Hajime! vs KATAS SHITO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hajime!
This Karate app allows users to practice and improve their techniques at home. It provides access to a comprehensive list of movements and katas, with plans for ongoing content expansion.
- Home Karate practice
- Improve technique
- List of movements
- Katas included
- New content added
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Your Karate app. Take the opportunity to improve your technique at home. Learn from the entire list of available movements and katas. We will continue to grow with new content.
KATAS SHITO
Master Shito-Ryu karate katas and bunkais with this comprehensive guide. Perfect your techniques, visualize movements with directional arrows, and zoom in on every detail. Includes 10 katas essential for 2nd and 3rd Dan black belt preparation.
- Perfect your Katas
- Implement Katas with Bunkais
- Visualize displacements with arrow directions
- Zoom in on details of positions
- Find names of positions/techniques
- View complete Kata through reader
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This application was designed by Daniel CERON, karate teacher Shito-Ryu 7th dan student of Master Hidetoshi NAKAHASHI, graduate DESCHI UCHI state of Master Mabuni. and developed by Jean-Claude BLOT, 1st DAN SHOTOKAN. We designed it to accompany karatekas for obtaining their different belts. USING THIS APP LETS YOU: - To perfect your Katas. - To implement the Katas with Bunkais. - In view your displacements in space thanks to the arrow directions. - To zoom in at any time on every detail of positions. - To find the name of the position or technique. - To view the complete Kata through a reader. THE KATAS IN THIS APPLICATION: 10 katas : The 5 Jion, Wanshu, Bassai Dai, Seienchin and Kosokun Dai for the preparation of the 2nd DAN black belt. The 5 other Bassai Sho, Chinto, Jitte, Naifanchin Nidan and Kosokun Sho for the preparation of the 3th DAN black belt. KATAS PERFORMED BY DANIEL CERON: https://www.danielceron.fr
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hajime! at 67% against KATAS SHITO's 0%. Hajime! also leads on price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 20 months). KATAS SHITO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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
Hajime! is free to download; KATAS SHITO costs $4.99 up front. Hajime! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. KATAS SHITO asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hajime! ships an update every 3 months, KATAS SHITO every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hajime! | KATAS SHITO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alberto Sanz Redondo | JEAN-CLAUDE BLOT |
Customer experience
Hajime!
KATAS SHITO
In-app purchases
Hajime!
- Remove all advertisement$0.99
KATAS SHITO
No in-app purchases
