Comparison

かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) vs GENKI Kanji for 3rd Ed.

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

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About

かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ)

Learn Japanese hiragana and katakana through interactive illustrations and tracing exercises. This app offers a fun and engaging way for children and parents to master Japanese characters, including voiced, semi-voiced, and small kana.

Highlights
  • Interactive illustrations
  • Character tracing
  • Learn hiragana and katakana
  • Supports voiced and small kana
  • Parent-child play
  • Customizable settings
Features
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iPadの教育アプリランキングで1位を獲得した 「かなもじ」がiPhoneで遊べるようになりました! 75種類のさわって動くイラストや、 文字のなぞり書きで遊びながら、 楽しく「ひらがな」「カタカナ」を学べます。 (濁音・半濁音・小文字にも対応) 親子で一緒に楽しめるのはもちろん、 シンプルな操作性で、文字の読めないお子さま でもお楽しみいただけます。 ○● iPad版 実績 ●○ ・iPadのTV-CMで紹介 ・Yahoo! Internet Creative Award「Gold」受賞 ・全国のApple Store、携帯電話ショップに展示 ・幼稚園のひらがなの授業で活用 サンプル映像は下記でご覧いただけます(iPad版) https://creemo.jp/app/kanamoji/ ※ iPhone版にはぬりえ機能がありません。 ○● 設定の変更方法 ●○ iPhone本体の「設定」->ページ下方の 「かなもじ」から機能を制限できます。 (例1:「ひらがな」のみに変更) (例2:「う」を「うさぎ」に変更) ○● カメラ機能で保存した画像について ●○ 本体の「写真」アプリにてご覧頂けます。 「写真」アプリに画像が保存されない場合、 「設定」アプリのかなもじ->写真で、 写真の追加を許可してください。 ※ ご不明な点がございましたら、お手数ですが下記までお願いいたします。 contact@creemo.jp

About

GENKI Kanji for 3rd Ed.

Master 317 basic kanji through over 1,100 vocabulary words. This app offers a self-paced learning experience with memorization, self-checking, audio pronunciations, and stroke order animations. Track your progress and focus on challenging kanji for efficient study.

Highlights
  • Learn 317 basic kanji
  • Study over 1,100 kanji words
  • Audio recordings for vocabulary
  • Stroke order animations
  • Progress tracking
  • Memorization and self-checking modes
  • Bookmark favorite words
Features
Currently charting
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Learn basic kanji through kanji words: GENKI Kanji for 3rd Ed. is an app that helps users become able to recognize 317 basic kanji by studying more than 1,100 kanji words at their own pace! This is the official iPhone app from the 3rd edition of GENKI: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese, a best-selling series of Japanese learning materials boasting more than 3.5 million copies sold. Advantages ◆ Users can view the kanji words as they like, enabling them to study at their own pace. ◆ By repeating a process of memorization and self-checking, learners can master readings of kanji words and recognition of basic kanji. ◆ Audio recordings have been newly added for each kanji word. ◆ Kanji words already mastered are progressively removed from the study set, so users can concentrate on just the kanji that challenge them, making for a more efficient approach to learning. *This app will not play audio if your device is in Silent mode (Vibrate mode). To hear the audio, please turn Silent mode off. Study methods and functions This app has three main modes: Study, Check, and List. ◇ “Study” allows users to view the kanji words, their readings, and the target kanji for each word over and over, so they can take their time learning. ・Audio recordings of natural pronunciations by native speakers are provided for all kanji words. ・Basic information on the target kanji is provided with fun illustrations and mnemonic hints, as well as animations of their stroke order. (The illustrations and hints are taken from the very popular learning resource “Kanji Look and Learn.”) ・Users can bookmark the kanji words they like. The bookmarked words are compiled in the Bookmark list in "List." ◇ “Check” helps learners to track their mastery. ・Users check their understanding of the kanji words studied and sort them into those mastered and those not yet retained. ・The kanji words already mastered are taken out of the study set, leaving behind just those that still need to be worked on. ◇ “List” displays various lists of all the words and kanji covered by the app so that users can see their progress and review them. ・In the lists arranged in lesson order, a-i-u-e-o order, or alphabetical order, checkmarks are automatically placed next to words that have been mastered. ・Kanji information on the cards can be displayed from the entries in the On/Kun list. ・Users can search kanji words from their target kanji in the Serial # list. ・The words bookmarked in the Study mode are also listed in the Bookmark list. ・The Study view of kanji words or the target kanji can be displayed from the list entries, enabling quick review. ○This app is based on the kanji list from the third edition of GENKI. ○Ads: The app does not display any ads that might interfere with learning.

Screenshots

かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ)4 screens
GENKI Kanji for 3rd Ed.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) at 60% against GENKI Kanji for 3rd Ed.'s 19%. かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) also leads on price ($3.99 vs $6.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.6). GENKI Kanji for 3rd Ed.'s advantage is chart position (#38 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) costs $3.99 and GENKI Kanji for 3rd Ed. $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) ships an update every 5 months, GENKI Kanji for 3rd Ed. every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) versus GENKI Kanji for 3rd Ed.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterかなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ)GENKI Kanji for 3rd Ed.
Price$3.99 — better$6.99
Rating—2.7 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better19.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—21 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#38 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHARASHOW InteractiveThe Japan Times Publishing, Ltd.

Customer experience

かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ)

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%

GENKI Kanji for 3rd Ed.

All ratings21 ratings
Positive38.1%
Neutral9.5%
Negative52.4%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive19.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ)

No in-app purchases

None

GENKI Kanji for 3rd Ed.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) free?
かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GENKI Kanji for 3rd Ed. free?
GENKI Kanji for 3rd Ed. costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) or GENKI Kanji for 3rd Ed. have ads?
Neither かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) nor GENKI Kanji for 3rd Ed. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) or GENKI Kanji for 3rd Ed.?
かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) ships an update every 5 months, and GENKI Kanji for 3rd Ed. every 7 months. Most recently, かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) was updated on September 28, 2026 and GENKI Kanji for 3rd Ed. on October 18, 2026.

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