Easy Japanese for Beginners vs Japanese Conversation Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Easy Japanese for Beginners
Master Japanese with engaging audio-drama style lessons. This app offers a structured approach to learning basic grammar and essential expressions, perfect for beginners. It includes comprehensive writing practice for Hiragana and Katakana, along with vocabulary and pronunciation guides.
- Audio-drama style lessons
- Hiragana and Katakana writing practice
- Vocabulary and grammar lessons
- Audio pronunciation
- Offline access
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Learn Japanese for Beginners provides a fast and easy way to learn the Japanese language. "Easy Japanese" is a program of Japanese language lessons produced by Japan's public broadcaster. You can learn basic grammar and useful expressions through lessons designed in audio-drama style. Features include: - Writing lessons with all Hiragana and Katakana - Lessons with Vocabulary and Grammar - Audio pronunciation. - Network access not required.
Japanese Conversation Basic
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Japanese conversation basic application : main function - view basic conversation by topic - save history listen - bookmark phrase - test your knowledge have fun and learn best your japanese
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Easy Japanese for Beginners at 234 against Japanese Conversation Basic's 1. Easy Japanese for Beginners also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). Japanese Conversation Basic's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Japanese Conversation Basic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Easy Japanese for Beginners has 234 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Easy Japanese for Beginners ships an update every 2 months, Japanese Conversation Basic every 9 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Easy Japanese for Beginners | Japanese Conversation Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (234 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 234 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Phong Nguyen | Hung Phuoc Tran |
Bugs and requests
Easy Japanese for Beginners
Reported bugs
5 issues- Audio doesn't work
- Sound does not work
- Cannot hear anything
- Lesson 4 doesn't play
- Sound player does not work anymore
Requested features
3 requests- Option to turn off Roman letters on syllabary
- More lessons
- Option to remove all ads
Japanese Conversation Basic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Easy Japanese for Beginners
No in-app purchases
Japanese Conversation Basic
No in-app purchases
Questions
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