Roma vs ローマ字
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roma
Learn Roman alphabet (Romaji) for Japanese communication through interactive games. Choose between card matching or keyboard input modes, and practice with single characters or full words to defeat the Robo.
- Learn Romaji for Japanese communication
- Card matching mode
- Keyboard input mode
- Practice single characters (Letter)
- Practice multiple characters (Word)
- Beat the Robo game mechanic
- Uses Hepburn system
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Beat the Robo with Roma-ji(Roman alphabet). Let's learn Roma-ji to communicate with Japanese people! With this app, you can learn Roma-ji with using short words. There are two play modes. In 'Card' mode, choose an answer card which has the right roma-ji the Robo asked. In 'Keyboard' mode, input alphabets and make a correct answer by your own! In each mode , you can choose the question style. One is "Letter"(one hiragana character), the other is "Word"(more than one hiragana character). You correct, lose robo's power. Now, it's time to beat the Robo! ----- This app uses Hepburn system. -----
ローマ字
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This is an application to study the Roman alphabet. You can learn from reading basic alphabets in a quiz format.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ローマ字 at monthly against Roma's every 3 months. ローマ字 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Roma ships an update every 3 months, ローマ字 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Roma | ローマ字 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 154 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MASAHIRO MIZUTANI | Ohmori Takeru |
Customer experience
Roma
ローマ字
In-app purchases
Roma
No in-app purchases
ローマ字
No in-app purchases
