Comparison

KanjiMado for WaniKani vs Bunchuu

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

Head to head
About

KanjiMado for WaniKani

Features
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Simply provide a valid WaniKani API key and we'll fetch your recent mistakes and often forgotten WaniKani items. Add a widget to your home screen and once every 30 minutes it will be updated with a new item for you to review. This is a great way to passively review your often-missed items. Clicking on a critical item either within the app or from the widget will open a screen showing the item information for you to review with mnemonics, pronunciation, example sentences and more. Further review your critical items with a practice mode. Getting Started 1. Generate an API token at wanikani.com/settings/personal_access_tokens (no extra permissions needed—the default read access is all KanjiMado requires) 2. Paste the token into the app 3. Add a KanjiMado widget to your home screen Your critical items list refreshes automatically once a day.

About

Bunchuu

This app enhances language learning by providing real-world context for vocabulary and kanji. It offers customizable study sessions, offline access, and seamless synchronization with an existing learning platform. Enjoy a visually appealing and private study experience.

Highlights
  • Vocabulary in context with furigana
  • Customizable study and review sessions
  • Offline access and progress syncing
  • Visual progress tracking
  • Private study with no tracking
  • Dark mode support
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Bunchuu is a beautiful, fast, native companion app for WaniKani. Do your lessons and reviews anywhere — then go further, and meet every kanji where it lives: in real sentences. VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT Real context sentences for every vocabulary item. Furigana readings and plain-English grammar notes, one tap away. Translations stay veiled until you ask, so you can test yourself first. YOUR STUDIES, YOUR PACE Hand-pick exactly which radicals, kanji, and vocabulary to learn next. Review in batches, choose the ordering, and ask meaning and reading back to back — or far apart. Typo tolerance, your own synonyms, an automatic kana keyboard, and a leech threshold you control. WANIKANI'S SRS, SYNCED Works fully offline — lessons, reviews, and every mnemonic are cached on your device, and progress syncs when you're back online. Your progress lives in your WaniKani account, so you can switch between Bunchuu and the website at any time. Accuracy, streaks, and review history for every item. WATCH YOUR PROGRESS RISE Every level and every SRS stage, at a glance. Get notified the moment reviews are ready. A DELIGHTFUL PLACE TO STUDY A watercolor world, from the radicals to the snack breaks. Beautiful enough to make reviews feel like a treat. Full dark mode. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No Bunchuu account, no analytics, no tracking. Your study data syncs directly between your device and your WaniKani account. Bunchuu requires an active WaniKani account (wanikani.com). WaniKani's free trial covers its first three levels, so you can try both together. Bunchuu is an unofficial third-party app and is not affiliated with WaniKani or Tofugu, LLC.

Screenshots

KanjiMado for WaniKani4 screens
Bunchuu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Bunchuu at 15.0 against KanjiMado for WaniKani's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
KanjiMado for WaniKani versus Bunchuu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKanjiMado for WaniKaniBunchuu
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael Charles AubreyFour Skills Labs, LLC

In-app purchases

None

KanjiMado for WaniKani

No in-app purchases

None

Bunchuu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KanjiMado for WaniKani free?
KanjiMado for WaniKani is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bunchuu free?
Bunchuu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do KanjiMado for WaniKani or Bunchuu have ads?
Neither KanjiMado for WaniKani nor Bunchuu shows ads.

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