# Nihongonomori - 日本語の森 — user reviews > 64 indexed App Store user reviews of Nihongonomori by Yeongjin Ha, rated 4.20/5 from 17 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nihongonomori/id1542940653/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nihongonomori/id1542940653.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 1 ## Newest reviews (18 of 64) ### 2/5 — Many bugs😖 *2026-02-25* I just paid for 6 month of the courses and within the first hour of watching the material I’ve had to refresh the app multiple times. The content is great but when it comes to watching on full screen and rewinding or forwarding the video it often tweaks. アプリがバグれすぎ！ ### 4/5 — Brilliant content! But the UI is a little buggy *2026-01-27, version 3.2* What I love best about Nihongo no Mori is the style of content. It feels like how Internet content used to be in the 2010’s. (Possibly because that’s when it was created?) In any case, the content feels real, well presented, sparingly edited because the presenter knows their stuff and got it right in one take. It feels trustworthy. I like the presenter’s personality and energy. I just started studying for N3, and for this level I’ve started studying in Japanese only. This content is brilliant for that. It works very well as “comprehensible input”, I can understand about 90% of what is said, and the rest is filled in by context. So you’re practicing your listening and reading skills, and both acquiring and learning the language at the same time - covering many bases all at once. I use the app on iOS on a 10” iPad, and the only complaint I have so far is that the UI is a little buggy. Specifically, if I watch a video in full screen to the end, and let the next one autoplay, the UI gets stuck in landscape mode with no way to get back to the main menu. I’m forced to quit the app and start again. Fixing this bug would improve the experience and would give this app 5 stars. ### 3/5 — Guter Content, schlechte App *2025-10-27, version 2.6* Die Videos sind schon gut gemacht und darauf kommt es am Ende auch an, aber die technischen Mängel der App sind störend. Ich kann z.B. ein Video nicht stoppen und zur Liste zurückkehren. Nach dem Vollbildmodus muss ich die App neu starten, weil die Ui kaputt ist. Es wird immer sofort das nächste Video angespielt und ist dann auch direkt als „done“ markiert, obwohl man nur Sekunden geschaut hat. Den „done“ Status entfernen geht auch nicht. ### 2/5 — いつもバグ！ *2025-09-09* なんでアプリがいつもバグしてるんでか？！ 直してください。 一年間のメンバーシップ買ったばっかりなのに、アプリロギン出来ないですよ！ ### 1/5 — App dev ngu *2025-08-20* App méo gì dev ngu vãi chưởng. Cơ chế lưu token như thế nào cũng làm không tới nữa :)) nội dung khoá học thì k bàn tới nhưng mà trải nghiệm người dùng thì nói chung là tệ. Đã k biết quản lý token oauth2 rồi thì đừng cố nhét chức năng đăng nhập bằng google hay facebook vào. Cứ vuốt ra là mất mẹ nó token phải đăng nhập lại , đội dev này chắc học hết lớp 3 à. Cả cái web cũng v , chắc dùng con bà nó token của bên google facebook để quản lý login :)) có tiền thì thuê đội nào cải thiện lại cái app dùm cái. Report thẳng lên cho nhân viên rồi còn méo biết cải thiện, chán vãi nồi ### 3/5 — Frustrating features *2025-07-26* You have to log in every time you open the app; if you even lock your screen, you have to log in again. I wish moritan was in a flash card format rather than in a list. I like the content, but I’d rather use the website on a computer. ### 3/5 — アプリの不具合 *2025-07-15* 日本語の森のアプリはすごく使いやすくて便利だと思います！🫰 ただ、ダウンロードしてから今まで気になったのは、どうして別のアプリに切り替えると(例えば、日本語辞書アプリ、その他)、日本語の森アプリに戻って「接続が切れました」、「リトライ」のエラーが発生しています。特にインターネットの接続は問題がないのに、こうなっています。対策としてはいつもアプリを完全に閉じてから起動することにしていますが、不便なので、確認してもらえれば幸いです！今まで、めっちゃ楽しくて毎回同じエラーが起きると勉強に大変になるかもしれません。 よろしくお願いします。 ### 4/5 — More vocab pls *2025-07-11, version 2.3* N2 vocabs is too little not enough ### 3/5 — 無法順利使用 *2025-07-07, version 1.22* 舊的iPhone 在登入時會卡在username 設定只能輸入一個字，新iPhone則是app沒有適應螢幕尺寸，會影響返回或是全螢幕畫面操作，但內容看得出來很用心，期待優化UI/UX。 ### 1/5 — このページを終了すると、ネットワークが存在しないと表示されます。これは非常に使いにくく、毎回このページを終了して戻ってくるたびに、ネットワークが存在しないと表示されます。ソフトウェアを再起動する必要が *2025-06-15, version 1.22* このページを終了すると、ネットワークが存在しないと表示されます。これは非常に使いにくく、毎回このページを終了して戻ってくるたびに、ネットワークが存在しないと表示されます。ソフトウェアを再起動する必要があります。 ### 2/5 — Terrible *2025-05-05* 使えない ### 3/5 — ネットがないよエラー *2025-04-24* 一年パス購入したけど、勉強するときいつもネットがないよエラーが出ていて良く勉強できない！！ ### 2/5 — Connectivity issues *2025-03-19, version 1.15* Frequent network losses are annoying. Vocabulary errors don’t get corrected. ### 2/5 — Bugging a lot *2025-03-04, version 1.15* Still not allowing to type more than 1 character on username. But I managed to put it when pasting. The worst part is that the audios on 聴解 section are not playing!! None of them. I cant study listening because of this ### 1/5 — 真後悔買它的書 *2025-02-15* 買的時候看書的內頁寫說下載App有中文可以看所以才買的，結果有夠難用，模擬試題的聽力也放不出聲音，而且想看模擬題的詳解還要錢？？