Best Hiragana Katakana Practice Apps

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Learn and practice Japanese Hiragana and Katakana characters. This app offers pronunciation guides, saving functionality, and deletion tools to aid in memorization and writing. It's designed for easy character acquisition.

Kana - hiragana + katakana by Internet Designs

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4.7😐(384 ratings)

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Master the Japanese writing systems with this app. It offers interactive lessons for learning, pronouncing, and writing hiragana and katakana, complete with audio pronunciation and stroke order guides.

What We Love

👍 Easy to use
👍 Handy reference tool
👍 Helps learn Hiragana
👍 Helps learn Katakana
👍 Good for practicing writing
👍 Shows correct stroke order
👍 Audio pronunciation included
👍 Free app
👍 Simple and straightforward

Room to Improve

🐛 Inconsistent unlocked features
🐛 Some characters outdated
🐛 Not ideal for learning writing
🐛 iPad layout not optimal
🐛 Ads can be intrusive
🐛 Audio not working for some
🐛 Crashes on older devices

Kana - Hiragana and Katakana by App to Learn Pte. Ltd.

Learn Japanese • quiz & draw

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Hiragana Practice & Katakana

4.8😊(13K ratings)

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Master Japanese Hiragana and Katakana with this app. It offers customizable tables, drawing practice, and various quiz modes including handwriting recognition. Track your learning progress and set study reminders to effectively learn the Japanese alphabets.

What We Love

👍 Effective for learning hiragana and katakana
🚀 Engaging and efficient learning experience
📊 Comprehensive statistics and progress tracking
🎨 Clean and intuitive user interface
💰 Completely free with no ads or in-app purchases
🎓 Helpful for both beginners and intermediate learners

Room to Improve

🐛 Inconsistent character recognition in writing mode
🤖 Robotic pronunciation audio
🔍 Difficulty selecting multiple character groups for practice

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