hiragana vs ChaiCode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
hiragana
Learn basic Japanese hiragana words with audio and writing exercises. Engage in fun character-based games and track your progress. This version focuses on 23 essential nouns across categories like electronics and stationery.
- Learn 23 basic hiragana words
- Audio pronunciation for words
- Writing practice exercises
- Character choosing games
- Karuta-style games
- Progress tracking and ranking
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This is "hiragana-tango2" 23-words version. You can learn Japanese hiragana basic words/vocabrary with voice sound for fun. Basic 23words(noun) is selected. ・home electronics (5words) ・stationary (5words) ・books (5words) ・furniture1 (4words) ・furniture12 (4words) 1) Listen to and say the words! 2) Write the words! 3) Enjoy character choosing/karuta games! 4) You can check your order/ranking. Please enjoy and I hope you like it! *There is a possibility that ranking-system is not available in some case.(Depending on your mobile phone.)
ChaiCode
This app provides accessible, production-ready code tutorials for programmers. It fosters a community where users can learn and engage with fellow developers.
- Production-ready code tutorials
- Easy-to-understand explanations
- Programmer community
- Learning resources
- Code examples
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A home for programmers where they learn and enjoy the community. Easy to understand Production ready code tutorials.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: hiragana at 100% against ChaiCode's 40%. hiragana also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.4). ChaiCode's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 64 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. ChaiCode sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. hiragana asks for nothing beyond the download.
hiragana ships an update every 64 months, ChaiCode every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | hiragana | ChaiCode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 64 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hk2006 | Hitesh Choudhary |
Customer experience
hiragana
ChaiCode
In-app purchases
hiragana
No in-app purchases
ChaiCode
- Buy me a tea$1.99
