Learn Characters vs JClass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn Characters
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You can display favorite letters and words large, easy to see. It has a function to teach how to write letters with your fingers. FEATURES - When you want to show children's favorite words with letters - When you want to display complex letters large - When you want to teach foreigners how to write your native language
JClass
Master Japanese easily with a virtual tutor. Progress through hiragana, katakana, kanji, and vocabulary with interactive quizzes and progress tracking. Earn achievements and compete on leaderboards.
- Learn hiragana, katakana, and kanji
- Vocabulary building
- Interactive quiz mode
- Progress tracking
- Achievements and leaderboards
- Content review by level
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JClass helps you learn Japanese: hiragana, katakana, and the kanji and vocabulary of every JLPT level, from N5 to N1. STUDY WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW YET Quick quizzes sort every character and word by how well you know it. The ones you miss come back more often, and new ones appear only when you're ready. Wrong answer options are look-alike kanji and similar words, so guessing won't help. WHAT'S INSIDE • Hiragana and katakana • 2,000+ kanji with on and kun readings, radical, stroke order and example words • 4,100+ vocabulary words • Searchable dictionaries for kana, kanji and words • Audio pronunciation • Meanings in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese or Russian ALSO • iCloud sync across your devices • Game Center achievements • Dark mode • No ads, no in-app purchases
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Learn Characters at none against JClass's 6. Learn Characters also leads on price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). JClass's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 27 months). On ads 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
Learn Characters costs $2.99 and JClass $4.99 up front. JClass sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Learn Characters asks for nothing beyond the download.
Learn Characters ships an update every 27 months, JClass every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn Characters | JClass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (376 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 376 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HARASHOW Interactive | Jorge Cozain |
Bugs and requests
Learn Characters
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
JClass
Reported bugs
20 issues- Crashing on iPhone
- App crashes with iOS 13.4
- App crashes every time
- App don't working on iPhone 5C
- Purchased but it didn’t work
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- App crashes everytime that use it
- App crashes
- After update, app doesn't work
- App not working on iPad
- App crashes on iPhone X
- App crashes on iPhone 6
- App hangs/stuck
- Payment does not work correctly
- Purchased N5, requires re-payment
- Purchased N2, wish I didn't
- Purchased full access, not opened
- Error in word transcrib
- App is closing alone
- App is not reacting to touches
- Purchased full set, doesn't react to touches
Requested features
14 requests- Add Russian language
- Add more language options
- Ability to reset progress
- Landscape mode for iPad
- Transfer progress to other devices
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- Faster speed between questions
- Dark mode option
- Add Hiragana as an alphabet
- Feature to select specific words for testing
- Allow restarting exercises
- Fix TTS pronunciation
- Add 'kun' readings in Hiragana and 'on' readings in Katakana
- Improve JLPT word training
- Add Russian translation for Kanji
In-app purchases
Learn Characters
No in-app purchases
JClass
- JLPT N5Free
- JLPT N4Free
- JLPT N2Free
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- JLPT N3Free
- JLPT N1Free
- Full JLPT AccessFree
Questions
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