Fun! Katakana vs Hiragana Transit Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Learn to write Katakana
- Interactive tracing exercises
- Encouraging characters
- Full character set unlockable
- Family Sharing compatible
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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)".
Hiragana Transit Map
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Hiragana Transit Map is a child-friendly map of Japan’s railways, stations, bus stops, and public GTFS bus routes. Station and route names are shown primarily in hiragana so children can explore Japan’s transit network for themselves. Now the routes on the map can become a Sugoroku board game too. EXPLORE THE TRANSIT MAP • Browse real railway lines, stations, bus stops, and public GTFS bus routes from across Japan • Tap a station or bus stop to see its name and connecting routes • Save favorite stations and bus stops • Show or hide individual routes • Use optional location access to discover transit around you • Choose hiragana-only labels or labels with kanji from the grown-up menu PLAY SUGOROKU ON THE MAP • Start from “Play a Board Game” on the transit map • Play solo or with family and friends nearby • Begin with the included Yamanote Line course, “First Transit Map” • Roll the dice and travel through stations and bus stops • Connect nearby iPhones and iPads to play together on the same board CREATE BOARDS FROM FAVORITE AREAS In the grown-up board manager, select any map area and save it as a reusable game board on the device. Saved boards can be renamed, edited, duplicated, reordered, and deleted. DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES • No ads, account registration, subscriptions, or in-app purchases • The transit map and solo board game work offline • Location is used only to show the current position and heading, and is not sent to an external server • Nearby play uses a direct local connection and does not match players with strangers online This app does not provide timetables, fares, journey planning, delays, or other live service information. Bundled transit data reflects the public information available when it was included and may differ from current conditions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hiragana Transit Map at none against Fun! Katakana's 1. Hiragana Transit Map also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). Fun! Katakana's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Fun! Katakana sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hiragana Transit Map asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fun! Katakana ships an update every 3 months, Hiragana Transit Map every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fun! Katakana | Hiragana Transit Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 433 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hajime Nakamura | Shigeyuki Kawamoto |
In-app purchases
Fun! Katakana
- Full version$2.99
Hiragana Transit Map
No in-app purchases
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