Comparison

かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) vs Character Search

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

Head to head
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

Character Search

This app offers adjustable brain exercises focused on finding characters in a specific order. It supports multiple languages and allows for result tracking for multiple users, supervised by rehabilitation specialists.

Highlights
  • Adjustable difficulty
  • Multi-language support
  • Result tracking
  • Multiple user profiles
  • Character type variety
Features
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Character Search is a brain training app where you find characters displayed randomly on the screen in a specified order. 【Features】 • Adjustable difficulty: Customize character count and size • Multi-language support: 8 languages including Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese, Russian • Result tracking: Save game history and track your progress • Person management: Manage results for multiple users • Tag feature: Organize results by categories 【Available Character Types】 • Numbers (0-9) • Hiragana • Katakana • Kanji • Hangul • Cyrillic • Alphabet (uppercase/lowercase) 【Recommended For】 • Those who want cognitive function training • Elderly rehabilitation • Those who want to improve concentration • Those who want to activate their brain Supervised by rehabilitation specialists for safe and effective training.

Screenshots

かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ)4 screens
Character Search4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Character Search at Free against かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ)'s $3.99. Character Search also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Character Search is free to download; かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) costs $3.99 up front. Character Search sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) ships an update every 5 months, Character Search fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 1 level
かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) versus Character Search: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterかなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ)Character Search
Price$3.99Free — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHARASHOW Interactiveryo muranaka

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%

Character Search

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ)

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Character Search

One-time1
  • Premium Features Available$12.99

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 Character Search free?
Character Search is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) or Character Search have ads?
Character Search shows ads; かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) does not.
Which is updated more often, かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) or Character Search?
かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) ships an update every 5 months, and Character Search fortnightly. Most recently, かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) was updated on November 1, 2026 and Character Search on November 3, 2026.

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