Comparison

一番辞书 vs Progressive Nihongo

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

Head to head
About

一番辞书

This app offers a professional Japanese dictionary with advanced features like OCR, handwriting input, and verb conjugation. It provides extensive vocabulary, offline access, and cloud synchronization for your saved words and notes.

Highlights
  • Chinese to Japanese translation
  • OCR and handwriting input
  • Offline and online dictionary access
  • Vocabulary and phrase collection
  • Verb conjugation and romaji lookup
  • iCloud cloud synchronization
Features
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1、专业日语词典,支持中文直接查询日文,如:积极->積極、补完->補完、风->風等,并支持OCR图文识别、手写输入等高级功能。 2、本地近13万+权威来源词汇+在线网站查词,让查词不再拥有边界 3、好用的文件收藏夹功能、文件夹、速记、网站、单词、例句收藏唾手可得 4、内置多种外部查词链接,外部发音、近义词、反义词、和全日文释义,满足你不同的查词需求 5、动词活用/罗马音查词一应俱全 5、丰富的单词拓展词汇、惯用句表达,丰富知识全都有 6、实时查词密度,让查词有迹可循,随时回顾,随时查阅 7、丰富自定义色彩,让查词换一种心情 8、iCloud云同步收藏+笔记,高效实用 9、更多人性化的交互细节在使用中待你发现 一付款:通过用户的iTunes 账户扣款,用户确认购买后即付款 --续订:苹果订unes 账户会在到期前 24小时内扣费,扣费成功后订阅周期顺延1个订阅周期 --取消续订:如需取消续订,请在当前扣费期前至少24小时操作,操作方法:从Home 页进入[设置]一>点击[Tunes Store与 App Store]一>点击[AppleDD],选择[查看 Apple ID]一二[账户设置]一>点击[订阅],选择一番辞书-连续包年进行取消订阅即可。 隐私协议:https://xhoid9hw42.feishu.cn/docs/doccn6PI6YinHMNVzdchNV65SLg 使用条款:https://xhoid9hw42.feishu.cn/docs/doccnYtAI9foHjCajUN8ZhK8KEg

About

Progressive Nihongo

Features
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A Japanese-learning app built for Chinese speakers — and for anyone who wants the JLPT path laid out clearly. START WHERE YOU ARE The material is grouped by JLPT level (N5 to N1), never by textbook chapter. Within a level the vocabulary is shuffled into a deck and drawn at random, so you never have to guess how hard a word is from where it sits. Grammar points are taught in order, because each one builds on the last. PRACTICE WHAT YOU LEARNED A Practice tab serves four-choice fill-in-the-blank questions for your current level, drawn from both the vocabulary examples and the grammar points. Switch to New or Review. Every answer comes with the correct form and an explanation, and grammar questions also show a full translation of the sentence. Progress is kept on your device. EXAMPLES THAT LOOK LIKE A TEXTBOOK SHOULD Every example sentence carries readings above the kanji — on the word, not on the character, because Japanese readings belong to words. Each sentence and its translation sit together in their own tinted block, so you always know which meaning belongs to which sentence. Tap a word, a sentence or a syllabary entry to hear it read aloud; the speaking speed is adjustable in Settings. A REFERENCE PAGE FOR WHAT YOU KEEP LOOKING UP The Reference tab collects what learners look up again and again: the 50-sound syllabary (each with a Chinese sound-alike), numbers, counters, colours, days of the week, dates and months, plus countries, peoples and languages. Every entry has a reading, a meaning and audio. AN ACCOUNT IS OPTIONAL — BUT IT LETS YOU CARRY YOUR PROGRESS ACROSS DEVICES You can use everything without registering: the full N5 material is available to anonymous users. If you'd rather not lose your place when you switch phones, sign in with Apple, Google or WeChat and your progress is attached to that account. You can delete that account at any time (Settings → Account → Delete account). ABOUT ADS AND YOUR DATA The app has **no ads and does not track you**. It does include a Meta (Facebook) SDK, used **only to measure whether our advertising is working**: it tells Meta about exactly two events — that this device installed the app, and that the app was opened. We **do not** send it your learning progress or the words and grammar you have studied, and we **do not collect the advertising identifier**; the event data is set to be used for ad attribution only, so it cannot be used to target ads at you as an individual. The Apple, Google and WeChat sign-in components run only when you tap them, and are not used for tracking. Full details are in the privacy policy. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE, NOT FOR A TEST SCORE Free to download, with no subscription and no in-app purchases. Download the material once and the app works offline.

Screenshots

一番辞书4 screens
Progressive Nihongo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Progressive Nihongo at none against 一番辞书's 4. Progressive Nihongo also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 11 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. 一番辞书 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Progressive Nihongo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

一番辞书 ships an update every 11 days, Progressive Nihongo daily. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
一番辞书 versus Progressive Nihongo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter一番辞书Progressive Nihongo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB33 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer汉军 赵果核科技有限公司

In-app purchases

4 purchases

一番辞书

Subscriptions3
  • 包月會員$0.991 Month
  • 月度基础会员$0.991 Month
  • 一番辞书年会员$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • 终身会员$6.99
None

Progressive Nihongo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 一番辞书 free?
一番辞书 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Progressive Nihongo free?
Progressive Nihongo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 一番辞书 or Progressive Nihongo have ads?
Neither 一番辞书 nor Progressive Nihongo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 一番辞书 or Progressive Nihongo?
一番辞书 ships an update every 11 days, and Progressive Nihongo daily. Most recently, 一番辞书 was updated on November 7, 2026 and Progressive Nihongo on November 13, 2026.

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