Comparison

iKnow! vs Raku Timetable

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

Head to head
About

iKnow!

Master Japanese, Chinese, and English with this app's adaptive learning engine. It offers multiple study modes and synchronizes your progress across devices for flexible learning. Ideal for anyone looking to efficiently acquire new vocabulary and sentence structures.

Highlights
  • Adaptive learning engine
  • Spaced rehearsal pattern
  • Five study modes
  • Vocabulary and sentence mastery
  • Progress synchronization
  • Audio playback with speed control
Features
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Enjoy the iKnow! experience on your phone or tablet! All your iKnow! study progress is automatically synched across devices, so you can study in the way that best matches your needs and lifestyle. “Japanese, Chinese, and English” Official courses are offered for studying Japanese, Chinese, and SAT English. The Japanese courses cover the 6,000 most commonly used words in Japanese. The Chinese courses cover the 2,000 most commonly used words in spoken Chinese and over 1,200 words commonly used in newspapers and magazines. (All Chinese courses are available in both Traditional and Simplified Chinese.) All words have sample sentences and audio. “The iKnow! Learning Engine” iKnow! presents items in a spaced rehearsal pattern optimized for efficient learning. iKnow! adapts to differences in learning speeds and item difficulty, constantly measuring memory and predicting performance across all of your items. iKnow! does this by tracking your performance and then predicting your optimal review time on an item-by-item basis. All you have to do is push the study button, and iKnow! tells you what to learn. ************** Features: - Five study modes: iKnow!, Rapid Choice, Self Check, Sentence Trainer, and Listening. - iKnow!: Master words and phrases with our patented learning algorithms. - Rapid Choice: Fast-paced quizzing and review. - Self Check: Judge yourself on what you know and how well. - Sentence Trainer: Master sentence patterns by listening and then dictating. - Listening: Listen to content on the go. You can slow down and loop any audio. - Study progress synched across supported devices.

About

Raku Timetable

Features
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Raku Timetable is a timetable and assignment planner for college students. There is no school-email verification, no account and no social feed, so you can start the moment you open it. Every feature, including the timetable, assignments and reminders, is available without a purchase, and one optional non-consumable in-app purchase hides ads only. Turn an absent or excused class record into a catch-up checklist tied to that class date and period. Track materials to review, assignments, revision and your own items, with the next class calculated from your current timetable. Progress is saved on your device. When you change or delete an attendance record, you can choose whether to keep or close its active checklist. BUILD A TERM IN 30 SECONDS Choose your school days, how many periods you have (4 to 8) and a term name, then tap empty cells to place courses. The term name is suggested from the current month. EVERYTHING A COURSE NEEDS Each course carries its room, teacher, color and absence count. Period start and end times are editable so the grid matches your university, and placing two courses in the same cell is detected as a conflict. ASSIGNMENTS LIVE ON THE CLASS Add homework from the course it came from. The "by next class" chip reads your timetable and turns the next class start into a due date. "This Friday" and "next Monday" are one tap each. SORTED BY WHAT IS DUE NEXT The assignment tab files work into Overdue, Today, Tomorrow, This Week and Later. Finished items fold away so only what is left stays in view. REMINDERS THAT FIT A SCHEDULE Pick one hour before, 8pm the evening before, or 8am on the day. Reminders are rescheduled automatically when you complete an assignment or move a deadline. ABSENCE COUNTING Log an absence for a course in one tap. Set a limit and the app colors the course when you have one left or have reached it. STORAGE AND PRIVACY Your timetable, courses, assignments, terms and notification settings are stored in the app's own area on this device, and no account is required. Ads use Google Mobile Ads: the app processes Google UMP consent information, confirms that ad requests are permitted, presents the iOS ATT choice when its status is undetermined, and starts the ad SDK only after that choice is resolved. Declining ATT does not disable any feature. ADS AND OPTIONAL HIDING By default a banner sits at the bottom of the screen and a full-screen ad appears at natural breaks. An optional non-consumable purchase hides those ads only. It does not unlock features, there is no auto-renewal, and purchases and restores are handled by the App Store.

Screenshots

iKnow!4 screens
Raku Timetable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: iKnow! at none against Raku Timetable's shown. iKnow! also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. iKnow! sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Raku Timetable sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iKnow! versus Raku Timetable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriKnow!Raku Timetable
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (490 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings490 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDMM.com LLC丽佳 施

Bugs and requests

iKnow!

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Blank screens during multiple-choice questions
  • Issues with typing answers and registering input
  • Audio not playing for some example sentences

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more languages beyond Japanese and Chinese
  • Improve community course integration
  • Implement a dark mode
  • Add more example sentences per word
  • Provide an option to learn without kanji
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  • Implement a notification system for review reminders
  • Add grammar drills and kanji writing practice

Raku Timetable

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

iKnow!

One-time10
  • 3 Month Plan$23.99
  • 12 Month Plan$39.99
  • 12+1 Month Plan$39.99
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  • 6 Month Plan$47.99
  • 6+1 Month Plan$47.99
  • 12+3 Month Plan$54.99
  • 12 Month Plan$59.99
  • 12 Month Plan$64.99
  • 12+1 Month Plan$64.99
  • 12 Month Plan$69.99
1 purchases

Raku Timetable

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is iKnow! free?
iKnow! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Raku Timetable free?
Raku Timetable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iKnow! or Raku Timetable have ads?
Raku Timetable shows ads; iKnow! does not.

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