# Learn Japanese - Phrasebook — user reviews > 284 indexed App Store user reviews of Learn Japanese by Webron Software LTD, rated 4.70/5 from 1,989 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/learn-japanese-phrasebook/id447047877/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/learn-japanese-phrasebook/id447047877.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,612 · 4★ 208 · 3★ 86 · 2★ 24 · 1★ 59 ## What do users think of Learn Japanese? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - 🎉 Helpful for learning basic Japanese - 🔊 Clear audio pronunciation - 💪 Useful for travelers - 🤩 Great app overall **Cons** - 💰 Paid features required for more content - 🤔 Some translations/romanizations are inaccurate - 🙄 Lack of grammar/cultural explanations - 📱 Compatibility issues with app updates **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on launch for some users - Restore purchases not working properly **Most requested features** - Add more vocabulary and phrases - Include a dictionary/translation feature - Provide offline access to all content - Improve search functionality ## Newest reviews (13 of 284) ### 2/5 — Paid once, now I must subscribe? *2026-03-25* I paid for this app, admittedly a long time ago. However, the owners of the app I assume have gotten greedy because now, it requires a subscription service to unlock more phrases and sentences and I assume, to cut out advertisements. I’m not very happy about this LOL I never write reviews but this one has driven me to do so! I paid for this app. Why must I subscribe now to unlock all benefits when I paid a flat fee? Disappointing. ### 2/5 — Paying *2026-01-10* I don’t like that I have to pay to unlock anything else but greetings & general conversation so I think that they need to get rid of the payment stuff bc what if people need it but don’t have money what are they gonna do not learn everything that they need to know ### 4/5 — Nice *2025-12-01, version 7.3* It would be nice to add the alphabet ### 2/5 — Not really helping *2025-10-15, version 7.3* This is just like a dictionary. There’s just words and phrases translated to Japanese, how can I learn from this? ### 1/5 — Very little from the free version *2024-11-12* I get it, time is spent creating an app. However only providing some basic phrases and nothing else makes this useless. DEVELOPER: If you want more downloads - and therefore more payments - perhaps provide more than just intro greetings and give a little from each section. To have time & dates, numbers and other crucial info behind a paywall (subscription at that!) I might as well run through Translate apps for what i want. Good try, but the fact your trying to employ a subscription model to something that can be pretty static (language does not change that much) feels a bit greedy. Find a better app if you’re looking. This has been uninstalled. ### 1/5 — Used to be good *2024-10-12, version 7.1* Used to be a great app for studying Japanese. Re-downloaded it and now everything is behind a paywall. These paywalls did not exist a few years ago. ### 2/5 — Doesn’t really help *2024-07-21* I got this app based on the good reviews, though unless you’re subscribed it’s really not that good. There are LOTS of ad’s and you can barely learn anything without paying. I also don’t think their teaching method is very good. ### 1/5 — Not right *2024-04-21* Many people have purchased the full app years ago and now you must repurchase it and pay monthly fees or get business plan I purchased the full version years ago I should not have to upgrade and pay more money again years later. **Developer response:** Hello The app has been upgraded to its new version. Please contact support@appoxis.com so we can further assist you. ### 1/5 — Scam *2024-03-31, version 7.1* This app is a scam! I bought premium and the other one and it doesn’t work! ### 1/5 — Thought This Was an Update *2024-03-17* I bought this app about 10+ years ago when apps had a onetime price and free updates. I don’t think it’s fair for customers who bought the original app to pay for a subscription. We have already paid for all of the unlocked content once so why should we pay a monthly subscription just for this updated version. You need to honor your agreement with customers who’ve bought the full version of this app many years ago. ### 1/5 — Was ok! *2024-01-19* I wish I hadn’t updated this app. I’ve used it for some time now and it served well as a self-learning tool. I updated recently and now it’s full of ads and a worse layout imo. Is there a way I can go back to the previous format? **Developer response:** Hello Thanks for your feedback. Our app is available in a Free-ads mode for the subscription either monthly or business. Please let us know if anything else can be done to assist you. ### 2/5 — I like it *2023-10-21, version 4.7* My dad forces me to do it!