# Kanji Study - Learn Japanese! — user reviews > 508 indexed App Store user reviews of Kanji Study by Luli Languages LLC, rated 4.70/5 from 7,088 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kanji-study-learn-japanese/id1078107994/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kanji-study-learn-japanese/id1078107994.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 6,078 · 4★ 600 · 3★ 156 · 2★ 67 · 1★ 187 ## What do users think of Kanji Study? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Great app for learning kanji - 👍 Effective review system - 💡 Organized by JLPT levels - 👍 Affordable one-time purchase - 👍 Helps with writing practice and muscle memory **Cons** - 🐛 Sensitive kanji recognition, sometimes doesn't accept correct strokes - 🐛 Review sessions can get very long and tedious - 🐛 Inconsistent kanji definitions and translations - 🐛 Lack of syncing progress across devices **Commonly reported bugs** - Certain kanji not recognized correctly - App crashing or freezing, especially during long review sessions - Progress not syncing across devices **Most requested features** - Option to customize review sessions (select specific kanji, JLPT levels, etc.) - Add both on and kun readings for kanji - Implement sentence practice and vocabulary exercises - Add support for more languages (e.g. Russian) ## Newest reviews (17 of 508) ### 4/5 — 좋긴 좋은데 *2026-08-14* 급수마다 한자 개수가 조금씩 부족하네요 추가 부탁드립니다 ### 3/5 — Pricing *2026-08-12* The app overall is a 5, but you only get a few lessons before you need to pay to unlock all. ### 3/5 — Can’t use cross-platform *2026-08-10, version 1.6.31* I purchased the full version on Android through Google Play and would really like to use it on my iPad as well. Unfortunately, the iPad version doesn't recognize my Android purchase when I try to restore it. Please consider supporting cross-platform purchases or providing a way to transfer purchases between Android and iOS. I love the app and would happily continue using it on both devices. ### 4/5 — N1 lessons *2026-08-07* This app is hands down the best app, but the N1 lessons are unfortunately buggy. The old female voice is still there which is kind of jarring because the rest of the lessons have been updated with really good voices, and the old female voice sounds a bit robotic and muddled. Plus the lessons that feature that voice tend to be pretty buggy. Lag, brush strokes not registering, audio cutting out with headphones on etc. But all in all this app is incredible. Just minor things. **Developer response:** Sorry for these issues! I added the tags back in the latest version. Please let me know of any other issues at support@lulilanguages.com Edit: Did updating the app fix the issue? ### 3/5 — Uhh yeah *2026-07-13, version 1.6.30* I’m only on the second lesson but these are super easy. I am Japanese and I’m fluent in the language. こんにちは。はじめまして。See that’s proof! But I do think yall should add some games bc this is kinda boring(no offense) Uhh yeah ### 4/5 — Kanji explained. *2026-07-09* Hello, I have been using this app for about a month and half now and have taught myself 200 kanji. Thanks for that. However I have a feature request. Could you please add an option to show the kanji learned by the grades as well? Like the Japanese kids learn in Grade 1, Grade 2 and so on. Because each grade covers some kanji from higher JLPT level as well. ### 4/5 — Great, but some sensitive kanji when writing *2026-07-08, version 1.6.30* I’ve been using this app for a while and it has been great so far. My only complaint is that some kanjis like 字 and 売 (5th stroke for both) get rejected even though I am able to write it. ### 3/5 — Good but has some issues *2026-07-05, version 1.6.30* There are plenty of reviews already explaining the pros of this app, which I agree with and are the reasons I give it some stars. There are plenty of issues though: -Many kanji have no writing practice at all. This becomes more common as you progress. -The English definitions by themselves don't always indicate whether a verb is transitive/intransitive, such as 延びる and 伸ばす. -Sometimes you're given a word with 2 valid kanji, like 岡/丘, 路/道, or 探す/捜すand you can't tell which one to write. -There are a few cases where a kanji is taught in a lesson and used in a compound word with the same meaning, so you don't know which English definition to pick for JP -> EN when they both show up (E.g. 究 is defined as "research, study" and 研究 is "research," 像 is "image" and 画像 is "image, picture"). -The male pronunciation is not available for all words. -There is a noticeable delay when writing the first stroke. Overall it's a good app and I don't regret paying for it, but it could use some fixes. ### 4/5 — Jay *2026-06-30* It’s almost perfect but I took a break for a while and came back with the review section being entirely full…. I don’t have over an hour to do re-do kanji… I wish I could reset the review since I took a break but can’t seem to find a way without resetting the app. Other than that it’s great for learning kanji, only other notable thing is some work no matter how perfectly you draw it, it thinks you did it wrong, could get a little annoying. Usually with words like 家 and 母 ### 2/5 — 2 main issue *2026-06-23* I enjoy using this app, but I think there are a few areas that could be improved to make studying kanji much more efficient. 