Comparison

Hard reading kanji vs i临帖

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

Head to head
About

Hard reading kanji

This app helps users reference and learn difficult Japanese kanji and phrases. It categorizes them into various groups and allows searching by kanji or kana. A paid version offers more advanced learning functions.

Highlights
  • Reference 1468 difficult kanji/phrases
  • Kanji grouped by category
  • Search by kanji or kana
  • Supports Japanese, English, and Chinese UI
Features
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This is an application that help you reference the kanji in Japanese which are also difficult to read and remember to native Japanese people. If you want master these kanji as soon as possible, please buy the application (Master hard reading kanji) which has more functions to help you to remember them. please search 'AOBO' in App store, then you can find it. Features: 1, There are 1468 difficult kanji/phrases that can be referenced in this application. 2, The difficult kanji or phrases are grouped as following: 1) Common 2) Laws and regulations 3) Nature and People 4) Articles 5) Plants 6) Mammal, Reptiles and Amphibians 7) Fishes 8) Birds 9) Invertebrate animals 10) Borrowed words 11) Country names 12) Foreign place names 13) Foreign people names 3, Can be searched by kanji or kana in the searching screen. Language: Japanese, English(UI only), Chinese(UI only)

About

i临帖

Practice traditional Chinese calligraphy on your iPhone. Simulate real brush strokes with finger pressure and movement, and learn from character demonstrations. Save, arrange, and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Simulated brush stroke control
  • Character writing demonstrations
  • Automatic scoring
  • Grid toggling (Mizi, Jiugong, no frame)
  • Save and arrange writings
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Shareable final works
Features
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古有颜真卿以黃土掃墻,歐陽修蘆荻代筆畫地學書;而今我們用iPhone練習書法! 如同真實的書寫,控制筆畫需要借鑑演示,耐心練習。用逆鋒慢速入筆,可以寫出較粗的筆道。加速移動并適時脫離,可寫出漂亮筆鋒。 - 以手指移動速度、加速度和壓力改變筆道寬度。 - 每個字都有書寫演示,顯示軌跡。 - 自动评分。 - 《顏勤禮碑》原碑欣賞。 - 可在米字格,九宮格和無格中切換。 - 可存儲所寫,并且可以改變大小和排列成為作品。 - 印章製作和嵌入。 另,此作亦有iPad版本。 其他系列作品還包括《臨帖之柳體楷書》《集王羲之書聖教序》《標準草書》《草書連連看》。 iLintie (YanQinLiBei) for iPhone Use the iPhone to simulate the ancient artistic Chinese calligraphy practice. - The stroke width is controlled by the speed, acceleration and pressure of the finger. - 400 characters from the YanQinLiBei of the Tang Dynasty. - Demo of each character. - Can toggle the frame between Mizi, Jiugong and no frame. - Able to save your writings, select them, scale and position on a background. - There are preloaded background images available; or you can choose your own image as the background to present your saved writings. - The final work can be shared.

Screenshots

Hard reading kanji2 screens
i临帖4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hard reading kanji at Free against i临帖's $0.99. Hard reading kanji also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 0%). i临帖's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 11 months). On in-app purchases, 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

Hard reading kanji is free to download; i临帖 costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hard reading kanji ships an update every 11 months, i临帖 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hard reading kanji versus i临帖: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHard reading kanjii临帖
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB65 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAOBO Co.,Ltd小龙 高

Customer experience

Hard reading kanji

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative75.0%

i临帖

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Hard reading kanji

No in-app purchases

None

i临帖

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hard reading kanji free?
Hard reading kanji is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is i临帖 free?
i临帖 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hard reading kanji or i临帖 have ads?
Hard reading kanji shows ads; i临帖 does not.
Which is updated more often, Hard reading kanji or i临帖?
Hard reading kanji ships an update every 11 months, and i临帖 every 5 months. Most recently, Hard reading kanji was updated on October 27, 2026 and i临帖 on October 29, 2026.

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