Comparison

My Nihongo vs Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob

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

Head to head
About

My Nihongo

This app helps you prepare for Japanese Language Proficiency Tests (JLPT) with personalized quizzes and flexible note-taking. It features a hands-free vocabulary learning mode and natural pronunciation practice.

Highlights
  • JLPT preparation for all levels
  • Flexible note-taking for vocabulary and sentences
  • Hands-free vocabulary learning mode
  • Personalized quiz creation from notes
  • Natural pronunciation practice
  • Quick note creation from clipboard
Features
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Feature Highlights: - JLPT Preparation Made Easy Includes sample vocabulary and sentences for all JLPT levels (N5–N1). - Flexible Note‑Taking Organize your Japanese study notes as free‑form text or structured vocabulary and sentence lists. - Vocabulary Radio (New!) Hands‑free listening mode that continuously plays the vocabularies you want to learn. - Quick Note Creation Instantly create notes from clipboard text or auto‑extract segments from non‑empty lines in a document. - Personalized Quizzes Turn your notes into quiz questions to practice the exact vocabulary and sentences you want to master. - Natural Pronunciation Practice Hear your notes spoken aloud with Apple’s built‑in text‑to‑speech, now respecting your chosen Japanese voice under Accessibility settings. - Streamlined Study Experience Improved tab arrangement, Study screen layout, and unified quiz design for a smoother, more consistent workflow. - Intuitive Editing Tools Refined workflows for building sentences, vocabularies, and multiple note types with a user‑friendly interface.

About

Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob

This app helps young children learn to draw, color, and speak by tracing pictures, hearing words and phonics, and building basic vocabulary. It offers a safe, offline learning experience with adjustable difficulty and no ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Trace 500+ pictures
  • Hear words and phonics aloud
  • Coloring with brushes and stamps
  • Learn first words in 18 languages
  • Blank canvas for free drawing
  • Offline functionality
  • Adjustable difficulty
Features
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Meet Bob, the friendly robot who helps children draw, color and learn to talk! Bob greets your child from the very first screen and says every word out loud. Children trace friendly pictures, hear each word, tap the letters to hear their phonics sounds, and build first words, shapes and numbers as they play. NEW IN THIS VERSION • Magic Tracing: follow the line with a finger, hear music notes as it fills, then spell the word letter by letter. No timer and no way to fail • Five learning games: Who Is It?, Odd One Out, Spell It, 3 New Words and A or B? • A friendly Halloween pack with ghosts, pumpkins, witches and cauldrons WHAT CHILDREN CAN DO • Draw and trace 500+ pictures with clear, friendly guides • Hear Bob say every word and letter sound, with audio built in for offline use • Color in with brushes, stamps and bucket fill • Learn first words in 18 languages • Draw anything they like on a blank canvas • Save finished artwork to the photo library MADE FOR FAMILIES • Made for children aged 5 and under • No ads, no tracking and no account needed • Works fully offline, ideal for car journeys and flights • Adjustable difficulty that grows with your child • Grown-up areas protected by a parental gate FREE WEEK, THEN ONE SIMPLE PLAN • New families try everything free for 7 days • Then keep everything unlocked with a Monthly or Yearly subscription, or a one-off Lifetime purchase • Families who downloaded the app before version 1.3 keep everything free • A grown-up starts the free week behind the parental gate Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the free week or the current period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings > your name > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://synckser.github.io/draw-and-learn-legal/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://synckser.github.io/draw-and-learn-legal/terms.html

Screenshots

My Nihongo4 screens
Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob at Free against My Nihongo's $2.99. Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). My Nihongo's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob is free to download; My Nihongo costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Nihongo has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Nihongo ships an update every 6 days, Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob weekly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
My Nihongo versus Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy NihongoDraw & Learn to Talk with Bob
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB200 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel Fu Keung Kwanroberto pires almeida

Customer experience

My Nihongo

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

My Nihongo

No in-app purchases

None

Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Nihongo free?
My Nihongo costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob free?
Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Nihongo or Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob?
Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob is rated higher. My Nihongo averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do My Nihongo or Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob have ads?
Neither My Nihongo nor Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Nihongo or Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob?
My Nihongo ships an update every 6 days, and Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob weekly. Most recently, My Nihongo was updated on October 31, 2026 and Draw & Learn to Talk with Bob on October 31, 2026.

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