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小5漢字ドリル 基礎からマスター! vs 英検®3級Pass

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

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小5漢字ドリル 基礎からマスター!

Master fifth-grade Japanese kanji with interactive drills covering reading, writing, and stroke order. Features daily lessons, progress tracking, and tests to reinforce learning. Supports school-use settings for multiple students.

Highlights
  • Learn 193 fifth-grade kanji
  • Interactive reading and writing practice
  • Stroke order animation and correction
  • Daily kanji study habit builder
  • Progress tracking and saved exercises
  • Kanji reading and writing tests
  • School-use multi-user setting
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Since its release in 2011, the "Elementary School Kanji Drill" series is a long-selling app that has been used not only by individual users but also by schools and cram schools. This app series supports all 1026 characters that elementary school students learn in 6 years. In accordance with the 2020 revised elementary school curriculum guidelines, this app covers 193 kanji learned in the fifth grade of elementary school. About This App: “The Fifth Grade Kanji Learning Drill” covers all 193 kanji characters learned by fifth grade elementary school students in Japan. You can acquire kanji reading and writing skills through interactive exercises, all while having fun. By learning proper stroke order, you will also gain beautiful kanji writing skill. 10 new kanji characters are studied per day, so it’s easy to build a good learning habit. Completed exercises are marked and saved, so it’s easy to keep track of your progress. Test function can be used to test your kanji knowledge and what you have learned. When a kanji is written with improper stroke order, a “re-do” function allows you to learn the correct stroke order. All kanji practices are saved, so you can start your exercise from where you left off. Memorized kanji characters are marked, so you can visually keep track of your daily accomplishments. [App Function] School-use setting (multi-user setting) is now available. Administrator can enter a password to manage students’ information. [How to use] Turn on “school-use” in settings and enter administrator password. Each student’s name and password can be registered. Lists of school and student names are displayed. Students can select their name and enter password to start their exercise. ■Practice: ・ Learn to read and write all 193 kanji characters learned by fifth grade elementary school students in Japan ・ Study each kanji’s meaning and how to use it through a variety of example sentences ・ Stroke order is demonstrated through animations ・ Practice correct kanji stroke order ・ Both kanji readings, onyomi (sound reading) and kunyomi (meaning reading), are displayed ・ Each kanji character is practiced 5 times ■Kanji Writing Check: ・ Each kanji writing is checked ・ Practicing kanji have to be mastered before moving on to the next new kanji ・ Correctly written kanji characters are marked, so it’s easy to check your progress ■Kanji Reading Check: ・ Each kanji reading is checked ・ Get both onyomi and kunyomi correct before moving on to the next kanji ・ Kana chart can be used to check your hiragana writing ■Test Function: ・ Writing and reading skills can be tested with randomly selected kanji ・ Total of 20 kanji (10 writing, 10 reading) are tested and scored ・ Receive a medal based on your score ・ Challenge as many times as you like and score 100% ■Additional Test Function: ・ Additional exams are available to strengthen your kanji skills ■Score Function: ・ National score ranking chart is available, and it can be filtered by: age, gender or city ・ “National average” displays national average score, number of registered users and average user age ・ “City ranking” displays average score and number of registered users by city ■Setting: ・ Kanji Display Order Setting: Relevance/Stroke Count/Kana Syllabary/Custom ・ Audio: On/Off ・ Clear Practice Record ・ Skip Function ・ Display Kana Guide ・ Multi-user Setting

About

英検®3級Pass

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「英検®3級Pass」は、英検3級合格を目指す方のための総合学習アプリです。 リーディング、リスニング、ライティング、二次試験(面接)対策まで、英検3級に必要な学習を1つのアプリで進められます。 v3ではライティングのAI採点に対応し、自分の英作文をその場で確認しながら学習できるようになりました。 【主な特長】 ■ 英検3級の4技能に対応 リーディング、リスニング、ライティング、二次試験(面接)対策を収録。一次試験から二次試験まで、バランスよく対策できます。 ■ ライティングAI採点 書いた英作文をAIで採点し、点数や改善点を確認できます。AI採点はアプリ内のAI採点コインを使用します。 ■ 模擬問題と解説で理解を深める 問題を解くだけでなく、解説を確認しながら「なぜその答えになるのか」を理解できます。 ■ スキマ時間に学習しやすい設計 通学・通勤中や短い空き時間でも、少しずつ英検対策を進められます。 ■ コイン購入とリワードポイント AI採点に使えるコインはアプリ内課金で購入できます。また、広告視聴によってリワードポイントを獲得し、一定数たまるとコインに変換できます。 【こんな方におすすめ】 ・英検3級をこれから受験する方 ・独学で英検対策を進めたい方 ・英作文の改善点を確認したい方 ・一次試験と二次試験をまとめて対策したい方 ・リーディング、リスニング、ライティング、面接をバランスよく学びたい方 【ご注意】 ・本アプリは英検®の公式アプリではありません。 ・英検®は、公益財団法人 日本英語検定協会の登録商標です。 ・AI採点は学習補助を目的とした機能であり、実際の試験結果を保証するものではありません。 ・無料機能の一部で広告が表示される場合があります。

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小5漢字ドリル 基礎からマスター!4 screens
英検®3級Pass4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 英検®3級Pass at Free against 小5漢字ドリル 基礎からマスター!'s $4.99. 英検®3級Pass also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). 小5漢字ドリル 基礎からマスター!'s advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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

英検®3級Pass is free to download; 小5漢字ドリル 基礎からマスター! costs $4.99 up front. 小5漢字ドリル 基礎からマスター! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 英検®3級Pass sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

小5漢字ドリル 基礎からマスター! ships an update every 5 months, 英検®3級Pass fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

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小5漢字ドリル 基礎からマスター! versus 英検®3級Pass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter小5漢字ドリル 基礎からマスター!英検®3級Pass
Price$4.99Free — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGloding Inc.KANDK

In-app purchases

1 purchases

小5漢字ドリル 基礎からマスター!

One-time1
  • 小5漢字ドリル 令和2年度版追加ドリル$1.99
4 purchases

英検®3級Pass

One-time4
  • 20コイン$1.99
  • 50コイン$3.99
  • 120コイン$6.99
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  • 300コイン$14.99

Questions

Is 小5漢字ドリル 基礎からマスター! free?
小5漢字ドリル 基礎からマスター! costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is 英検®3級Pass free?
英検®3級Pass is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 小5漢字ドリル 基礎からマスター! or 英検®3級Pass have ads?
英検®3級Pass shows ads; 小5漢字ドリル 基礎からマスター! does not.
Which is updated more often, 小5漢字ドリル 基礎からマスター! or 英検®3級Pass?
小5漢字ドリル 基礎からマスター! ships an update every 5 months, and 英検®3級Pass fortnightly. Most recently, 小5漢字ドリル 基礎からマスター! was updated on September 7, 2026 and 英検®3級Pass on September 17, 2026.

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