OracleLens vs Kanji Master Global Edition

OracleLens brings the world's oldest systematic writing system to life. Using advanced AI, it identifies Chinese oracle bone script (jiaguwen) — characters carved into turtle shells and ox bones by Shang Dynasty diviners over 3,000 years ago. IDENTIFY ANY INSCRIPTION Point your camera at oracle bones, museum rubbings, bronze vessel inscriptions, or stone carvings. Powered by Google Gemini, OracleLens instantly identifies the character and provides: • Modern Chinese equivalent • Mandarin pronunciation in pinyin • Core meaning and cultural significance • How this character was used in ancient divination rituals • How it evolved into the character written today EXPLORE THE SIGN LIST Browse a curated encyclopedia of 53 oracle bone characters — completely offline. Each entry features: • Authentic oracle bone script images sourced from museum archives • Full etymology tracing each character from Shang Dynasty to modern Chinese • Divination context: the questions inscribed, the rituals performed, the answers sought • Did You Know facts about Shang Dynasty civilization and royal court life BUILD YOUR DISCOVERY ARCHIVE Every character you identify is saved to your personal collection on-device. Review your discoveries, revisit etymologies, and track your journey through ancient Chinese writing. DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE Whether you are a sinologist, history enthusiast, student, or museum visitor, OracleLens offers an accessible gateway to one of humanity's most fascinating writing systems. No account required. No subscription. Your scan history never leaves your device. ABOUT ORACLE BONE SCRIPT Oracle bone script dates to the late Shang Dynasty (c. 1250–1046 BCE). Inscribed on turtle plastrons and ox scapulae, these characters recorded royal divination ceremonies — questions asked of ancestral spirits about harvests, battles, weather, and the fate of the kingdom. Discovered in 1899 near Anyang, Henan province, they represent the earliest direct ancestor of the Chinese writing system used by over one billion people today. PRIVACY OracleLens collects no personal data. Your scan history is stored exclusively on your device using on-device storage. Images submitted for AI identification are processed in real time and are not retained by the service.

Learn Japanese kanji the way children in Japan do - grade by grade, stroke by stroke. Kanji Master follows Japan's official school curriculum, covering all 2,136 Joyo kanji from Grade 1 through high school. Every kanji is explained in your own language. A TEACHER FOR EVERY LEVEL Five teachers guide you as you climb: Sakura for Grade 1, a Ninja for Grade 2, Mt. Fuji for Grades 3-6, a Samurai for junior high, and Daruma for high school. Each explains what a kanji means and how it works inside real words, then reads the explanation aloud. STROKE ORDER, ANIMATED Watch every stroke drawn in the correct order, numbered. Switch between brush, bold brush, pen, marker and pencil, and compare textbook, mincho, gothic and rounded typefaces. CAN'T READ IT? DRAW IT. Write a kanji you saw on a sign or in a book and find it instantly. No reading required. SEARCH IN YOUR LANGUAGE Look up kanji by meaning, reading or romaji in Korean, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese. WORKS OFFLINE All data lives on your device. Study on the train, on a plane, anywhere. FREE Grade 1 (80 kanji), 46 basic kana and 300 sample words, plus 3 handwriting searches. Free forever, no account needed. WORDS & KANA 4,853 everyday Japanese words for basics, daily life, travel and work, each with example sentences and quizzes, plus stroke order for all hiragana and katakana. FULL VERSION - ONE-TIME PURCHASE Unlock all 2,136 Joyo kanji from Grade 2 through high school, all 4,853 words, all 163 kana and unlimited handwriting search. Pay once and keep it forever. No subscription. Stroke order data (c) Ulrich Apel and the KanjiVG Project, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0). Dictionary data from JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Kana font: Klee One (SIL OFL). Curriculum based on the MEXT Grade-Level Kanji Table (2017 announcement). The junior high / high school split follows the Kanji Kentei grade allocations (grade 3, and pre-2 / 2). Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/