Doriru vs KanaWatch

Learn Japanese the way students in Japan do: by writing it, stroke by stroke. Doriru is named after ドリル, the drill workbooks Japanese students practice kanji in. Tell it where you are and it lays out a path of small, clear steps, from your first hiragana to N1 kanji. Ten minutes a day is enough to start. WRITE EVERY CHARACTER • Animated stroke-order guides for kana and kanji • Practice grids with center guides, like a Japanese drill book • With a stylus, strokes respond to pressure and speed, and you choose the line thickness A PATH THAT STARTS WHERE YOU ARE • Starting from zero, know a little, preparing for JLPT N5 or past your first JLPT: Doriru builds your route from your answer • Small milestones of hiragana, katakana, words and kanji, level by level up to N1 • New to Japanese? A short guide explains how its three scripts work 6 WAYS TO PRACTICE • Flashcards for kana, kanji and vocabulary • Kanji quiz and reading quiz • Vocabulary puzzle: drag the syllables into place to spell each word's reading 2,100+ KANJI. 2,800+ WORDS. • Kanji by JLPT level (N5–N1) or by school grade • Complete hiragana and katakana • Vocabulary from N5 to N3 • Search kanji by character, meaning or reading • Everything lives on your device: no account, no connection needed BUILD THE HABIT • Set a daily goal and keep your streak • Watch every character move from studied to mastered • Bookmark the characters you want to come back to COMFORTABLE TO USE • Light and dark mode • Clean layouts for phone and tablet • Modern or classic Japanese font FREE AND PRO Free: hiragana, katakana, JLPT N5 and grade 1 kanji, and N5 vocabulary, with writing practice and every game. Doriru Pro unlocks every kanji and vocabulary level, unlimited bookmarks and the classic font. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

KanaWatch is a standalone Apple Watch app for learning and practicing Japanese hiragana and katakana. No iPhone required. LEARN Browse all 227 kana characters one at a time, at your own pace. Each character comes with its pronunciation and native audio, so you build familiarity before you drill. PRACTICE Once you're ready, drill your knowledge with flashcards across 4 levels: basic characters, dakuon, handakuon, and yōon combinations. Every card includes native pronunciation, so you can hear the correct sound as you go. FEATURES - Fully standalone. Works independently on your Apple Watch, phone not required - Learn mode: browse characters at your own pace, with audio - Practice mode: flashcard drills with instant feedback - 227 characters across hiragana and katakana - Audio pronunciation for every character - Smart mastery tracking. Characters are marked as mastered once you've practiced them enough with strong accuracy - A watch face complication that shows a new character each day - Clean, focused design built specifically for the small screen Whether you're waiting for coffee, riding the elevator, or have a spare minute between meetings, KanaWatch turns those moments into quick kana learning and practice, right on your wrist.