# Japanese Phrase Cards — Show Japanese, staff reply

> Show Japanese, staff reply (iPhone/iPad app by ZEC Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/japanese-phrase-cards/id6824399488 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [ZEC Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1889726396)
- Category: Travel, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English, Korean, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-10-30
- Data updated: 2026-11-06

## What is Japanese Phrase Cards?

Show polite, natural Japanese to the person in front of you. Staff point to an answer. You tap it, and the card turns around to show the answer in your language.

Travel apps that translate are great until the waiter can't read your screen, the station is noisy, or you have no signal. Japanese Phrase Cards does something simpler: it shows checked Japanese in large type, and gives staff ready-made answers to point to.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Pick a phrase, such as "Could I have the bill, please?"
2. Show the screen. Under the Japanese, staff see answers in Japanese: "Please pay at the register", "Please pay at your table".
3. Staff point to an answer; you tap it. The card turns around and shows the answer in your language.
For prices, minutes, platforms and exits, staff point to or say the number. You enter it on the keypad: 3,480円 becomes ¥3,480 for you.

WRITTEN BY A NATIVE SPEAKER
Every Japanese sentence was written and checked by a native Japanese speaker, in polite wording that staff at restaurants, stations, hotels and pharmacies read at a glance. Where a question could seem odd, a short line tells staff why you are asking ("I'm asking because I can't eat fish").

YOUR OWN CARDS
• Allergy card: choose from the allergens used in Japan's food labeling system (wheat, buckwheat, egg, milk, peanut, shrimp, crab, walnut, cashew and more), how serious it is, and vegetarian, vegan, halal or no-alcohol needs. The app builds the Japanese from fixed, checked sentences.
• Health card: conditions, medicines, drug allergies and an emergency contact.
• Hotel card: paste the Japanese address and show it to a taxi driver.
Everything stays on your phone.

10 SCENES, 137 PHRASES
Eating out · Allergies & diet · Paying & shopping · Trains & stations · Taxi · Hotel & hot springs · Health & pharmacy · Asking the way · Photos · Emergencies

MADE FOR SHOWING
• Full-screen card with maximum brightness, and the screen stays on
• Turn your phone sideways for even bigger text
• Play the Japanese aloud, or slowly
• Phrase cards work offline. No account. No data collected.
• On supported devices, translate spoken replies on the device. Translation languages may need a download first.

FREE AND ONE-TIME PURCHASE
Allergy, health and emergency phrases are always free, along with the first phrases in every scene and one card of each kind. A one-time purchase (not a subscription) unlocks every phrase and as many cards as you need.

The app helps you ask clearly; it does not guarantee that food is free of an ingredient. For a severe allergy, follow your doctor's advice. In an emergency in Japan, call 119 (ambulance, fire) or 110 (police).

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock Everything | $4.99 | one-time |


## Is Japanese Phrase Cards safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Japanese Phrase Cards.

## Is Japanese Phrase Cards legit?

Japanese Phrase Cards appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Japanese Phrase Cards is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-11-05

Now ready for iPhone Duo. Open it up and the Japanese phrase and the staff’s answer buttons show big, easy to point at across the counter.

### 1.1 — 2026-10-30

Staff point. You tap. Clearer replies help you decide what to do next. Translate spoken replies on the device, where supported.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-30

No release notes.

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