iKanji vs JEDict
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iKanji
Learn to write Kanji and Chinese characters with this educational application. It provides a straightforward method for mastering the art of character formation.
- Learn Kanji writing
- Learn Chinese characters
- Character formation guidance
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iKanji is an application that teach you how to write Kanji, Chinese character.
JEDict
This app helps users learn Japanese kanji and words through various search methods, including readings, English translations, and graphemes. It features handwritten recognition, OCR, stroke order animations, and JLPT lists for comprehensive study.
- Kanji and word search
- Handwritten kanji recognition
- Kanji search by graphemes
- Japanese OCR
- Kanji stroke order animation
- JLPT lists
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JEDict is Japanese kanji and word searching application. It uses the dictionaries from Monash University FTP Archive. The following features are supported: • Kanji and word search by Japanese reading or English translation • Handwritten kanji recognition of all 6355 kanji • Kanji search by graphemes • Japanese optical character recognition • Word by word translation • Japanese kanji stroke order with kanji vector graphics • JLPT lists
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: JEDict at Free against iKanji's $0.99. JEDict also leads on rating (3.0 vs 1.0) and device support. iKanji's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (3.1 vs 13.0). On ratings volume 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
JEDict is free to download; iKanji costs $0.99 up front. JEDict sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. iKanji asks for nothing beyond the download.
JEDict holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | iKanji | JEDict |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 70.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 3.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hui Zhang | Sergey Kurkin |
In-app purchases
iKanji
No in-app purchases
JEDict
- JEDict Pro$19.99
- OSX Basic$23.99
