Comparison

ShotokanKata vs Taikai App

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

Taikai App

Features
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Taikai is the companion app for karate tournament day — built for the families, coaches, officials, and directors who live the six hours around four minutes of competing. KNOW THE MOMENT THEY COMPETE Open the app on tournament day and see exactly what matters: your athlete's next division, their mat number, and an estimated start time — updated live as the event runs. Get a push the moment they're called, so you're never stuck in the wrong ring or missing the one match you came to see. ONE TAP TO EVERYTHING • Digital check-in badge — a scannable QR you show at the door, always in your pocket • Live results and placements as they're posted • Watch live scores from any ring in the venue • A running feed of alerts: match calls, results, approvals, and schedule changes, each timestamped FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AND TEAM Following more than one competitor? Page between every athlete on your account. Coaches get a team view — all of your dojo's athletes, all their mats, and who's up next across the whole team, on one screen. RUN YOUR DOJO Create your dojo, manage your roster and members, and approve join requests — right from your phone. FOR OFFICIALS, STAFF, AND DIRECTORS Judges, coaches, and staff carry their own event credentials and check-in badges. Directors approve role requests on the spot and use the built-in check-in scanner to badge in competitors and staff by camera — no laptop required. FIND YOUR NEXT TOURNAMENT Browse the karate tournament directory, see full event details, and jump to registration on the web when you're ready. Registration and payment are handled on taikaiapp.com so your account works the same everywhere. Taikai is made for karate — kata and kumite, WKF and AAU formats. Questions or feedback? https://taikaiapp.com/contact

Screenshots

ShotokanKata4 screens
Taikai App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Taikai App at none against ShotokanKata's 10. ShotokanKata's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). 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. Taikai App asks for nothing beyond the download.

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

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

Taikai App

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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