# nekomimi: learn japanese — user reviews > 66 indexed App Store user reviews of nekomimi by nekomimi japanese llc, rated 4.80/5 from 425 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nekomimi-learn-japanese/id6627333398/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nekomimi-learn-japanese/id6627333398.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 365 · 4★ 46 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 4 ## What do users think of nekomimi? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Fun and easy to use - 🎉 Gamified learning experience - 🎨 Cute and visually appealing - 🔊 High-quality audio and video - 🆓 Free with no ads or purchases **Cons** - 🔊 Pronunciation issues with some particles - 🤔 Concerns about learning inappropriate language **Commonly reported bugs** - Occasional mismatch between text and audio pronunciation **Most requested features** - Ability to skip ahead for intermediate learners - Option to customize learning path - Larger text size for better visibility ## Newest reviews (10 of 66) ### 5/5 — Amahzing *2024-12-09, version 1.7* So fun and motivating, cannot believe this is free. Best language app I’ve found anywhere, this studio has the formula right. ### 5/5 — It’s really *2024-12-06, version 1.6* Ofc I’m only learning to understand anime and this app is perfect so if your doing the same than I recommend this one ### 5/5 — Free and amazing *2024-11-28* The only free app I have seen with kanji, hiragana, and katakana. No adds no purchases. Helps you listen and visualize kanji and gamifies it all to keep you entertained. Other apps charge you for the same thing with limited free levels. Just download this already. ### 5/5 — ʕ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ *2024-11-02, version 1.6* The best app out there!✨✨✨ ### 5/5 — Jp *2024-10-26, version 1.6* It really motivates me to play more ### 5/5 — App is so cute and nice 🥰 *2024-10-22, version 1.6* I’m new to learning japanese, the app is really cute and easy to get ahold on! ### 5/5 — Great app for listening, and reading! *2024-10-04* I use lots of different apps for learning Japanese and this definitely makes it in the rotation! I think that it’s incredibly helpful especially for when it comes to the listening portion of Japanese, i think most apps kind of tend to be robotic when it comes to pronunciation but since this app uses anime clips it has an array of speech patterns when it comes to the way people speak (although sometimes exaggerated of course as anime tends to do), which i think other apps didn’t prepare me for when I had visited Japan. There are a few words you won’t need but it’s also pretty important to be aware of slang which is nice that it teaches you it. I’d definitely check this app out for learning the language:). Id also like to say it’s wonderful to have a language learning app with so much material at no cost ! ### 5/5 — Very high quality audio and video *2024-09-23, version 1.6* Hello! The audio and video quality is very good and loads very fast. Could there be a way to make the text bigger? Often the Buttons with the options contains small text which is hard to see. Thank you for your hard work and effort! ### 5/5 — Cute gamification *2024-09-20, version 1.6* Way better than learning Japanese on the DS. Also needs sauce for segments used to get people to watch Azumangadaioh ### 5/5 — ?<3 *2024-09-17, version 1.6* arigato ありがと ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Cant get access to paid features despite being paid. *2026-05-31* I really hate trying to communicate this way (through a public review) but the support email does not work and all attempts to send to it bounce. I have been a paid member for nearly a year (since before the current iteration of the app). After taking a multi-month break from it I came back and found everything has been revamped and is different. However the app sees me as a free user and keeps prompting me to sign up for everything I try doing. I tried restoring my purchase. I tried canceling my subscription and then signing up again with the 3 month elite class package but no mater what I do it still says I am a free user and I don’t have access to very much. I have exhausted all the cards in the one sphere I have and cant progress. I went through the multi hour long intro twice since I thought signing out and back in again was a good idea (it was not). **Developer response:** this is inexcusable and i'm terribly sorry that you had to go through this. for some context, the entire app was re-written from the ground up to support our new sphere system that lets you pick exactly what you want to learn instead of locking you on a linear path. as part of these changes, some things broke and despite my best efforts to be very careful, it's obvious that i messed up. a new update has been submitted that hopefully goes out soon that fixes this issue of supporting our legacy plans (version 3.3). if you havent already, you can reach out to apple regarding a refund (they handle all payments) since you clearly did not get what you paid for. i'd love to make this up to you if you are still interested in using the app. please email me at support@nekomimi.co (should be working again) and i'll get you hooked up with a promo code for a free plan as a small token of appreciation for your helpful feedback. ### 1/5 — Japanese language not available anymore to learn *2026-03-24, version 3.0* When I first downloaded it prior to the update a week