Comparison

SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook vs Timeshifter

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

Head to head
About

SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook

This phrasebook helps English speakers learn essential Japanese for travel. It offers over 1,000 phrases with phonetic translations and native speaker audio. Practice with flashcards and use the built-in translator for quick communication.

Highlights
  • 1,000+ essential travel phrases
  • Phonetic translations and native audio
  • Flashcards for practice
  • Built-in translator
  • Offline functionality
  • Search and favorites
Features
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SpeakEasy Japanese is an offline Japanese phrasebook for travel, pronunciation, and quick everyday reference. It combines native-speaker audio, phonetic spellings, favorites, flashcards, and a built-in translator for one-off phrases. Designed for English-speakers traveling in Japan, it helps you ask essentials, understand replies, and get around with more confidence without relying on a data connection. Browse by category or search in seconds for restaurants, transportation, shopping, hotels, sightseeing, emergencies, and more. Practice before you go with flashcards, save your most-used phrases as favorites, and keep practical travel Japanese close at hand. FEATURES • Over 1,000 essential travel phrases with both Japanese and phonetic translations plus audio. Some content requires in-app purchase. • Audio clips recorded by a native speaker to help you perfect your pronunciation. • Flashcards with English on one side and Japanese on the other side, that you can use to study and test yourself. • Built-in translator to translate those one-off phrases you need. Unlimited use requires in-app purchase. • Slow-play feature that plays audio at a slow speed to assist learning. • Search facility to instantly find the phrase you’re looking for. • Favorites feature to provide fast access to your favorite phrases. • Supports dark mode and light mode. • Dynamic type (large font) support. • Support for US English, UK English and Canadian English spelling. • No internet connection required. The app will work no matter where you are. INCLUDES PHRASES SUCH AS: • Where is the restroom? • Are you married? • Let’s go to a restaurant • Do you speak Japanese? • I don’t speak Japanese • Do you understand me? • Call a doctor! • I’ve run out of medication • I need the consulate • How do I get to the … ? • How much does a ticket cost? • When is the next museum tour? • Please call a taxi • How much does it cost? • Where is luggage check-in? • Where can I rent a car? • My car has broken down • Can I see the menu? • Do you have a menu in English? • What do you recommend? • For dessert, I’ll have … • That was delicious! • Do you accept credit cards? • A glass of red wine • Where can I buy … ? • How much does this cost? • Can I try this on? • I need a hotel … • I have a reservation • I have lost the room key • What time is check-out? • Where is the nearest bank? • What is the exchange rate? • What time is it? • Can I get a cash advance? • You are very pretty • You are very handsome • What is your telephone number? • I will miss you • Thanks for the evening ---------------- Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Timeshifter

This app provides personalized plans to reduce jet lag based on sleep science and your individual chronotype. It guides you on when to seek or avoid light, sleep, nap, and use optional supplements like melatonin and caffeine.

