Learn Japan vs Learn Japanese (Beginners)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn Japan
Master Japanese vocabulary and phrases with this free offline app designed for learners and travelers. It features over 9000 common words and phrases with high-quality audio, organized into scientific categories for effective learning. Includes a quiz game to reinforce knowledge and a search function for favorites.
- 9000+ common Japanese words and phrases
- Excellent audio quality
- Offline functionality
- Categorized lessons
- Quiz game for practice
- Search and favorites system
- Supports 32 languages for translation
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The best app free Learn Japanese for the world, contains over 9000 common Japanese words and phrases with excellent audio quality. It serve the purpose for learning and travelers visiting Japan...Lessons are divided into category and subcategory in a scientific way, try and feel. It brings a new learning methods FEATURES - Support multiple languages (Translate from 32 languages to Japanese ) - Quiz game (choose correct answer and rearrange these words to make meaningful sentences) will improve word and phrases - Perfect search and manage your favourite items system - No internet connection required
Learn Japanese (Beginners)
Master Japanese with a comprehensive, self-paced course designed for beginners. Learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation through interactive exercises and native audio. Study offline anytime, anywhere, with no daily limits.
- Offline Japanese course
- Learn alphabet and vocabulary
- Native audio recordings
- Interactive exercises
- Review mode
- Weekly user ranking
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Want to learn Japanese in an easy and flexible way? With over 30 million downloads worldwide, the BNR Languages apps help you study Japanese in a practical, simple, and independent way. The complete course allows you to start from scratch, learn the alphabet, build your vocabulary, and practice reading, writing, and listening with native audio recordings. Study on your own, at your own pace, with no daily limits, and use the review mode to reinforce everything you've already learned. Perfect for anyone who wants to learn Japanese quickly — whether for travel, study, work, or to communicate better with family and friends. Find out why our app is the ideal choice to study anytime, anywhere: - Offline Japanese course — from beginner to advanced levels. - Study independently, at your own pace, without the need for teachers. - No time limits or daily activity restrictions. - Interactive exercises with images that make learning easier. - Review mode to practice and refresh the content. - Native audio recordings with adjustable playback speed. - Different types of exercises: reading, writing, and listening. - Intuitive and easy-to-use interface for all ages. - Join the weekly ranking and compete with other users. - The app works completely offline — no internet connection needed. - All content is available for free. Download now and start learning Japanese in a simple, practical, and flexible way — at your own pace! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Learn Japan at none against Learn Japanese (Beginners)'s shown. Learn Japan also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Learn Japanese (Beginners)'s advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (49 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Learn Japan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Learn Japanese (Beginners) sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Learn Japan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Japanese (Beginners) has 49 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Learn Japan's written reviews are positive against 83% of Learn Japanese (Beginners)'s.
Learn Japan ships an update every 8 months, Learn Japanese (Beginners) monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn Japan | Learn Japanese (Beginners) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.6 (49 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 49 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Van Duong Nguyen | BNR LANGUAGES INC. |
Customer experience
Learn Japan
Learn Japanese (Beginners)
In-app purchases
Learn Japan
- Learn all category without ads$2.99
Learn Japanese (Beginners)
- Premium$1.991 Month
- Unlock all categories$3.991 Month
- Unlock all categories$5.991 Month
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- Premium$19.991 Year
- Unlock all categories$24.991 Year
- Unlock all categories$44.991 Year
- Remove Ads$3.99
- Unlock categories - lifetime$59.99
- Unlock categories - lifetime$69.99
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