Comparison

Fun! Katakana vs HANASUHERO | ハナスヒーロー

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

Head to head
About

Fun! Katakana

This educational game helps children learn to write Japanese Katakana characters through interactive tracing exercises. Encouraging characters guide them as they practice, with a portion of the alphabet available for free and the full set unlockable via purchase.

Highlights
  • Learn to write Katakana
  • Interactive tracing exercises
  • Encouraging characters
  • Full character set unlockable
  • Family Sharing compatible
Features
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Fun! Katakana is educational game App for kids learning the Japanese alphabet: Katakana. By tracing dashed line, your child learn to write perfect Katakana, all while receiving encouragement from cute characters! There is lots for your kids to do in Fun! Katakana. You'll receive 20 characters for FREE, and you can get the full 46 characters if purchased. *About Family Sharing Please purchase "Fun! Katakana (VPP compatible)", not from the purchase button in this app. *About VPP Compatible Version We also provide Volume Purchase Program (VPP) compatible version as another app for educational institutions and companies. Please visit "Volume Purchase Program" (https://vpp.itunes.apple.com/) and search "Fun! Katakana (VPP compatible)".

About

HANASUHERO | ハナスヒーロー

Features
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ハナスヒーローは、写真の中の文字を「指して、聞いて、わかる」ための読書・生活文字サポートアプリです。 絵本、学校のお知らせ、街の標識、役所・病院・郵便局の案内、商品ラベル、外国語の本など、写真に写った原文を残したまま、読みたい部分を選んで確認できます。 主な機能 ・写真の中の文字を読み取り、番号付きの枠で表示 ・読みたい部分を選び、読み方や意味を確認 ・選択した文字や文章を音声で読み上げ ・日本語、英語、中国語、韓国語など複数の言語に対応 ・絵本、学校、買い物、病院、役所など日常生活の文字をサポート こんな場面におすすめです ・子どもと一緒に絵本を読むとき ・学校からのお知らせを確認するとき ・病院、役所、郵便局などの案内を読みたいとき ・商品ラベルや街の表示を理解したいとき ・外国語の本を原文のまま読み進めたいとき ハナスヒーローは、元の文章を大切にしながら、読むことと理解することをサポートします。 一部の機能は、1か月ごとに自動更新される月額サブスクリプションで提供されます。購入後、Apple Accountの設定からサブスクリプションの確認、変更、解約ができます。 プライバシーポリシー: https://hanasuhero.emysti.net/privacy 利用規約(Apple標準EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Fun! Katakana4 screens
HANASUHERO | ハナスヒーロー4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HANASUHERO | ハナスヒーロー at every 6 days against Fun! Katakana's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Fun! Katakana sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HANASUHERO | ハナスヒーロー sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.09 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fun! Katakana ships an update every 3 months, HANASUHERO | ハナスヒーロー every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Fun! Katakana versus HANASUHERO | ハナスヒーロー: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFun! KatakanaHANASUHERO | ハナスヒーロー
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHajime Nakamura合同会社EMYSTI

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fun! Katakana

One-time1
  • Full version$2.99
4 purchases

HANASUHERO | ハナスヒーロー

Subscriptions4
  • Light 月額プラン$5.091 Month
  • Standard 月額プラン$8.191 Month
  • Plus 月額プラン$13.491 Month
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  • Family 月額プラン$27.901 Month

Questions

Is Fun! Katakana free?
Fun! Katakana is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HANASUHERO | ハナスヒーロー free?
HANASUHERO | ハナスヒーロー is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fun! Katakana or HANASUHERO | ハナスヒーロー have ads?
Neither Fun! Katakana nor HANASUHERO | ハナスヒーロー shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fun! Katakana or HANASUHERO | ハナスヒーロー?
Fun! Katakana ships an update every 3 months, and HANASUHERO | ハナスヒーロー every 6 days. Most recently, Fun! Katakana was updated on October 29, 2026 and HANASUHERO | ハナスヒーロー on October 28, 2026.

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