Comparison

Trace Thai vs Learn Katakana

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

Learn Katakana

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Learn the shapes and stroke order of Japanese katakana by tracing each letter with your finger. Built for young children (ages 3–7) and for anyone learning Japanese. Follow the guide A pen-tip marker glides along each stroke from the green start point to the red end point, showing the correct order and direction. Trace along and feel a gentle tap as your line takes shape (on iPhone, and when tracing with Apple Pencil Pro). Every finished character is graded with a familiar Japanese mark: a flower (excellent), a circle (good), or a cross (try again). What you get • All 46 basic katakana, laid out on the classic gojūon chart • Stroke-order guide with numbered start/end points and animation • Pronunciation audio for every letter, plus sound effects • Adjustable difficulty for how strictly your tracing is judged • Apple Pencil support: stroke thickness follows your pressure, and Apple Pencil Pro adds haptics you can feel as you trace (requires an iPad that supports Apple Pencil Pro) • Words while you practice: as you work on a letter, an illustrated word appears with that letter left blank—trace it in to complete the word • Shuffle practice: run through your unlocked letters in random order • My Garden: watch flowers grow as you practice, and compare today's writing with your very first try • Romaji readings to support learners (in non-Japanese languages) Made for little hands and grown-up learners Playful marks and sounds keep children engaged, while a calm, uncluttered layout works just as well for adults. Purchases are protected behind a parents' gate. The app works offline and needs no account. Free and Pass The five letters ア・イ・ウ・エ・オ are free forever. Unlock all 46 letters with a 1-Month or 1-Year Pass—these are one-time and non-renewing, so nothing is charged automatically. Available on iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Trace Thai4 screens
Learn Katakana4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Trace Thai at none against Learn Katakana's shown. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Trace Thai sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Learn Katakana sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Trace Thai versus Learn Katakana: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrace ThaiLearn Katakana
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew RobinsonSURVITAC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Trace Thai

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$1.99
2 purchases

Learn Katakana

One-time2
  • 1-Month Pass$2.99
  • 1-Year Pass$5.99

Questions

Is Trace Thai free?
Trace Thai is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Katakana free?
Learn Katakana is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Trace Thai or Learn Katakana have ads?
Learn Katakana shows ads; Trace Thai does not.

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