NihonGo Pro vs Japanese Slideshow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
NihonGo Pro
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Master Japanese vocabulary from N5 to N1 with our all-in-one learning app! Practice real-time pronunciation with native speech recognition, build fluent oral Japanese skills instantly, and memorize words efficiently using the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve scientifically designed review system. Whether you are a beginner starting from zero or an advanced learner aiming for JLPT high scores, our structured word bank, personalized study plan, and instant oral feedback help you remember faster, speak more confidently, and make Japanese learning sustainable and effective.
Japanese Slideshow
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Stand your phone on the desk and Japanese sentences appear, one at a time, quietly ā and are read aloud. This is not a vocabulary quiz, and it is not a course that expects you to check in every day. It is closer to a digital photo frame that speaks Japanese. You glance at it while cooking, commuting, or between tasks, and you keep whatever you happen to notice. No pressure, no streak to protect. THREE LINES, ONE GLANCE Every sentence shows: ⢠The Japanese sentence ⢠Kana reading, generated automatically (can be turned off) ⢠The translation, in the language you choose IT RUNS BY ITSELF ⢠Auto-advance every 5, 10, 15, 30 or 60 seconds ⢠Shuffled playback that never repeats the same sentence twice in a row ⢠Screen stays on while playing, so it works as a desk display ⢠Swipe left or right to move at your own pace ⢠Tap once for the controls; they fade away again on their own JAPANESE SPEECH Uses the Japanese text-to-speech built into iOS. Adjust the speaking speed and the delay before speech, or switch between the voices installed on your device. Playback can also be controlled from the Lock Screen and your headphones. Prefer silence? Turn speech off. FILTER BY LEVEL 12,701 sentences, tagged JLPT N5 / N4 / N3, so you can stay at one level. Tap the heart to keep a sentence in Favourites. Everything stays on the device ā no account, no sign-in. EASY ON THE EYES ⢠Light, dark, or follow the system theme ⢠Separate text-size controls for Japanese and for the translation ⢠Portrait and landscape ⢠Use your own photos as the background TRANSLATION LANGUAGES Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, English, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and Russian. When a sentence has no translation in your language, English is shown instead, so the line is never blank. FULLY OFFLINE Sentences, kana and translations are all bundled at install time. The app downloads nothing while running and sends none of your activity anywhere. It works on a plane, underground, or up a mountain. WHERE THE SENTENCES COME FROM Human translations from the Tatoeba Project (CC BY 2.0 FR), plus original sentences written for this app (CC0). The in-app Sources page lists every licence and contributor. All translations are written by people, not machine-translated. If you are learning Japanese but are tired of being told that today's task is still incomplete, this one may suit you better.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NihonGo Pro at 12.0 against Japanese Slideshow's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | NihonGo Pro | Japanese Slideshow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ęé» é | Liu Ming Yi |
In-app purchases
NihonGo Pro
No in-app purchases
Japanese Slideshow
No in-app purchases
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