Comparison

Mainichi Nihongo v2 vs Shiraberukun

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

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About

Mainichi Nihongo v2

Features
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アプリについて: - コース: これは、以下のスキルを含む、N5からN2まで、基礎から上級までのコースと実践の日本語学習アプリです。 + 語彙を学び、練習する。 + 聴解を学び、練習する。  + 発音を学び、練習する。 + 文法の学習と復習。 - アプリケーションの目的:   + 日本語能力試験(N4、N3、N2)の学習と練習のための知識を集めるのに役立ちます。 + このアプリケーションは、研修生、留学生、勉強や仕事のために日本に来ている留学生が、忘れられることなく、インク紙を費やすことなく、毎日、毎時、勉強し、日本語の知識を強化するために練習するのに役立ちます。 時間。アプリを持ってきてどこでも勉強することができます、インターネット環境がなくても、まだ学ぶことができます。 + 申請書の知識は、日本語能力試験にも、日本の多くの日常生活にも表れます。 Về ứng dụng:  - Các khóa học:  Đây là một ứng dụng học tập Tiếng Nhật các khóa học và luyện tập từ Cơ bản đến Nâng cao, từ N5 đến N2, bao gồm các kỹ năng:  Nghe, Phát Âm, Ngữ Pháp và Từ Vựng - Mục đích của ứng dụng:   + Giúp người sử dụng có thể thu thập kiến thức để học và luyện tập cho kỳ thi năng lực tiếng Nhật (N4, N3, N2)  + Ứng dụng giúp các bạn thực tập sinh, các bạn du học sinh, các bạn nước ngoài sắp, đang và sẽ sang Nhật học tập và làm việc có thể luyện tập hàng ngày, hàng giờ để học tập và củng cố kiến thức tiếng Nhật của mình mà không bị lãng quên, không tốn giấy mực, thời gian. Các bạn có thể mang theo ứng dụng và học tập ở khắp mọi nơi, kể cả khi không có môi trường internet, các bạn vẫn có thể học tập được.  + Kiến thức trong ứng dụng có thể xuất hiện xuất hiện cả trong các kì thi năng lực tiếng Nhật và xuất hiện nhiều cả trong cuộc sống sinh hoạt hàng ngày tại Nhật Bản.  About the app:  - Courses: This is a Japanese learning app of courses and practices from Basic to Advanced, from N5 to N2, including the following skills: Listening, Pronunciation, Grammar and Vocabulary. - The purpose of the application: + Help users to gather knowledge to learn and practice for the Japanese proficiency exam (N4, N3, N2) + The application helps trainees, international students, foreign students who are coming to Japan to study and work can practice daily, hourly to study and strengthen their Japanese knowledge without being forgotten, without spending ink, paper or time. You can bring apps and study everywhere, even without internet connection, you can still learn..  + Knowledge in the application can appear both in Japanese language proficiency test and appears in many daily life situations in Japan. [:mav: 2.0.10]

About

Shiraberukun

This app helps Myanmar speakers learn Japanese with personalized lessons, interactive exercises, and progress tracking. It acts as a personal coach, simplifying complex concepts for effective and enjoyable learning.

Highlights
  • Customized lessons and exercises
  • Myanmar language explanations
  • Progress tracking
  • Personalized study plans
  • Interactive quizzes
  • Motivational support
Features
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Shiraberukun is a Japanese-Myanmar dictionary app built for Burmese speakers learning Japanese. WHAT'S NEW - Pocket offline dictionary: about 39,000 words covering JLPT N5–N1. Search in Japanese, Myanmar or English with no connection. - Pocket Reader: paste Japanese text and tap any word to see its meaning, even offline. - Kanji breakdown: tap a kanji in a result to see readings, strokes, parts and example words for every kanji in the word. - Stroke order: watch each kanji's strokes drawn in order, with stroke numbers, step-by-step and replay. - Handwriting search: draw a kanji with your finger in the Pocket search box, even offline. - Look up online: a word that isn't in the offline dictionary opens straight in the online dictionary. OFFLINE AND PURCHASES (optional, one-time, linked to your Shiraberukun account) - Offline Dictionary: about 39,000 words, JLPT N5–N1. - Pocket Reader add-on: for Offline Dictionary owners. - Remove Ads: hides ads on every device you sign in to. - Complete Pack: Offline Dictionary, Pocket Reader and no ads in one purchase. Every account includes 100 offline searches and 50 Reader passages to use for free. Purchases can be restored on any device signed in to the same account. SEVEN WAYS TO LEARN 1. Reading assistant - paste any passage and AI breaks it into vocabulary and grammar. 2. Understand - ask about any sentence you don't get, or take a photo of text for an on-the-spot explanation. 3. AI search - a chat for any question about learning Japanese. Your conversations are saved. 4. Writing coach - AI checks your Japanese and suggests more natural phrasing. 5. Review - spaced repetition (SRS) brings words back right before you'd forget them. 6. Vocabulary lists - JLPT N5-N1 word lists, level by level. 7. Grammar dictionary - grammar points by level, plus example-sentence search. ONLINE DICTIONARY SCALE - 870,000+ headwords, combined from six dictionary sources - 1,160,000+ senses (meanings) - Search from Japanese (kanji, kana, or romaji), Myanmar, or English - English meanings on about 280,000 headwords - Burmese meanings reviewed in two stages: re-translated by one AI and checked by another MORE - AI assistant: ask anything about Japanese words, grammar, or usage and get a clear answer in Burmese - Tap any word in the app to see its meaning instantly - Handwriting input - Search history - Bookmarks with labels, also available offline - Dark mode - In-app language: Japanese, Myanmar, or English (some menus are Japanese/English only) - Sign in with Google or Apple - Free to download, with ads; ads can be removed with a one-time purchase AI features have a daily usage limit. Sign-in is required to save chat history, bookmarks and purchases.

Screenshots

Mainichi Nihongo v24 screens
Shiraberukun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mainichi Nihongo v2 at none against Shiraberukun's 4. Mainichi Nihongo v2 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, 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. Shiraberukun sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Mainichi Nihongo v2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mainichi Nihongo v2 ships an update every 4 days, Shiraberukun every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mainichi Nihongo v2 versus Shiraberukun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMainichi Nihongo v2Shiraberukun
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMidas IncSai Htaung Kham

In-app purchases

None

Mainichi Nihongo v2

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Shiraberukun

One-time4
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Pocket Reader$4.99
  • Offline Dictionary$5.99
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  • Complete Pack$9.99

Questions

Is Mainichi Nihongo v2 free?
Mainichi Nihongo v2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shiraberukun free?
Shiraberukun is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mainichi Nihongo v2 or Shiraberukun have ads?
Shiraberukun shows ads; Mainichi Nihongo v2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Mainichi Nihongo v2 or Shiraberukun?
Mainichi Nihongo v2 ships an update every 4 days, and Shiraberukun every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mainichi Nihongo v2 was updated on October 27, 2026 and Shiraberukun on October 27, 2026.

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