RoboKana vs Kanji Widget JLPT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RoboKana
Master Japanese writing with interactive lessons for Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. Practice stroke order, writing, and pronunciation with animated guides and feedback. Unlock comprehensive content and track your progress.
- Handwriting practice for Kana and Kanji
- Animated stroke order guidance
- Pronunciation audio
- Customizable brush and character sets
- JLPT N5-N3 Kanji content
- Learning statistics
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Real hand writing experience for Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji JLPT N5, N4, N3 Robokana is a handy tool for those who study Japanese and need to memorize the writing and reading of Kana and Kanjis. It works like an interactive textbook: *See the animation of strokes order and hear the pronunciation *Draw with a finger right on the screen of your device *Let the robot to check the work *Repeat! Kana features: - Animated hints of stroke order - Support of Dakuten & Handakuten sets - Exam mode Kanji features - tons of Kanji related content: meanings, onyomi and kunyomi, kanji radicals, compounding words - train your muscle memory via hand-writing - do voice practice by reading aloud - improve recognition on mix & match tasks Other nice features: - Possibility to create custom characters sets - Customizable calligraphic brush - Learning statistics Please note, that only part of the content is available for free, App contains in-app purchases to unlock all content.
Kanji Widget JLPT
This app displays kanji words on your screen to help you learn efficiently. It covers all JLPT levels with specific lessons and includes features for memorization practice and testing.
- On-screen Kanji display
- Covers all JLPT levels (N5-N1)
- 10 words per lesson
- Memorization practice
- Lesson completion tracking
- Practice tests
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Kanji widget is an application that helps you save time studying by showing kanji words on the screen. We have designed the best display to help you learn Kanji well with even a glance. Functions: 2300 JLPT Kanji words all levels N5 N4 N3 N2 N divided specifically 10 words for each lesson Pracrise memoring kanji feature Practice test feature at the end of the lesson Lesson completion feature Please experience the application and don't forget to rate for our app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RoboKana at 87% against Kanji Widget JLPT's 0%. RoboKana also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). Kanji Widget JLPT's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. RoboKana sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Kanji Widget JLPT asks for nothing beyond the download.
RoboKana holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RoboKana has 2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of RoboKana's written reviews are positive against 0% of Kanji Widget JLPT's.
RoboKana ships an update every 3 weeks, Kanji Widget JLPT every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RoboKana | Kanji Widget JLPT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (2K ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 172 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olena Bachurina | CAO HUNG LE |
Customer experience
RoboKana
Kanji Widget JLPT
Bugs and requests
RoboKana
Reported bugs
3 issues- Trouble recognizing certain characters (e.g. 'no', 'fu')
- Inconsistent behavior when writing characters correctly
- Purchase not transferring between devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add more kanji levels (N3, N2, N1)
- Allow mixing of hiragana and katakana
- Provide option to disable romaji
- Implement cloud sync for progress
- Add more varied practice modes
Kanji Widget JLPT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RoboKana
- Unlock Hiragana & Katakana$3.99
- Unlock Kanji JLPT N5, N4, N3$5.99
- Unlock Everything$6.99
Kanji Widget JLPT
No in-app purchases
Questions
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