# Migaku: Really Learn Languages — For serious language learners

> Interactive language learning tool for content consumption and flashcard creation. (iPhone/iPad app by Migaku Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/migaku-really-learn-languages/id1664096855 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Migaku Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1625577898)
- Category: Education, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.40/5 from 349 App Store ratings · 224 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 1.8 GB
- Languages: American English, European Spanish, Korean, Japanese
- Released: 2023-10-04
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/migaku-really-learn-languages/id1664096855/reviews.md

## What is Migaku?

Learning languages is actually pretty simple: if you consume content you enjoy, and you understand that content, you will make progress. Period.

Migaku (and its Chrome browser extension) enables you to do that:
1. Our courses take you from zero to 80% comprehension in ~6 months (10 cards/day)
2. We make text interactive: click words in your phone's YouTube subtitles to see what they mean
3. We let you make media-rich flashcards out of those words with one click
4. We make personalized study sessions out of the flashcards you create
5. Repeat!

Whether you're learning Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, Spanish, Italian, German, Cantonese, Portuguese, English, French or Vietnamese, Migaku equips you with the tools you need to make real progress.

Migaku requires a paid subscription to access its courses, features, and AI tools.

Migaku – AI Language Learning Tool

■ How languages are really learned:

If you want to watch movies in other languages, then you need to learn languages with movies. If you want to read books in other languages, then you need to learn languages by reading. As you spend more time doing the things you enjoy doing in the language you're learning, you'll build the unique skills you need to more easily do those things.

Unfortunately, it's difficult to read books and watch movies in another language as a beginner.

And that's where Migaku comes in

■ Data-driven courses for beginners

The problem with most apps and textbooks is that they teach you what someone else thinks language learners need to know, and those things may not reflect what you actually need to learn to do the things that are important to you. This matters because not all words are used equally often: while a college-educated native speaker knows ~30,000 words, you only need to know ~1,500 words to recognize 80% of the words in modern media.

Our flashcard-based courses teach you these ~1,500 words—the ones that are useful to everyone, no matter their goals—plus a few hundred basic grammar points. What makes our courses special is that every "next" flashcard contains only one new word, making Migaku's learning curve super smooth. You're always learning something new, but never overwhelmed. It's a fluent language learning approach.

Migaku courses are currently available for Japanese, Mandarin, and Korean.

■ Turn subtitles and text into interactive language learning opportunities

Migaku makes texts interactive: just click on words to see what they mean. You can also hear audio recordings from native speakers, reference images of the term, check example sentences, get an AI explanation of what the word means in context, have AI break sentences down for you word-by-word, or see a translation of the sentence that your word appears in.

Basically, Migaku lets you consume content in another language as if you knew as many words as a native speaker.

Our mobile app supports YouTube, manually pasted content, and physical content like books or street signs.
Our Chrome extension supports web pages and several popular streaming websites.

■ Create custom study cards or import language flashcards

Find a useful looking word while consuming content? Turn it into a high-quality flashcard with one button, and Migaku's spaced repetition language practice algorithm will create personalized study sessions for you. You'll be nudged to review these flashcards periodically, ensuring you remember them.

Decks designed for the Anki flashcard app can be converted for use with Migaku, too.

■ Study anywhere, even offline

Migaku's courses and any flashcards you make are available offline and automatically sync between all of your devices.

■ Learn multiple languages at once

A single Migaku subscription gives you access to all of Migaku's languages and lets you use all of Migaku's features and AI language learning tools as much as you want.

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Immerse → enjoy → improve

## Key features

- Interactive subtitles for YouTube
- One-click media-rich flashcard creation
- Personalized study sessions
- Data-driven courses for beginners
- Word frequency-based vocabulary learning
- AI sentence breakdown and explanations

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Migaku Standard | $136.99 | per year |
| Early Access | $21.00 | per month |
| Migaku Standard | $14.00 | per month |
| Migaku Standard | $14.00 | per month |
| Early Access | $21.00 | per month |
| Early Access | $179.99 | per year |
| Early Access | $21.00 | per month |
| Early Access | $179.99 | per year |
| Migaku Standard | $136.99 | per year |
| Migaku Standard | $14.00 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime | $344.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime | $359.00 | one-time |
| Lifetime | $289.00 | one-time |
| Lifetime | $214.99 | one-time |
| Lifetime | $719.00 | one-time |


