Comparison

Let's Write Kanji! vs Kanji Drop

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

Head to head
About

Let's Write Kanji!

This game offers a fast-paced quiz to help you learn Japanese Kanji. It covers all JLPT levels and Japanese school curriculum, with progress tracking and stroke order animations. Challenge yourself in a competitive mode to master characters.

Highlights
  • JLPT N5-N1 coverage
  • Elementary to high school curriculum
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Stroke order animations
  • Death-match mode
  • Hints for difficult Kanji
Features
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Let's Write Kanji is a fast-paced quiz that helps you study Japanese characters in a fun and playful way. Test your Kanji knowledge against all the Kanji required for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) levels N5 to N1 or follow the steps of Japanese schoolchildren and study Kanji from the first grade of elementary school all the way through high school. Keep track of your progress and find gaps in your knowledge through detailed statistics. If you get stuck, help is always available - from subtle hints to full-fledged animations with the correct stroke order. Feeling confident about your Kanji skills? Let's see how long you can hold up against the computer in the frantic death-match mode. Improve your Kanji knowledge, master new characters, and become a true Kanji master - Let's Write Kanji!

About

Kanji Drop

This app teaches Japanese kanji through a unique block-dropping game. Construct kanji from their components and form words from existing kanji to progress. It offers a fun and engaging method for learners of all levels, from beginners to advanced.

Highlights
  • Build kanji from parts
  • Form words from kanji
  • Audio pronunciation of words
  • Import Anki/WaniKani decks
  • JLPT and textbook lesson filters
  • Beginner to advanced levels
Features
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Learn Japanese kanji by dropping blocks to make kanji and words! Make kanji from their parts and words from other kanji! Blow them up by making words! Fill your limit meter by making kanji from others and watch your blocks blow up! It's a great way to learn kanji for beginners, a fun alternative to flashcards for advanced learners as you can import your Anki, WaniKani, and Koohii decks, and a fun game overall! :D Learn all Japanese jouyou kanji for fun or proficiency. Every time you make a word or kanji, its meaning is spoken and you also hear the pronunciation of words. You also learn how to make kanji from their parts, just like in Remembering the Kanji, Vol. 1, by James Heisig. You can restrict learning to JLPT 1-5 kanji or textbook lessons from popular Japanese textbooks! Open to all skill levels! It starts off easy and gives you hints when you're stuck. Keep playing and you'll find yourself recognizing more and more kanji! You can select Easy/Learning mode to have more time to read about the kanji and words you make!

Screenshots

Let's Write Kanji!4 screens
Kanji Drop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kanji Drop at every 2 weeks against Let's Write Kanji!'s every 4 months. Kanji Drop also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (26 vs 8). Let's Write Kanji!'s advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 50%). 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. Let's Write Kanji! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Kanji Drop sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kanji Drop holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 26 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Let's Write Kanji!'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Kanji Drop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Let's Write Kanji! ships an update every 4 months, Kanji Drop every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Let's Write Kanji! versus Kanji Drop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLet's Write Kanji!Kanji Drop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (8 ratings)4.3 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings826 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.711.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB344 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertelethon k.k.International Technology Consulting LLC

Customer experience

Let's Write Kanji!

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral22.2%
Negative11.1%

Kanji Drop

All ratings26 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative46.2%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Let's Write Kanji!

One-time4
  • Elementary School Kanji$1.99
  • Secondary School Kanji$1.99
  • JLPT$1.99
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  • Unlock all Levels$4.99
4 purchases

Kanji Drop

One-time4
  • 100 Coins$4.99
  • 500 Coins$5.99
  • 1000 Coins$6.99
Show 1 more
  • 2000 Coins$9.99

Questions

Is Let's Write Kanji! free?
Let's Write Kanji! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kanji Drop free?
Kanji Drop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Let's Write Kanji! or Kanji Drop?
Kanji Drop is rated higher. Let's Write Kanji! averages 4.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Kanji Drop averages 4.3 from 26 ratings.
Do Let's Write Kanji! or Kanji Drop have ads?
Both Let's Write Kanji! and Kanji Drop show ads.
Which is updated more often, Let's Write Kanji! or Kanji Drop?
Let's Write Kanji! ships an update every 4 months, and Kanji Drop every 2 weeks. Most recently, Let's Write Kanji! was updated on September 23, 2026 and Kanji Drop on July 9, 2026.

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