一本書不便宜，但內容對不起它的價格 ### 2/5 — Good material but lots of bugs *2025-01-20, version 1.15* I love the content! Great for studying. However…The app is driving me crazy mad!!! It’s always logging off on its own and my progress doesn’t save properly!!!! Fix this and you will have the best app for the JLPT, otherwise, you’ll lose customers. 🥲 ### 1/5 — 垃圾 ごみ！ *2024-09-21* 单词解释例文都是错的，垃圾软件 经常断网就连不上去 垃圾 ### 4/5 — The courses are super, but….. *2024-09-19, version 1.7* please make the app possible as floating window in IPhone, otherwise it’s quite inconvenient for multitasking ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Don’t download this app *2026-07-21* I purchased a one-month subscription, but I was charged for seven months. When I decided to cancel, I couldn’t find any option to cancel my subscription or delete my account—neither on the website nor in the app. There is simply no clear cancellation button. The whole system feels intentionally designed to make it difficult for users to cancel their subscriptions. I had to contact customer support just to stop the charges. I do not recommend this app. Be very careful before subscribing, as cancelling your subscription is unnecessarily complicated and frustrating. ### 1/5 — Not beginner friendly *2026-05-26* Entire app and website is in Japanese, I don’t know how to navigate anything. I’m learning N5 and can’t read anything to figure out what to do. Add English! ### 1/5 — Dreadful *2026-05-13* Hard to use. I can’t download the translations. I want to study, not to play with an app. ### 1/5 — Change the app developer *2026-04-13* Change the IT developer please. Completely ignoring the users’ feedback. The same problem is reviewing 8 months ago, and nothing has changed. How can I study like this? Ever crash! Before lunching the app, you should test it on your phone. How annoying the bugs are. :’( iPhone 13pro max ### 1/5 — 騙されたかも？ *2026-02-09* もう少し直感的で使いやすいアプリになると嬉しいです。 個人的には、今の操作が少し分かりづらいと感じました。 ### 1/5 — Cant see video for offline *2025-11-22, version 3.2* - ### 1/5 — ミス *2025-11-18, version 3.1* 登録できない。国籍入力できない ### 1/5 — 全画面を見る時バグはいつ直しますか *2025-11-18, version 3.1* 全画面で講義を見て、次の話に進む時に一般画面に切り替えると、画面が壊れて強制終了し、再びアプリを実行しなければなりません iPhone、アンドロイド全部こうなんですね。 ちょっと直してくださいよ とても不便です 2年間講義視聴中です ### 1/5 — App的影片都無法看 *2025-11-02, version 2.6* 無法使用 ### 1/5 — 1月のみのお金払ってのに次々の月のお金キレジトカードから自動的に取られました。 *2025-09-11* 夫のカードで1ヶ月分支払ったのですが、翌月は自動的に請求が来ました。 返金してください。返金されない場合、このアプリに対して苦情を申し立てます。 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 日本語勉強するなら！ *2025-11-18* 使いやすいアップリです。日本語の森アップリのお陰でN2合格しました！次はN1目指します！ ### 5/5 — Good *2025-09-13, version 2.6* Easy to understand ### 5/5 — Best Japanese Learning Resource *2024-08-12, version 1.7* I gave this a 5 star because the resources are great. HOWEVER there is a big bug when using it on Ipad. When you view a video horizontally on fullscreen and then revert it back to non full screen, the app can no longer open as fullscreen. I have to restart the app everytime i want to watch fullscreen. Couldn’t find any contact info to report this bug so i’m writing it here. ### 5/5 — landscape mode please! 🙏 *2024-04-04, version 1.7* i love this app but please make a landscape mode version 🥺 ### 5/5 — 提案 *2023-08-11, version 1.6* オフラインモード欲しいです。 それでどこでも勉強できるようになるからいいと思います。 ### 5/5 — Wonderful！ *2023-06-08, version 1.6* Nihongo no Mori for the win! An amazing tool to learn Japanese especially for intermediate to intermediate-high to advanced learners. Bravo🫶🏻 ### 5/5 — Amazing Resource *2023-03-07* The volume and quality of material from 日本語の森 is astounding. Seriously! I recommend other learners to use this site as soon as they start studying for the N3 or above. It’s by far the best video lecture resource I’ve seen, and learning Japanese in Japanese is so much better in terms of understanding and immersion. ### 5/5 — お勧めします。 *2023-02-10, version 1.3* N1/N2/N3の為に勉強してるんだったら是非試してみてください。 ### 5/5 — suggestion *2021-05-27, version 1.1* 内容は素晴らしいですが 1、毎日ログアウトされる 2、iPadで画面の回転ができない 以上2点について、ちょっと不便だと思います ### 5/5 — The best teacher on your way to master Japanese! *2021-02-27, version 1.1* I just felt in love with your app but I’m only between N5 and N4, so I really hope you will make it for all levels! Your kanji and grammar videos are stunning! Keep going, please! 😍✨🙏 --- *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 2026-08-30.*