MandarinUp vs Nihongo Sensei

Learn Chinese simply by typing every day! Embrace modern technology without the need to memorize complex Chinese characters. Practice anywhere, anytime, even with a busy schedule. Fully functional offline.

Nihongo Sensei is a Japanese study app that follows the order of Minna no Nihongo, lesson by lesson. Made by a learner for other beginners, in English and Spanish. CLASSES WITH A STORY 30 guided classes that follow the Minna no Nihongo lessons, with a story running through them: Nico and Noa, a brother and sister from Barcelona, live in Japan with their dogs Hachi and Goma, and every grammar point happens inside the story. Animated scenes, Japanese audio on every sentence, the pitch line above every word, and exercises that check what you type, in kana or romaji. After each class, a practice on just that lesson; what you miss comes back in your review. MEMORIZE, WITH MNEMONICS Each lesson's words in small groups: you recognize them, recall them and check them in a sentence. Every word comes with a mnemonic, a funny sentence that sounds like the Japanese and leads you to the meaning. PARTICLES, WITH THE WHY A room for the hardest part: は, が, を, に, で, へ, と, から, まで, なら… 24 mini-classes with Nico, Noa and friends, one for every lesson from 1 to 35 that teaches particles, and over 250 fill-the-gap sentences. Each gap tells you why that particle goes there and not another. OPEN TO EVERYONE, NO PAYMENT • 1,438 words from lessons 1 to 35, each with audio and an example sentence • The grammar of every lesson, with examples you can hear • Flashcards, quizzes and a review that brings back exactly what you struggle with • Memorize and the mnemonics for lessons 1 to 5 • Full hiragana and katakana • The first classes and 38 basic kanji THE DOJO Ten rooms to train what you've learned: particles, sentences, verbs and their forms, adjectives, numbers, listening, and 290 kanji to read and write, with spaced repetition. With the dojo: all 30 classes, Memorize and the mnemonics for every lesson, your own lists and your own mnemonics. Try it free for 5 days, no card. Then €19.99 a year, or €49.99 once with Lifetime Dojo. No surprises: the price is right here. WHY THIS ONE • Works offline • No ads, no sign-up, no account • Audio only plays when you tap がんばって！ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/