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Version 1.1.2 - May 15, 2012

Really great for learning Japanese
Awesome app

It freakin' works

Version 1.1.2 - May 11, 2012

Great for reviewing the kana and has helped me read them much faster- you should still get a pen and some paper, no help for writing however.

Great app

Version 1.1.2 - Apr 26, 2012

This is the fastest way to learn the kana alphebets. In less then a week i could see any hiragana and know the sound(knowing sound then remembering the symbol is a different story but, thats my learning problem and ive gotten better through practice). It is very simple which adds to how easy it is. I would definately get this app if you are serious about learning japanese.
P.S. for those that want a "night" feature, set your triple click home to white on black and you are good for late night lessons

Awesome App!

Version 1.1.2 - Apr 15, 2012

This app helped me learn Hiragana and Katakana fast and I still use it whenever I'm bored waiting somewhere!
Very helpful and worth every penny

Best app!!

Version 1.1.2 - Feb 3, 2012

This is seriously the best app to learn all of the Kana. This app made me learn it faster than writing it down to try to learn it by repetition. You can choose which Kana you want to be drilled on. Either just hiragana, just katakana, or half hiragana/ half katakana. Or whatever you want! It's really great.
ありがとうございます。

Never underestimate the value of a good set of flashcards.

Version 1.1.2 - Sep 6, 2011

I've used Rosetta Stone and taken a real Japanese class, but THIS is what I used to learn the characters. This app may be simple, but that's exactly why it works so well.

Super effective!

Version 1.1.2 - Sep 3, 2011

Best app out there for quickly learning to recognize hiragana and katakana. Great for practicing when you have a few spare minutes. Please release an iPad version too!

Best App For Kana

Version 1.1.2 - Jul 29, 2011

I work for a Japanese bank and have been learning Japanese. I have tried all the books, a couple of software packages, and several iPhone apps. This was the app that actually helped me to learn both Hiragana and Katakana, in less than two weeks no less.

The best innovation here is the different writing styles. When you are first learning, you can use a clean, easily recognizable style. Once you feel more confident, you can add more difficult styles, forcing you to recognize even chicken scratch writing. I feel confident now that I can read even a coworker's hand written notes.

Looking forward to Real Kanji!!

Great app, but room for improvement

Version 1.1.2 - Mar 9, 2011

I love this app. It's great for drilling sound-symbol relationships, but there are a few simple improvements I'd like to see .

1. It would be useful to be able to select (or deselect) individual characters rather than just series. Sometimes I want to target a half-dozen symbols (in different series) with which I'm experiencing difficulty, and that's impossible to do. It could be done without complicating the UI (the simplicity of which I love) by something like having a series become grayed out when it's selected, and then touching individual symbols to deselect them, or the other way around.

2. In order to be able to work with new symbols (or series) more intensively while still being exposed to ones I've already learned, I wish that there were a way to designate the frequency with which particular characters appear. Even something as simple as being able to select high, medium, or low frequency would be helpful in terms of user customization. Could be done without complicating the UI by combining the idea about graying out selected series with using a light, medium, and dark shade of gray.

Sometimes, simple is best

Version 1.1.2 - Feb 8, 2011

By far, the best Japanese alphabet learning system out there. Simple! I learned Katakana in LESS than a week!!!!!!! No fancy shmancy stuff here, straight to the point.