Comparison

Nihongo Chat vs RxSummit

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

Head to head
About

Nihongo Chat

Master Japanese vocabulary and grammar for all JLPT levels with a spaced repetition system. Build custom decks from a comprehensive dictionary and track your learning progress with daily check-ins and review calendars. Enjoy a privacy-focused, offline experience.

Highlights
  • Spaced Repetition System (SRS)
  • JLPT Level Selection (N5-N1)
  • Built-in Japanese Dictionary
  • Custom Deck Building
  • Daily Reminders & Streaks
  • Offline Functionality
  • Multiple-Choice Quiz Mode
Features
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Study Japanese vocabulary and grammar at any JLPT level — N5 through N1 — with spaced repetition that brings each word back just before you'd forget it. FREE TO START, AND FREE WHERE IT COUNTS 61 cards are yours immediately — 10 to 15 at every level — with no account, no time limit and no ads. The full 214,000-entry Japanese dictionary is free too: look anything up, any time, without hitting a paywall. PICK YOUR LEVEL Choose N5, N4, N3, N2 or N1 and study only that level. No advanced grammar thrown at a beginner, no basics slowing down an advanced learner. Switch whenever you're ready. 11,008 CARDS ACROSS FIVE LEVELS N1 4,262 · N2 2,593 · N3 1,954 · N4 1,202 · N5 997. Of those, 1,621 are hand-written cards carrying a usage note and two example sentences each — the N1 vocabulary and every level's grammar patterns. The rest are dictionary-verified word entries, 753 of which now carry an example sentence as well. STUDY THE WAY MEMORY ACTUALLY WORKS Grade each card Again, Hard, Good or Easy and the scheduler sets your next review. Every button shows you exactly when that card comes back, before you press it. Swipe right to move on, left to go back and re-read a card you have already graded. Set your session length right on the study screen, so ten free minutes is ten minutes of work instead of a wall of four hundred reviews. KNOW WHERE YOU ACTUALLY STAND The Stats tab reads your own review history and names the one thing most worth fixing — showing up, clearing your backlog, how much is sticking, or the balance between vocabulary and grammar — with the numbers behind it, and a projected finish date for your level at your current pace. No invented percentiles. No comparison against users who don't exist. BUILD YOUR OWN DECK Look up any word in the bundled dictionary and add it as a card. Edit any card in the app, including the built-in ones, and revert to the original whenever you like without losing your review history. Adding and editing one card at a time is always free. Filter your library down to just the cards you added, or just the ones you starred, and study only those. QUIZ, FILL IN THE BLANK, AND LISTEN Multiple-choice quizzes test recall under time pressure. Fill in the blank takes one word out of a real sentence and asks you to put it back. Tap any Japanese word or sentence to hear it read aloud, or let each card read itself as it arrives. ON IPHONE AND IPAD One app, both devices. On iPad the type and the layout are built for the larger screen rather than stretched to fit, the library grows from two columns to five, and it works in landscape. BACK UP FOR FREE Export your progress and your own cards at any time, at no cost. Your work is yours. ONE OPTIONAL UNLOCK A single one-time purchase opens the whole library — every card at every level — plus bulk import of your own word lists from CSV. Not a subscription. Nothing expires and nothing recurs. PRIVACY Everything runs on your device. No account, no login, no analytics, nothing transmitted anywhere. Dictionary data derived from JMdict, a project of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used under their licence. Nihongo Chat is an independent study tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Japan Foundation or Japan Educational Exchanges and Services, administrators of the JLPT.

About

RxSummit

Features
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Climb to exam day with RxSummit — a comprehensive, blueprint-mapped question bank built by a pharmacy student, for pharmacy students. EVERY BLUEPRINT AREA, WEIGHTED LIKE THE REAL THING All 116 authored questions are mapped to the six competency areas of the public NABP blueprint, and exam simulations sample them at real exam weights — 35% treatment plans, 18% patient data, 14% calculations, and so on. Coverage rings on the home screen show exactly how much of each area you've worked through. UNLIMITED CALCULATIONS A built-in generator produces fresh, never-repeating calculation problems — flow rates, alligation, mEq, Cockcroft-Gault, infusion rates, dilutions — with full worked solutions. EXAM SIMULATIONS Timed 15-, 30-, or 60-question exams at real pacing (about 90 seconds per question), no feedback until the score screen — just like test day. A QUESTION BANK YOU CAN VERIFY Every bank update is versioned and dated, with an in-app changelog showing exactly which questions were added. No vague "updated content" claims — you can see it. SMART REVIEW Every question you miss lands in a review queue until you clear it. Streaks, per-area accuracy, and weekly activity keep you honest. — Pay once. No subscription, no ads, no account. — 100% offline. Your data never leaves your phone. RxSummit is an independent study tool. Questions are original items written to the public NABP competency statements — not actual NAPLEX questions, which are confidential to NABP. NAPLEX is a registered trademark of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, which does not endorse this app.

Screenshots

Nihongo Chat4 screens
RxSummit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nihongo Chat at Free against RxSummit's $2.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Nihongo Chat is free to download; RxSummit costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Nihongo Chat versus RxSummit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNihongo ChatRxSummit
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTak YanKaran Kohli

In-app purchases

None

Nihongo Chat

No in-app purchases

None

RxSummit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nihongo Chat free?
Nihongo Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RxSummit free?
RxSummit costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nihongo Chat or RxSummit have ads?
Neither Nihongo Chat nor RxSummit shows ads.

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