Comparison

Kanji N5 vs LingoWonders

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

Head to head
About

Kanji N5

Features
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Learn to read and write all 100 JLPT N5 kanji β€” the exact characters on the beginner Japanese exam β€” with animated stroke order, real readings, and a spaced-repetition engine that brings each one back right before you'd forget it. Most kanji apps just flash a character and a meaning at you. KanjiDeck teaches the whole character: it draws every brush stroke in the correct order, pairs each kanji with its on'yomi and kun'yomi plus a real example word, then schedules your reviews so the knowledge actually sticks. No ads, no accounts, works fully offline. WHAT YOU GET - Watch every JLPT N5 kanji form one brush stroke at a time, in the correct order - On'yomi and kun'yomi readings with a real example word for every character - A spaced-repetition review engine β€” grade Again, Hard, Good or Easy and it schedules the rest - Progress insights that track your streak, accuracy, mastery level and weakest characters - Browse and search all 100 kanji, grouped by theme like numbers, nature, people and verbs - A Learn section covering on vs kun readings, stroke-order rules and common radicals PERFECT FOR - Absolute beginners starting Japanese from zero - Learners who already know kana and want their first kanji - Anyone reviewing for the JLPT N5 exam - Self-studiers who want stroke order done right, not just meanings WHY NOT JUST USE PAPER FLASHCARDS? Paper cards can't show you the stroke order, can't tell you when to review, and can't measure what you've actually mastered. KanjiDeck animates every stroke, times each review to the moment you're about to forget, and shows your real progress across the whole N5 set. PRIVACY Everything lives on your device. No ads, no tracking, no sign-in β€” just you, the brush and the ink. The full N5 set works 100% offline. FULL ACCESS The first 20 kanji are free to study and browse. Unlock all 100 JLPT N5 kanji, the full spaced-repetition review engine, animated stroke-order replay for every character, and detailed progress insights with KanjiDeck Premium: - Weekly subscription - Yearly subscription - Lifetime β€” one-time purchase, yours forever Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Start reading Japanese one confident character at a time β€” open KanjiDeck and draw your first kanji today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

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LingoWonders

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Learn Chinese, Japanese, Korean or English words, write them stroke by stroke, and print real practice sheets. LingoWonders is for learners, parents and teachers. Stroke order, voice and writing practice are free. There is no subscription, no ads and no account. READ β€” LESSONS FROM YOUR OWN MATERIAL Photograph a page, paste text, open a web page and LingoWonders makes a lesson. Listen sentence by sentence, tap a word to look it up, record yourself beside the app voice, save words. Stories in Chinese, English, Japanese and Korean are included; they and a daily allowance of your own articles are free. FOR LEARNERS β€” FREE β€’ Stroke-order animation, and a free stroke-by-stroke writing check on screen with a finger or Apple Pencil (Chinese, kana and hangul) β€’ HSK 3.0 levels 1–3: about 2,200 words in free decks, Simplified and Traditional. Levels 4–6 are in Pro β€’ Every word shows its reading (pinyin, kana, romanization, US IPA for English), its meaning and a speaker button β€’ Flashcards, and dictation that reads each word aloud; words you miss come back for review β€’ Choose the stroke-order standard for each list: China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan or Japanese kanji β€’ Search by word, reading or meaning β€” "shui" finds ζ°΄ FOR PARENTS β€” THE WEEKLY SPELLING LOOP 1. Photograph the school word list. Photo lists are free and unlimited, the photo stays with the list, and long sentences and stories stay whole. 2. Your child runs the dictation alone, with your own voice recordings or the app voice. English has US, UK, Australian and Singapore voices and "Spell it aloud". 3. Print a test sheet. Every page is free. 4. Paper Check (beta): photograph the finished test. LingoWonders shows what it read, and you mark each answer. It does not mark for you. 3 checks are free, then Pro. The This week tab keeps one card per list and shows the next step as one button. Share a list by link, QR code or file, free. LIBRARY Tao Nan School P1 spelling and 听写 lists, and thousands more words from preschool to A level. The Chinese library has about 7,200 words, including HSK 1–6. PRINT PRACTICE SHEETS β€” FREE, AS MANY AS YOU LIKE β€’ η”°ε­—ζ Ό tian-grid sheets with 描纒 tracing, and pinyin over the characters β€’ Print with AirPrint, share a PDF or save an image. Free exports contain page 1 of each sheet and a small App Store QR code LINGOWONDERS PRO β€” ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION β€’ Every page of every sheet (free prints page 1) β€’ Stroke-order sheets (笔鑺) and stroke-order strips β€’ Combined PDF: several sheet types in one file β€’ More fonts: 标准ζ₯·δΉ¦ textbook kai, School print and Sloped print β€’ Blue, red, green and purple trace ink, and trace fade β€’ Paper Check beyond the 3 free ones, more profiles, and your choice to keep the small QR on your sheets or print clean pages. One Pro covers the whole family with Family Sharing β€’ Read without limits: unlimited articles, longer texts and more recordings β€’ HSK 4–6 decks Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. AI features such as Paper Check run on our servers and cost us per use, so they have a fair-use limit that may change over time. Everything else works offline. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads, no account, no subscription. Your words, lists and practice stay on your device, and LingoWonders works offline. The exceptions are Paper Check, reading words from a photo in the cloud, and example sentences: they send the photo or the words to our server and Google's Gemini model, and nothing is stored on our server. Read fetches a web page on your device only when you ask, and nothing from Read is uploaded to our servers. iPhone and iPad, in 12 languages. Questions or ideas? Write to lei@appfactory.sg β€” a real person reads every message.

Screenshots

Kanji N54 screens
LingoWonders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LingoWonders at every 3 days against Kanji N5's monthly. LingoWonders also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Kanji N5 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and LingoWonders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kanji N5 ships an update monthly, LingoWonders every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Kanji N5 versus LingoWonders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKanji N5LingoWonders
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.5 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhuc Phamlei cao

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Kanji N5

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$59.99
1 purchases

LingoWonders

One-time1
  • TraceSheet Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Kanji N5 free?
Kanji N5 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LingoWonders free?
LingoWonders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kanji N5 or LingoWonders have ads?
Neither Kanji N5 nor LingoWonders shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kanji N5 or LingoWonders?
Kanji N5 ships an update monthly, and LingoWonders every 3 days. Most recently, Kanji N5 was updated on October 31, 2026 and LingoWonders on October 29, 2026.

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