Kanji Drill vs Kapi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kanji Drill
This educational app offers three distinct drills to enhance Japanese language learning. Focus on kanji reading, vocabulary acquisition, and verb conjugation. Developed by university students, it's a practical tool for mastering Japanese fundamentals.
- Kanji reading practice
- Vocabulary word drills
- Te-form verb conjugation
- Developed by university students
- Japanese language learning
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Nihongo Drill is from the Japanese program at Lehman College, The City University of New York. There are three drills - Kanji, Tango and Te-form drill - all designed to help students learn Japanese and improve their knowledge in kanji reading, vocabulary words and the verb conjugation, and they were developed by Lehman students.
Kapi
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A little Japanese, every time you look. Kapi puts a kanji on your Lock Screen with designs that show its sounds and meaning. Tap a character widget to open that character in the app. Kapi requires a subscription for the app and widgets. Choose monthly or yearly. Eligible yearly subscriptions include a 3-day free trial; monthly has no free trial. You see the local price before confirming with Apple. LEARN ONE CHARACTER AT A TIME Reveal the sounds, meaning and a real example word when one is available. Hear the readings with your iPhone's voice. Explore pieces, stroke order and additional words drawn from open dictionary data. WIDGETS FOR THE WAY YOU LEARN Add Lock Screen or Home Screen widgets and choose a design. Kapi follows your chosen flip schedule, subject to iOS refresh timing. Some designs teach; others help you recall characters you have already met. SHORT CHECKS, WITHOUT A STREAK Answer short checks in the app or the Home Screen quiz widget. Wrong answers bring teaching and another chance. A daily limit keeps the question count bounded; there is no streak to protect. Checks need enough learned characters to supply real alternatives. A REAL SENTENCE EACH DAY After meeting four characters, unlock a daily sentence with spoken readings and word explanations. Browse your dated sentence archive in the app. ALL FIVE LEVELS Explore 2,211 kanji across N5-N1. Search the Library, mark characters you already know and see your learning history in Progress. Rare characters may not have an example word or sentence. YOUR LEARNING STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE No login is needed. Learning data is bundled and progress is stored locally. An internet connection is needed for purchases and purchase checks; Apple and RevenueCat handle subscriptions and purchase analytics. If you contact support, we receive the message you choose to send. SUBSCRIPTIONS Monthly and yearly plans renew automatically unless cancelled. For an eligible yearly trial, cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends to avoid the first charge. Manage or cancel in your Apple subscription settings. Deleting Kapi does not cancel a subscription. Restore purchases is available in the app. Privacy: https://zarif785.github.io/kapi-legal/privacy Terms: https://zarif785.github.io/kapi-legal/terms Apple standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: zarif.arefein@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Kanji Drill at 3 against Kapi's 1. Kanji Drill also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Kanji Drill | Kapi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ASAKO TOCHIKA | Zarif Raiyan Arefeen |
In-app purchases
Kanji Drill
No in-app purchases
Kapi
No in-app purchases









