Shirabe Jisho vs MM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shirabe Jisho
This app provides a comprehensive offline Japanese-English and English-Japanese dictionary. It includes extensive entries, kanji details with stroke order, name databases, and example sentences. Features handwriting recognition and advanced search options for efficient language learning.
- Offline Japanese-English dictionary
- Kanji with stroke order
- Japanese names database
- Example sentences with translation
- Handwriting recognition
- Advanced search (wildcard, radicals)
- Kanji lists by JLPT level
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Simple but powerful Japanese-English, English-Japanese dictionary app. The app's features include: ● Over 170.000 dictionary entries with readings and english meaning ● Over 6.500 kanji characters with stroke order ● Over 730.000 Japanese names, place names and institution names ● Over 147.000 example sentences with translation ● Instantaneous search results ● Character input by kanji and kana handwriting recognition. Recognition algorithm can handle wrong stroke order and small mistakes. ● When multiple similar characters are found, you don't need to redo drawing after each character - just long press to see a preview ● Search by kanji radicals (for example 日 and 月 will find 明) ● Wildcard search - "*" can replace any number of characters and "?" can replace any single character. Works both with English and Japanese words. ● Search by kanji, kana and romaji - "じしょ", "じsho" and "jisho" will give the same search results ● Kanji lists by JLPT level and school grade (1 - 6) ● Multiple word lists divided by subject, grammatical function, JLPT level and more App contains an in-app purchase that allows you to: ● Screen customization – reorder word and kanji sections to keep the information you care about immediately visible ● Extended flashcard content – choose what appears on flashcards, including conjugations, examples, related kanji, and readings after the flip ● Custom theming – personalize the app’s color theme more freely
MM
Easily find Japanese meanings with this offline dictionary. Search by Myanmar, English, or Japanese words, and save your favorites. Includes Japanese and English voice pronunciations.
- Offline support
- Search by Myanmar, English, or Japanese
- Favorite word list
- Recent word history
- Japanese and English voice pronunciations
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This application is for all Japanese language learner to find Japanese meanings easily. Main Features - Support offline - Search by Myanmar, English or Japanese words - Easy navigation with tab view - Recent word list - Mark as favourite - Japanese and english voices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shirabe Jisho at 99% against MM's 50%. Shirabe Jisho also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.6) and ads (none vs shown). MM's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Shirabe Jisho sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MM asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shirabe Jisho holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shirabe Jisho has 8.9K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 99% of Shirabe Jisho's written reviews are positive against 50% of MM's.
Shirabe Jisho ships an update monthly, MM every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shirabe Jisho | MM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8.9K ratings) — better | 3.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8.9K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blazej Stanek | Aung min Naing |
Customer experience
Shirabe Jisho
MM
Bugs and requests
Shirabe Jisho
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Inconsistent font sizing in search results
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to sync bookmarks/lists across devices
- More customization options for flashcards
- Integration with spaced repetition apps like Anki
- Addition of pitch accent information
- Improved search history management
MM
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shirabe Jisho
- Shirabe Extras$9.99
MM
No in-app purchases



