Japanese Typing vs Plane Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Japanese Typing
Practice typing Japanese characters and words with extensive vocabulary lists from JLPT N2, N3, N4, and N5. Improve your fluency with thousands of words and sentences designed for learners.
- 4000 Japanese words
- 15000 Japanese sentences
- JLPT N2, N3, N4, N5 vocabulary
- Typing practice
- Vocabulary lists
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This is a typing app with 4000 Japanese words and 15000 sentences from the vocabulary lists of JLPT N2, N3, N4 and N5.
Plane Notes
An intuitive infinite canvas notebook application designed for seamless note-taking. Capture your thoughts and ideas on an expandable digital page.
- Infinite canvas
- Handwritten notes
- Intuitive interface
- Digital notebook
- Expandable page
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This is an intuitive infinite canvas notebook app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Japanese Typing at none against Plane Notes's 1. Japanese Typing also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). Plane Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 days). On price, review sentiment 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. Plane Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Japanese Typing asks for nothing beyond the download.
Japanese Typing ships an update every 6 days, Plane Notes every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Japanese Typing | Plane Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (100 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 45.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 100 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuichi HARA | Jumpei Adachi |
Customer experience
Japanese Typing
Plane Notes
In-app purchases
Japanese Typing
No in-app purchases
Plane Notes
- Paid Version$5.99
Questions
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