Comparison

Sottaku vs KanjiBrush

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

Head to head
About

Sottaku

Master Chinese, Japanese, and Korean vocabulary with this app. It offers fast lookups, audio pronunciation, spaced repetition, and interactive quizzes. A browser extension and community chat are also available for enhanced learning.

Highlights
  • Fast word and sentence lookups
  • Audio pronunciation and furigana
  • Spaced repetition flashcards
  • Quick quizzes and challenge modes
  • Community chat feature
  • Companion browser extension
Features
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Sottaku is a language learning app where you can study up to 15 languages: Japanese, Korean, Chinese, English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Russian, Latin, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Arabic, Hebrew and Hindi. Study with fast lookups, grammar explanations, audio, flashcards, quizzes and spaced repetition, then bring the language into real conversations by discovering language exchange partners and talking in Sottaku Chat. • Discover learners and native speakers for language exchange • Chat with partners and the Sottaku community • Search words and example sentences • Explore grammar guides and sentence breakdowns where available • Furigana (reading hints) and audio for reading & listening where available • Save words as flashcards and review with smart scheduling • Quick quizzes and challenge modes to stay consistent • Use our companion browser extension, Sottaku-Yomitan, to look up words while reading online (Chrome/Firefox/Edge) • Sync your progress across devices when you sign in Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

KanjiBrush

Features
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KanjiBrush teaches kanji the way you actually remember them — by writing. WRITE TO REMEMBER Trace each character over a faint handwritten guide with real-time, per-stroke checking — wrong strokes flash red so you fix them on the spot. Then write it from memory and get graded on stroke order, direction, and shape. HEAR EVERY READING Tap any kanji, reading, or example word to hear native Japanese pronunciation — on'yomi and kun'yomi. RADICAL BREAKDOWN See exactly what each kanji is built from, with plain-English radical meanings. STUDY SMART Flashcards, quizzes, animated stroke order, and progress tracking across every school grade. Free to start with Grade 1. Unlock all grades and study modes with Premium. SUBSCRIPTION KanjiBrush Premium is an auto-renewable subscription: • Monthly — $4.99 per month • Annual — $29.99 per year Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kanjibrush-site.vercel.app/privacy

Screenshots

Sottaku4 screens
KanjiBrush3 screens

Verdict

The call

Sottaku and KanjiBrush are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Sottaku sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and KanjiBrush sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sottaku versus KanjiBrush: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSottakuKanjiBrush
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSottaku IncGilad Ronen

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Sottaku

Subscriptions3
  • Sottaku Pro$14.991 Month
  • Sottaku Pro: Gift Sub$14.991 Month
  • Sottaku Pro Annual$119.991 Year
One-time6
  • Sottaku: 750 Gold$9.99
  • Sottaku Pro: One Month Gift Sub$14.99
  • Sottaku: 1600 Gold$19.99
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  • Sottaku: 3400 Gold$39.99
  • Sottaku: 9200 Gold$99.99
  • Sottaku: 20000 Gold$199.99
2 purchases

KanjiBrush

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$29.991 Year

Questions

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

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