Kakimashou vs KanjiBrush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Kakimashou
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Learn Japanese with Kakimashou ā a clean, focused app for studying 2,230 kanji from N5 to N2. Study with animated stroke cards, radical diagrams and meanings in your language. Quiz yourself in 4 modes with spaced repetition (SRS/SM-2). Track your progress with detailed statistics. Features: ⢠2,230 kanji with stroke order animations ⢠Radical diagrams with KRADFILE database ⢠4 quiz modes: meanings, readings, kanji recall, stroke order ⢠SRS (SM-2) spaced repetition for efficient learning ⢠Detailed statistics and session history ⢠OCR camera to identify kanji in the real world ⢠Custom study sets ⢠Available in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and German ⢠Dark mode ⢠Works fully offline
KanjiBrush
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Practice Japanese kanji by writing them. Trace with a guide, then write from memory and check stroke order, direction and shape. Start with 80 Grade 1 kanji free. Premium opens the remaining characters in the 1,257-kanji library. A FOCUSED FIRST ROUND Start with three characters. Continue with eight-character rounds as you build a writing routine. REVIEW YOUR RECALL Return to scheduled reviews that begin with a meaning prompt and a blank canvas. Guided tracing and unaided writing are recorded separately. Successful recall on later reviews builds your progress. YOUR OWN KANJI SETS Choose characters from your available content to follow a class, reading or personal study goal. Your sets, favorites and study history stay on your device. OFFLINE WRITING GUIDES Animated stroke-order guides and component breakdowns are bundled with the app. Use flashcards and quizzes to connect characters with meanings and readings. Hear Japanese readings using your device's text-to-speech voices. FREE & PREMIUM Grade 1 includes 80 free kanji. Optional monthly and annual Premium subscriptions unlock the rest of the library. Current regional pricing is shown before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. No account required. No advertising or third-party learning analytics SDKs. Stroke and component reference data: KanjiVG, copyright Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source and license links are available in Progress. Privacy: https://kanjibrush-site.vercel.app/privacy/ Terms: https://kanjibrush-site.vercel.app/terms/ Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kakimashou at none against KanjiBrush's 2. KanjiBrush's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. KanjiBrush sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Kakimashou asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Kakimashou | KanjiBrush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | ā | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No ā better |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.1 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JORGE RABANOS PENA | Gilad Ronen |
In-app purchases
Kakimashou
No in-app purchases
KanjiBrush
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Annual$29.991 Year









