Comparison

StudyChat Japanese vs Learn Japanese

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

Head to head
About

StudyChat Japanese

Practice Japanese conversation skills with simulated dialogues and everyday scenarios. Ideal for intermediate learners, it focuses on listening and translation recall, incorporating anime-style conversations to enhance engagement and retention.

Highlights
  • Learn socialising phrases
  • Practice listening skills
  • Familiarise with everyday situations
  • JLPT 4 + JLPT 3 vocabulary
  • Progress tracking
  • Randomized conversation practice
  • Anime conversation practice
Features
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=[ FEATURES ]= - Learn socialising phrases, to help you meet others. - Practice listening skills for the Asia traveller - Familiarise yourself with common everyday situations, so you're aware of useful phrases - JLPT 4 + JLPT 3 intermediate word level, for those who want more practice tools - Your progress for each phrase is tracked in the background, so you don't repeat phrases too frequently. - Phrases are randomised in semi-artificial conversations, so there is some "variety" to keep your mind awake. - Focus on listening, and translation recall. The two most important skills for everyday socialising. - Practice Japanese with anime conversations. =[ HOW IT WORKS ]= - Listen to a conversation: a list of phrases. - After each repeat, any phrase has been seen enough will be replaced by a new phrase to learn. - Best used as an intermediate practice tool. - Combine with SCRIBE ORIGINS series to learn basic vocab and kanji. StudyChat Japanese is designed for you as the intermediate-level traveller who wants to become familiar with phrases from different situations. If you already know the basics of the language and you want another tool to practice with, then this is for you. StudyChat Japanese has been intentionally designed as a fun supplementation to existing study methods. There are many excellent resources for learning grammar and vocabulary. But there are few tools, aside from watching TV with subtitles, that simulate conversations for practicing what you have already learnt. StudyChat Japanese also includes a bucketload of background and character styles, to keep your mind as interested as "study" possibly can be. StudyChat feedback: "I gotta say I love your app" "So far I think it's fantastic. The most creative language app I've ever seen. No other has managed to combine an interesting light novel manga style with learning a language." "This is a great learning tool" "Hello! Your app is simply amazing!" "Best learning language app ever! Was worth everytime cent!" "I want to say I absolutely love this app. Ever since I've downloaded it, I have been using it at least half an hour everyday. I have recommended it to my friends in class! Your app is so awesome that I decided to use the in app function to purchase the upgrade to unlock over 1000 new sentences." "I love this it's awsome" "I love this app!!! I always wanted to learn how to speak!!!" "I love this app! I love learning new languages and love to widen my knowledge on other countries. This app is very handy and the graphics are good, the phrases are easy to understand too." "Your app is a really fun learning tool." "Thank you for creating the app...." "I love this app so much" "I love these apps. They awesome and I use the constantly. The artwork is great to and I love that I can slow down the speech and learn the words properly. This is a HUGE help as this is the ONLY app I have found that offers this feature." "This is amazing, please continue to do what you do, much love and support :-)" "The app is awesome thx for putting it out there" "I love this it's so cool" "This app is fabulous." "Thank you for this wonderful app!" "I love this app it's awesome :)" "Great app, I like it. Thank you!" "This is the best studying app 0.0" "I think that this is a great app idea!! Thank you very much" "I really love this app..... It's cool :)"

About

Learn Japanese

Learn Japanese through engaging comic stories and dialogues crafted by language professionals. Practice reading, writing, listening, and speaking with mnemonics and games designed for all levels.

Highlights
  • Daily comic stories for learning
  • Professional dialogues and voice acting
  • Mnemonics and games for syllabary
  • Oral, listening, reading, and writing practice
  • Beginner to advanced levels
Features
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This is a Japanese textbook compiled by the AAA international language center. It is a vivid an interesting guide for students to learn Japanese from beginner to advanced through a series of daily comic stories, Liu Fang, a girl from Shanghai who came to Japan to study in a high school meets David on the first day of enrolment… Dialogues arranged by a professional Japanese teacher team. Son recorded by a professional and excellent Japanese voice actors team. Easy way to learn Japanese syllabary with mnemonics and game. Practice your oral, listening, reading and writing skill! 1 millions users choice! 5 stars application!

Screenshots

StudyChat Japanese3 screens
Learn Japanese3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Learn Japanese at 5.0 against StudyChat Japanese's 2.9. StudyChat Japanese's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. StudyChat Japanese sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Learn Japanese sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn Japanese holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StudyChat Japanese ships an update monthly, Learn Japanese every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
StudyChat Japanese versus Learn Japanese: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStudyChat JapaneseLearn Japanese
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (8 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size226 MB73 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGuiix Pty LtdANOBAS Information & technology Co., LTD

Customer experience

StudyChat Japanese

All ratings8 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive62.0%
Neutral14.1%
Negative23.9%

Learn Japanese

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

StudyChat Japanese

One-time6
  • Unlock: Boy Meets Girls, Boy Meets Girl Long, Difficult Pickup.$0.99
  • Unlock: Supportive, Phone Conversation, Dinner Date$0.99
  • Unlock: Guy's Conversation +$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Unlock Conversation: At home$0.99
  • Unlock Tense and People Description conversations$0.99
  • Unlock All Conversations$5.99
2 purchases

Learn Japanese

One-time2
  • Unlock all courses permanently$24.99
  • Unlock all courses permanently$45.99

Questions

Is StudyChat Japanese free?
StudyChat Japanese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Japanese free?
Learn Japanese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, StudyChat Japanese or Learn Japanese?
Learn Japanese is rated higher. StudyChat Japanese averages 2.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Learn Japanese averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do StudyChat Japanese or Learn Japanese have ads?
Neither StudyChat Japanese nor Learn Japanese shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StudyChat Japanese or Learn Japanese?
StudyChat Japanese ships an update monthly, and Learn Japanese every 2 months. Most recently, StudyChat Japanese was updated on November 1, 2026 and Learn Japanese on November 2, 2026.

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