# PlayKatsuyo — Japanese Verb Drills

> Japanese Verb Drills (iPhone/iPad app by Gianluca Pane.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/playkatsuyo/id6791490125 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Gianluca Pane](https://appshunter.io/developer/1871920832)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 45 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-20
- Data updated: 2026-10-07

## What is PlayKatsuyo?

Katsuyo turns Japanese conjugation from a memorization chore into a few minutes
of daily practice.

Pick a JLPT level from N5 to N1 and play a timed round: you're shown a word and
a target form, and you choose the correct conjugation. Score points for speed
and accuracy, hear every answer pronounced, and see exactly which forms are
costing you.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• Every JLPT level, N5 through N1, with verbs and adjectives drawn from
  real level lists
• The Daily Five: five conjugations a day at your level, the same five for
  everyone, untimed. Keep your streak and accumulate "perfect days".
• Timed Play rounds for pressure, untimed Study sessions for learning
• Spaced repetition that quietly reschedules the forms you get wrong, so
  practice concentrates where it's weakest — and a Review tile on the home
  screen that serves the forms due today, ten at a time
• Native-quality audio for every answer, plus on-device speech
• Full conjugation tables and plain-English explanations of the verb groups —
  godan, ichidan, and the irregulars
• Statistics that track accuracy and progress over time, and say what to
  work on next
• Leaderboards for every JLPT level: this week and all-time
• An optional account that backs up your progress and carries it to your other
  devices

## Is PlayKatsuyo safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess PlayKatsuyo.

## Is PlayKatsuyo legit?

PlayKatsuyo has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for PlayKatsuyo is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.1.5 — 2026-09-12

- "Daily Five" feature
- "Review your mistakes" feature
- Increased coverage of higher level conjugations

### 1.1.3 — 2026-09-03

- Add link to playkatsuyo + tip
- UX improvements
- add logo

### 1.1.2 — 2026-09-02

- Add link to playkatsuyo + tip
- UX improvements

### 1.0.5 — 2026-08-25

- UI revamp
- Adjectives added
- Account signin to keep track of progress/mistakes across devices.

### 1.0.4 — 2026-08-21

No release notes.

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