Comparison

tune ear vs Foxie Nihongo

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

Head to head
About

tune ear

Features
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For listening practice, do you repeatedly press the word-listening button? With Tune Ear, you can listen to the word list as many times as you want in succession. It supports nine languages. Choose one from the following for listening practice: - English - Chinese - Japanese - French - German - Spanish - Portuguese - Russian - Korean Listening: - You can set the number of repetitions for the words in the word list. - It plays the words in the word list continuously. - It supports playback even when the phone screen is off or the app is in the background. Word List: - You can add and delete words. - It shows the status of the word list summarized by tags.

About

Foxie Nihongo

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Stop juggling 4 apps to learn Japanese. Foxie Nihongo is the all-in-one Japanese learning app with an offline dictionary, JLPT N5-N1 practice, and an AI tutor that runs entirely on your device β€” no internet required. WHY LEARNERS SWITCH TO FOXIE NIHONGO Most Japanese learners use a stack: Anki for flashcards, a dictionary app for lookups, Bunpro for grammar, and maybe a JLPT app for test prep. That's 4 apps, multiple subscriptions, and scattered progress. Foxie Nihongo replaces all of them. OFFLINE AI JAPANESE TUTOR Practice conversation with a Japanese tutor powered by an on-device language model. Unlike cloud-based AI tutors, your conversations stay private and work without internet after a one-time download. Ask for help with grammar, practice ordering food, or roleplay daily situations β€” all offline. Requires iOS 16.4+. JAPANESE DICTIONARY β€” 30,000+ WORDS Search by kanji, kana, romaji, English, or Vietnamese. Every word includes pitch accent, example sentences, and audio pronunciation. Four ways to search: - Type in any language - Voice search β€” speak to look up words - Camera OCR β€” point at Japanese text to translate - Handwriting β€” draw kanji you don't know how to type JLPT N5 TO N1 PREPARATION - Vocabulary drills with explanations for every answer - Full mock tests with score tracking and history - Grammar practice with sentence reconstruction - Graded reading passages with tap-to-translate 11 PRACTICE MODES Flashcards with spaced repetition. Character writing with stroke order. Pronunciation coach with pitch accent training. Grammar drills. Quiz challenges. Study lists. Structured lessons from beginner to advanced. iOS FEATURES - Share Extension: select Japanese text anywhere, share to Foxie Nihongo for instant lookup - Home Screen Widgets: Daily Word and Daily Sentence - Dark Mode support DAILY LEARNING - Set goals, build streaks, track weekly activity - Clipboard auto-lookup for words you copy anywhere

Screenshots

tune ear4 screens
Foxie Nihongo4 screens

Verdict

The call

tune ear and Foxie Nihongo are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
tune ear versus Foxie Nihongo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametertune earFoxie Nihongo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksβ€”
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better16.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size12 MB515 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkwangmin kimPham Thanh

In-app purchases

None

tune ear

No in-app purchases

None

Foxie Nihongo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is tune ear free?
tune ear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Foxie Nihongo free?
Foxie Nihongo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do tune ear or Foxie Nihongo have ads?
Both tune ear and Foxie Nihongo show ads.

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