Influent Language Learning vs Kana Invaders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Influent Language Learning
Learn new vocabulary and improve pronunciation through an interactive 3D environment. Discover the names of countless objects by tapping them, with additional details available on a second tap. Open drawers and cabinets to find even more items to learn, all while listening to native audio pronunciations.
- Interactive 3D environment
- Object identification via tapping
- Native audio pronunciations
- Vocabulary acquisition
- Pronunciation practice
- Explorable interiors
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Influent is a Language Learning Game focusing primarily on vocabulary acquisition and pronunciation. It was initially developed in Japan at the University of Tsukuba's Entertainment Computing Laboratory under the Monbukagakusho Government Research Scholarship. Inspired by Dreamcast titles of old (namely Shenmue and Toy Commander) Influent immerses players in a fully interactive 3D environment where the names for absolutely every object in the game can be gleaned with a single tap! In fact, even more information can be learned with a double-tap! Every door, drawer, and cabinet can be opened with a tap-and-hold, revealing more things to be learned! Packed to the brim with hundreds of native audio pronunciations (painstakingly recorded specifically for this game), Influent offers players of all ages a unique opportunity to enjoy learning both vocabulary and pronunciation in the language of their choice.
Kana Invaders
Master Japanese Hiragana and Katakana through an engaging arcade-style game. This app blends classic space shooter mechanics with interactive flashcards for an effective and fun learning experience.
- Learn Hiragana
- Learn Katakana
- Space invaders gameplay
- Flashcard learning
- Fun and effective
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Learn Japanese Hiragana and Katakana in a fun and effective way, while you play. Kana invaders combine classic space invaders gameplay with effective flashcard learning of the Japanese kana characters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kana Invaders at none against Influent Language Learning's 19. Influent Language Learning's advantage is ratings volume (76 vs 10). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Influent Language Learning sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Kana Invaders asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Influent Language Learning against 4.5 for Kana Invaders. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Influent Language Learning has 76 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Influent Language Learning's written reviews are positive against 50% of Kana Invaders's.
| Parameter | Influent Language Learning | Kana Invaders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (76 ratings) | 4.5 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 402 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Robert Howland | The Coding Forge |
Customer experience
Influent Language Learning
Kana Invaders
Bugs and requests
Influent Language Learning
Reported bugs
21 issues- Tutorial freezes or breaks
- Unable to add languages
- App crashes or stops responding
- Lost progress
- Game freezes during vocabulary menu
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- Words not working in challenges
- Sound issues (only headphones)
- No audio
- UI becomes unresponsive
- Unable to pan or interact
- Game gets stuck at the beginning (clicking on objects)
- Transaction complete but language not downloaded
- Cannot unlock game after payment
- iOS update issues
- Controls don't work
- Freezes and loses progress
- Game gets stuck in tutorial
- UI elements unresponsive
- Cannot click on phone at the beginning
- Cannot select middle tab to unlock adjective words
- Game blocks on a simple interaction
Requested features
9 requests- Add more environments (airport, school, city, forest, cafe)
- Expand the game world beyond the house
- Add cloud saves
- Allow PC DLC to be used in app
- Add English language for free
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- More instructions on how to play
- Ability to skip tutorial
- Controller support
- More different places to learn from
Kana Invaders
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Influent Language Learning
- FrenchFree
- ItalianFree
- KoreanFree
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- Hindi$2.99
- Finnish$2.99
- Welsh$2.99
- Swedish$2.99
- Polish$2.99
- Latin$2.99
- Portuguese$2.99
- Brazilian$2.99
- Dutch$2.99
- Japanese$2.99
- Spanish$2.99
- German$2.99
- English$2.99
- Mandarin Chinese$2.99
- Norwegian$2.99
- Russian$2.99
Kana Invaders
No in-app purchases
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