Highlights
  • Personalized jet lag plans
  • Circadian Time™ advice
  • Practicality Filter™
  • Quick Turnaround® feature
  • Pre-travel adjustment advice
  • Push notifications
Features
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Reduce jet lag with personalized plans based on the latest sleep and circadian science. Timeshifter creates a plan for every flight and time zone, tailored to your chronotype, sleep pattern, itinerary and personal preferences. Used by NASA astronauts, F1 teams, NBA players, Olympic athletes and frequent travelers - and rated "as good as it's going to get" by The New York Times. - The Wall Street Journal: "Indispensable" - Condé Nast Traveler: "Say goodbye to jet lag" - WIRED: "Will help reset your [circadian] clock" - Travel + Leisure: "Game-changer" WHAT YOU GET Jet lag plans that show exactly when to seek light, when to avoid it, when to sleep and when to nap, and how to use melatonin (optional) and caffeine correctly (optional) - hour by hour. PROVEN RESULTS Based on ~130,000 post-flight surveys: - 96.4% of travelers who followed their plan avoided severe jet lag entirely. - Travelers who ignored the advice were 6.2x more likely to experience severe jet lag - and 14.1x more likely to experience very severe jet lag. YOUR FIRST PLAN IS FREE Your first jet lag plan is free, with no commitment. After your free plan, you can buy plans as you go for US$9.99 per plan, or subscribe for unlimited plans at US$24.99. KEY FEATURES - Circadian Time™: advice timed to your circadian clock - Practicality Filter™: adjusts advice to the "real world" - Quick Turnaround®: automatically detects short trips - Pre-travel advice: start adjusting before departure - Push notifications: view advice without opening the app JET LAG MYTHS VS. CIRCADIAN SCIENCE Jet lag cannot be fixed with generic sleep advice, exercise, hydration, dietary supplements, special diets or fasting. None of these reset your circadian clock quickly to a new time zone. Light is the key time cue that resets your circadian clock. Individually-timed light exposure and light avoidance - based on your chronotype, your normal sleep pattern and your itinerary - is the only way to adjust to a new time zone quickly. Get the timing wrong and jet lag gets worse. Getting that timing right is complex and unintuitive, which is why generic advice fails. Timeshifter works as your jet lag calculator and planner, doing that timing for you. WHY WE MADE TIMESHIFTER We built Timeshifter to make circadian science accessible and help you apply it to reduce jet lag. It targets the underlying cause of jet lag - the disruption of your circadian clock - and reduces the symptoms that come with it, including insomnia, daytime sleepiness, fatigue and digestive discomfort. Timeshifter was developed with Dr. Steven W. Lockley, a Harvard Medical School faculty member for over 20 years and former neuroscientist at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is an international authority on circadian rhythms and sleep, with more than 30 years of clinical research experience in humans, and works with NASA astronauts and mission controllers, F1 teams, NBA players, national soccer teams and Olympic athletes. Whether you are crossing one time zone or ten, on a long-haul flight or a quick turnaround, Timeshifter gives you a jet lag plan built for that trip. Download Timeshifter and make jet lag history on your next flight. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Timeshifter is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, and is intended for healthy adults 18 years of age or older. Timeshifter is not intended for pilots and flight crew on duty. Terms of Use: www.timeshifter.com/legal/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: www.timeshifter.com/legal/privacy-policy

Screenshots

SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook4 screens
Timeshifter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Timeshifter at weekly against SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook's every 3 months. Timeshifter also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 69%) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 60). SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Timeshifter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timeshifter has 2.7K ratings behind it against 60, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook's written reviews are positive against 92% of Timeshifter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook ships an update every 3 months, Timeshifter weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook versus Timeshifter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeakEasy Japanese PhrasebookTimeshifter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (60 ratings) — better4.7 (2.7K ratings)
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews91.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings602.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#30 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB62 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPocketglow LLCTimeshifter Inc.

Customer experience

SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook

All ratings57 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

Timeshifter

All ratings2,698 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews1,536 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral1.7%
Negative6.5%

Bugs and requests

SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Timeshifter

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashing or getting stuck on a white screen
  • Issues with account login and data loss

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to adjust plan for unexpected schedule changes
  • Integration with fitness trackers or sleep apps
  • Recommendations for meal timing and nutrition

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$19.99
3 purchases

Timeshifter

Subscriptions1
  • Timeshifter$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • discounted jet lag plan$4.99
  • jet lag plan$9.99

Questions

Is SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook free?
SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timeshifter free?
Timeshifter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook or Timeshifter?
SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook is rated higher. SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook averages 4.9 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while Timeshifter averages 4.7 from 2.7K ratings.
Do SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook or Timeshifter have ads?
Neither SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook nor Timeshifter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook or Timeshifter?
SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook ships an update every 3 months, and Timeshifter weekly. Most recently, SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook was updated on November 6, 2026 and Timeshifter on November 10, 2026.

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