Comparison

东京留学物语 vs Nihongo Ride

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

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About

东京留学物语

Features
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第一次来到东京,你会怎样生活? 在《东京留学物语》中,你将成为一名留学生,从租房、上课、打工开始,一点点适应这座城市。你可以努力学习,也可以多接打工;可以认识新朋友,也可以独自探索东京的街道。 每天的时间、体力和金钱都有限。不同选择会带来不同结果,也会让你的留学生活走向不同方向。 游戏内容: - 模拟东京留学生活 - 学习、打工、社交、探索多线安排 - 角色互动与剧情事件 - 金钱、体力、时间管理 - 多种成长路线与生活结局 在东京生活,并不只是抵达一个地方。 而是一步步决定,自己想成为怎样的人。

About

Nihongo Ride

This app teaches Japanese kana, vocabulary, and sentences through a typing game. It features a smart review system and multiple game modes to help users progress. The app works offline and is designed with user privacy in mind.

Highlights
  • Learn kana, vocabulary, and sentences
  • Smart spaced-repetition review
  • Built-in mini-IME with romaji input
  • Journey, Time Attack, and Practice modes
  • 7,000+ words and example sentences
  • Offline functionality
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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Nihongo Ride is a calm, focused typing-practice app that actually teaches you Japanese. Most typing games test speed. Nihongo Ride teaches — kana, vocabulary, and real sentences — while you ride your way across Japan, from Tokyo to Kyoto. Type the correct reading and you move forward. Miss a word and it comes back later, exactly when you need it. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT • A built-in mini-IME. Type romaji on your normal keyboard — no system IME, no setup. It accepts every valid spelling (shi or si, tsu or tu, n or nn) and matches your keystrokes to kana in real time. • Learn, don't just race. Every word shows its kana, an optional romaji hint, and its meaning in English and Chinese. • Smart review. Words you mistype flow into a spaced-repetition queue (SM-2), so your practice targets your real weak spots. THREE WAYS TO RIDE • Journey — an immersive ride across Japan; type to keep moving and unlock famous stops. • Time Attack — 60 seconds, as many words as you can. • Practice — a quiet, distraction-free mode for word drills or long passages, with an optional BLIND challenge that hides all romaji hints. CONTENT • 7,000+ words across JLPT N5 to N1, with English and Chinese meanings. • Example sentences and 233 reading passages — from everyday greetings to short literary paragraphs. • Katakana loanwords supported, with foreign-sound digraphs. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Works fully offline. No sign-up and no account with the developer, no ads, no tracking, and no analytics of any kind. The one optional in-app purchase is handled by the App Store, through your own Apple Account. • Your progress stays on your device. Optional iCloud sync uses your own private iCloud database, which the developer cannot see inside, and the app is fully usable with it switched off. Whether you're starting N5 or polishing N1, Nihongo Ride turns daily typing into real Japanese progress. Hop on and ride.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 东京留学物语 at none against Nihongo Ride's 1. 东京留学物语 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Nihongo Ride's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. Nihongo Ride sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 东京留学物语 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

东京留学物语 ships an update monthly, Nihongo Ride every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
东京留学物语 versus Nihongo Ride: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter东京留学物语Nihongo Ride
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB14 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer攀 罗Yuhe Ye

In-app purchases

None

东京留学物语

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Nihongo Ride

One-time1
  • The Road West$0.99

Questions

Is 东京留学物语 free?
东京留学物语 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nihongo Ride free?
Nihongo Ride is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 东京留学物语 or Nihongo Ride have ads?
Neither 东京留学物语 nor Nihongo Ride shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 东京留学物语 or Nihongo Ride?
东京留学物语 ships an update monthly, and Nihongo Ride every 3 days. Most recently, 东京留学物语 was updated on November 9, 2026 and Nihongo Ride on November 10, 2026.

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