## What do users think of Migaku?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Effective and convenient language learning
- 👍 Intuitive and visually appealing interface
- 🎓 Comprehensive courses and lessons
- 💡 Seamless integration with streaming platforms
- 🗣️ Helpful pronunciation and pitch accent features
- 🔍 Powerful sentence mining and flashcard creation

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues
- 🔒 Lack of free trial or free plan options
- 💰 Expensive subscription model
- 🤖 Inconsistent performance of AI-powered features
- 🔌 High storage and battery consumption on mobile

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Unable to create new accounts in the app
- Broken kanji course with empty cards
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps

**Most requested features**

- Offline mode for learning on the go
- Expanded support for more languages
- Better integration with Anki and other SRS apps
- More customization options for flashcards and reviews

## Recent user reviews (10 of 224)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/migaku-really-learn-languages/id1664096855/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Best

*2026-08-19*

Get this and forget about the headache that resource gathering or what to use is ,this will get you to the level where you can learn directly from stuff that you want to actually watch

### 3/5 — Avoid the Reader at all costs.

*2026-08-17*

It’s a good app and platform for video content but they rush features and updates without fixing fundamental flaws. The parser is completely scuffed. Migaku suggests readings on Japanese words which are just completely wrong, kanji have multiple readings and the app teaches incorrect readings all the time. It’s fine on video content because you can hear when the parser is wrong and you can choose the right one, but for reading content it’s actively teaching you incorrect Japanese which you mine and solidify into memory. Forcing people to have to relearn incorrect words. It’s pretty unacceptable.

Avoid the Reader at all costs, it teaches incorrect Japanese and it will poison your learning. Stick to video content only.

### 1/5 — No trail or view the app

*2026-08-10, version 2.60.0*

I Downloaded an unknown Japanese app from an unknown developer and is asking for my email and money!! I just wanted to see what it was about before anything bc some yt recommended. 

I won’t be be back 🗑️🚮

### 5/5 — Great app

*2026-08-09*

This app is so essential to my Japanese learning journey. It's so well thought and designed. I love the Anki cards app, but this one takes it to another level.

### 1/5 — Unusable most of the time

*2026-08-05*

I really like what they did there. The service is just awesome - if it was working. I haven’t been able to use the App as well as the Browser version for the past weeks and mostly  months due to the application being just super buggy. Multiple bugs, small ones but also multiple ones where each one is just breaking the service completely. I cannot recommend for at least the next year until they maybe release the first stable version. Please fix!

### 1/5 — No free trial

*2026-08-02, version 2.59.0*

You can’t test it out… they hit you with a paywall for super high prices without an option to try it first…

### 5/5 — Incredible for Japanese, Best Language Learning Platform I’ve Tried

*2026-08-01*

This is legit one of the best language learning platforms you could use. Seriously, their academy course combined with their superior SRS flashcard system (better than Anki imo), is so effective and makes studying something I genuinely look forward to. Kanji is actually fun now, when I used to be afraid of it. Learning the foundation of the language is so well explained and I always feel I have a perfect amount of studying each day to feel progression yet not be overloaded. Seriously, try this out. Best experience i’ve had language learning yet.

### 1/5 — You’re gonna have to fork over the money…

*2026-07-31*

Yeah, no, I don’t know what I was expecting. With the advertising I saw online I thought this would’ve been at least somewhat free, but no the app shoves it’s subscription service in your face and your only other option is to be set back to the sign in page like a filthy cheap scrub. Obviously this app is an amazing resource and I hope the developers continue to prosper in their pursuit of making learning better! However, with all the other apps that teach your target language with similar pricing, I sadly can’t recommend it if you’re already drowning in services (ie: bunpro, Duolingo, and whatever else is on the market.) But if you’re not me go right ahead the UI is amazing and it looks engaging!

### 5/5 — Migaku helps with consistency

*2026-07-30, version 2.58.0*

I love Migaku since I can consistently do lessons everyday at my own pace. Sometimes I can do a 15 minute lesson, other times I can stretch it to 45 minutes.

### 1/5 — No free trial

*2026-07-28*

Waste of time

## Frequently asked questions about Migaku

### What does Migaku do?

Migaku is a language learning tool designed to help users learn languages by consuming content they enjoy. It makes text and YouTube subtitles interactive, allowing users to click on words for definitions, create flashcards, and engage in personalized study sessions.

