Comparison

JishoTu vs Drill

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

Head to head
About

JishoTu

Features
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JishoTu is a quick reference tool for learning Japanese. Quick Lookup for Japanese words, Japanese kanji, and Japanese grammar. Additionally, it provides a flashcard function to help users reinforce their memory. Main Features: - Japanese Dictionary: Quick Lookup for Japanese Words, Kanji, and Grammers. - JLPT Grammers Learning: Quick Learning for JLPT Grammers. - Flashcard Function: Users can quickly customize study flashcards for repeated learning to deepen their memory of Japanese. - Multilingual Translation Support. For our privacy policy, please visit: https://jishotu.mboxdev.com/privacy-policy For our service terms, please visit: https://jishotu.mboxdev.com/terms-of-service If you have any problems, please contact us by: lyukenhei@gmail.com

About

Drill

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Drill is a flashcard app that schedules each card with spaced repetition, so you review a card right before you would forget it β€” not every day, not never. BRING YOUR DECKS β€’ Import .apkg files (Anki's export format). Decks, cards, images and your existing schedule come along. β€’ Import the same file again later: cards you already have keep their schedule, edited cards get their new text, nothing is duplicated. β€’ Turn text into cards: paste a list, a CSV, a Quizlet export or your Kindle highlights, and Drill reads the pairs. β€’ Export everything as one zip and bring it back on another iPhone β€” schedules included. Or share a single deck as a file that opens straight in Drill. β€’ Three sample decks, so you can try the app before importing anything. STUDY β€’ Open the app, tap Study now: the first card is two taps away. β€’ Again, Hard, Good, Easy β€” each button shows when you will see the card next. β€’ Undo the last answer. Flag a card to come back to it later. β€’ A daily reminder tells you how many cards are waiting β€” and stays quiet on days you have already studied. β€’ Every answer is saved the moment you tap it. Quit mid-session, come back, and the same card is waiting. β€’ The study day rolls over at 04:00, so a late-night session still counts for today. β€’ Your streak, today's numbers, a forecast of upcoming reviews and a review heatmap. β€’ Works entirely offline. No account. No ads. No server of ours. MAKE CARDS β€’ Question and answer. Reversed pairs (one entry, two cards). Cloze deletions. A picture. A voice clip. β€’ Or paste a passage β€” or pick a photo of a page β€” and let Drill draft question–answer cards on your iPhone with Apple Intelligence. Split a card that tries to say too much into smaller ones the same way. (Drill Pro; needs iPhone 15 Pro or later and iOS 26.) DRILL PRO β€” one purchase, not a subscription β€’ Unlimited decks (three without Pro; every deck you already have stays learnable). β€’ Cards from a passage or a photo, on device. β€’ Monthly stats, and a 91-day heatmap instead of 7. β€’ A home-screen widget with your streak and the decks that are due, and a Live Activity that counts your session on the Lock Screen. β€’ Session mode, per-deck daily limits, your own rollover hour, and the FSRS scheduler as an alternative to SM-2. β€’ More than one picture per card. Importing, exporting and studying β€” every card, every schedule β€” are always included. Privacy Policy: https://primetruthteam.github.io/drill/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

JishoTu4 screens
Drill4 screens

Verdict

The call

JishoTu and Drill 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. JishoTu sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Drill sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
JishoTu versus Drill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJishoTuDrill
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size360 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer建平 刘Nguyen Dinh Chung

In-app purchases

3 purchases

JishoTu

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pass$1.991 Month
  • Yearly PASS$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime PASS$9.99
1 purchases

Drill

One-time1
  • Drill Pro$9.99

Questions

Is JishoTu free?
JishoTu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drill free?
Drill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do JishoTu or Drill have ads?
Neither JishoTu nor Drill shows ads.

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