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Good but website better

So, I really like the app and the website, but you can’t learn using words like on the website. Pleaaseee implement the words feature into the app

Extended katakana! ⭐️ but no word practice ❌

Great for learning the kana. App version of the website realkana.com.

Most other kana apps don’t have the extended katakana like this one does, so I bought it to practice the extended katakana. I already know the kana but I always struggle when I read a word with any of the extended katakana forms like ウィ or フェ which don’t have a hiragana equivalent. Unfortunately the app doesn’t have word typing practice like the website does. I’ve already been using the website so I don’t mind supporting the devs and I don’t expect them to implement this as the last big update was a decade ago, but it would be nice to have!
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Doesn’t work

All I does is scroll though vowels. There is no menu like in the screenshots

Ugh

Found this via a website and I absolutely love it. But the app on my iPad wont rotate to landscape mode. Please for the love of god update this

app is SO buggy

constant crashes on iOS18 when trying to move on to the next character. Pretty useless for learning anything with it crashing every 4-5 characters

Keyboard disappears

I like the app but every time I change app or lock the phone and then I reopen the app, the keyboard becomes invisible: I can still type but I can’t see any character so I need to start again my session

Hello Dev

I bought this app because i use the website alot. I want to support your work. But there is something wrong with this app:

On the website, you can write whole words and not only the Hiraganas or Katakanas. You can choose between N5-N1 Words.

That improves the reading skill alot. Please please implement this in the app.

Until then, i will use the website. Thank you.
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Is there audio for this app?

On the description, it stated native pronunciation and silly me for thinking there’s audio pronunciation instead of just romaji. Not sure how that’s gonna help with pronunciation when there’s no audio help. Or am I missing something? Waste of money.

Unable to install hint

I pay to download this app and it said unable to install?? What happened?

Will be much more useful if it supported iPad and had an onboarding

Was very disappointed when I was recommended this app and had to consult YouTube for instructions. Onboarding should be in an app, or the app should be designed such that it’s self explanatory and no documentation needs to be consulted; especially one that is iOS-only.

Then I found that the app doesn’t support iPad which is where I do much of my Japanese study. It runs, but only in portrait mode.

One star for being iOS only, and one star for being useful on the iPhone after consulting documentation.

I almost asked for a refund but decided communicating what would make this app worthy of more stars would be more helpful. Right now, this hasn’t replaced my flash cards yet.
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Beste App zum Lernen japanischer Schriftzeichen

Funktioniert im Prinzip wie Vokabeln lernen. Es kommt ein Schriftzeichen, man tippt seine Antwort (oder lässt auflösen). Man kann Zeilenweise neue Zeichen zum Lernen aktivieren, und sich so Schritt für Schritt vorzuarbeiten. Es werden verschiedene Schriftarten angeboten, was sehr nützlich ist, da die Zeichen sich dabei stark unterscheiden können. Auch visuell ist die App schön gestaltet. Obendrein werden noch einige Optionen zur Personalisierung der Funktionen und des Aussehens angeboten.
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Response from developer

Thank you for the detailed review! Greetings from Tokyo …

An amazing tool for learning

I don’t go anywhere without this tool. It is a MUST have for learning or remembering the alphabet. This tool single-handedly taught me how to read (phonetically) Japanese.

The developers are a gift to us.
Thank you for making this.

The interface is focused and beautiful. The settings are so customizable. It’s simple and powerful. Thank you.
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Great app, pulled a quick one tho

This app is great and very much preferred to its online counterpart, however the backgrounds shown in the pictures of the app are not accurate, as there are only 4, this however, is mentioned in the description

Some incorrect combination hiragana

In usage, the dzyo, dzya, etc were incorrectly labeled as jo, ja, etc.
I will return for refund towards correct resource

great kana learn app

simple, intuitive and easy to use

Love the app such a great and fast way to learn the alphabet

Here are some suggestions because I have a hard time changing the stuff there really isn’t a button for “settings” but other than that it’s super simple and it just works

Nice!

Really nice app! Would give five stars if it was adapted to iphone X

Awesome app!

I originally thought this app was going to be a lot more complex than it turned out to be, and was even surprised at its simplicity. It however is an amazing app great for learning all your kana in a flashcard style.

Great App, but...

The app is amazingly useful however it could use a UI update to accommodate iPhone X+ users. Other than that, great app!!

Great for reading practice

This app has been an effective tool in helping me increase my hiragana/katakana reading ability.

My vocab is low so I never have the desire to read even though I need to. But this app is colorful and engaging enough that scrolling through a few hundred of these cards feels pretty fun. For studying. Haha.
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