced “o” without the “w-“. However, I can see room for confusion without any explanation so I’ll plan on adding more clarity in the next update.

## Frequently asked questions about Hiragana & Katakana Flash

### What does this app do?

This app provides a simple and effective way to practice Japanese Hiragana and Katakana. It uses flashcards to help users learn and reinforce their knowledge of these essential phonetic scripts.

### What Japanese characters can I practice?

You can practice basic Hiragana and Katakana, as well as voiced versions (like ば, ぱ, バ, パ) and combined versions (like ゃ, ゅ, ょ, ャ, ュ, ョ).

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the app is free to use. It does not have any in-app purchases or advertisements.

### Who is this app for?

This app is designed for anyone learning the Japanese language, particularly beginners who need to master the Hiragana and Katakana writing systems.

### Can I customize my learning experience?

Yes, you can customize your flashcard decks to focus on specific types of kana that align with your learning needs and progress.

## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.3 — 2018-03-11

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.

• Improvement: Now optimized for iPhone X

### 1.2 — 2016-06-29

• New Feature: Select card front side: Japanese, English, or Random
• New Feature: Option to show Katakana cards as a different color

More features & upgrades on their way, so stay tuned. Share the love, consider leaving a review on the App Store!

### 1.1 — 2016-06-08

• Set icons now bigger & easier to read on Settings tab
• Card font size & spacing more responsive for smaller screens
• Small fixes & other improvements

More features & upgrades on their way, so stay tuned. Share the love, consider leaving a review on the App Store!

### 1.0 — 2016-06-03

No release notes.

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