# Tabikana: Travel Japanese — Phrases, katakana and more! > Phrases, katakana and more! (iPhone/iPad app by Jupli.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tabikana-travel-japanese/id6627339774 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Jupli](https://appshunter.io/developer/988757514) - Category: Education, Travel - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 18.6 · 28 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2024-09-02 - Data updated: 2026-08-19 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tabikana-travel-japanese/id6627339774/reviews.md ## What is Tabikana? Tabikana is your essential companion for a trip to Japan. I've built the app over time to focus on the essentials, based on my own trips to Japan: katakana lessons to help you read Japanese, plus practical travel tools for currency, phrases and more. Here's what Tabikana includes: **KATAKANA LESSONS** Katakana is one of the three Japanese alphabets, and it's mainly used for words which come from English - food and transport words especially. Learning katakana was the single best thing I did before my first trip to Japan. For a little effort, you can understand a lot, and impress some locals in the process! I've written every lesson by hand, as a native English speaker who has studied Japanese. This means the lessons are written from first-hand learning experience - I'll help you avoid all the usual pitfalls. Tabikana's Katakana Features: • 25 hand-written lessons which help you to read every katakana • Audio recordings for every katakana to help with pronunciation • 48 hand-picked vocabulary words, explained in detail to show how katakana works • Test your knowledge with dynamic quizzes which focus on the parts you need to improve • Gain XP as your katakana knowledge improves, and see what level you can reach! • No ads, tracking or accounts, and works completely offline **TRAVEL KIT** Beyond katakana lessons, I've included some practical tools I wished I'd had on my first trip to Japan. No need to juggle multiple apps - everything works offline and is designed specifically for travellers. Essential Japanese Phrases: • 25 curated phrases you'll actually use day to day, including politeness, shopping, eating and drinking (no asking for directions to the library!) • Audio recordings to help with pronunciation of every phrase • Explanations on when to use each phrase Currency Conversion Calculator: • Convert from Japanese Yen to 20+ currencies, including US Dollars, Euro and British Pounds • Works completely offline, but if you're online it'll check the latest rates every day Consumption Tax Calculator: • Add consumption tax to any pre-tax prices you see while in Japan • Remove consumption tax from post-tax prices (useful if you're taking advantage of Tax Free options) **ALL ACCESS PASS** The All Access Pass unlocks all 25 katakana lessons, all 25 phrases with audio and explanations, plus unlimited quizzes and detailed stats. It's a one-time purchase - no subscription! **FEEDBACK** If you have any feedback about Tabikana, I'd love to hear from you. You can email me at gary@tabikana.com with any feedback! ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | All Access Pass | $4.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.0.0 — 2026-01-18 This update adds the Travel Kit with some essential tools for a trip to Japan! - Essential Phrases - 25 essential phrases, including audio recordings and explanations - Currency Conversion Calculator - Convert Japanese prices to 20+ currencies, with rates updated every day (works offline!) - Consumption Tax Calculator - Calculate how much a price will be with and without Japanese sales / consumption tax This update also brings some improvements to the existing katakana lessons and quizzes: - Katakana which are almost never used in modern Japan are no longer included in quizzes, to help avoid confusion with other similar characters - Fixed some text being hard to read in dark mode ### 1.0.5 — 2024-11-01 I hope you're all enjoying learning katakana with Tabikana! This update adds combined katakana sounds to the stats table, so you can keep track of your progress on them. ### 1.0.4 — 2024-09-24 I hope you're all enjoying learning katakana with Tabikana! This small update adds dark and tinted icons for iOS 18, so Tabikana can fit in perfectly on your home screen. ### 1.0.3 — 2024-09-03 This update brings some small fixes to the initial release of Tabikana. ### 1.0 — 2024-09-02 No release notes. ## Apps similar to Tabikana | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Learn Japanese Language Cards](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/learn-japanese-language-cards/id6746145136) | — | Free | Education | | [Kanji Trace](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kanji-trace/id6754577191) | — | Free | Education | | [Kanjinotes](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kanjinotes/id6738105807) | — | Free | Education | | [Chat2Learn](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chat2learn/id6742201069) | 5.0 (3) | Free | Education | | [Dictionary English Estonian](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dictionary-english-estonian/id6451323269) | — | Free | Education | | [Japanese Te-Form](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/japanese-te-form/id6456266904) | — | Free | Education | ## More apps by Jupli - [Map Quiz World Tour](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/map-quiz-world-tour/id688197528) - [Christmas Countdown (2026)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/christmas-countdown-2026/id1175449517) - [Just Meditate.](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/just-meditate/id1467193094) - [Countdown to Anything!](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/countdown-to-anything/id1489443070) - [Four by Six](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/four-by-six/id1575950414) - [Just Run: Zero to 5K (+10K)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/just-run-zero-to-5k-plus-10k/id1619784769) All apps by Jupli: https://appshunter.io/developer/988757514 ## Related topics [travel japanese](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/travel-japanese) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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