Comparison

BrainDojo Kids vs Setsumei

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

Head to head
About

BrainDojo Kids

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Learn independently. Laugh together. BrainDojo Kids combines short learning activities for ages 3–6 with a same-device family board game. Children can practice the alphabet, Japanese Hiragana and Katakana, numbers, memory, mazes, and handwriting on their own, then play cooperative and face-to-face mini games with parents or siblings. STEP-BY-STEP COURSES Children progress from tracing to copying, independent writing, and a short challenge. Courses include Hiragana, Katakana, numbers, beginner Kanji, the alphabet, addition, and subtraction. Completed stages and best scores are saved separately for each player. Three daily activity picks make it easy to fit practice into a short routine. A BOARD GAME FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Gather 2–4 players around one device. Roll the die, collect stars and coins, shop for useful items, and open surprises. Cooperative challenges and face-to-face battles appear between rounds. The board layout changes from game to game, so every match has a different story. The player with the most stars wins, with coins breaking a tie. LEARNING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE • Counting animals, food, and colorful objects • Finger counting and beginner addition • Hiragana, Katakana, number, and letter handwriting • Pair matching and visual memory games • Mazes, weight comparison, and position memory • Telling the time and animal quizzes • Cooperative games and face-to-face challenges HANDWRITING TOOLS • Letters: write a message one character per box, then save or share it as an image. • Writing: practice longer text on a squared writing sheet. • My Font: fill in the character chart in your child's own handwriting and the whole app switches to their letters. Each version is saved with the date and age, so it doubles as a record of how their writing grows. WHY WRITING BY HAND The trace, copy, write sequence follows research on handwriting itself. • Five-year-olds who printed letters by hand later showed reading-related brain activity when viewing those letters; tracing or typing did not (James & Engelhardt, 2012) • Thirty-eight children aged 3–5 practiced for three weeks; the handwriting group recognized letters better than the typing group (Longcamp et al., 2005) • Handwriting engaged more widespread brain connectivity than typing, in an EEG study of university students (Van der Weel & Van der Meer, 2024) None of this research studied this app. BrainDojo Kids simply tries to make time spent writing by hand into something children want to keep doing. MADE FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS • Large controls and a clear portrait layout • Short sessions with friendly feedback • No ads and no account required • Separate stamps and learning records for each player • A daily screen-time limit parents can set, with a lock screen once it is reached • Parent settings protected by a parental gate Use BrainDojo Kids for a short daily routine, quiet waiting time, or a family game together. Counting, remembering, comparing, writing, and searching all feel like play instead of worksheets. BrainDojo Kids does not claim to diagnose, treat, or guarantee improvements in cognitive ability. It is an educational game that gives young children playful opportunities to practice early skills. PREMIUM (AUTO-RENEWABLE SUBSCRIPTION) The free plan includes three Today's Training activities every day. Premium unlocks every course, game, and tool. - Plans: monthly or yearly - Price: shown in your local currency on the purchase screen - Payment is charged to your Apple ID - Renews automatically for the same period and price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions Terms of Use: https://www.studyx.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.studyx.app/privacy

About

Setsumei

This app breaks down Japanese sentences into understandable grammar lessons. It highlights grammar points, provides pronunciations, and offers plain-English explanations. Users can save and review grammar points in context, with an offline sentence library available.

Highlights
  • Grammar highlighting in sentences
  • Word pronunciations and dictionary forms
  • Plain-English explanations and examples
  • Offline Japanese-English sentence library
  • Save and review grammar points
  • JLPT level estimation
Features
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Understand the grammar inside real Japanese sentences. Setsumei turns Japanese text into a clear, approachable grammar lesson. Type or paste a sentence, choose an example, or search the included Japanese–English sentence library. Setsumei highlights the grammar it recognizes and keeps the original sentence, readings, and explanations together. SETSUMEI PREMIUM Setsumei is free to try. A one-time purchase of Setsumei Premium unlocks: • Unlimited sentence analysis • The full N1–N5 grammar library • Unlimited spaced review • Unlimited saved sentences and grammar points No subscription. LEARN IN CONTEXT • See grammar patterns highlighted directly in the sentence • Read word pronunciations and dictionary forms • Explore plain-English meanings, formations, nuances, and examples • Use estimated JLPT levels as a study guide • Search a large offline Japanese–English sentence library BUILD YOUR GRAMMAR LIBRARY • Save useful grammar points with their sentence context • Add personal notes • Browse grammar by communicative purpose • Mark grammar as Saved or Mastered • Revisit sentence history and saved sentences • Copy and share lessons REVIEW WHAT YOU SAVE • Practice grammar in the sentence context where you found it • Recall what each pattern contributes before revealing the explanation • Use Again, Hard, and Good to space difficult points sooner and remembered points farther apart • Keep review progress on device PRIVATE BY DESIGN Grammar detection, word analysis, and contextual classification run on your device using bundled resources. Setsumei requires no account and includes no ads, third-party analytics, or paid AI service. Grammar recognition and explanations are continually being improved. JLPT levels are estimates because the current JLPT does not publish official grammar lists.

Screenshots

BrainDojo Kids4 screens
Setsumei4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BrainDojo Kids at every 8 days against Setsumei's every 3 weeks. BrainDojo Kids also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. BrainDojo Kids sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Setsumei sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BrainDojo Kids ships an update every 8 days, Setsumei every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
BrainDojo Kids versus Setsumei: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrainDojo KidsSetsumei
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB164 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudyX G.K.Igor Kulman

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BrainDojo Kids

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Setsumei

One-time1
  • Setsumei Premium$14.99

Questions

Is BrainDojo Kids free?
BrainDojo Kids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Setsumei free?
Setsumei is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BrainDojo Kids or Setsumei have ads?
Neither BrainDojo Kids nor Setsumei shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BrainDojo Kids or Setsumei?
BrainDojo Kids ships an update every 8 days, and Setsumei every 3 weeks. Most recently, BrainDojo Kids was updated on October 30, 2026 and Setsumei on October 25, 2026.

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