Comparison

Bubuling Nihongo vs Kanji Speed Drill

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

Head to head
About

Bubuling Nihongo

This app helps you learn Japanese vocabulary through curated paths and engaging quizzes. It offers instant word lookups, handwriting input for kanji, and progress tracking. Stay consistent with study reminders and sync your learning across devices.

Highlights
  • Curated vocabulary learning paths
  • Instant word lookup
  • Multiple quiz modes
  • Handwriting input for kanji
  • Progress tracking
  • Study reminders
  • Cross-device sync
Features
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Bubuling makes Japanese vocabulary study clear, fast, and consistent. Build your wordbook with curated learning paths, look up words instantly, and practice with quiz modes that keep you engaged every day. What you can do in Bubuling: - Study curated vocabulary, including JLPT-focused sets and beginner-friendly lists - Search by kanji, kana, romaji, or meaning - Learn each word with readings, examples, related words, and conjugation support - Use handwriting input to find kanji when you can’t type it - Practice with multiple quiz modes: spelling, meaning, listening, and conjugation - Save words to My Words and track your learning progress - Sync your progress across devices when signed in - Get study reminders so you stay on pace Bubuling Pro: - Unlimited bookmarks in My Words - Access to current and future Pro features - Monthly, yearly, and lifetime purchase options available as in-app purchases Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Kanji Speed Drill

Features
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Kanji Speed Drill is a timed drill for kanji. You practice until you can read a character without stopping to work it out. A kanji appears, or a compound word in the upper levels, with four answers under it: meanings, or readings in kana or romaji. You tap one, and the app times how long it took. That time is what the app grades you on. Working out that 曜 is yō after four seconds isn't reading, so only quick correct answers count toward knowing a character. Meaning, on'yomi and kun'yomi are tracked separately, because knowing one says nothing about the others. A kanji counts as known once all of them are fast. WHAT YOU GET • All 2,136 jōyō kanji plus compounds in five levels, following the common JLPT study lists from N5 to N1 • Three question types per kanji: meaning, on'yomi and kun'yomi, each drilled and tracked separately • Readings shown in kana, romaji, or both at once — your choice, each backed by a real example word • Tap any kanji in the charts for its full card: every meaning, every reading in context, and your record on each • Sessions built around a small working set of your weakest kanji, so things repeat until they stick • Wrong answers pulled from real confusions: lookalikes such as 犬 beside 大, and readings one sound apart • A chart of every level, colored by how well you know each kanji • A ranking that puts your weakest facts first and names what you mix them up with • Session stats: median time, fastest answer, best streak, accuracy • Four Japanese typefaces built in: Print, Modern, Rounded and Textbook, or Shuffle for a different one every question • Light and dark themes, with layouts built for phone, tablet and landscape FOUR TYPEFACES, BECAUSE THE SHAPE CHANGES 令 ends in a vertical stroke in print and a curve in handwriting, and a device set to another language can quietly draw kanji in the wrong regional forms. All four faces ship inside the app, so every character renders the Japanese way, offline, with nothing falling back to a font that draws it differently. OFFLINE AND PRIVATE No account, no ads, no analytics. The app makes no network calls at all. Your progress stays on your device, and you can export it to a file whenever you want to move it. FREE All of it. Nothing locked, no subscription. Made by ConvoCopilot. Terms of Service: https://kanji.convocopilot.app/terms Apple Standard EULA (App Store): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kanji.convocopilot.app/privacy

Screenshots

Bubuling Nihongo3 screens
Kanji Speed Drill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kanji Speed Drill at none against Bubuling Nihongo's 3. On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Bubuling Nihongo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Kanji Speed Drill asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Bubuling Nihongo versus Kanji Speed Drill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubuling NihongoKanji Speed Drill
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCodingmiao PTE. LTD.Lambda 7 Tech LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Bubuling Nihongo

Subscriptions2
  • Pro (1 Month)$0.991 Month
  • Pro (1 Year)7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro (Lifetime)$69.99
None

Kanji Speed Drill

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bubuling Nihongo free?
Bubuling Nihongo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kanji Speed Drill free?
Kanji Speed Drill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bubuling Nihongo or Kanji Speed Drill have ads?
Neither Bubuling Nihongo nor Kanji Speed Drill shows ads.

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