Comparison

Play ひらがな vs BrainDojo Kids

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

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Play ひらがな

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【アプリ概要】 ・字の形及び発音を覚えることを助ける為のミニ学習ゲームを用意しています。リセットボタン押下で切り替えて楽しめます。  (1)パズル  (2)迷路  (3)線つなぎ  (4)文字探し ・筆順アニメーションは筆画ごとに優しく子供を書き終わりまで誘導します。書き間違えた時に筆画を書き直すように自動で子供に伝えます。 ・ひらがなを書いている途中に、ひらがなを音声で読み上げます。 ・bookのスタイルのように書いた文字が保存されるので、 照会確認した上で子供に文字指導を行うことは可能です。 ・字の良し悪しをシンプルな音で子供に教えます。字を書いて消して繰り返し使用可能です。 ・イメージを膨らませる為の画像が含まれています。記憶への定着は強くなります。

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BrainDojo Kids

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Learn independently. Laugh together. BrainDojo Kids combines short learning activities for ages 3–6 with a same-device family board game. Children can practice the alphabet, Japanese Hiragana and Katakana, numbers, memory, mazes, and handwriting on their own, then play cooperative and face-to-face mini games with parents or siblings. STEP-BY-STEP COURSES Children progress from tracing to copying, independent writing, and a short challenge. Courses include Hiragana, Katakana, numbers, beginner Kanji, the alphabet, addition, and subtraction. Completed stages and best scores are saved separately for each player. Three daily activity picks make it easy to fit practice into a short routine. A BOARD GAME FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Gather 2–4 players around one device. Roll the die, collect stars and coins, shop for useful items, and open surprises. Cooperative challenges and face-to-face battles appear between rounds. The board layout changes from game to game, so every match has a different story. The player with the most stars wins, with coins breaking a tie. LEARNING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE • Counting animals, food, and colorful objects • Finger counting and beginner addition • Hiragana, Katakana, number, and letter handwriting • Pair matching and visual memory games • Mazes, weight comparison, and position memory • Telling the time and animal quizzes • Cooperative games and face-to-face challenges HANDWRITING TOOLS • Letters: write a message one character per box, then save or share it as an image. • Writing: practice longer text on a squared writing sheet. • My Font: fill in the character chart in your child's own handwriting and the whole app switches to their letters. Each version is saved with the date and age, so it doubles as a record of how their writing grows. WHY WRITING BY HAND The trace, copy, write sequence follows research on handwriting itself. • Five-year-olds who printed letters by hand later showed reading-related brain activity when viewing those letters; tracing or typing did not (James & Engelhardt, 2012) • Thirty-eight children aged 3–5 practiced for three weeks; the handwriting group recognized letters better than the typing group (Longcamp et al., 2005) • Handwriting engaged more widespread brain connectivity than typing, in an EEG study of university students (Van der Weel & Van der Meer, 2024) None of this research studied this app. BrainDojo Kids simply tries to make time spent writing by hand into something children want to keep doing. MADE FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS • Large controls and a clear portrait layout • Short sessions with friendly feedback • No ads and no account required • Separate stamps and learning records for each player • A daily screen-time limit parents can set, with a lock screen once it is reached • Parent settings protected by a parental gate Use BrainDojo Kids for a short daily routine, quiet waiting time, or a family game together. Counting, remembering, comparing, writing, and searching all feel like play instead of worksheets. BrainDojo Kids does not claim to diagnose, treat, or guarantee improvements in cognitive ability. It is an educational game that gives young children playful opportunities to practice early skills. PREMIUM (AUTO-RENEWABLE SUBSCRIPTION) The free plan includes three Today's Training activities every day. Premium unlocks every course, game, and tool. - Plans: monthly or yearly - Price: shown in your local currency on the purchase screen - Payment is charged to your Apple ID - Renews automatically for the same period and price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions Terms of Use: https://www.studyx.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.studyx.app/privacy

Screenshots

Play ひらがな4 screens
BrainDojo Kids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: BrainDojo Kids at 3 against Play ひらがな's —. On price, in-app purchases 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. Play ひらがな sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BrainDojo Kids sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Play ひらがな versus BrainDojo Kids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlay ひらがなBrainDojo Kids
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 8 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesYes
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.515.5
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB131 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQISHENG ZENGStudyX G.K.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Play ひらがな

One-time1
  • Play ひらがな$0.99
2 purchases

BrainDojo Kids

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Play ひらがな free?
Play ひらがな is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrainDojo Kids free?
BrainDojo Kids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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