Comparison

ShotokanKata vs Tiska Beginner

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

Head to head
About

ShotokanKata

Master martial arts sequences with detailed illustrations and adjustable animation speeds. Track your progress, zoom into details, and practice in various modes to perfect your kata forms. Supports multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Detailed kata illustrations
  • Adjustable animation speeds
  • Zoomable graphics
  • Progress tracking to-do list
  • Portrait and landscape modes
  • Multiple background options
Features
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*** We are constantly improving our App. Thus we are thankful for every hint. *** Discover our App ShotokanKata! 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. • Eight 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 3 Shôtôkan-Kata inc. 3 Enbusens: Taikyoku shodan Heian shodan Heian nidan The upgrade to "ShotokanPro" contains additional 24 Shôtôkan-Kata: 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 Enbusens: Contain all Enbusens for each Kata We wish you a lot of fun at practicing and hope that we could support you a little bit ! Available in german, english, french, italian and spanish.

About

Tiska Beginner

Learn the fundamentals of Shotokan Karate with this instructional app. It guides beginners step-by-step through techniques up to the blue belt grading, including video demonstrations for offline learning.

Highlights
  • Beginners grading syllabus
  • Step-by-step instruction
  • Video demonstrations included
  • Offline playback
  • Covers basics to blue belt
Features
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The Official TISKA / AHK Shotokan Karate Beginners Grading Syllabus. This fantastic instructional app in an easy to follow step by step format, takes the complete beginner through to their blue belt grading. This really covers the basics from bowing up to 5 attack sparing. Everything a beginner would need, this is the 1st app in a series of 4 apps developed for you to take away and master Karate. Video is all included so there is no need for an internet connection, it can be played anywhere and taken with you, you can also share on social media if you like the instruction and in the about section read more about Tiska and who is behind this app. The instructor Now an 8th Dan, Gursharan has competed in a multitude of kata and kumite events, many at national and international level. This is all free for you to get started and enjoy the beginners instructional video.

Screenshots

ShotokanKata4 screens
Tiska Beginner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShotokanKata at 86% against Tiska Beginner's 40%. Tiska Beginner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 21) and iOS requirement (8.2 vs 12.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ShotokanKata sells 21 one-off in-app purchases. Tiska Beginner asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ShotokanKata versus Tiska Beginner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShotokanKataTiska Beginner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (46 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpectra-VerlagGursharan Sahota

Customer experience

ShotokanKata

All ratings46 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative12.0%

Tiska Beginner

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

21 purchases

ShotokanKata

One-time21
  • Hangetsu$0.99
  • Goju shi ho dai$1.99
  • Gankaku$1.99
Show 18 more
  • Tekki sandan$1.99
  • Kanku sho$1.99
  • Sochin$1.99
  • Goju shi ho sho$1.99
  • Ji'in$1.99
  • Meikyo$1.99
  • Jion$1.99
  • Heian godan$1.99
  • Heian sandan$1.99
  • Heian yondan$1.99
  • Tekki shodan$1.99
  • Tekki nidan$1.99
  • Bassai dai$1.99
  • Bassai sho$1.99
  • Kanku dai$1.99
  • Empi$1.99
  • Enbusen$5.99
  • All kata unlocked$19.99
None

Tiska Beginner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShotokanKata free?
ShotokanKata is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiska Beginner free?
Tiska Beginner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShotokanKata or Tiska Beginner have ads?
Neither ShotokanKata nor Tiska Beginner shows ads.

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