Sharp Japanese vs Kakimashou
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sharp Japanese
This app provides an endless supply of Japanese reading material generated to match your learning level. It offers detailed word analysis, natural-sounding audio, and full access to its core features without a subscription.
- AI-generated graded readers
- JLPT level tailored content
- Word radical breakdown
- Grammar function analysis
- High-fidelity neural audio
- No subscription required
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Infinite Reading Material: Never run out of graded readers. Our system generates original stories tailored to your current JLPT level and SRS progress. Precision Parsing: Tap any word to see its radical breakdown, grammar function, and dictionary entry. Neural Audio: Listen to every word and story with crystal-clear, high-fidelity audio that captures natural Japanese cadence. The 'Anti-Subscription' Model: LLM technology should democratize language learning. Access 100% of our core system without a subscription.
Kakimashou
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Learn Japanese with Kakimashou — a clean, focused app for studying 2,230 kanji from N5 to N2. Study with animated stroke cards, radical diagrams and meanings in your language. Quiz yourself in 4 modes with spaced repetition (SRS/SM-2). Track your progress with detailed statistics. Features: • 2,230 kanji with stroke order animations • Radical diagrams with KRADFILE database • 4 quiz modes: meanings, readings, kanji recall, stroke order • SRS (SM-2) spaced repetition for efficient learning • Detailed statistics and session history • OCR camera to identify kanji in the real world • Custom study sets • Available in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and German • Dark mode • Works fully offline
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sharp Japanese at none against Kakimashou's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Sharp Japanese | Kakimashou |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eliot William Ayer | JORGE RABANOS PENA |
In-app purchases
Sharp Japanese
No in-app purchases
Kakimashou
No in-app purchases
