Comparison

Kana vs ScriptPad

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

Head to head
About

Kana

Master Japanese hiragana typing with interactive exercises and a built-in keyboard. Learn new characters and vocabulary while practicing for speed and accuracy. Ideal for learners, travelers, and students preparing for exams.

Highlights
  • Real-time typing practice
  • Built-in hiragana keyboard
  • Learn while typing
  • Instant feedback
  • Daily typing challenges
  • Minimalist design
Features
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Master Japanese Typing | Type Kana Like a Japanese! Unlock the power of Japanese typing with our cutting-edge app - your ultimate tool for learning to type in hiragana quickly, accurately, and like a native speaker. Whether you’re just starting out with Japanese or looking to boost your speed and accuracy, this is the perfect app for mastering kana typing. Why Choose Our Japanese Typing App? • Real-Time Typing Practice – Improve your speed and accuracy with interactive hiragana typing exercises. • Built-In Hiragana Keyboard – No need to install a Japanese keyboard! Practice directly with our intuitive kana keyboard. • Learn While You Type – Pick up new hiragana characters, vocabulary, and sentence patterns as you go. • Instant Feedback – Get real-time corrections and insights to refine your Japanese typing technique. • Clean, Minimal Design – Focus solely on your kana practice without unnecessary distractions. • Daily Typing Challenges – Stay motivated and engaged with fun, bite-sized kana typing tasks. Who Is This App For? • Japanese learners eager to master kana typing and improve fluency. • Travelers and expats in Japan looking to communicate more confidently through typing. • Students preparing for JLPT or other Japanese exams that require solid typing skills. • Anyone who wants to type in Japanese naturally and efficiently. Start your Japanese typing journey today — one hiragana at a time. Download now and practice kana typing effortlessly! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ScriptPad

Learn to read, write, and speak new languages through interactive lessons and practice exercises. Features handwriting practice, vocabulary flashcards, pronunciation comparison, and custom lesson creation. Supports 8 languages and works offline.

Highlights
  • Handwriting practice with guided outlines
  • Vocabulary flashcards with audio
  • Pronunciation comparison tool
  • Custom lesson creation
  • Offline functionality
  • Support for 8 languages
Features
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ScriptPad: Language Writing helps you learn to read, write, and speak a new language at your own pace, now across 8 languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Portuguese, and Russian. Practice handwriting and vocabulary through structured lessons, from everyday basics like numbers, days, and greetings to deeper topics like food, travel, and society. Every word comes with audio so you can hear and practice correct pronunciation as you learn. Unlock one language, or get all 8 with the bundle. Write by Hand: A full drawing canvas for every word, practice writing with your finger or Apple Pencil. Character outlines guide your strokes so you build real muscle memory as you trace each word. Flashcards: A picture for every word. Flip through any lesson visually to build associations between images, words, and translations, perfect for quick vocabulary review. Speak & Compare: Record yourself saying each word and compare your pronunciation side by side with the audio. Instant playback shows you exactly where to improve. Type Mode: Learn to type in your target language using its keyboard. Instant feedback shows what you got right and what to review. Create Your Own Lessons: Paste any text, sentences, anything you want to practice, and ScriptPad turns it into a custom handwriting lesson. Practice the words and sentences you actually want to learn. Play & Practice: Reinforce every lesson with hands on activities that make vocabulary stick. Match words to pictures, hunt for words in a letter grid, listen for a word and slice it before it lands, mark your card in a listen and win bingo against the computer, fit word blocks together to clear the board, and blast word aliens out of the sky. Each activity plays the word's audio as you go, so you're always hearing the language as you learn it. Features: 8 languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian Thousands of words with audio across structured units Interactive drawing canvas with character outlines Flashcards with illustrations for every word Play and Practice activities: word search, picture matching, audio slicing, bingo, word blocks, and word invaders Speak & Compare pronunciation practice with recording Type mode for learning each language's keyboard Create unlimited custom lessons from any pasted text 14 page themes for a comfortable study environment Works beautifully on iPhone and iPad Fully offline, no internet required 7 language interface (English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Spanish, Russian) One time purchase, no subscription, unlock one language or all 8 Whether you're a complete beginner or brushing up on writing skills, ScriptPad gives you the tools to practice at your own pace. Download ScriptPad and start writing today.

Screenshots

Kana3 screens
ScriptPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ScriptPad at none against Kana's shown. ScriptPad also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Kana's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Kana sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and ScriptPad sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScriptPad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kana has 48 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kana ships an update monthly, ScriptPad fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kana versus ScriptPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKanaScriptPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (48 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings48 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB453 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMing Rong NgHugo Alberto Garza Jr

Customer experience

Kana

All ratings48 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

ScriptPad

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Kana

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Plan$0.997 Days
  • Yearly Plan$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • life time plan$19.99
  • life time plan$24.99
9 purchases

ScriptPad

One-time9
  • English Premium Unlock$4.99
  • Spanish Premium Unlock$4.99
  • French Premium Unlock$4.99
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  • Italian Premium Unlock$4.99
  • German Premium Unlock$4.99
  • Dutch Premium Unlock$4.99
  • Portuguese Premium Unlock$4.99
  • Russian Premium Unlock$4.99
  • All Languages Premium Unlock$14.99

Questions

Is Kana free?
Kana is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScriptPad free?
ScriptPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kana or ScriptPad?
ScriptPad is rated higher. Kana averages 4.5 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while ScriptPad averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Kana or ScriptPad have ads?
Kana shows ads; ScriptPad does not.
Which is updated more often, Kana or ScriptPad?
Kana ships an update monthly, and ScriptPad fortnightly. Most recently, Kana was updated on November 8, 2026 and ScriptPad on October 31, 2026.

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