Comparison

ZenoWorks Stroke Order vs なぞるん

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

Head to head
About

ZenoWorks Stroke Order

Features
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Stroke Order helps children learn to write Chinese characters and Japanese kana and kanji the way school teaches them: stroke by stroke, in the right order. WATCH, THEN WRITE Each character is shown as an animation. Your child then writes it with a finger or stylus, and every stroke is checked. Roughly following the animation is a pass. A WRITING BOOK, JUST LIKE SCHOOL After practice, everything your child wrote is laid out as a real notebook page, with the date and the stroke-order stamp. Share it with the teacher, or print it at notebook size with Plus. TODAY'S CHARACTERS Type in the characters from today's lesson and practice exactly what the class is learning. Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Japanese, with zhuyin, pinyin or kana. COLLECT AND EARN Every character learned earns a new picture. Complete a set to earn a badge. Grown-ups can set real rewards. MADE FOR FAMILIES • Works fully offline • No ads, no account, no data collected • Purchases are behind a grown-up check PLUS (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) Unlimited characters, quizzes, stroke-order lookup, backup, printable writing book, no watermark. Collection sets are sold separately. Try it free with 30 characters. Plus keeps going.

About

なぞるん

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「なぞるん」は、ひらがな・カタカナと漢字を、お手本の線に沿って1画ずつ練習するアプリです。 ■ できること ・ひらがな・カタカナ・小学校で習う漢字を練習 ・お手本の線を、書き順どおりに1画ずつなぞる ・正しい順番と向きで書けると、次の画へ進む ・書いた文字を「ノート」に保存して、あとから見返せる ・自分の線とお手本、以前に書いた線を比べられる ・日本語を学んでいる方の、ひらがな・カタカナ・漢字の書き取り練習にも ・iPhone / iPad / iPhone Duo に対応。iPadの横向きでは、説明と練習欄を並べて表示。iPhone Duo を開くと、お手本と練習の枠を折り目の左右(横持ち)・上下(縦置き)に分けて表示 ■ 安心して使えるように ・アカウント登録は不要 ・文字を書いている途中には広告を出しません(広告は、保護者の方が見る画面の下の小さな広告と、15文字ごとの区切りの全画面の広告だけ。どちらも子ども向けの設定) ・なぞりの判定と筆跡の比較は端末内で処理 ・練習の記録や筆跡を運営者のサーバーへ送信しない ・イラストはアプリに同梱。音楽・効果音なし 漢字は小学1年生から6年生まで、学年別に選べます。 記録はお使いの端末に保存します。アプリ独自の端末間同期はありません。ノートは最大200回分で、保存容量の上限に達すると古い記録から整理します。

Screenshots

ZenoWorks Stroke Order4 screens
なぞるん4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: なぞるん at none against ZenoWorks Stroke Order's 10. ZenoWorks Stroke Order's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). On price, 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

Both are free to download. ZenoWorks Stroke Order sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. なぞるん asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZenoWorks Stroke Order ships an update daily, なぞるん every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
ZenoWorks Stroke Order versus なぞるん: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZenoWorks Stroke Orderなぞるん
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZENOWORKS CO., LTD.Hiroyuki Tsuruta

In-app purchases

10 purchases

ZenoWorks Stroke Order

One-time10
  • Ocean Set$0.99
  • Vehicles Set$0.99
  • Bugs Set$0.99
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  • Dogs Set$0.99
  • Cats Set$0.99
  • Dinosaurs Set$0.99
  • Mythical Set$0.99
  • Space Set$0.99
  • Fruit & Veg Set$0.99
  • Plus$19.99
None

なぞるん

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ZenoWorks Stroke Order free?
ZenoWorks Stroke Order is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is なぞるん free?
なぞるん is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ZenoWorks Stroke Order or なぞるん have ads?
なぞるん shows ads; ZenoWorks Stroke Order does not.
Which is updated more often, ZenoWorks Stroke Order or なぞるん?
ZenoWorks Stroke Order ships an update daily, and なぞるん every 4 days. Most recently, ZenoWorks Stroke Order was updated on October 31, 2026 and なぞるん on November 6, 2026.

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