小葵 vs Nihonisland
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
小葵
This app uses AI to help you learn English and Japanese through vocabulary practice, speaking exercises with AI feedback, and podcast listening with interactive features. It offers real-world context, pronunciation evaluation, and role-playing scenarios to make language acquisition engaging and effective.
- AI-powered vocabulary learning
- Pronunciation assessment
- Interactive AI speaking practice
- Role-playing scenarios
- Podcast listening with subtitles and translation
- AI analysis of audio content
- Note-taking and shadowing
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小葵 - AI 英语、日语学习, 让学习变得简单。 【记单词】 1. 播客例句,真实语境,真人发音 2. 说单词练习,发音评估 3. 图片助记 【练口语】 1. 高级AI语音,实时互动 2. 角色扮演 3. 话题聊天 【听播客】 1. 字幕、翻译、点击查词 2. AI解析 3. 笔记、跟读 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Nihonisland
Master Japanese through interactive dialogues, pronunciation guides, and AI-powered subtitle generation for podcasts and videos. Learn vocabulary, grammar, and kana with structured lessons and personalized practice.
- AI-generated subtitles for audio/video
- Interactive dialogues inspired by daily life
- Pronunciation guides and audio speed adjustment
- Grammar explanations and word context
- Structured N5 learning path
- Customizable vocabulary and sentence collections
- Kana chart and practice
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If you miss a line of Japanese, pause and listen again. Use pronunciation guides and translations, slow the audio down and say it yourself. Learn how each sentence sounds, what it means and how to use it. 500+ ORIGINAL DIALOGUES, INSPIRED BY EVERYDAY LIFE Shopping at a convenience store, ordering food, chatting with friends: learn expressions through everyday situations and original short stories. New dialogues are added regularly, so you can always find something new to practice. LISTEN CLOSELY, THEN SPEAK ALONG Follow the Japanese text, furigana, romaji and English translation. Adjust the speed, repeat individual sentences and set a pause so you have time to speak after the audio. Hide the text or reading aids to test your listening and practice shadowing, then check your understanding with listening and fill-in-the-blank exercises. TURN PODCASTS, VIDEOS AND SONGS INTO STUDY MATERIAL Choose a Japanese podcast and generate accurate AI subtitles and translations. Return to the parts you missed and listen as many times as you need. Import audio or video files from your device, or paste a supported video link to generate Japanese subtitles, readings and English translations. Japanese songs are supported too: use lyric subtitles to understand the words and learn how they're pronounced. GET HELP WITH WORDS AND GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT Tap an unfamiliar word to explore its reading, form and meaning in the sentence. Use AI grammar explanations to unpack difficult sentences and understand how expressions are used. Ask follow-up questions whenever you want to explore a word or sentence further. START FROM SCRATCH WITH KANA AND A GUIDED N5 PATH Learn hiragana and katakana with an interactive kana chart. Practice reading, listening and matching, with extra review for unfamiliar or easily confused characters. Follow the N5 path through basic vocabulary, sentence patterns and grammar in a clear sequence, with lesson exercises and checkpoints to reinforce what you've learned. SAVE EXPRESSIONS AND KEEP PRACTICING Save words and sentences to your own collections and choose how much new material to study and review each day. Reinforce what you've learned with multiple-choice questions, matching, spelling, dictation and practice putting words in order. Some content and features require a membership. AI usage allowances and credit requirements are shown in the app. AI-generated content may contain errors; check it against the original audio and context. Online content availability depends on the source and your network. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 小葵 at weekly against Nihonisland's every 3 months. 小葵 also leads on ratings volume (34 vs 1). Nihonisland's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. 小葵 sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Nihonisland sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Nihonisland holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 小葵 has 34 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
小葵 ships an update weekly, Nihonisland every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 小葵 | Nihonisland |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (34 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 浩 李 | Jinan Huansheng Tuoying Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
小葵
Nihonisland
In-app purchases
小葵
- Plus subscription weekly$1.997 Days
- Plus subscription monthly$3.991 Month
- Plus subscription yearly$29.991 Year
- 600 coins$1.99
- 1500 coins$3.99
- 3500 coins$9.99
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- 5000 coins$14.99
Nihonisland
- Monthly Membership$1.991 Month
- Yearly Membership$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$19.99








