Comparison

JClass vs ARLectio TH

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

JClass

Master Japanese easily with a virtual tutor. Progress through hiragana, katakana, kanji, and vocabulary with interactive quizzes and progress tracking. Earn achievements and compete on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Learn hiragana, katakana, and kanji
  • Vocabulary building
  • Interactive quiz mode
  • Progress tracking
  • Achievements and leaderboards
  • Content review by level
Features
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JClass helps you learn Japanese: hiragana, katakana, and the kanji and vocabulary of every JLPT level, from N5 to N1. STUDY WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW YET Quick quizzes sort every character and word by how well you know it. The ones you miss come back more often, and new ones appear only when you're ready. Wrong answer options are look-alike kanji and similar words, so guessing won't help. WHAT'S INSIDE • Hiragana and katakana • 2,000+ kanji with on and kun readings, radical, stroke order and example words • 4,100+ vocabulary words • Searchable dictionaries for kana, kanji and words • Audio pronunciation • Meanings in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese or Russian ALSO • iCloud sync across your devices • Game Center achievements • Dark mode • No ads, no in-app purchases

About

ARLectio TH

Features
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ARLectio Treasure Hunt è una applicazione per fruire una Caccia al Tesoro Educativa in AR. Sfruttando la tecnologia della Realtà Aumentata (AR), unisce divertimento e apprendimento consentendo di sperimentare un'esperienza didattica unica e coinvolgente che si estende attraverso diverse discipline. Seleziona un percorso e risolvi gli enigmi delle tappe a cui è associato un contenuto educativo in Realtà Aumentata sotto forma di quesito. Per individuare ogni tappa ti verrà dato un indizio che ti aiuterà a trovare dove è celato il quesito che dovrai risolvere. I quesiti verranno quindi mostrati utilizzando tecniche di AR associati ad alcuni marker visuali posizionati in ogni tappa. In particolare, ogni quesito potrà essere formulato mediante un semplice testo, un immagine o un video. I marker visuali, che attiveranno i contenuti AR saranno posizionati nell'ambiente dal docente o da chi organizza la caccia al tesoro. I marker sono reperibili sul sito di supporto https://treasurehunt.pa.itd.cnr.it. In particolare, per maggiori dettagli e informazioni su come predisporre in modo semplice ed efficace e/o partecipare ad una caccia al tesoro mediante ARLectio TH si consiglia di consultare la sezione "Kit Caccia al Tesoro" del sito, dove saranno disponibili istruzioni per cerare una esperienza personalizzata o usufruire di materiale già disponibile mediante questa app.

Screenshots

JClass4 screens
ARLectio TH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ARLectio TH at Free against JClass's $4.99. ARLectio TH also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ARLectio TH is free to download; JClass costs $4.99 up front. JClass sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. ARLectio TH asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JClass ships an update every 2 months, ARLectio TH every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and May 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
JClass versus ARLectio TH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJClassARLectio TH
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (376 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings376 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJorge CozainCNR - Istituto per le Tecnologie Didattiche

Bugs and requests

JClass

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Crashing on iPhone
  • App crashes with iOS 13.4
  • App crashes every time
  • App don't working on iPhone 5C
  • Purchased but it didn’t work
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  • App crashes everytime that use it
  • App crashes
  • After update, app doesn't work
  • App not working on iPad
  • App crashes on iPhone X
  • App crashes on iPhone 6
  • App hangs/stuck
  • Payment does not work correctly
  • Purchased N5, requires re-payment
  • Purchased N2, wish I didn't
  • Purchased full access, not opened
  • Error in word transcrib
  • App is closing alone
  • App is not reacting to touches
  • Purchased full set, doesn't react to touches

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add Russian language
  • Add more language options
  • Ability to reset progress
  • Landscape mode for iPad
  • Transfer progress to other devices
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  • Faster speed between questions
  • Dark mode option
  • Add Hiragana as an alphabet
  • Feature to select specific words for testing
  • Allow restarting exercises
  • Fix TTS pronunciation
  • Add 'kun' readings in Hiragana and 'on' readings in Katakana
  • Improve JLPT word training
  • Add Russian translation for Kanji

ARLectio TH

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

JClass

One-time6
  • JLPT N5Free
  • JLPT N4Free
  • JLPT N2Free
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  • JLPT N3Free
  • JLPT N1Free
  • Full JLPT AccessFree
None

ARLectio TH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JClass free?
JClass costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is ARLectio TH free?
ARLectio TH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JClass or ARLectio TH have ads?
Neither JClass nor ARLectio TH shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JClass or ARLectio TH?
JClass ships an update every 2 months, and ARLectio TH every 2 weeks. Most recently, JClass was updated on September 28, 2026 and ARLectio TH on May 18, 2026.

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