# One Inch Boy — A Japanese Tale

> A Japanese Tale (iPhone/iPad app by Jeffrey Dick.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/one-inch-boy/id6744957191 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jeffrey Dick](https://appshunter.io/developer/821338172)
- Category: Education, Books
- Price: $0.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.2 · 219 MB
- Released: 2025-04-23
- Data updated: 2026-09-09
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/one-inch-boy/id6744957191/reviews.md

## What is One Inch Boy?

Improve your Japanese reading skills with the classic folk tale 'The One Inch Boy' (Issun-bōshi)! This app offers a side-by-side bilingual reading experience in Japanese and English, designed to help you acquire vocabulary and understand grammar in context.

Follow the brave journey of a tiny warrior no bigger than an inch, who travels down a river in a soup bowl to the capital, armed only with a needle sword to defeat an oni. Perfect for beginner and intermediate learners (JLPT N5-N4), this app bridges the gap between textbooks and native literature with built-in furigana, romaji, and interactive reading aids.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.9.5 — 2026-09-03

Content and UI updates.

### 1.9.4 — 2026-07-09

Added the full bilingual story: complete tap-to-define dictionary, word-by-word alignment, English translation, and audio.

### 1.8.0 — 2026-03-29

UI updates

### 1.0.4 — 2026-02-23

UI updates, translation updates

### 1.0.03 — 2025-06-29

Tidied up some definitions + groupings

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All apps by Jeffrey Dick: https://appshunter.io/developer/821338172

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