Let's Write Kanji! vs kotoha
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!
kotoha
This daily word game tests your Japanese language skills and helps you learn new words. It features different modes suitable for both beginners and advanced speakers, specifically designed around the Japanese syllabic writing system.
- Daily word guessing challenges
- Vocabulary expansion
- Modes for learners and fluent speakers
- Focus on Japanese syllabic writing system
- Free to play
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A daily word game that proves your knowledge of Japanese while expanding your vocabulary. Includes modes for learners and fluent speakers alike. Designed specifically for Japanese's syllabic writing system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: kotoha at 4.6 against Let's Write Kanji!'s 4.0. kotoha also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Let's Write Kanji!'s advantage is iOS requirement (14.7 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume 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. Let's Write Kanji! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. kotoha asks for nothing beyond the download.
kotoha holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Let's Write Kanji!'s written reviews are positive against 80% of kotoha's.
Let's Write Kanji! ships an update every 4 months, kotoha every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Let's Write Kanji! | kotoha |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) | 4.6 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.7 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | telethon k.k. | kyle coburn |
Customer experience
Let's Write Kanji!
kotoha
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
kotoha
No in-app purchases
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