Kata++ vs ShotokanPro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kata++
Track your martial arts practice by logging the number of times you perform each kata and basic technique. Customize your list of techniques and kata to suit your specific style and training needs.
- Log kata and technique repetitions
- Customizable kata and technique lists
- Track progress with running totals
- Based on Karate Do Kyohan
- Editable basic techniques list
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"You must make 10,000 or more of your favorite kata before you begin to understand its true meaning." -Tsutomu Ohshima, Notes On Training This simple app will help you track your progress in your favorite and required kata by keeping a running total of the number of each kata you've made. You begin by entering the total number of kata you've made so far (or start from zero), and each time you practice you can add the number performed. The list of kata is taken from Gichin Funakoshi's "Karate Do Kyohan", but the kata can be edited for karateka or martial artists from different styles. Also included is an editable list of basic techniques such as kicks and punches to help track progress with those. NB: Kata++ collects anonymous usage data to help us improve the app. This can be disabled from the info screen.
ShotokanPro
Master Shotokan Karate katas with detailed illustrations and animations. Track your progress, adjust playback speed, and zoom in on crucial movements. Includes all 27 Shotokan katas for comprehensive study.
- All 27 Shotokan-Katas included
- Detailed illustrations and animations
- Adjustable animation speeds
- Zoomable graphics
- Progress tracking to-do list
- Portrait and landscape modes
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*** We are constantly improving our App. Thus we are thankful for every hint. *** Discover our App ShotokanPro! Have you already experienced this situation? You study a kata form, than let it slide and soon you forget the sequence. So it happens often, that the student forgets the next step in the middle of the kata form. „If I only had the chance to look the sequence up real quick, then I would master it pretty soon again.“ Even prospects and beginners can easily follow the kata sequences because of many illustrations. This App is supposed to be nothing else, than the required support and even more: • Which kata did I study last ? The list with the kata forms is build as a to-do-list. Depending on your progress, you can hook a kata off to change its order for a better overview. •The portrait mode allows you to recognize and study important details, since illustrations are bigger. • Illustrations can be zoomed in. • Two final techniques are always bound with three movements inbetween. Thus you can exactly follow how to get from one technique to another. • 3 different animation speeds and free scrolling allow you to adjust the app to the individual learning progress. • Landscape mode offers you a view of multiple graphics at one time to be able to better follow the sequences. • Six freely eligible backgrounds put you in the right training mood. • Always available legend allows you to look up the symbols really fast. This App contains all 27 Shôtôkan-Kata: Taikyoku shodan Heian shodan Heian nidan Heian sandan Heian yondan Heian godan Tekki shodan Tekki nidan Tekki sandan Bassai dai Bassai shô Kankû dai Kankû shô Empi Hangetsu Jion Jitte Ji’in Chinte Gankaku Nijû shi ho Sôchin Wankan Meikyô Gojû shi ho dai Gojû shi ho shô Unsu We wish you a lot of fun at practicing and hope that we could support you a little bit !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Kata++ at Free against ShotokanPro's $19.99. Kata++ also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 50%) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On rating, update cadence, ads 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
Kata++ is free to download; ShotokanPro costs $19.99 up front. Kata++ sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and ShotokanPro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Kata++ against 5.0 for ShotokanPro. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Kata++'s written reviews are positive against 50% of ShotokanPro's.
Kata++ ships an update every 6 months, ShotokanPro every 5 months. Both last shipped on September 19, 2026.
| Parameter | Kata++ | ShotokanPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $19.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Timothy Waterhouse | Spectra-Verlag |
Customer experience
Kata++
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In-app purchases
Kata++
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Support Developer$0.99
ShotokanPro
- Enbusen$5.99
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