1. Review System The current review system is quite limited. It would be much better to have a more flexible review plan based on a standard spaced-repetition system, allowing users to customize review intervals and focus on weaker kanji. 2. Navigation During Study When studying kanji on a list page, the kanji are already highlighted. If I open a kanji to study it and then return to the list, the app takes me back to the top of the page instead of the position where I left off. This is frustrating because I have to scroll down and find the next kanji again. The app should remember the user’s position in the list when returning from a kanji page. 3. English Translations Many kanji and vocabulary entries only show one English translation, and it is often not the most common or natural meaning. Please consider using the most widely used and obvious English translation first, while also providing alternative meanings when appropriate. This would make learning much easier for English-speaking users. Overall, I think these improvements would greatly enhance the user experience and make the app much more effective for serious JLPT learners. This part of review is my latest feedback after using everyday for 4 months, because of bad translation of some kanji I have to always check online to find the best and most obvious meaning,there should be at least two main meaning for kanji so it doesn’t waste my time to search online! So I decided to give it only 2 stars review so they can fix those issues! ### 5/5 — Learning kanji *2026-06-19, version 1.6.30* the review helps me remember and the stroke practice is fun ### 4/5 — Amazing tool and still has potential to grow *2026-06-16* Honestly this is a great app, everything is clear, the instructions are great and honestly there is nothing inherently wrong with it. The only thing I wish this app had was something that I’ve seen a lot of people have in other tools and that would be example sentences when learning the actual kanji. I think knowing what kind of context a kanji is used in would help in memorization. Other than that, this app is great, Ive passed the N3 thanks to it! ### 5/5 — Best Kanji App Out There *2026-06-12, version 1.6.30* This app single handedly has all you need to learn Kanji. SRS review system, learning Kanji through vocab, stroke order practice, in app calendar and reminders, kanji readings/definitions, clearly thought out interface???? It’s all right here. For the cohesiveness and price of the app I’d say this is even better than the big websites like WaniKani. Honestly the only thing I can think of that would improve the app is to add a section to learn radicals, but imo, radicals aren’t necessary; however, they will speed up your kanji learning and improve the effectiveness of this app. If anyone’s reading this, I suggest looking into radicals and seeing if you want to go down that route, if yes, I highly suggest just finding a simple radical anki deck and learning 2, 3, 4 radicals a day alongside this app! ### 3/5 — Super mais pas de cross platform progression *2026-06-09* Actuellement au a la fin des kanjis N2 sur mon ancien téléphone samsung j’ai voulu reprendre sur mon nouvel iphone mais impossible.. je dois reprendre tout de zero qlors que j’utilise l’appli depuis plus d’un an et demi.. Assez déçu **Developer response:** It is possible, but I haven’t implemented a way to link your two accounts in the app yet. Please email me at support@lulilanguages.com and I will help you link them. Sorry for the trouble! ### 4/5 — Great app, menu update needed *2026-06-06* This is an amazing app for keeping up on my kanji! The menu is clunky though with big icons and sub menus with minimal descriptions making it hard to navigate and pick up where you left off. Fix that and it would be perfect. ### 4/5 — Study opportunities *2026-06-02, version 1.6.28* I really like the custom study and writing, but I’d like to see some new ways of learning and studying kanji more effectively, like flash cards. And maybe actual tests?… ### 5/5 — Perfect no notes *2026-05-30, version 1.6.28* One million percent the best kanji learning app ive ever laid my eyes upon ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Started bugging out *2026-08-17, version 1.6.32* I’m midway into the N3 lessons and the app has started bugging out. The “review past due” button has stopped working, and if it somehow goes through, it snaps back to the lesson selection screen after a few reviews. At this point the app is unusable, and since it has no way to export progress, I will have to move everything manually to Anki. The devs are also completely unresponsive to tickets. I expect more from a paid app. Not recommended. ### 1/5 — Costs money *2026-07-03, version 1.6.30* I got this app not relaxing it costs 20 dollars just to be able to use it after Two lessons. ### 1/5 — Crashes on open *2026-06-20, version 1.6.30* The app doesn't work at all. ### 1/5 — HUGE PAYWALL *2026-05-14, version 1.6.28* Keep looking for a different app! There's a huge paywall to get simply past the first eight numbers. ### 1/5 — Constantly freezes after upgrade *2026-04-20, version 1.6.21* The recent upgrade broke the app. It launches but stops accepting