Comparison

Catch Hiragana vs ロンリー3

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

Head to head
About

Catch Hiragana

Learn Japanese Hiragana characters through an engaging arcade-style game. Control a crane to catch falling characters, but beware of obstacles and enemies that hinder your progress. Defeat the robot by collecting Hiragana to reduce its power.

Highlights
  • Arcade-style Hiragana learning
  • Crane game mechanics
  • Enemy and obstacle avoidance
  • Robot boss battles
  • Progress tracking via robot power reduction
Features
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Learn Hiragana with fun! Catch Hiragana by Arms. Move a crane left and right, drop arms to get Hiragana. However, the arms won't go down straight, swing somehow. Be careful for Virus Roboes. If you did, you got penalty. When you get Hiragana, Robo's power reduced. Now the time to beat the Robo!

About

ロンリー3

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ロンリー3は、論理的な文章構成力の育成に最適な教育用アプリです 【ロンリー3の特徴】 ・論理的な文章の型である頭括型、尾括型、双括型の3つから選択し、「画像」と画像からわかる「事実」と「意見」を書き込むことができます ・「画像」「事実」「意見」の3つを1パラグラフとして、編集画面でパラグラフの入れ替えが自由にできます ・パラグラフは、Bluetooth機能を使い、近くの人と交換することができます ・設定したキーワードの頻出機能があります ・「事実」「意見」には字数制限をつけられます ・出来上がった文章は1枚の画像として保存、印刷・PDF化することができます ・教師用の管理画面から操作ログや変更ログが取得できます ・ログはグラフ化されるため、学習者自身が視覚的に捉えることができます ・課題をAirDropで配布することができます ********** 本アプリは、公益財団法人博報児童教育振興会 第16回児童教育実践についての研究助成『児童の「書く力」の向上を目指したICT活用による学習成果の共有・交流』研究代表者、福島耕平(桜花学園大学)の研究プロジェクトとして開発された。 **********

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ロンリー3 at none against Catch Hiragana's shown. Catch Hiragana's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 23 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Catch Hiragana ships an update every 7 months, ロンリー3 every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Catch Hiragana versus ロンリー3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatch Hiraganaロンリー3
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 23 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMASAHIRO MIZUTANIKouichi INAFUKU

In-app purchases

None

Catch Hiragana

No in-app purchases

None

ロンリー3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Catch Hiragana free?
Catch Hiragana is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ロンリー3 free?
ロンリー3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Catch Hiragana or ロンリー3 have ads?
Catch Hiragana shows ads; ロンリー3 does not.
Which is updated more often, Catch Hiragana or ロンリー3?
Catch Hiragana ships an update every 7 months, and ロンリー3 every 23 months. Most recently, Catch Hiragana was updated on October 24, 2026 and ロンリー3 on October 25, 2026.

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