ago, it was perfect for me learning and remembering hiragana. I noticed the update and it erased everything and asked me what language I wanted to learn and says Japanese is not available. I uninstalled it ### 2/5 — Removed features *2026-07-17, version 3.3* This app used to be a nice way to practice some Japanese once in a while. It had a lot of free features and study material. After the rework, it seems like only the hiragana lesson is free now? Pretty much everything else is locked behind a monthly subscription. I just think it’s a little silly to reduce the free tier so much with such a largely AI generated app. Overall the rework does look nice and I enjoyed the opening, but literally everything is behind a premium sub now which wasn’t originally the case. I don’t really see an intuitive way to even access the interesting UI modes like the ipod interface after completing the intro. If I hadn’t updated the app, I would have more free content which feels disingenuous. ### 2/5 — Must start at beginning hiragana *2025-09-26, version 2.0* There’s no way to skip if you already know hiragana ### 3/5 — the prononciation voices are *2025-02-05* Confusing some times. Sometimes the text reads 'ありがとう' but the voice sounds like it's saying "あにがとう“ or something. I worry once I get to the more advanced lessond I mishear something, try to use the phrase at someone and accidentally say something rude. ### 4/5 — Good app but one thing, *2026-06-25, version 3.2* I cannot use my apple account to log in and I tried using my Gmail but it only allows existing nekomimi accounts, what do I do? ### 4/5 — Almost amazing *2026-05-14* I am really excited about this app! One thing is that it takes FOREVER to finally get to the main app dashboard. I stuck through opening games and narration just to see at what point we would see the app. You cannot skip any content and it literally took over an hour! I added a sphere and finished the set. It says I can resize the spheres but when I change the size nothing changes. I am still stuck with repeating the same 10 words. Is that premium feature? Because all Premium features send you to the subscription page, this doesn’t but also doesn’t change anything. Is there an online forum for this app. I am very likely to subscribe but I want to make sure the app will work and be useful to me. **Developer response:** i really appreciate your kind comments~ the start sequence is definitely long! i got a little carried away with trying to tell a fun story that also teaches some japanese. i'm working on making it skippable for those who want to jump straight into studying. regarding the sphere size changes, that's not a premium feature and should be working for everyone. i've dug through the code and it should be functioning properly. in case it wasn't clear, you'll need to complete all overdue reviews before new words are taught. if that's not the issue you're facing please email me at support@nekomimi.co and we'll get it sorted out together. apologies for any rough edges, a lot of things could be explained better in the app. there's no online forum at the moment but you can always reach me directly through that email if you have questions or feedback. ### 4/5 — Um it’s good *2025-11-16, version 2.0* When saying words it gets tricky ### 4/5 — Don’t Like AI *2025-05-14* Like everything about the app except the AI art. Collecting cards feels pointless when they’re made with AI. Takes the soul out of it. Otherwise, I would be more enticed to collect cards. ### 4/5 — it’s good so far *2025-02-07* the only reason i’ve given it 4 stars so far is cause sometimes the pronounciation of particles like あ,え, お are hard to differentiate. Also I wish there was a way to skip ahead for intermediate learners, i don’t wan to start off as a beginner, that should be customizable ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Wow! *2026-05-07, version 3.2* The app is pretty good! The tracks though… OFF THE HOOK!!! Great music!!!!!!! ### 5/5 — Learning Japanese *2025-09-20, version 2.0* Good app to learn Japanese effectively I recommend it especially if you watch anime it helps ### 5/5 — very nice app! *2025-07-02, version 2.0* good!! ### 5/5 — lickin on them syllables👅👅👅👅 *2025-05-26, version 2.0* FANTASTIC!!! ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-05-24, version 2.0* Great learning app ### 5/5 — Wow *2025-04-26, version 2.0* This is very engaging ### 5/5 — Very fun *2024-12-23, version 1.7* The app is fun and easy to use so I really enjoy it tbh🤷🏾‍♂️ ### 5/5 — アプリは最高！ *2024-12-20* めっちゃすげなー ### 5/5 — Icon *2024-12-15* I think this app is cool and unique, and fun, my little feedback is that I really would love if it had a different image for its icon. AI generated art is not enjoyable to look at for me (how it looks, impact, dislike everything about it..) I am thinking that the current image for this app is definitely made using AI and I actually uninstalled it once already because I am picky with what icons I have to see on my phone and i don’t know how to do custom stuff. Other than that I would like to keep trying out this app, I love anime and language learning and love learning Japanese ### 5/5 — Surprisely good ! *2024-12-15, version 1.7* I sas this app and wanted to give it a try, since there isn’t any review I didn’t expect anything good but in fact the app is amazing ! learning with anime context is so fun and smart ! I recommend it --- *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 2026-08-29.*