Comparison

Learn Japanese vs Nihongo Kanji

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

Head to head
About

Learn Japanese

Features
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Build a Japanese study habit with short lessons and practice you can return to each day. START WITH A GUIDED PATH โ€ข Learn hiragana and katakana in 42 short kana lessons. โ€ข Work through 82 Beginner words lessons covering 410 everyday words. โ€ข Practise 35 beginner grammar patterns with examples and sentence exercises. โ€ข Check word meanings after each lesson to see what you can recall. REMEMBER WHAT YOU LEARN Spaced repetition brings studied cards back for review. Today's study view shows your next step and due reviews, and a saved session can be resumed later. EXPLORE AT YOUR OWN PACE Search the vocabulary catalogue, make custom decks, and choose a later starting lesson if you have studied Japanese before. Word details include readings, meanings, and example sentences. ON-DEVICE TEACHER ON SUPPORTED IPHONES On iOS 26 or later, the Teacher can answer questions using an on-device model. Other supported iOS versions keep the lessons, review tools, and manual vocabulary features. Your learning progress stays available in the app so you can keep building from where you left off.

About

Nihongo Kanji

Features
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Nihongo Kanji app is provided by ABK College with the goal of giving students the best tools to support learning Kanji N4, N5.

Screenshots

Learn Japanese4 screens
Nihongo Kanji4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Nihongo Kanji at 12.4 against Learn Japanese's 18.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Learn Japanese versus Nihongo Kanji: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn JapaneseNihongo Kanji
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS18.112.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size19 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPocket Grove LtdABK COLLEGE

In-app purchases

None

Learn Japanese

No in-app purchases

None

Nihongo Kanji

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Learn Japanese free?
Learn Japanese is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nihongo Kanji free?
Nihongo Kanji is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Learn Japanese or Nihongo Kanji have ads?
Neither Learn Japanese nor Nihongo Kanji shows ads.

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