Comparison

ShotokanKata vs KENDO

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

KENDO

This app provides Kendo education, news, and articles for practitioners of all levels. Learn about Bogu, fitness, and well-being through videos and written content. It's designed for self-study and exploring Kendo Budo culture.

Highlights
  • Kendo educational videos
  • News and articles
  • Bogu information
  • Fitness and well-being advice
  • Self-study resources
  • Kendo Budo culture exploration
Features
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First APP that brings Kendo education on the go, news, articles and videos to get you start. The app is for all level of Kendo practitioner. Features includes: *Videos *Articles *Bogu informations *Fitness & wellbing advices It's a simple APP for self study and deep dive into Kendo Budo cultures.

Screenshots

ShotokanKata4 screens
KENDO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShotokanKata at 81% against KENDO's 33%. ShotokanKata also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (46 vs 7). KENDO's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). 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 10 one-off in-app purchases. KENDO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShotokanKata holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShotokanKata has 46 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of ShotokanKata's written reviews are positive against 33% of KENDO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShotokanKata ships an update every 3 months, KENDO every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ShotokanKata versus KENDO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShotokanKataKENDO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (46 ratings) — better4.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpectra-VerlagJohn Ou

Customer experience

ShotokanKata

All ratings46 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative16.7%

KENDO

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ShotokanKata

One-time10
  • Sochin$1.99
  • Heian godan$1.99
  • Heian sandan$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Heian yondan$1.99
  • Tekki shodan$1.99
  • Tekki nidan$1.99
  • Bassai dai$1.99
  • Kanku dai$1.99
  • Empi$1.99
  • All kata unlocked$19.99
None

KENDO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShotokanKata free?
ShotokanKata is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KENDO free?
KENDO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ShotokanKata or KENDO?
ShotokanKata is rated higher. ShotokanKata averages 4.8 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while KENDO averages 4.0 from 7 ratings.
Do ShotokanKata or KENDO have ads?
Neither ShotokanKata nor KENDO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShotokanKata or KENDO?
ShotokanKata ships an update every 3 months, and KENDO every 2 days. Most recently, ShotokanKata was updated on November 10, 2026 and KENDO on November 3, 2026.

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