Basic Kanji Study vs Wordful Japanese
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basic Kanji Study
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Aplicación en catalán. Aquesta aplicació permet estudiar Kanji seguint el pla d'estudis de l'Escola Oficial d'Idiomes de Barcelona Drassanes. Es poden seguir 3 mètodes diferents per estudiar: - Kanji: Veus el Kanji i has de pensar el seu significat i pronuncia. A continuació veuràs el vocabulari relacionat i hauràs de pensar els significats. - Vocabulari: Apareix la paraula i has de pensar la pronunciar i el significat. - Yomi: Es mostra el significat i pronuncia d'un Kanji. Has de dibuixar-lo i després podràs comparar-lo i veure com es dibuixa. Finalment es repassa vocabulari. Funcionalitats: - Cada mètode permet seleccionar quina o quines lliçons es volen estudiar. - Es pot marcar un kanji o una paraula i després estudiar només les marcades. - L'ordre de repàs pot ser consecutiu o aleatori - Si no tens temps d'acabar de repassar una lliçó, no et preocupis, l'app recorda per on anaves i després podràs continuar.
Wordful Japanese
Explore and learn Japanese through engaging photos, quizzes, and local content. This app accelerates language acquisition beyond traditional methods, offering a growing library of words and contexts for all ages. It's also a valuable tool for educators.
- Photo-based learning
- Interactive quizzes
- Local Japanese content
- Native speaker audio
- Growing word library
- Educator tools
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Learn the Japanese people actually speak. Wordful Japanese teaches real words and phrases for everyday life in Japan — sushi and shinkansen, konbini and izakaya — not a generic list translated the same way for every language. HOW IT WORKS Lessons are grouped by everyday topics: greetings, food, transport, shopping, and more. Words are shown in hiragana, katakana, and kanji with romaji support, so you can read them however you're most comfortable. Each lesson includes new words, a listening quiz, and a reading quiz, with new activities added regularly. A separate Context track puts vocabulary into real situations, like ordering at a restaurant or asking for directions, so you learn to use words together, not just recognize them. The starting words in every topic are free. Unlock the rest with a single one-time purchase — pay once, keep it forever. BUILT ON TRUST Word lessons, reading, listening, and Context practice all work offline, with no account and no data collected: - No wifi or data connection needed - No account or sign-up required - No personal data collected - No ads - Kid-friendly content and design Choose your study-from language and your app language independently. As new words, phrases, and practice content are added, they're included at no extra cost. Wordful is a family of single-language apps. This listing is Wordful Japanese — explore other languages in the Wordful collection.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basic Kanji Study at none against Wordful Japanese's 1. Basic Kanji Study also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 29 months) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 17.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Wordful Japanese sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Basic Kanji Study asks for nothing beyond the download.
Basic Kanji Study ships an update every 6 months, Wordful Japanese every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic Kanji Study | Wordful Japanese |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 271 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Limaraxa S.L. | Curiosity Ventures LLC |
In-app purchases
Basic Kanji Study
No in-app purchases
Wordful Japanese
- All Words and Full Quizzes$2.99
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