Simply the best
Imiwa a toujours été très utile au Japon, bien mieux que d'autres applis, par son interface et ses fonctions.
Pas encore vraiment testé la version 5, mais à priori, elle semble être une amélioration majeure.
Pas encore vraiment testé la version 5, mais à priori, elle semble être une amélioration majeure.
Auto Clipboard Look-up doesn’t work IOS
The dev seemed to try and add this feature back but it doesn’t even work. It’s like they didn’t bother to test it, it says “imiwa? pasted from application” but the text isn’t entered into the search bar just a total development failure bug where the testing was clearly not done. Like you still have to click the copy paste button. The old version it just lightning fast instantly searched whatever was in the clipboard without any button press.
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酷くなった
何年も前からこの辞書で勉強していたんですけど今はバグだらけで遅い。気に入りリストは使えにくくてアニメーションは壊れているようです。今日は言葉をリストに追加するのはできなくなった。
酷い。
酷い。
Ruined by the 2026 Update
I used to really like imiwa. It was my go to Japanese dictionary app. Offline, fast lookups, good kanji resources, example sentences, the works. I used it all the time.
Then it auto updated in July 2026 and now it’s trash. ABSOLUTE TRASH!
The new layout looks bad and is not intuitive to use. Search is messed up, it stutters when you scroll, and stuff like the clipboard auto search is gone. I have to tap around just to do basic things that used to be instant.
I turned off auto app updates I was so mad.
A bunch of other people are saying the same thing because it is vibe coded garbage.
Bring back the old app!!
Then it auto updated in July 2026 and now it’s trash. ABSOLUTE TRASH!
The new layout looks bad and is not intuitive to use. Search is messed up, it stutters when you scroll, and stuff like the clipboard auto search is gone. I have to tap around just to do basic things that used to be instant.
I turned off auto app updates I was so mad.
A bunch of other people are saying the same thing because it is vibe coded garbage.
Bring back the old app!!
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Old version was better
I’ve been using this app for over 10 years and loved it for its simplicity. This new version just seems way overcomplicated. Everything takes way longer than it used too and is way more fiddly :(
Conjugation table gone???
Conjugation table gone? I don’t understand why you would get rid of such a simple and effective resource????? All the “examples” don’t help. It’s clutter and visually unappealing. “AI” doesn’t make up for it. I’ll go to a real ai resource if I want that.
Best app ever
Any chance this is coming to android? I recently switched to android and there is just no good app like imiwa? available. I would love to see a FOSS version of imiwa on Github.
I hate it, but I love it more
I have been using Imiwa? for over 12 years, and it's been the most cherished Japanese language tool I had. The recent redesign is eh... I liked when it was a bit more retro and academic, but I don't mind getting used to it because it just became more informative, ergonomic and customizable.
I will be using it even more than I already had.
The dev 100% deserve support, because their work shows they love languages and learning.
I will be using it even more than I already had.
The dev 100% deserve support, because their work shows they love languages and learning.
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Why ruin it?
Used to be the gold standard for Japanese apps, but this new interface and colour scheme looks cheap and feels like a downgrade… and that new logo is frankly ugly
new UI is so bad
I hope we can revert to the old UI, the current UI is soo bad (so white and bright), difficult to use, and slow. My main concern is that this app is 1 second slower to open after the new UI. Not sure you can fix it, it seems the feature is bloated now, at least can you make a mini app? that still use the old UI. also can you make it dark mode option?
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Fantastic app. The new update could have been explained better but still my go-to Japanese app.
Update: I’ve continued to use the new version. It is quite good, and the new capabilities are helpful. I appreciate that it is completely free and that the developer is responsive to bug reports. I will continue to use this as my primary Japanese dictionary app, as I have for many years.
Original: I have been using this app for 5 years as my go-to Japanese dictionary, and creating vocabulary lists of words I’m studying. Today, I open it and EVERYTHING has changed, without warning. I can’t find anything. I wasn’t sure it was even the same app. I thought my vocabulary lists were gone until thankfully I found them under the “learning” tab.
I’m not against progress or change and I think over time, it will probably be an improvement. But to roll out a complete revamp without any sort of tutorial or explanation on an app that so many have depended on for language learning for so long is very disruptive. I think it would have been fine if there was an explanation that your old data is still in the app and instructions on where to find it.
Original: I have been using this app for 5 years as my go-to Japanese dictionary, and creating vocabulary lists of words I’m studying. Today, I open it and EVERYTHING has changed, without warning. I can’t find anything. I wasn’t sure it was even the same app. I thought my vocabulary lists were gone until thankfully I found them under the “learning” tab.
I’m not against progress or change and I think over time, it will probably be an improvement. But to roll out a complete revamp without any sort of tutorial or explanation on an app that so many have depended on for language learning for so long is very disruptive. I think it would have been fine if there was an explanation that your old data is still in the app and instructions on where to find it.
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Bring back the old interface!
The new interface makes the app so much more difficult to use. This app has been the backbone of my Japanese learning experience for years and now I may need to find an alternative. I would gladly pay to add a toggle that lets me revert to the old interface.
Great update but AI integrations are not good in a dictionary
I’ve been using this app for years. It must be over a decade, since before I could use mobile data. I’ve loved that all the search functionality and examples are completely offline and I found this has consistently been the first place I go when reading or trying to remember a word or kanji. The new update has done a great job modernizing the look and feel, everything still feels intuitive, however I am disappointed to see AI used anywhere at all. You can toggle it off, though I wish there was an overall easy one toggle for absolutely no AI rather than a list of settings. If you have to say it ‘may not be accurate’ in a dictionary, you’re already on the wrong track.
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Oh god why
This update (July ‘26) or complete re-do is just awful 😭 I am so sad. For years I have used the app multiple times a day for quick lookups, loved the detail and separate clear options from the left hand menu, loved the offline usability, loved the speed, and more. Now trying to do even just a simple search on the front (?) page leads to a mess of results, and the app stutters upon scrolling through them.
And all to do what — support certain other languages’ translations through AI? If they wanted AI they could (and already would) go use AI on a different app!! No one needed this in Imiwa!! Ugh
And all to do what — support certain other languages’ translations through AI? If they wanted AI they could (and already would) go use AI on a different app!! No one needed this in Imiwa!! Ugh
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Excellence for years
Still my primary method for looking up things going on 10+ years. Zero ads or weirdness. Examples are largely pulled from normal Japanese usage.
Let’s you save and export “favorite” word list.
Let’s you save and export “favorite” word list.
Can you bring back
Auto paste from clipboard, please?
Unnecessary update
Ugly new logo, AI slop app description. Gone downhill clearly.
5 stars for app, 0 for new interface
I’ve been using this app since it was called “Kotoba” and it has always been a great dictionary, probably the best I’ve used. However the new “iOS 26” interface is dreadful. The developers are free to do with their app what they like, but it would be appreciated if they could provide a classic version or an option to use the old interface.
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Lookup on copy
This feature is gone now...? Please add that function back in.
The new update is vibe coded garbage
It looks like trash, it’s harder to navigate, so much of it was clearly written with an LLM. Why did you change it?
