Comparison

SUGOI vs Nihonary

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

Head to head
About

SUGOI

Practice speaking Japanese with interactive characters in this app. It offers a fun and easy way to learn vocabulary and phrases, providing a comprehensive Japanese learning experience without needing a real person.

Highlights
  • Practice speaking Japanese with characters
  • Learn Japanese words and phrases
  • Interactive speaking exercises
  • Fun and easy learning experience
  • Premium plan for full feature access
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"Sugoi" provides a fun and easy way to learn the Japanese speaking learning! You can practice speaking Japanese without a Real Person. You can speak Japanese with characters in the app. Also, there are features for learing words and phrases. Sugoi will provide you a great experience for learing Japanese. 【About Premium Plan】 You can use all features in the app. 【About Premium Plan Fee】 3-day free trial available. monthly subscription and automatic monthly renewal. The charge will be made to your iTunes account. 【About the auto renewal】 Unless you cancel your auto-renewal at least 24 hours prior to the end of your Premium Service membership period, your membership will be automatically renewed. Billing for auto-renewal will be done within 24 hours prior to the end of the membership period. If you start a subscription while your free trial period is still running, the remaining period will be invalidated. 【How to cancel subscription】 At least 24 hours prior to the expiration date, please follow the steps below to cancel auto-renewal. 1. Tap "iTunes Store and App Store" in the Settings app 2. Tap "Apple ID 3. Tap "Show Apple ID 4. enter your Apple ID password 5. tap "Register 6. cancel registration of "SUGOI" 【規約等】 Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/sugoi-terms-of-use/%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0 Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/sugoiprivacypolicy Specified Commercial Transaction: https://sites.google.com/view/sugoispecifiedcommercialtransa/%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0

About

Nihonary

Features
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Learn practical Japanese through a connected manga story designed for JLPT N5 beginners. Nihonary turns 40 illustrated chapters into interactive lessons. Tap Japanese dialogue to see its meaning and learning notes, listen line by line, save useful words, and review them with flashcards. FEATURES β€’ 40 story-driven JLPT N5 chapters β€’ 291 illustrated lesson pages β€’ More than 1,500 character-matched audio clips β€’ Japanese dialogue with English meaning and grammar guidance β€’ Saved-word flashcards and progress tracking β€’ Lessons and bundled audio available offline β€’ Optional iCloud sync for learning progress β€’ No Nihonary account or sign-in required ADS AND PURCHASES Chapters 1–3 have no chapter-entry advertisements. Chapters 4–40 may show one interstitial advertisement before entry. A chapter Review can be unlocked by choosing to watch a rewarded advertisement. The one-time Remove Ads purchase removes chapter-entry ads and unlocks every Review. Purchases can be restored from Settings. PRIVACY AND CONTROL Learning data stays on your device unless you choose to enable iCloud sync. Settings provides controls to disable sync, delete learning data, restore purchases, and manage available advertising privacy choices. AI CONTENT Lesson artwork, character voices, and portions of the educational text were created with generative AI, then curated, mapped, and reviewed by the developer. Nihonary does not provide live AI generation or a chatbot. The voices are AI-generated and are not recordings of real people. Nihonary is an independent learning aid and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the JLPT administrators.

Screenshots

SUGOI4 screens
Nihonary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SUGOI at none against Nihonary's shown. SUGOI also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. SUGOI sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month and Nihonary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
SUGOI versus Nihonary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSUGOINihonary
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksβ€”
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size73 MB159 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudyPeaksThu Nguyen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SUGOI

Subscriptions1
  • sugoi_premium_plan3 Days trial$2.991 Month
1 purchases

Nihonary

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99

Questions

Is SUGOI free?
SUGOI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nihonary free?
Nihonary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SUGOI or Nihonary have ads?
Nihonary shows ads; SUGOI does not.

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