Versant vs Kotowa

Versant language tests can be taken anytime and anywhere with the Versant test app. Tests taken on the Versant test app provide the same accurate scores as other delivery methods, with the added benefit of working on smartphones. Tests may be taken online or offline, though offline testing is preferred to prevent any distractions from notifications. In cases of unstable or intermittent internet connectivity, individual tests and batches may be downloaded to the device ahead of time. Once the user is back online, responses are automatically uploaded and submitted for scoring. Test scores and statuses are also conveniently available within the app.

Kotowa is a reader for people learning Japanese. Open a pack of Japanese text, comic pages or video subtitles and read it one line at a time. Every line shows: - the Japanese with furigana, which you can turn off - a translation underneath, and a second language when the pack has one - a word-by-word breakdown. Tap a word for its reading, meaning and the full dictionary entry from JMdict Packs can also carry comic pages, and subtitles that follow a video you link from the Files app. These packs come with the app: - 蜘蛛の糸, a short story by 芥川龍之介 (public domain, from Aozora Bunko) - ブラックジャックによろしく by 佐藤秀峰, a comic, used under the author's free-use terms - 新種のSCPが怖すぎる件 by Kizuna AI (CC BY-SA 3.0), with Japanese audio. The pack holds the lines; you download the video from our site and link it from Files. - Hello, Kotowa, a short set of greetings to try the reader on Make your own packs. A pack is a folder or a zip. Add it from the Files app or from an address. The guide at kotowa.gellyfish.dev explains the format, and an AI assistant can follow it to turn a text, a subtitle file or a script into a pack. Packs you add are for your own use; you are responsible for having the right to use what is in them. Private by design. No account, no ads, no analytics. Your packs, progress and settings stay on your device and nothing is sent to us. Kotowa works offline once a pack is on your device. Dictionary data: JMdict, © the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used under its licence.