Kana School vs Loquacious
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kana School
Master Japanese hiragana and katakana with a structured, step-by-step learning system. Unlock new levels by passing tests and reinforce your knowledge with an infinite quiz. Features synthesized audio for pronunciation practice and comprehensive kana tables.
- Step-by-step character learning
- Unlockable levels via tests
- Infinite quiz mode
- Synthesized audio for pronunciation
- Browse kana tables
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Welcome to Kana School! Learn to read the Japanese hiragana and katakana characters: - Simple step-by-step approach, breaking the characters into bite-size groups. - Pass tests to unlock more levels! - Brush up on your existing knowledge by diving right into the infinite quiz! - Synthesized audio to improve pronunciation. - Browse kana tables. - No in-app purchases or ads. Thanks for looking! Arigato! :-)
Loquacious
This app helps users improve their language skills, creative thinking, and communication abilities. It aims to empower individuals to express ideas, emotions, and knowledge with precision and clarity.
- Enhanced language skills
- Creative thinking development
- Impactful communication
- Precise articulation
- Emotional expression
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At Loquacious, we aim to empower individuals to articulate ideas, emotions, and knowledge precisely and clearly, unlocking their full potential through enhanced language skills, creative thinking, and impactful communication.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Kana School at Free against Loquacious's $3.99. Kana School also leads on ratings volume (95 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.5). Loquacious's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Kana School is free to download; Loquacious costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Kana School against 5.0 for Loquacious. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kana School has 95 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of Kana School's written reviews are positive against 100% of Loquacious's.
Kana School ships an update every 18 months, Loquacious every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kana School | Loquacious |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (95 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 97.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 95 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew McGee | Azmi Abusam |
Customer experience
Kana School
Loquacious
Bugs and requests
Kana School
Reported bugs
2 issues- Slow loading performance reported by some users
- Feature discoverability issues
Requested features
10 requests- Stroke order tutorials for character writing
- Writing/drawing practice to reinforce learning
- Multiple font options (serif, brush stroke, handwritten)
- Dakuten and han-dakuten character options
- Kanji learning section
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- Timer feature for challenges
- Optional pronunciation toggle
- Hiragana to katakana conversion practice (without romaji)
- High score tracking for infinite mode
- Word and phrase learning beyond basic kana
Loquacious
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kana School
No in-app purchases
Loquacious
No in-app purchases