👎👿🙅‍♂️😾😫😩🙁😞😒😔 ### 1/5 — Why I hate this app *2023-10-02* I hate this app because I hate Japanese I hate it because my stupid Japanese teacher Mira jones makes it so BORING and BAD ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — plays the same fullscreen gemini ad every 7 seconds *2026-06-28, version 7.3.2* with extremely loud sound ### 1/5 — Wrong spelling *2026-03-26* They spelt multiple Japanese words wrong I am learning Japanese in school and I knew it was wrong and I even checked google translate. Incorrect do not learn. ### 1/5 — broken :( *2026-03-25* I used to use this app at some point when I was little? I would like to use it again but it’s broken and no matter what I do it won’t let me click off of the payment plan screen. I remember some of it you had to pay for but not all of it? ### 1/5 — Paywalled after paying *2026-03-13, version 7.3* Continued to be paywalled out of the paid sections after paying for a subscription. ### 1/5 — App doesn’t work *2025-11-10, version 7.3* The app is promoted as free, but they want to charge you straight away. The displayed greeting but the speech button doesn’t work. Useless. ### 1/5 — Can’t review without paying *2025-10-04* The idea that they ask you for a review before even trying the app is ludicrous… Had I been able to try a limited version of the app first and liked it, I would have gladly signed up for the lifetime membership, which is only $5 more than the yearly. However, I’m not going to pay first and then try it out. Rethink your strategy here. ### 1/5 — Greedy bxxxrd *2025-07-15, version 7.1* I paid for a better version long time ago…suddenly, they removed those features that I paid for and now ask for a monthly prescription for what I used to able access pakayaro….saite… ### 1/5 — Vocabulary Only *2025-05-08* This is just a vocabulary list and offers no learning activities as far as I can see. In the circumstances I think it is extremely misleading and should either be more accurately labelled or removed from the app store. I resent wasting my money on it! ### 1/5 — I didn’t even try the app *2025-02-13, version 7.1* And you’re asking for a review? ### 1/5 — Dear Lina Khan… *2025-01-12, version 7.1* I purchased this app outright before it switched to a subscription service and now I’m expected to pay a monthly fee for an app I already owned. A textbook example of techno-feudalism. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I love this app *2025-11-26, version 7.3* this app is great for me because I love Japanese I love the app ### 5/5 — Love this! *2024-11-15* Ive had this for a few days now and it's helped me more than Duolingo has in a month! I already remember so many words, Arigato! I also love that there is a lifetime option! Ok, Mata Amyosho! ### 5/5 — it’s amazing! *2024-09-09, version 7.1* it tought me many things and now i have good language!!!this all is amazing!people should try this more often! ### 5/5 — I now speak and write fluent Japanese *2024-05-29, version 7.1* Koinichiwa. Arigato!! Che Che!! ### 5/5 — Nice app *2023-08-19* I am going on a school trip to Japan next year and I needed to pass to go for every term and the teacher said I am bound to fail and after I downloaded this app I scored highest on the class ### 5/5 — It’s really good *2023-08-04, version 6.6* So I like Japan and it’s so helpful 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃 ### 5/5 — Nihongo *2023-06-08, version 6.6* Konnichiwa! ### 5/5 — Excellent service *2022-08-16* I had a problem with this app and the help centre fixed the issue quickly and efficiently. Very impressed with the response and service. ### 5/5 — This is the easiest way in my opinion *2021-03-23* I just started using it. I can count to 10 so far which is really cool I'm not going to Japan but I just wanna know this stuff cause I watch her a lot of anime and I don't like it in English so I keep it Japanese and I put subtitles on but down load this app NOW it's also got more languages🙂😀 🇯🇵 ### 5/5 — Honest opinion *2021-02-07* I with this app for a couple of months I must say it’s a really good app it’s free doesn’t want money and you can really learn a lot from it it’s one of best Japanese apps out there but there is one problem is it’s just for people who are getting started --- *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.*