LetterMarch vs Nihongo Lessons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LetterMarch
This educational game challenges players to capture words by destroying superfluous letters. Its adaptive algorithm ensures a difficulty level suitable for all ages, from first graders to college professors. Conquer the world by mastering word capture.
- Word capture gameplay
- Destroy superfluous letters
- Adaptive difficulty algorithm
- Suitable for all ages
- Conquer the world mode
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Capturing words isn't easy. Only the noblest and bravest of souls dare try. Many shrink back, fail, or give up. But you are not one of the many. You seek to capture words, and you will not be prevailed upon. It's you versus the world... Actually it's you versus thousands of squirrels running in circles to turn a crank that rotates a gear that drops a ball onto a lever that juices a server farm that powers an adaptive algorithm that quickly ramps up difficulty to match your skill, so LetterMarch is just as challenging for a college professor as it is for a first grader. Capture words, destroy superfluous letters, and conquer the world.
Nihongo Lessons
This app helps learners of all levels achieve Japanese fluency. It uses a flashcard format to teach vocabulary, grammar, and writing systems, with advanced spaced repetition for effective retention. Content is sourced from real manga for advanced learners.
- Learn Hiragana and Katakana
- 7000+ handcrafted sentences
- Professional voice actor audio
- Advanced Spaced Repetition System (SRS)
- Vocabulary and grammar from manga
- Flashcard learning format
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A new app for people serious about becoming fluent in Japanese, from the maker of Nihongo: a modern Japanese dictionary. Nihongo Lessons is based off the excellent Japanese Level Up (Jalup) series, and is made to help all levels of learners. * If you're a complete beginner, the app starts you off by teaching you to write the Japanese alphabets hiragana and katakana, and then quickly starts building your vocabulary and grammar fundamentals. * If you're at an intermediate level, you can jump into content that will help you grow your Japanese grammar, vocabulary, and listening skills more efficiently than ever before. * If you're an advanced learner diving into the world of native content or studying for JLPT N1, Nihongo Lessons can help fill in the gaps in your knowledge with vocabulary and grammar pulled directly from real manga. Instead of a traditional textbook, everything in Nihongo Lessons is in a flashcard format. Flashcards are easier to take in, easier to know how much to learn and how often to review, and simplify the mountain of information you need to absorb. Each flashcard introduces one new sentence for you to understand, and every new sentence introduces exactly one new word, grammar point, or concept. This keeps you constantly moving forward in your learning journey - never bored, never overwhelmed. * Learn to write hiragana and katakana, the main alphabets of the Japanese language. * Progress from beginner to fluent across 7000 handcrafted sentences, each introducing a single new word or concept. * Listen to sentences spoken out loud by a professional voice actor. * Advanced Spaced Repetition (SRS) to help you retain everything you've learned for the long-term. * Nihongo Lessons doesn’t just plop a fun game on top of the language. It engages the brain’s natural urge to solve problems by making learning the language itself the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LetterMarch at none against Nihongo Lessons's 13. LetterMarch also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 85%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Nihongo Lessons's advantage is ratings volume (126 vs 4). On price and ads 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. Nihongo Lessons sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. LetterMarch asks for nothing beyond the download.
LetterMarch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nihongo Lessons has 126 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of LetterMarch's written reviews are positive against 85% of Nihongo Lessons's.
| Parameter | LetterMarch | Nihongo Lessons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.8 (126 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 84.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 126 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 258 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Third Rail Games LLC | Serpenti Sei Japan |
Customer experience
LetterMarch
Nihongo Lessons
In-app purchases
LetterMarch
No in-app purchases
Nihongo Lessons
- All Access Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- All Access Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Beginner Deck (Discounted)$59.99
- Champion Deck (Discounted)$59.99
- Expert Deck (Discounted)$59.99
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- Master Deck (Discounted)$59.99
- Intermediate Deck (Discounted)$83.99
- Beginner Deck (Discounted)$101.99
- Beginner Deck$119.99
- All Decks (Discounted)$149.99
- All Decks (Discounted)$254.99
- All Decks$299.99
- All Decks (Discounted)$299.99
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