Comparison

HayaiLearn vs Sprout

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

Head to head
About

HayaiLearn

Learn Japanese through interactive video lessons, featuring tappable subtitles, AI conversation practice, and personalized vocabulary review. Build listening, reading, and speaking skills from beginner to advanced levels using content you enjoy.

Highlights
  • Interactive video lessons
  • Tappable subtitles with translations
  • AI conversation practice
  • Contextual grammar explanations
  • Spaced repetition vocabulary review
  • Pronunciation grading
  • Personalized content feed
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Learn Japanese with videos you love and start speaking from day one, even if you’re a complete beginner. HayaiLearn turns Japanese videos (Youtube or Local videos) into interactive lessons with tappable subtitles, contextual translations, grammar explanations, vocabulary review, and AI conversation practice. Build your listening and reading skills, then use what you learn out loud. SPEAK JAPANESE, EVEN FROM ZERO Don’t know how to say it yet? Use Translate assist to say what you mean in English and see how to say it in Japanese. Practice conversations with an AI partner using words and grammar you’re learning. • Get English-to-Japanese help when you’re stuck. • Tap Explain to understand the AI’s replies. • Tap words in the conversation and mark them as learning or known. • Practice roleplay conversations and get feedback on your answers. LEARN FROM VIDEOS YOU ENJOY Explore 20,000+ Japanese videos or bring a YouTube video you want to study. From everyday conversations to content about your interests, make Japanese immersion part of your routine. • Find videos graded from 1–10 by difficulty. • Discover a personalized feed matched to your comprehension. • Follow interactive subtitles and replay the lines you want to hear again. UNDERSTAND WORDS AND GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT Tap a Japanese word to see the meaning that fits the sentence. Get AI explanations of grammar, sentence patterns, slang, and casual speech without losing the context of the video. • Learn vocabulary from real sentences. • Break down unfamiliar Japanese with one-tap explanations. • Save useful sentences to revisit later. SHADOW VIDEOS AND GET A GRADE Listen to a line, repeat it out loud, and get a pronunciation grade. Practice shadowing with the videos you study, replay the original, and try again to improve your delivery. STUDY THE WORDS THAT MATTER TO YOU Prioritize vocabulary by how often it appears in the content you like. Build comprehension around your interests, with JLPT N5–N1 filters to help focus your study. REMEMBER MORE WITH SPACED REPETITION Turn the words you encounter into regular reading and listening practice. Review vocabulary in context with flashcards, multiple-choice questions, and video listening quizzes. • Watch and replay real clips as you review. • Practice recognizing words by sound as well as by sight. • Use spaced repetition to revisit what you’re learning. SEE YOUR JAPANESE GROW Earn XP across reading, listening, writing, and speaking. Build a daily streak and track words as they move from learning to known. Watch something you enjoy. Understand a little more. Put it into words. Make Japanese a habit you want to keep. A paid subscription is required to access content and features. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.hayailearn.com/company/privacy-policy

About

Sprout

Features
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Sprout shows a young child how much time is left, without asking them to read a clock. Pick a routine. A playful world shows time passing. When the timer finishes, a gentle ending unfolds, a sound plays, and a star is earned. WHY A VISUAL TIMER Young children can understand a shape getting smaller before they can read a clock. Sprout turns an abstract wait into something they can watch. ELEVEN WORLDS Each world gives time a different visual story: - Garden: a ring empties, and a seed grows into a sprout. - Ocean: the water level falls, and a clam opens on a pearl. - Rocket: a ship crosses the sky and lands on a planet. - Reef: a jellyfish drifts down, and the coral lights up as it arrives. - Rainbow Loom: colorful threads weave into a finished creation. - Moon Bakery: a little bakery brings a warm routine to life. - Cloud Harbor: a cloud-whale airship gathers a breeze and takes off. - Colour Tide: flowing color recedes until the canvas is clear. - Moss Hollow: a tiny mushroom village grows in a softly lit 3D world. - Crystal Cavern: golden sand settles inside a glowing 3D hourglass. - Tiny Railway: a little 3D train follows its route to a cozy station. Garden is included. The other ten worlds are part of the one-time unlock. Parents can try each world's animated preview before buying. MADE FOR FAMILY ROUTINES - Six ready-to-use routines: brush teeth, clean up, bath time, wind-down, screen time, and playdate. - Create up to two custom routines for free, with more included in the unlock. - Choose whether the timer shows its numeric countdown. - Pick from six gentle ending sounds. The free custom-routine editor includes three, and the unlock makes all six available there. - Add one of your own photos to a custom timer with the unlock. - Hold to stop, so an accidental tap cannot end a running timer. - See time remaining in Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets. - Earn simple stars with nothing to spend, buy, or lose. PRIVACY AND PURCHASES No account. No sign-in. No ads. No analytics. No tracking. Routine data and selected photos stay in the app's local storage. Purchases and restores use Apple's StoreKit. There is no subscription. The optional unlock is one purchase with Family Sharing included. ACCESSIBILITY VoiceOver labels describe the timer status and controls. Text uses Dynamic Type, with a parent setting for the kid-facing timer screens. Reduce Motion removes or freezes decorative movement. Automated contrast checks cover the foreground and background text roles used by each world.

Screenshots

HayaiLearn4 screens
Sprout4 screens

Verdict

The call

HayaiLearn and Sprout are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. HayaiLearn sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Sprout sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HayaiLearn ships an update every 10 days, Sprout every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
HayaiLearn versus Sprout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHayaiLearnSprout
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB37 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFallen Cloud Studios LLCAHMET DUMAN

In-app purchases

7 purchases

HayaiLearn

Subscriptions7
  • Pro$12.991 Month
  • Pro Access7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Platinum$24.991 Month
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  • Pro Access7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Pro Access7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Platinum7 Days trial$129.991 Year
  • Platinum7 Days trial$184.991 Year
1 purchases

Sprout

One-time1
  • Every world$3.99

Questions

Is HayaiLearn free?
HayaiLearn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sprout free?
Sprout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HayaiLearn or Sprout have ads?
Neither HayaiLearn nor Sprout shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HayaiLearn or Sprout?
HayaiLearn ships an update every 10 days, and Sprout every 8 days. Most recently, HayaiLearn was updated on November 5, 2026 and Sprout on November 8, 2026.

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