input after a few seconds. It’s been weeks and no fix so far. ### 1/5 — “Free” $20 App *2026-04-11, version 1.6.15* You can get to 一ニ三四五六七八 before it cuts you off for a subscription service. Didn’t even have the dignity to teach you 九 and十 before that. Otherwise pretty bland, multiple choice, flash card app with some finger drawing elements. Edit: I would have maintained the two star rating but the developer was upset that I posted his dishonest presentation of his app. No one is asking for a free app but at least show the price from the start. ### 1/5 — App crashing after recent update *2026-03-31* The app gets stuck everytime I start a review. This never happened but since the recent update, it is happening everytime. So annoying. **Developer response:** I have made many improvements in the recent updates. Is the app working now? ### 1/5 — App update reset progress *2026-03-25, version 1.6.8* Lost all progress when it updated to 1.6.8. Ridiculous. Ever hear of testing? ### 1/5 — Great app - till the update! *2026-03-22, version 1.6.7* This app was absolutely fantastic till the most recent update - the sizing of elements is terrible and the kanji description pages are cluttered. At least offer the option to go back to how it was pre update! If it’s not broke don’t fix it! ### 1/5 — Handwriting recognition issue *2026-03-18, version 1.6.4* The handwriting recognition is to strict making it hard to complete and not worth the effort ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Bitte korrigieren *2026-08-22* Ein paar Wörter sind nicht ganz richtig. Die Stimme liest es richtig vor, aber der Text passt nicht. 突き当り->突き当たり つきあり->つきあたり 反 たん->はん Es gibt noch weitere die ich grade nicht im Kopf habe. Ich werde sie ergänzen, wenn ich sie wiederfinde. **Developer response:** Vielen Dank, dass Sie mich auf diese Probleme hingewiesen haben! Ich habe eine korrigierte Version der App bei Apple eingereicht; sie sollte in Kürze für Sie verfügbar sein. ### 5/5 — 쓰기공부 좋네요! *2026-08-22* 한자 획이 너무 어려웠는데 유용한 어플입니다! ### 5/5 — Need radicals support *2026-08-17* This app is heaven but misses radicals and one sentence per kanji ### 5/5 — Great value for money *2026-08-12* I’ve tried learning kanji many ways but this app is super helpful. I like the audio that’s included, the separate levels, and learning one word of all uses of on’yomi and kun’yomi for each kanji is fantastic. I like how you can click on the kanji to see common compounds too, and customize review lessons and how often to review. Great ideas. In future I’d like to see an option to review all the words (similar to all the kanji), and to be able to see how long my learning streaks are (I know it’s more than a month but I cant see how much). Plus if they had a widget option showing all the learnt kanji that’d be cool as too. Overall an incredibly easy to use customizable kanji app that I just adore. **Developer response:** I'm glad you like it! Please try the 'Show Daily Goals' setting in the settings menu for your learning streak. And I'll work on the other features you mentioned. ### 5/5 — I love it AND RECOMMEND IT FOR BEGINNERS *2026-08-06, version 1.6.31* It was honestly a game changer it helps you write it and remember it and it comes with all the lessons and it gets genuinely helped me with Japanese as a full time beginner : ) and honestly it doesn't teach you how to speak it but it comes with many other lessons on kanji which is such a win win it doesn't ask for cash and isn't behind a huge paywall like other apps I TOTALLY RECOMMEND FOR BEGINNINGERS ### 5/5 — Amazing *2026-08-02, version 1.6.31* I never review anything, but this app is genuinely insane. I learn so quickly on this app compared to any other kanji practice method. While in Japan I was quickly learning new kanji that made everyday easier. Tip, do not over do it or your reviews will become insanely long. ### 5/5 — This is amazing *2026-07-30, version 1.6.31* I like the way that the app teaches me. Thank you for this. ### 5/5 — Hidden gem *2026-07-23, version 1.6.31* Best resource to leant kanji imo. Mogs Anki dare I say. Because with this app, it teaches you the compounds, readings, has an audio for each kanji, and has a stroke order. It’s also proven that one of the best ways to learn and memorise something is to write it, which is one of the uses in this app. It also quizzes you and you yourself can quiz yourself on the kanji you learnt at anytime, making sure you master it. So happy I stumbled across this app and I’m shocked not more people are using and recommending this app. This has made me love kanji, and also made it my favourite part about learning and studying Japanese when in the beginning, I dreaded having to learn kanji. ### 5/5 — Die App ist gut *2026-07-19* Ich finde es gut das man das auch nachspüren kann und es viele verschiedene Übungen giebt. Aber ich bin erst ganz am Anfang und da muss ich halt 一 als いち　oder so wissen also ich weiß jetzt nicht ob das auch wirklich eins ist aber das muss ich halt wissen was ja eigentlich auch das Prinzip ist aber es wird nd gezeigt was was ist aber sonst ist sie sehr gut ### 5/5 — 한글 번역 좀 신경써주세요 *2026-06-30* 번역이 너무 이상한 애들이 많아요. 특히 글자 1개인것들. 영어를 같이 표기해주시거나 해석을 달아주시거나 해야 할 것 같습니다. --- *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 2026-08-27.*