# Scribe Origins: 22 Languages — Learn words that stay with you > Learn Japanese Kanji and Chinese Hanzi characters through games and spaced repetition. (iPhone/iPad app by Guiix Pty Ltd.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scribe-origins-22-languages/id616678052 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Guiix Pty Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/550872102) - Category: Education, Travel - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.80/5 from 17 App Store ratings · 139 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 16.0 · 3.3 GB - Languages: British English, Burmese, Cebuano, Filipino, French (France), German (Germany), Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean and 9 more - Released: 2013-03-19 - Data updated: 2026-10-14 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scribe-origins-22-languages/id616678052/reviews.md ## What is Scribe Origins? Learn a language and keep it. Scribe Origins holds every word, character, and sentence you meet, and brings each one back on the day you are about to forget it. Take a week off. Nothing is deleted, and a backlog never has to be cleared in one sitting. Your words wait for you, on every device you use. 22 LANGUAGES, ONE LIBRARY Japanese, Mandarin Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Cantonese, Korean, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese, Filipino, Cebuano, Indonesian, Malay, Burmese, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), Russian, and English (US and UK). FOR THE CONVERSATION YOU ARE NERVOUS ABOUT Meeting their parents. Your first week in a new city. The colleague you want to answer properly, in their language. Rehearse it here first, as often as you like, where nobody hears you get it wrong. 64 ILLUSTRATED CONVERSATIONS Order a coffee, ask for directions, meet a friend. Each scene plays as audio. You choose or type the reply, and every sentence joins the same review queue as your words. 220,000+ WORDS, EACH IN A REAL SENTENCE Every course runs from your first words to advanced frequency bands. Each entry carries its meanings, its reading, an example sentence, and recorded audio you can replay as many times as you need. Look anything up in the built-in dictionary. THE DECK YOUR EXAM USES JLPT N5-N1 and Joyo kanji for Japanese. HSK 1-7 for Simplified Chinese. TOCFL for Traditional Chinese. TOPIK I and II for Korean. Goethe A1-B1 and DTZ for German. GCSE and NZQA for Spanish. KANJI AND HANZI THAT MAKE SENSE Thousands of characters, broken into the parts they share. See why a character means what it means, then build it back up in Character Builder and Primitives Blockfall. EIGHT WAYS TO STUDY, ONE PROGRESS RECORD Flashcards, Multiple Choice, Tiles, Matchup, Character Builder, Blockfall, typed Tutor recall, and conversations. Tired tonight? Play a game. Sharp this morning? Type every answer. Whatever you choose, one review record follows you. YOU ARE NOT DOING THIS ALONE Ask a question in the forums and someone answers. Find a study partner in your timezone and message them inside the app. FIVE MINUTES IS ENOUGH Study on the train, in a queue, or before sleep. Downloaded material works offline. A free account keeps your progress in step across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, and the web, so the device you pick up already knows where you stopped. FREE TO START Study free every day, up to a daily answer limit, and the app shows you where you are against that limit before you reach it. Scribe Origins Pro removes the limit and unlocks every study mode. It is a monthly subscription that renews until you cancel it through the store where you purchased the subscription. Every one of those 22 languages is also an interface language, so you can learn in the language you think in. Terms of Use: https://scribeorigins.com/help/terms.en-us.html Privacy Policy: https://scribeorigins.com/help/privacy.en-us.html ## Key features - Learn Kanji & Hanzi characters - Spaced-Repetition System - 7 Kanji Games - Primitive radicals for 4,800 characters - 6 language sets (JLPT, HSK, etc.) - Unified keywords and dictionaries ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | All-Access Subscription | $37.95 | per month | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Add *Everything* | $18.99 | one-time | ## Is Scribe Origins safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Scribe Origins. ## Is Scribe Origins legit? Scribe Origins: 22 Languages appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Scribe Origins is 90 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Recent user reviews (10 of 139) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scribe-origins-22-languages/id616678052/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Incredible! *2021-03-07* This app is amazing! I have used it and it’s counter parts to teach myself Japanese. If I was consistent in my learning I would know so much. But this app gives so much for the price and even just the free part of the app can get you a really good understanding of Kanji. It points you in the direction of what to learn and can solidify the basics before moving on. Plus there is a cute anime girl with a different outfit everyday to help the learning process feel less lonely. There was a time when the app had some maintenance issues and I emailed the customer support and within the next day had a response and