Comparison

ShotokanKata vs JKA Mongolia

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

JKA Mongolia

Features
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You can see our course introduction to enroll into courses. Get notified about courses via in-app messages and notifications . After you enroll, you can track your course attendances and payment history. Enjoy your course.

Screenshots

ShotokanKata4 screens
JKA Mongolia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JKA Mongolia at none against ShotokanKata's 10. ShotokanKata's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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. JKA Mongolia asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShotokanKata ships an update every 3 months, JKA Mongolia every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ShotokanKata versus JKA Mongolia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShotokanKataJKA Mongolia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (46 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings46 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpectra-VerlagEfficient Way

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ShotokanKata

One-time10
  • Sochin$1.99
  • Heian godan$1.99
  • Heian sandan$1.99
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  • 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

JKA Mongolia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShotokanKata free?
ShotokanKata is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JKA Mongolia free?
JKA Mongolia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShotokanKata or JKA Mongolia have ads?
Neither ShotokanKata nor JKA Mongolia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShotokanKata or JKA Mongolia?
ShotokanKata ships an update every 3 months, and JKA Mongolia every 6 weeks. Most recently, ShotokanKata was updated on November 6, 2026 and JKA Mongolia on October 30, 2026.

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