Comparison

Trace Thai vs Kawaii五十音

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

Head to head
About

Trace Thai

Learn to read and write the Thai alphabet with interactive tracing exercises. Includes all consonants, vowels, tone marks, and numbers with audio pronunciation. Test your knowledge with a built-in quiz feature.

Highlights
  • Trace Thai consonants, vowels, and numbers
  • Audio pronunciation for letters and numbers
  • Progress saving for continued learning
  • Test yourself recall and writing quiz
  • Covers all 44 consonants and 32 basic vowels
Features
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This app is designed to help you to learn to read and write the Thai alphabet. Exercises include all 44 Thai consonants and 32 basic vowels, tone marks and numbers. An outline of each character is shown and you can trace over the outline to learn to write the character. Your writing is saved on your iPhone or so that you can close the program and return to it later where you left off. Audio samples of each of the letters and numbers are included to help with learning the correct pronunciation. The app includes a "Test Yourself" feature to test how well you can write and recall the characters.

About

Kawaii五十音

Features
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Kawaii Gojuon is a fun app for learning Japanese hiragana — the first step to reading and writing Japanese. A cute character reads every kana aloud, and her mouth moves with each vowel, so children and beginners can hear and see the correct pronunciation. Recommended for young children in Japan getting ready for school, and for anyone around the world who wants to start learning Japanese. ■ Hiragana chart ・Tap a letter to hear it read aloud ・Build words and have the character read them to you ・Dakuten (が), handakuten (ぱ) and small kana (ゃ ゅ ょ っ) are included ・Reading hints are shown under every kana ■ 6 ways to play and learn ・What is this?: look at the picture and choose the word ・Spell it!: put the letters in the right order ・Listen & pick: listen to the sound and choose the letter ・First letter: find the picture that starts with the letter ・Type it!: answer with the hiragana chart ・Handwriting: trace the guide and practice writing with your finger ■ 189 words with cute illustrations Animals, fruits, vegetables, sea creatures and more — learn new words while you play. ■ Available in 30 languages The menus are available in 30 languages, and reading hints (romaji, Hangul, Cyrillic or Chinese characters) appear under each kana. Make learning hiragana a happy daily habit with Kawaii Gojuon! * Ads can be removed with an in-app purchase.

Screenshots

Trace Thai4 screens
Kawaii五十音4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Trace Thai at none against Kawaii五十音's shown. Trace Thai also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 15 months). Kawaii五十音's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Trace Thai sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Kawaii五十音 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trace Thai ships an update every 5 days, Kawaii五十音 every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Trace Thai versus Kawaii五十音: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrace ThaiKawaii五十音
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew RobinsonDevelopW LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Trace Thai

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$1.99
1 purchases

Kawaii五十音

One-time1
  • Remove ads option$2.99

Questions

Is Trace Thai free?
Trace Thai is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kawaii五十音 free?
Kawaii五十音 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Trace Thai or Kawaii五十音 have ads?
Kawaii五十音 shows ads; Trace Thai does not.
Which is updated more often, Trace Thai or Kawaii五十音?
Trace Thai ships an update every 5 days, and Kawaii五十音 every 15 months. Most recently, Trace Thai was updated on November 1, 2026 and Kawaii五十音 on November 4, 2026.

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