the issue resolved. Truly recommended this app and have to multiple of my friends who wanted a good way to start learning. This app is great from Kanji and the developer has another app just as good for vocab! It’s incredible! ### 5/5 — The BEST kanji app. *2020-06-22, version 3.0.2* I’m learning Japanese on duolingo but I was having trouble remembering the more complex kanji so I looked for an app to help. I’ve tried a few now but THIS IS THE ONE. Things that I love about this app: *How extremely customisable it is. *You can add your own notes such as writing your own little mnemonic stories. (Which I highly recommend doing) *It teaches you primitives as well as kanji. *There are so many varieties of games. *You can select kanji from higher JOYO brackets to add to those you are currently learning - very helpful when you are still at beginner level but duolingo is serving you kanji that isn’t taught until secondary school. ### 5/5 — Love this app but... *2019-07-30* This app is excellent for working through Kanji. My question is. Does the mascot girl have a name? ### 4/5 — Nice but no pinyin translation *2019-04-25, version 3.0.2* can you include pinyin translation and possible audio when cards are revealed. I want to learn characters to speak also and not just recognize them. ### 5/5 — Indeed quite useful *2019-03-29, version 3.0.2* The only thing that saddens me a little is that the developer doesn’t provide updates and that anime chick(but you can disable her which is a blessing) beside that top AA+ :) ### 5/5 — Великолепно! *2018-05-15, version 3.0.2* Прекрасное приложение объясняющее происхождение иероглифов. ### 5/5 — Very good app *2017-10-21, version 3.0.2* I have been using the app to improve my kanji knowledge over the last few days and I am impressed with its usability and thoroughness - well worth the money. Here is one small feedback point for the authors - when playing the game which splits the kanji into components (or 'radicals') you have occasionally given two different components the same name - E.g. 行 is 'going' but the left side of 行 is also listed in English as 'going' which means it is impossible to know which component you will get when you press 'going' in the game. You could avoid this problem by renaming one of the symbols as 'Go' or 'Moving' ### 5/5 — Great learning tool!! *2017-06-24* This app has allowed me to learn at lightning speed!! The games are fun and keep me interested and learning easy!! ### 5/5 — Awesome app *2017-03-30* My only issue is a lack of choice randomization when working through long lists, but it's still one of the best apps I've used. ### 5/5 — Great app! Wish for one feature *2017-03-30* This is a fantastic app overall. Currently I have it set up to not add any automatically and search for and add them manually as I learn them in remembering the kanji book. The feature request would be an all kanji list you can track progress on or a list that follows the RTK order. ## Frequently asked questions about Scribe Origins ### What does Scribe Origins do? Scribe Origins helps students learn Japanese Kanji and Chinese Hanzi characters. It uses a combination of engaging games and a sophisticated spaced-repetition system to make learning thousands of characters efficient and effective. The app emphasizes the importance of writing as the foundational skill for language acquisition. ### What are the key features of Scribe Origins? Key features include learning primitive radicals for over 4,800 characters, support for 6 major language sets (like JLPT and HSK), 7 different kanji games for practice, a unified keyword system, and an advanced spaced-repetition system. It also includes dictionaries for common words and similar characters. ### How much does Scribe Origins cost? The first level of all languages is free to use. Additional levels can be purchased individually or accessed through a subscription. Payment for subscriptions is handled through your iTunes account and can be managed in your account settings. ### What languages and character sets are supported? The app supports learning both Japanese Kanji and Chinese Hanzi. It includes 6 language sets: JLPT, JOYO, HSK, TOCFL, Taiwan School System, and Hong Kong School System, covering major Japanese and Chinese writing systems. ### Who is Scribe Origins for? This app is designed for students who are studying Japanese or Chinese and want to efficiently learn to read and write the characters required for these languages. It is particularly beneficial for those who want to build a strong foundation in writing for faster language acquisition. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 26.0.1 — 2026-10-10 Every Scribe and StudyChat course now lives in one app. - The vocabulary from Scribe Japanese, Scribe Korean, Scribe Chinese, Scribe Spanish, Scribe Thai and Scribe Cantonese, beside the StudyChat conversations, in one library - One spaced-repetition record across every study mode, so nothing is studied twice - 22 languages, 64 illustrated conversations, and exam decks from JLPT to Goethe - Your progress, and your streak, stay in step across iPhone, iPad, Mac and the web ### 3.5.1 — 2021-09-21 Bug fixes and performance improvements. ### 3.4.0 — 2021-04-24 Bug fixes and performance improvements. ### 3.3.0 — 2021-04-22 Several improvements behind the scenes. ### 3.2.9 — 2021-03-05 Long overdue update. 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