Comparison

かなもじたんさく vs kotoha

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

Head to head
About

かなもじたんさく

Features
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本アプリでは、上部に記載されているお題を元に言葉を推測する脳トレアプリです。中央部の文字列の中からお題に合った文字を導き出してスライドさせて答えていきます。下部にはそれぞれ文字数が記載されており、その文字数がヒントになります。全ての文字を埋めることができればクリアとなります。わからない場合は右上にあるヒントボタンをタップすることでヒントが表示されます。 問題数は全部で120問以上をプレイできます。今後のバージョンアップで問題数を増やしていく予定です。

About

kotoha

This daily word game tests your Japanese language skills and helps you learn new words. It features different modes suitable for both beginners and advanced speakers, specifically designed around the Japanese syllabic writing system.

Highlights
  • Daily word guessing challenges
  • Vocabulary expansion
  • Modes for learners and fluent speakers
  • Focus on Japanese syllabic writing system
  • Free to play
Features
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A daily word game that proves your knowledge of Japanese while expanding your vocabulary. Includes modes for learners and fluent speakers alike. Designed specifically for Japanese's syllabic writing system.

Screenshots

かなもじたんさく3 screens
kotoha2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: kotoha at 4.7 against かなもじたんさく's 4.0. kotoha also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (80% vs 50%). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

kotoha holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: kotoha has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of かなもじたんさく's written reviews are positive against 80% of kotoha's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

かなもじたんさく ships an update every 10 months, kotoha every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
かなもじたんさく versus kotoha: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterかなもじたんさくkotoha
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings120 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertakeshi inouekyle coburn

Customer experience

かなもじたんさく

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

kotoha

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

かなもじたんさく

No in-app purchases

None

kotoha

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is かなもじたんさく free?
かなもじたんさく is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is kotoha free?
kotoha is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, かなもじたんさく or kotoha?
kotoha is rated higher. かなもじたんさく averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while kotoha averages 4.7 from 20 ratings.
Do かなもじたんさく or kotoha have ads?
かなもじたんさく shows ads; kotoha does not.
Which is updated more often, かなもじたんさく or kotoha?
かなもじたんさく ships an update every 10 months, and kotoha every 3 weeks. Most recently, かなもじたんさく was updated on October 16, 2026 and kotoha on October 24, 2026.

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