Comparison

Easy Japanese for Beginners vs Matheion

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Audio-drama style lessons
  • Hiragana and Katakana writing practice
  • Vocabulary and grammar lessons
  • Audio pronunciation
  • Offline access
Features
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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.

About

Matheion

Features
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Matheion is self-study for computer science — structured lessons you can work through on your own, without a live instructor. Every module follows the same rhythm: • Concepts — clear explanations written for solo reading • Examples — worked Python with syntax highlighting • Practice — questions with reveal answers when you are ready • Quiz — multiple-choice check with instant feedback and a saved best score This release includes Introductory Python (MA-PY1): 16 guided modules from expressions and control flow through functions, sequences, strings and files, collections, classes, exceptions, modules, iterators and generators, type hints, inheritance, and decorators. Study on iPhone or iPad. All lesson content is included in the app — no account required, no subscription, no in-app purchases. Works offline after install. More computer science tracks are planned for future updates.

Screenshots

Easy Japanese for Beginners4 screens
Matheion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Matheion at every 2 weeks against Easy Japanese for Beginners's every 2 months. Easy Japanese for Beginners's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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

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

Easy Japanese for Beginners ships an update every 2 months, Matheion every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Easy Japanese for Beginners versus Matheion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy Japanese for BeginnersMatheion
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (234 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings234 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhong Nguyenzhao lu

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

Matheion

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Easy Japanese for Beginners

No in-app purchases

None

Matheion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Easy Japanese for Beginners free?
Easy Japanese for Beginners is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Matheion free?
Matheion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Easy Japanese for Beginners or Matheion have ads?
Neither Easy Japanese for Beginners nor Matheion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Easy Japanese for Beginners or Matheion?
Easy Japanese for Beginners ships an update every 2 months, and Matheion every 2 weeks. Most recently, Easy Japanese for Beginners was updated on November 1, 2026 and Matheion on October 31, 2026.

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