Comparison

Sumiyomi vs 日本語復習

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

Head to head
About

Sumiyomi

Features
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Read the Japanese you already have. Paste a sentence or scan a photo, add furigana, and save useful words for daily review. READ AT YOUR OWN PACE • See hiragana readings above kanji, or switch to Kana and Romaji. • Tap words to check their readings, hear pronunciation and save them. Look up meanings with an installed system dictionary or open Jisho online. • Listen to Japanese text at your preferred speed. Edit the source without losing your place in the reading flow. FROM PHOTO TO READABLE TEXT Recognize Japanese in a photo or screenshot. Compare the original image with the recognized text, zoom in, correct mistakes, then add readings. KEEP THE WORDS YOU WANT TO LEARN Save words while reading and return for spaced review. Reveal the reading, choose Forgot, Fuzzy or Got it, and continue later with your progress saved. History, search, CSV export and Home and Lock Screen widgets help you revisit what you have read. FREE CORE TOOLS, OPTIONAL PREMIUM Core reading tools, word review and single-image OCR are free, with no ads. Optional Premium adds batch image and PDF OCR for up to 20 pages, saved document projects and iCloud sync for history, favorite words and review progress. Saved projects let you proofread, resume from your last-read page and export text. Readings and OCR run on your device. Online lookups and iCloud sync need an internet connection. Document projects and original images stay on this device and do not sync through iCloud. Designed for iPhone and iPad, with light and dark themes and 15 interface languages, including Italian. Reading assistance is not a translation service; automatically generated readings and OCR may need correction. Turn reading into your own study materials Save words with their original sentences and document page references. Add your own meanings and notes, organize cards by material, review due words in context, and export text for desktop Anki. Keep up to 10 context cards for free; Premium lets you create more without this cap. Existing cards remain usable after expiry. Anki export does not transfer review schedules. • Select several words from the current page and save their context cards together. • Rename materials, move cards between materials and fill in meanings one after another. • Switch between sentences for the same word during review and edit the current sentence’s meaning. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

日本語復習

Features
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Réviser le japonais, simplement et hors-ligne. Cette application regroupe des fiches de révision, des cartes mémoire, des quiz auto-corrigés et des exercices pour tout le niveau débutant (leçons 1 à 50). Tout fonctionne sans connexion et sans compte : ta progression reste sur ton appareil. - Fiches par leçon : grammaire, structures et phrases-types, avec des exemples traduits. - Cartes mémoire : vocabulaire qui se retourne d'un tap, filtrage par leçon, suivi « su / à revoir ». - Quiz : conjugaison, particules, thème et version, correction en un tap, score en direct. - Exercices d'application : entraîne-toi puis vérifie avec le mémo. - Lectures en kana (furigana) affichées sur tout le contenu — idéal quand on ne lit pas encore tous les kanji. - Saisie des réponses en kana ou en rōmaji (converti automatiquement), avec vérification immédiate. - Lecteur PDF intégré : importe tes propres documents d'étude et lis-les hors connexion. Pensée pour les étudiants en japonais. Aucune publicité, aucune collecte de données.

Screenshots

Sumiyomi4 screens
日本語復習4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 日本語復習 at none against Sumiyomi's 2. 日本語復習 also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Sumiyomi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 日本語復習 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sumiyomi ships an update every 5 days, 日本語復習 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Sumiyomi versus 日本語復習: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSumiyomi日本語復習
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer昶 黄Christophe Lallier

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Sumiyomi

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
None

日本語復習

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sumiyomi free?
Sumiyomi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 日本語復習 free?
日本語復習 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sumiyomi or 日本語復習 have ads?
Neither Sumiyomi nor 日本語復習 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sumiyomi or 日本語復習?
Sumiyomi ships an update every 5 days, and 日本語復習 every 2 days. Most recently, Sumiyomi was updated on October 28, 2026 and 日本語復習 on October 11, 2026.

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