D'source vs Kanji Mentor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
D'source
This project offers digital content and a social network for design education. It aims to enhance knowledge acquisition and skill development in university, industry, government, and informal sectors through technology.
- Digital online content for design
- Social networking for design professionals
- Digital resource database on design
- Knowledge accumulation and dissemination
- Focus on university, industry, and government sectors
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This project on 'Creating Digital Learning Environment for Design' also called 'e-kalpa' is sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resources, Government of India as part of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology. This project presents three initiatives β providing digital online content for design, a social networking environment for the design and higher learning and creating a digital resource database on design. The proposal would focus on knowledge accumulation, storing and dissemination and education in four sectors - University, Industry, Government and the Informal sector. The overall objective is the creation and development of new learning environments related to design that will provide greater access and enhancement to the acquisition of critical knowledge, skills, and abilities for economic and social development in our country. These initiatives will be based on the use of information and communications technology. This initiative 'e-kalpa' will be collaboratively developed by the three institutions - IDC at IIT Bombay, NID at Bangalore and DOD at IIT Guwahati along with the support of other design related institutionsβ and organizations.
Kanji Mentor
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Write each kanji from memory. Then see how you did. Kanji Mentor hides the character until you have tried to write it. You draw it from memory, and only then does the app show you the kanji and check your writing. Recalling a kanji before you see it is what makes it stick. HANDWRITING CHECK An AI model reviews every attempt and tells you: - whether the radicals are balanced and in proportion - whether the strokes are spaced well and the character sits centred - whether the stroke order and stroke count are right - whether your kanji is drifting toward a look-alike, for example ι£ and θ― REVIEWS TIMED TO YOUR WRITING Each card comes back on a spaced repetition schedule. The interval depends on how well you recalled the kanji and how well you wrote it. A shaky attempt brings the card back sooner. A clean one from memory pushes it further out. READING PRACTICE - On and kun reading drills with wrong answers taken from the same JLPT level - Drills on the pairs of kanji you have mixed up before - Example sentences for every kanji - Stroke order animation for every kanji AFTER EACH SESSION Your score spread, drill results, and which cards are learned and which still need work. FREE - All 126 N5 kanji and 92 kana - 10 handwriting checks a day - Spaced repetition, reading drills and reference cards with readings, meanings, compounds and memory hooks KANJI MENTOR PRO - N4, N3, N2 and N1: 782 more kanji - Unlimited handwriting checks - Quizzes and drills at every level - PDF export of your progress - 14-day free trial, then $59.99 a year The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Kanji data from JMdict/EDRDG, used under CC BY-SA 3.0. Privacy Policy: https://gist.github.com/jilagan/b813f7a8d8e649b7cda21312acb33639 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: D'source at none against Kanji Mentor's 1. D'source also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Kanji Mentor sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $59.99 per year. D'source asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | D'source | Kanji Mentor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | β | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ravi Poovaiah | Archmob Pte Ltd |
In-app purchases
D'source
No in-app purchases
Kanji Mentor
- Kanji Mentor Pro14 Days trial$59.991 Year









