# Nihongo Flow — Learn Japanese with AI Sensei > Learn Japanese with AI Sensei (iPhone/iPad app by LEONARD SCHAPER.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nihongo-flow/id6795556751 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [LEONARD SCHAPER](https://appshunter.io/developer/6795556753) - Category: Education - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 64 MB - Languages: American English, Arabic, German (Germany), Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), Turkish - Released: 2026-09-26 - Data updated: 2026-10-06 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nihongo-flow/id6795556751/reviews.md ## What is Nihongo Flow? Nihongo Flow teaches you hiragana, katakana and kanji, builds a vocabulary that sticks, and shows you how Japanese sentences work. A few minutes a day is enough. Explanations are in English or German. VOCABULARY THAT STICKS • Your learning path takes you through the most common words: 2,000, 4,000 or more than 5,800, you choose. • Every word comes back just before you would forget it (spaced repetition). • Practice with flashcards, multiple choice or romaji typing, or say the word out loud and Apple speech recognition checks your pronunciation. • The memory heatmap shows which words are solid and which are fading. HIRAGANA, KATAKANA, KANJI • Hiragana and katakana with all basic and voiced characters, plus 40 N5 kanji with on and kun readings. Quizzes and typing drills in rounds of 10. • Handwriting (Premium): write kana and kanji with your finger and get an instant check of stroke count and size. SENTENCES AND GRAMMAR • Beginner grammar: は vs が, particles, ます forms, the て-form, adjectives, question words. • Sentence Blocks: see how a sentence snaps together from colored blocks, build your own from words you've learned, and stack verb endings from polite to passive. MORE PATHS • Baby Path: picture first, then the word, the way toddlers learn. • Topic Path: nature, seasons, home and more. • Slang & Colloquial: how people in Japan really talk, with the textbook version for comparison. Includes crude expressions, clearly marked. • Business Japanese & Keigo: 463 forms and terms in 29 chapters. • Immersion: short texts on anime, travel, daily life, news and business. Tap a word to add it to your vocabulary. • Hokkaidō Densetsu (Premium): travel across Hokkaidō in 18 stations, with culture cards, Ainu culture, a collector's album and a dice race against rivals. SENSEI: AI FEATURES FOR AGES 16+ • Chat with Sensei in Japanese or English, as a friendly teacher, an anime character or a business mentor. • Voice call with Sensei (Premium): you speak, Sensei listens and answers out loud. • Plus "Teacher explains", example sentences, the Sentence Puzzle, an AI check for your sentences, text correction and "Your level today". • AI features use Claude by Anthropic. They are available from age 16, and only after you agree once. You can withdraw consent anytime in Settings, and you can report any AI answer. Everything else works without AI. KEEP GOING Streaks, levels and XP, "What to learn today?", a Japanese proverb every day and your own avatar. No ads. Speak Japanese? Settings > Course also offers a German course with a Japanese interface. WITHOUT A SUBSCRIPTION OR WITH PREMIUM You need an account with email and password. Without a subscription you learn with energy: each answer uses one point, and energy refills over time. AI features have a daily limit. "Nihongo Flow Premium" gives you unlimited energy, all AI features with no daily limit, handwriting practice, the voice call with Sensei and Hokkaidō Densetsu. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS • "Nihongo Flow Premium" is an auto-renewable subscription, billed monthly (1 month) or yearly (1 year). Prices vary by country and are shown in the app before you buy. • You can try Premium free for 3 days, once per Apple Account. Unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends, it converts to the plan you chose. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase or, with a trial, when the trial ends. • The subscription renews automatically for another month or year unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. • You can manage and cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nihongo-flow.app/privacy.html ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Nihongo Flow Premium (Monthly) | $6.99 | per month | | Nihongo Flow Premium (Yearly) | $79.99 | per year | ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 1.39.1 — 2026-10-04 The Lock Screen widget shows the kanji of the hour again. We're reworking the due-word view and will bring it back in a later update. ### 1.39.0 — 2026-10-03 New: your due words on the Lock Screen. The widget now shows your next due word with its reading and meaning, how many words are waiting and your streak. Tap the word to open the handwriting practice for it (Premium). When nothing is due, you still get a new kanji every hour. To add it: Settings → Appearance → Lock Screen widget. Also: reviews fall due at the right time, the heatmap counts days in local time, plus smaller fixes. ### 1.38.0 — 2026-10-01 Kanji on your Lock Screen New widget: a new kanji every hour, with its reading, meaning and an example word. About 260 N5 and N4 kanji, on your Lock Screen or Home Screen (iOS 16 or later). To add it: Settings > Appearance > “Kanji on your Lock Screen”. Autumn in Nihongo Flow A new autumn look with a maple branch, a harvest moon in dark mode and falling leaves on your home screen. The app now follows the season; prefer the classic design? 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