Let's Write Kanji! vs KANJI the difference
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- JLPT N5-N1 coverage
- Elementary to high school curriculum
- Progress tracking and statistics
- Stroke order animations
- Death-match mode
- Hints for difficult Kanji
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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!
KANJI the difference
Test your kanji recognition skills by finding the single different character among similar ones within a 30-second time limit. Earn bonus points for consecutive correct answers and track your progress with detailed play statistics. Enjoy a collection of over 300 questions, from common to obscure kanji, accompanied by calming background music.
- Find different kanji
- 30-second time limit
- Consecutive answer bonus
- Over 300 questions
- Score sharing
- Play status tracking
- Calming background music
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An application to find only one different kanji among similar kanji within a time limit of 30 seconds. You can get more points by consecutive correct answers! Abundant number of questions More than 300 questions, ranging from familiar to difficult-to-read kanji! ●Share function Share your scores on Twitter! ●Play Status Record the number of questions found per second! ●Calming BGM Concentrate on playing with relaxing background music! Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KANJI the difference at 5.0 against Let's Write Kanji!'s 4.0. KANJI the difference also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Let's Write Kanji!'s advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Let's Write Kanji! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. KANJI the difference asks for nothing beyond the download.
KANJI the difference holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Let's Write Kanji! has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Let's Write Kanji! ships an update every 4 months, KANJI the difference every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Let's Write Kanji! | KANJI the difference |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.7 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | telethon k.k. | Shuya Komiya |
Customer experience
Let's Write Kanji!
KANJI the difference
In-app purchases
Let's Write Kanji!
- Elementary School Kanji$1.99
- Secondary School Kanji$1.99
- JLPT$1.99
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- Unlock all Levels$4.99
KANJI the difference
No in-app purchases
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