Dekimasu vs Ringotan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dekimasu
Master Japanese Kanji with this intuitive and effective learning app. Utilize a smart spaced repetition system, interactive canvas for stroke order practice, and keyword mnemonics to retain meanings. Break down complex characters and personalize your learning journey.
- Spaced Repetition System (SRS)
- Interactive Kanji Canvas
- Keyword Mnemonics
- Radical Breakdown
- Personalized Learning Journey
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できます (Dekimasu): Master Japanese Kanji with Ease Unlock the Secrets of Kanji: Dive into the world of Japanese writing with Dekimasu – your personal kanji tutor! Whether you're a beginner or advancing in your studies, our app is designed to make kanji learning intuitive and effective. Spaced Repetition System (SRS): Say goodbye to forgetfulness! Our smart spaced repetition algorithm optimizes your study sessions, ensuring you remember kanji meanings longer and more effectively. Interactive Kanji Canvas: Practice makes perfect! Use our interactive canvas to master the art of kanji with guided stroke orders. It's like having a calligraphy expert in your pocket. Keyword Mnemonics: Every kanji in Dekimasu comes with a unique keyword, helping you anchor its meaning deeply in your memory. Create vivid story mnemonics with these keywords for an enjoyable and lasting learning experience. Radical Breakdown: Unravel complex kanji by understanding their radicals. Our app breaks down each character into simpler parts, making learning intricate kanji an enjoyable puzzle to solve. Personalized Learning Journey: Take control of your kanji learning. Spend extra time crafting memorable stories for tricky characters, or breeze through the ones you know. Our app adapts to your pace, ensuring a stress-free learning curve. Embark on your kanji journey with Dekimasu today – where learning meets creativity and efficiency!
Ringotan
Master Japanese Kanji by practicing writing. This app uses advanced input detection and spaced repetition to help you learn quickly and effectively. Focuses on the physical act of writing characters, not just recognition.
- Learn Kanji by writing
- Advanced input detection
- Spaced repetition system (SRS)
- Focus on writing, not just reading
- Frequent updates with new features
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Learn Kanji by actually writing it! Ringotan is the first app built from the ground up to teach you how to WRITE Japanese Kanji, not just read them. By combining advanced input detection with industry-standard SRS (spaced repetition) algorithms, Ringotan ensures you learn as fully and quickly as possible. ----------------- Ringotan is free for a limited time. We update frequently, so be sure to check back for new features!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Ringotan at 567 against Dekimasu's 6. Ringotan also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dekimasu against 4.9 for Ringotan. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ringotan has 567 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dekimasu ships an update every 10 days, Ringotan every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dekimasu | Ringotan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.9 (567 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 95.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 567 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 206 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Brown | Daniel Pflughoeft |
Customer experience
Dekimasu
Ringotan
Bugs and requests
Dekimasu
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ringotan
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional issues with stroke order recognition
- Some kanji pronunciations not accurately represented
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Allow users to create and save custom kanji lists
- Provide more detailed keyword hints before writing
- Implement device sync to continue progress across platforms
- Add notification system to remind users of upcoming reviews
In-app purchases
Dekimasu
No in-app purchases
Ringotan
No in-app purchases









