Comparison

Kanji Widget vs Kapi

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

Head to head
About

Kanji Widget

Features
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Learn Japanese without opening an app โ€” one character at a time, right on your home screen. Kanji Widget puts hiragana, katakana, or a JLPT kanji character directly on your iOS home screen. Every time you unlock your phone, you see one character with its reading and meaning โ€” a free repetition, dozens of times a day, with zero extra effort. FEATURES โ€ข 1,600+ characters: hiragana, katakana, and JLPT kanji N5 through N1 โ€ข 7 study sets, downloaded independently โ€” start with kana or jump to the level you're studying โ€ข Onyomi, kunyomi, and English meanings for every kanji โ€ข Common example words with readings for context โ€ข Tap the widget to move to the next or previous character โ€ข Small and medium widget sizes โ€ข Customize the widget's theme (system, light, or dark), background opacity, and text size, with a live preview as you adjust WHY A WIDGET Apps you have to open compete with everything else on your phone. A widget doesn't โ€” it's already there. Kanji Widget turns the moments you check your phone into study moments, without a streak to keep or a lesson to finish. PRIVACY No account required. No tracking. Your progress stays on your device. Once a study set is downloaded, the widget works completely offline.

About

Kapi

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A little Japanese, every time you look. Kapi puts a kanji on your Lock Screen with designs that show its sounds and meaning. Tap a character widget to open that character in the app. Kapi requires a subscription for the app and widgets. Choose monthly or yearly. Eligible yearly subscriptions include a 3-day free trial; monthly has no free trial. You see the local price before confirming with Apple. LEARN ONE CHARACTER AT A TIME Reveal the sounds, meaning and a real example word when one is available. Hear the readings with your iPhone's voice. Explore pieces, stroke order and additional words drawn from open dictionary data. WIDGETS FOR THE WAY YOU LEARN Add Lock Screen or Home Screen widgets and choose a design. Kapi follows your chosen flip schedule, subject to iOS refresh timing. Some designs teach; others help you recall characters you have already met. SHORT CHECKS, WITHOUT A STREAK Answer short checks in the app or the Home Screen quiz widget. Wrong answers bring teaching and another chance. A daily limit keeps the question count bounded; there is no streak to protect. Checks need enough learned characters to supply real alternatives. A REAL SENTENCE EACH DAY After meeting four characters, unlock a daily sentence with spoken readings and word explanations. Browse your dated sentence archive in the app. ALL FIVE LEVELS Explore 2,211 kanji across N5-N1. Search the Library, mark characters you already know and see your learning history in Progress. Rare characters may not have an example word or sentence. YOUR LEARNING STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE No login is needed. Learning data is bundled and progress is stored locally. An internet connection is needed for purchases and purchase checks; Apple and RevenueCat handle subscriptions and purchase analytics. If you contact support, we receive the message you choose to send. SUBSCRIPTIONS Monthly and yearly plans renew automatically unless cancelled. For an eligible yearly trial, cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends to avoid the first charge. Manage or cancel in your Apple subscription settings. Deleting Kapi does not cancel a subscription. Restore purchases is available in the app. Privacy: https://zarif785.github.io/kapi-legal/privacy Terms: https://zarif785.github.io/kapi-legal/terms Apple standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: zarif.arefein@gmail.com

Screenshots

Kanji Widget4 screens
Kapi4 screens

Verdict

The call

Kanji Widget and Kapi are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Kanji Widget versus Kapi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKanji WidgetKapi
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size56 MB31 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOtniel Victory Febe AnwarZarif Raiyan Arefeen

In-app purchases

None

Kanji Widget

No in-app purchases

None

Kapi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kanji Widget free?
Kanji Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kapi free?
Kapi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kanji Widget or Kapi have ads?
Neither Kanji Widget nor Kapi shows ads.

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