GRE vs Kana Bento
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GRE
Prepare for the GRE Math placement test with a comprehensive study guide and practice tests. Access detailed explanations and track your progress to ensure success.
- GRE Math study guide
- Practice tests
- Detailed explanations
- Progress tracking
- 3-Day free trial
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YourTeacher provides the exact study guide and practice tests you need to pass the GRE Math placement test with flying colors. 3-Day Free Trial! Terms of use: https://storage.googleapis.com/mathhelp/content/license/eula-mathhelp-2018.pdf
Kana Bento
Learn Hiragana and Katakana through an engaging drag-and-drop game. Practice matching characters to their Romaji with native speaker audio. Ideal for beginners and those reviewing Japanese scripts.
- Drag-and-drop kana matching
- Native speaker audio
- Romaji, Hiragana, and Katakana recognition
- Timed challenges
- Focus on core kana
- Distraction-free design
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Master Hiragana and Katakana the fun way; no flashcards, no rote memorization. Just the core 46 Hiragana and Katakana kanas. Kana Bento turns kana practice into a fast-paced drag-and-drop game. Drag each character to its matching Romaji (or vice versa), with all three scripts, Hiragana, Katakana, and Romaji, in play so you build real recognition, not just memorization. • Hear authentic native speaker pronunciation for every kana, with both male and female voices • Race against the clock and watch your completion time improve as you learn • Train on Hiragana, Katakana, or both • Clean, distraction-free design built for quick daily practice Whether you're just starting Japanese or brushing up before a trip, JLPT exam, or anime binge, Kana Bento makes kana stick.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GRE at Free against Kana Bento's $2.99. GRE also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (172 vs 1). Kana Bento's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). On ads and device support 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
GRE is free to download; Kana Bento costs $2.99 up front. GRE sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Kana Bento asks for nothing beyond the download.
GRE holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GRE has 172 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of GRE's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kana Bento's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
GRE ships an update every 6 months, Kana Bento every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GRE | Kana Bento |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (172 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 172 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YourTeacher.com | Adrian Gray |
Customer experience
GRE
Kana Bento
Bugs and requests
GRE
Reported bugs
6 issues- Cannot hear audio explanations
- App freezes and won't reload
- Videos do not play
- App crashes frequently
- Restore purchases not working
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- Internet required for videos even when connected
Requested features
10 requests- Progress tracking for lessons
- Offline access for videos
- Ability to download lesson videos
- Option to email worksheets as PDF
- Subtitles for deaf/hard of hearing users
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- Link lessons to websites for more practice problems
- Ability to check off completed lessons
- Means to work out problems on screen
- Option for dark mode
- Ability to track completed sections
Kana Bento
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GRE
- GRE Math Test Prep Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
Kana Bento
No in-app purchases
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