### What are the key features of Migaku?

Key features include interactive YouTube subtitles, one-click flashcard creation from any word, personalized study sessions based on flashcards, data-driven courses focusing on high-frequency words, and AI-powered sentence breakdown and explanations.

### How does Migaku help with language learning?

It facilitates learning by making content comprehensible. By clicking on words in subtitles or text, users can instantly access definitions, example sentences, and AI explanations. This allows for efficient vocabulary acquisition and a more natural learning process through immersion in enjoyable media.

### What languages are supported by Migaku?

Migaku supports a wide range of languages including Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, Spanish, Italian, German, Cantonese, Portuguese, English, and Vietnamese. However, its data-driven courses are currently available for Japanese, Mandarin, and Korean.

### Is Migaku free to use?

The app offers a free version with in-app purchases. While you can utilize many of its interactive features and create flashcards, certain advanced functionalities or course materials might require in-app purchases.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.63.0 — 2026-08-25

- Mandarin and Cantonese: fixed known words being shown as unknown, which also caused comprehension scores to read far lower than they really were
- Social login: accounts now migrate to password sign-in via migaku.com
- Sync and stability improvements

### 2.62.0 — 2026-08-19

- YouTube: Fixed new cards sometimes getting their sentence audio from a previously-watched video.
- Account: Fixed renewed subscriptions sometimes bouncing back to the login screen.
- Kanji study: Fixed crashes when opening Kanji study sessions.
- Podcasts: Generated subtitles now display their text correctly.
- Subtitle generation: Uploads now retry on unstable connections, and failures now report their real cause.
- Web browser: Word status is now shown accurately.
- Tutorial: Fixed toasts and popups covering tutorial content and highlighted words.
- Reader: Fixed text-to-speech turning the page again after it had already turned.
- Study: Fixed the new-card count shrinking after deleting a card mid-session.
- Chinese: Mandarin/Cantonese variant preference now syncs correctly with the extension.
- Navigation: Fixed the bottom tab bar sometimes highlighting the wrong tab.
- Sync: Fixed the Sync Repair screen possibly reporting incorrect stats depending on your timezone.
- Settings: "Clear video cache" is now available in App Settings.

### 2.61.0 — 2026-08-11

- Read: The Read tab now opens the full landing page with the story catalog, replacing the "coming soon" placeholder.

### 2.60.0 — 2026-08-08

- Reader: Fixed paragraph breaks not rendering in catalog stories.
- Reader: Fixed the sort button not working when the library is empty.
- Reader: Fixed the book cover still showing after turning on "Hide cover".
- Reader: Missing comprehension scores are now calculated automatically when you return to your library.
- Read/Watch: Fixed comprehension scores loading forever for accounts with no known words yet.
- Clipboard: Fixed text-to-speech getting stuck on sentences ending with a closing quotation mark.
- Video: Restored the Japanese tutorial video (the previous one was removed from YouTube).
- Navigation: The Watch and Read tabs now return to the page you last visited when you switch back to them.
- Anki: Import stability improvements.
- Sync: Fixed a rare issue that could prevent a brand-new device from syncing.
- Words: Improved word frequency calculation when using custom frequency lists.
- Study: Fixed reviewing a card sometimes not marking its word as known.
- Study: Fixed new cards no longer being added to your review batch after graduating a card.
- Subscriptions: Fixed the paywall sometimes reappearing right after a successful purchase.

### 2.59.0 — 2026-07-30

- Podcasts: brand new — listen to podcasts right inside Migaku and learn from them like any other content.
- Watch & Read: new landing pages with a content catalog, recommendations, and your continue watching/reading lists.
- YouTube: new quick-action buttons in the player (playlists, paste a link, refresh, set a custom home page), replacing the old address bar.
- YouTube: smoother video opening — new loading cover and animations, and faster startup.
- Local videos: new playlist queue in the local player.
- Subtitles: the generate-subtitles button works again.
- Subtitles: fixed UI freezes on videos with very long subtitle tracks.
- Study: fixed the first card of a study session showing up blank.
- Reader: fixed a crash caused by comprehension score recalculation.
- Reader: catalog books now show an "Update available" button and pick up cover/metadata updates.
- Sharing: sharing a video to Migaku now also works when the app isn't already running.
- Account: fixed an issue where signing in with Google, Apple, or Facebook could replace your email/password sign-in method.
- Stability: crash fixes and performance improvements.

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