Comparison

KanjiPeek vs Kanji Widget

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

Head to head
About

KanjiPeek

Features
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Master kanji one day at a time. KanjiPeek delivers one carefully selected kanji to your Home Screen every day. See the character, its readings, meaning, and etymology -- all without opening the app. LEARN EFFORTLESSLY Every day, a new kanji appears on your widget with on'yomi, kun'yomi, English meaning, and cultural context. Just glance at your Home Screen to learn. BEAUTIFUL WIDGETS Choose from five widget sizes (small, medium, large, circular, rectangular) and three elegant themes: Ink, Paper, and Bamboo. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Build a daily streak by viewing each day's kanji. The archive calendar shows your learning history at a glance. JLPT READY Start with N5 (80 kanji, free forever), then unlock N4 through N1 with Premium -- over 2,000 kanji covering all JLPT levels. PREMIUM FEATURES (one-time purchase) - All JLPT levels: N4, N3, N2, N1 - All widget themes - Daily learning reminders PRIVACY FIRST No accounts. No tracking. No ads. All data stays on your device. KanjiPeek works completely offline.

About

Kanji Widget

Features
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Learn Japanese without opening an app โ€” one character at a time, right on your home screen. Kanji Widget puts hiragana, katakana, or a JLPT kanji character directly on your iOS home screen. Every time you unlock your phone, you see one character with its reading and meaning โ€” a free repetition, dozens of times a day, with zero extra effort. FEATURES โ€ข 1,600+ characters: hiragana, katakana, and JLPT kanji N5 through N1 โ€ข 7 study sets, downloaded independently โ€” start with kana or jump to the level you're studying โ€ข Onyomi, kunyomi, and English meanings for every kanji โ€ข Common example words with readings for context โ€ข Tap the widget to move to the next or previous character โ€ข Small and medium widget sizes โ€ข Customize the widget's theme (system, light, or dark), background opacity, and text size, with a live preview as you adjust WHY A WIDGET Apps you have to open compete with everything else on your phone. A widget doesn't โ€” it's already there. Kanji Widget turns the moments you check your phone into study moments, without a streak to keep or a lesson to finish. PRIVACY No account required. No tracking. Your progress stays on your device. Once a study set is downloaded, the widget works completely offline.

Screenshots

KanjiPeek3 screens
Kanji Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kanji Widget at none against KanjiPeek's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. KanjiPeek sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kanji Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
KanjiPeek versus Kanji Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKanjiPeekKanji Widget
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyota IkezawaOtniel Victory Febe Anwar

In-app purchases

1 purchases

KanjiPeek

One-time1
  • KanjiPeek Premium$4.99
None

Kanji Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KanjiPeek free?
KanjiPeek is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kanji Widget free?
Kanji Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do KanjiPeek or Kanji Widget have ads?
Neither KanjiPeek nor Kanji Widget shows ads.

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