Comparison

Learn Hiragana vs Neat Hand

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

Head to head
About

Learn Hiragana

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Learn the shapes and stroke order of Japanese hiragana by tracing each letter with your finger. Built for young children (ages 3–7) and for anyone learning Japanese. Follow the guide A pen-tip marker glides along each stroke from the green start point to the red end point, showing the correct order and direction. Trace along and feel a gentle tap as your line takes shape (on iPhone, and when tracing with Apple Pencil Pro). Every finished character is graded with a familiar Japanese mark: a flower (excellent), a circle (good), or a cross (try again). What you get • All 46 basic hiragana, laid out on the classic gojūon chart • Stroke-order guide with numbered start/end points and animation • Pronunciation audio for every letter, plus sound effects • Adjustable difficulty for how strictly your tracing is judged • Apple Pencil support: stroke thickness follows your pressure, and Apple Pencil Pro adds haptics you can feel as you trace (requires an iPad that supports Apple Pencil Pro) • Words while you practice: as you work on a letter, an illustrated word appears with that letter left blank—trace it in to complete the word • Shuffle practice: run through your unlocked letters in random order • My Garden: watch flowers grow as you practice, and compare today's writing with your very first try • Romaji readings to support learners (in non-Japanese languages) Made for little hands and grown-up learners Playful marks and sounds keep children engaged, while a calm, uncluttered layout works just as well for adults. Purchases are protected behind a parents' gate. The app works offline and needs no account. Free and Pass The five letters あ・い・う・え・お are free forever. Unlock all 46 letters with a 1-Month or 1-Year Pass—these are one-time and non-renewing, so nothing is charged automatically. Available on iPhone and iPad.

About

Neat Hand

Improve your handwriting by tracing guide letters on your iPad. Turn any text into a practice worksheet and generate your own custom font from your writing. Track your progress and build a daily habit for better penmanship.

Highlights
  • Trace guide letters for handwriting practice
  • Create custom worksheets from any text
  • Generate a personal TTF font from your writing
  • 14+ authentic paper templates
  • Daily practice reminders and progress tracking
  • PDF export for blank worksheets
Features
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Better handwriting — just trace. Neat Hand does the rest. Neat Hand is a handwriting improvement app for iPad and Apple Pencil. Write over translucent guide letters, three minutes a day. ◆ Real paper workbook rulings Korean grid, 4-line notebook, 田字格, 米字格, マス目 — 14+ authentic paper templates. ◆ Any text becomes a worksheet Type or dictate any phrase — a favorite poem, a name, today's affirmation. Language is detected automatically. ◆ Guide peek Touch and hold to hide the guide and see only your writing. Double-tap a cell to retry just that letter. ◆ Your handwriting becomes a real font Write the alphabet once and get a standard TTF font file, generated entirely on your iPad. Practice against your own best handwriting. ◆ Built for daily habit A fresh practice arrives every day. Streaks, calendar heatmap, and side-by-side comparison with last month's writing. ◆ 500+ guide fonts / PDF export Print blank worksheets via PDF or AirPrint. ◆ No subscription. Everything open on day one. No ads while you write — the free version shows occasional ads; Lifetime Access has none. Use everything for 24 hours after install; after that, 3 basic sets per language, today's mission and 3 handwriting fonts stay free. Unlock forever with a single lifetime purchase — every set and font, history kept forever, unlimited fonts and worksheets of your own. No sign-up — your handwriting stays on your device. Contact: help@khonnect.io

Screenshots

Learn Hiragana4 screens
Neat Hand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Neat Hand at every 5 days against Learn Hiragana's fortnightly. 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. Learn Hiragana sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Neat Hand sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Hiragana ships an update fortnightly, Neat Hand every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Learn Hiragana versus Neat Hand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn HiraganaNeat Hand
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSURVITACKhonnect Studio

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Learn Hiragana

One-time2
  • 1-Month Pass$2.99
  • 1-Year Pass$5.99
3 purchases

Neat Hand

One-time3
  • Lifetime (Offer)$17.99
  • Lifetime$24.99
  • Lifetime (Family)$39.99

Questions

Is Learn Hiragana free?
Learn Hiragana is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Neat Hand free?
Neat Hand is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Learn Hiragana or Neat Hand have ads?
Both Learn Hiragana and Neat Hand show ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn Hiragana or Neat Hand?
Learn Hiragana ships an update fortnightly, and Neat Hand every 5 days. Most recently, Learn Hiragana was updated on October 31, 2026 and Neat Hand on November 6, 2026.

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