# Kana School: Japanese Letters — user reviews > 118 indexed App Store user reviews of Kana School by Andrew McGee, rated 4.90/5 from 92 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kana-school-japanese-letters/id1214626499/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kana-school-japanese-letters/id1214626499.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 85 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of Kana School? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Straightforward, easy-to-use interface - 🎯 Effective for learning hiragana and katakana - 🚀 Quick and efficient learning method - 💰 Free with no ads or in-app purchases - 🔄 Repetition-based learning reinforces memory - 📚 Comprehensive coverage of all kana characters - 🎮 Randomized questions improve retention - ⚡ Fast loading and smooth performance - 🎨 Clean, aesthetically pleasing design - 🔊 Clear pronunciation audio included - 📖 Good reference charts for studying - 🎓 Suitable for absolute beginners **Cons** - 🐢 Occasional slow loading times - 😑 Repetitive content can feel monotonous - 🎮 Limited gamification elements - ❓ Unclear how to access all features - 🔊 Pronunciation audio plays in background (can't disable easily) - 📊 No high score tracking for infinite mode **Commonly reported bugs** - Slow loading performance reported by some users - Feature discoverability issues **Most requested features** - Stroke order tutorials for character writing - Writing/drawing practice to reinforce learning - Multiple font options (serif, brush stroke, handwritten) - Dakuten and han-dakuten character options - Kanji learning section - Timer feature for challenges - Optional pronunciation toggle - Hiragana to katakana conversion practice (without romaji) - High score tracking for infinite mode - Word and phrase learning beyond basic kana ## Newest reviews (14 of 118) ### 5/5 — Excellent kana learning app. *2024-06-04, version 1.1.3* For me, this app is just what I needed to learn the kana. Especially the katakana as that are used so infrequently. ### 5/5 — Ok *2024-05-16, version 1.1.3* It’s ok ### 5/5 — Good app *2024-04-23, version 1.1.3* I love this app and it helps me to remember my Japanese really well ### 5/5 — Genuinely really helpful *2024-03-19, version 1.1.3* I’m a week or so into trying to learn Hiragana and this app was perfect for helping ### 5/5 — Kana school *2024-03-06, version 1.1.3* It’s real good ### 5/5 — Kana school *2024-02-22, version 1.1.3* Good for students with learning hiragana and katakana ### 5/5 — Useful app *2024-02-05, version 1.1.3* Invaluable to help keep the kana in my memory! ### 5/5 — Kana School *2024-01-28* Very, very good. It helps quite well. ### 5/5 — Helpful *2023-12-04* Fun and easy way to internalise hiragana and katana. ### 5/5 — Quick to learn *2023-08-19* Quick to learn and I love the straightforwardness ### 5/5 — Perfect for learning Lana *2023-06-19, version 1.1.2* Great app ### 5/5 — Excellent *2023-05-27* Simple and effective ### 5/5 — Good app *2023-04-29, version 1.1.2* This app helped me learn my hiragana and katakana faster, instead of studying I can just play this app in my free time without worrying to get a book and pencil lol ### 5/5 — Kana School *2023-03-17* Very, very good. It helps quite well. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not for me *2025-10-29, version 1.2.0* I liked it at first but then it got a bit slow loading. Also, The infinite part isn’t that exciting. I would recommend this to people who really like and want to learn Japanese. ### 1/5 — Boring *2023-11-19, version 1.1.3* This app is really boring as it doesn’t make anything fun ### 1/5 — To hard *2023-06-02, version 1.1.2* I can’t learn Japanese from this app ### 1/5 — terrible *2023-05-15, version 1.1.2* this is annoying mainly bc of my Japanese teacher Mrs Fryk ### 1/5 — I have to learn this at school 😭 *2023-02-27, version 1.1.2* Ahhhh ### 1/5 — Bad makes me work *2020-02-19, version 1.1.0* Get rid of the app ### 4/5 — A little repetitive, but good practice! *2024-03-07, version 1.1.3* This app has been a ginormous help with my hiragana. The infinity tests are a little repetitive, seeing that there’s no end, so you don’t know when to stop. Repeating the same thing again and again is good practice, and it’s what got me to learn the characters so quickly! Four stars!!! ٩( ᐛ )و ### 4/5 — Very good *2024-02-23, version 1.1.3* The game makes me feel like I’m getting smarter ### 4/5 — great for practicing *2023-03-09, version 1.1.2* this is good ### 4/5 — needs more font options to fully learn *2022-06-22, version 1.1.1* this is great for beginners but the hiragana and katakana in books like genki or other textbooks varies greatly from hand written to brush stroke and the font this app uses is the easiest to read which lead to many headaches when i realized tiny less clear and more practical fonts werent availible on this app. hopefully you can add a settings button with sliders for basic clear sans serif, serif and more complicated brush and hand written fonts and a randomize feature so that we can review on hard mode to test our actual knowledge. also a minor critique but id love if there was a way to review all the hiragana and katakana with all forms not just the base forms. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Kana School *2026-08-06, version 1.2.0* Very, very good. It helps quite well. ### 5/5 — Good review *2026-08-05, version 1.2.0* Amazing and super convient ### 5/5 — Super. *2026-03-15* Simpel aber effektiv. Gerne noch eine Kategorie zum Schreiben der Linienführung/Reihenfolge, sonst hat es alles nötige. ### 5/5 — Great basics *2026-02-13, version 1.2.0* I really like this app because you can go over lessons as much as you as you like and it has been super helpful for me in learning Japanese letters. Other apps I have looked at seem to think I should already know them and are too advanced for true beginners. This one is just right to start with. ### 5/5 — Great App *2025-11-03, version 1.2.0* Once I found all of the features, I went well, easy to use and a great learning tool! ### 5/5 — It’s a OG *2025-07-16, version 1.1.3* Quick, easy and a very straightforward app. Revised and replenished my hiragana knowledge in 15min. Also it’s a original ### 5/5 — Great App *2024-12-24, version 1.1.3* Once I found all of the features, I went well, easy to use and a great learning tool! ### 5/5 — Amazing *2024-09-24, version 1.1.3* This app is excellent for memorising hiragana and katana. To improve the app, I recommend the developer/s add some options for dakuten / han-dakuten. All in all, this app is one of the best I’ve ever used. ### 5/5 — Fantastic way to learn the Kana quickly! *2024-09-01, version 1.1.3* Really enjoying this app - the approach of randomising the kana and also whether you need to think first what is the Japanese or the English is so helpful. Finding it is speeding up the retention of information. Thank you for making this great app! ### 5/5 — Very usable! *2024-08-11, version 1.1.3* I am finding this very reasonable to use in starting to learn Hirigana characters. The interface is straightforward and clear. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-30.*