Comparison

翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳 vs Nihongo

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

Head to head
About

翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳

This app provides English-Japanese translations for business and daily conversations. It offers a history of your translations and allows you to bookmark important phrases. Access a wide range of expressions to improve your language skills.

Highlights
  • English-Japanese translation
  • Translation history
  • Bookmarking
  • Business English phrases
  • Daily conversation expressions
Features
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Weblio english-japanese Translation app ▼Features ・English-japanese Translation ・Translation history ・Bookmarking

About

Nihongo

This app is an offline Japanese study tool that functions as a dictionary, translator, and flashcard creator. It helps users learn Japanese by analyzing text from their surroundings, such as signs and menus, and creating personalized study materials.

Highlights
  • Offline Japanese dictionary
  • Picture-to-text translation (OCR)
  • Automatic flashcard creation
  • Reading assistant with furigana/romaji
  • Spaced repetition flashcards
  • Search in English, Japanese, or romaji
Features
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Nihongo is an offline Japanese dictionary, picture-to-text translator, flashcard app, and reading assistant. Our app helps you learn Japanese naturally, using the words you encounter in daily life—on menus, signs, manga, emails, books, and more. In addition to the dictionary, you can take a picture of Japanese text or paste it from any source. Nihongo will then translate the text, add furigana or romaji, and create flashcards so you can study and steadily build your vocabulary. Here are the complete features of the app: DICTIONARY * Over 200,000 words, 205,000 example sentences, and 6000 kanji entries. * Every word clearly marked as common, uncommon, or rare. * Add your own notes to any dictionary entry. * Quickly identify transitive/intransitive word pairs. * Audio pronunciations of words and example sentences (Requires Nihongo Pro) PHOTO LOOKUP (OCR) [Pro] * Look up words just by taking a picture. * Uses Google Cloud Vision to provide high-quality text recognition. * Just tap on a word to look it up. CLIPPINGS (READING ASSISTANT) [Pro] * Adds furigana or romaji to text pasted into the app. * Tap on any word to see its definition without leaving the clipping. * Flashcard deck automatically created so you can study the new words in a clipping. * Display text horizontally or vertically. * Have Nihongo read any clipping out loud. FLASHCARDS [Pro] * Flashcards automatically generated from words you lookup in the dictionary or paste into the app. * Nihongo learns what words you know, and won't bother you again with words you've mastered. * Built-in kanji flashcard decks up through Middle School. * Intuitive spaced repetition flashcard system for vocabulary and kanji drawing. * Level up flashcards by studying every day. * No penalty for missing a day of study, come back anytime. SEARCH * Search using English, Japanese, or romaji. * Supports searching for conjugated words in both English and Japanese. * Search for kanji using radicals and stroke counts. SAFARI EXTENSION [Pro] * Add furigana or romaji to webpages. * Tap on words to see definition within Safari. Nihongo Pro Terms of Use Read our full Terms of Service at https://nihongo-app.com/terms_of_use.html. This app is only possible because of the JMDict (edrdg.org) and Tatoeba (tatoeba.org) projects. I highly encourage you to support these incredible projects that make apps like Nihongo possible!

Screenshots

翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳4 screens
Nihongo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Nihongo at 4.8 against 翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳's 3.8. Nihongo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). 翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. 翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.49 per month and Nihongo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nihongo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nihongo has 1.9K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of 翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳's written reviews are positive against 91% of Nihongo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳 ships an update every 2 months, Nihongo every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳 versus Nihongo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳Nihongo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings)4.8 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews91.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB491 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGRAS Group, Inc.Serpenti Sei Japan

Customer experience

翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative20.8%

Nihongo

All ratings1,850 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews261 reviews
Positive91.2%
Neutral4.6%
Negative4.2%

Bugs and requests

翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Nihongo

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing issues when tapping on kanji
  • Font size problems
  • Inconsistent OCR and translation accuracy

Requested features

5 requests
  • Handwriting input support
  • Customizable flashcard settings
  • Monolingual dictionary feature
  • Improved backup and sync functionality
  • Statistics and progress tracking

In-app purchases

1 purchases

翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳

Subscriptions1
  • Weblio英語翻訳アプリ プレミアムサービス$3.491 Month
5 purchases

Nihongo

Subscriptions3
  • Nihongo Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Nihongo Pro (3 Months)7 Days trial$11.993 Months
  • Nihongo Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pitch Accents$9.99
  • Nihongo Pro (Lifetime)2 variants$179.99

Questions

Is 翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳 free?
翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nihongo free?
Nihongo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳 or Nihongo?
Nihongo is rated higher. 翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳 averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Nihongo averages 4.8 from 1.9K ratings.
Do 翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳 or Nihongo have ads?
翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳 shows ads; Nihongo does not.
Which is updated more often, 翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳 or Nihongo?
翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳 ships an update every 2 months, and Nihongo every 6 days. Most recently, 翻訳アプリはWeblio英語翻訳 was updated on September 25, 2026 and Nihongo on September 23, 2026.

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