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.
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.
- Interactive illustrations
- Character tracing
- Learn hiragana and katakana
- Supports voiced and small kana
- Parent-child play
- Customizable settings
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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
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.
- Adjustable difficulty
- Multi-language support
- Result tracking
- Multiple user profiles
- Character type variety
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ) | Character Search |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HARASHOW Interactive | ryo muranaka |
Customer experience
かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ)
Character Search
In-app purchases
かなもじ for iPhone (ひらがな & カタカナ)
No in-app purchases
Character Search
- Premium Features Available$12.99
Questions
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