Waffuru
Anki-style Japanese Flashcards
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
New to Waffuru? Start your free 30-day Premium trial — no credit card required. Learn the Japanese that actually matters, ranked by real-world frequency data.
Stop wasting time on words you'll never use.
Waffuru is an Anki-style Japanese flashcard app that combines data-driven frequency rankings with the FSRS spaced repetition algorithm to help you learn the Japanese that matters most to you.
SMART FREQUENCY RANKINGS
We've ranked 250,000+ cards by frequency across spoken language, written text, web content, and anime. Adjust the weights to match your goals — preparing for JLPT, watching anime, or reading novels.
BOTTOMLESS DECK
No more juggling multiple Anki decks. Waffuru uses the entire Japanese dictionary as its card store, feeding you new cards in your preferred frequency order. One button, one unified system. Premium quality audio and images.
SPACED REPETITION (FSRS)
The popular FSRS algorithm spaces your reviews for maximum memory retention. Learning cards interleave with reviews so you're always making progress. Our system automatically optimizes the FSRS algorithm at the recommended breakpoints so that you don't need to juggle advanced settings.
4 CARD TYPES
Study kana, radicals, kanji, and vocabulary — each with rich detail. Word cards show component kanji with stroke order. Kanji cards show composite radicals. Everything is linked to help you create deep mental connections.
PREREQUISITE CHAINS
Optionally learn radicals before their kanji, and kanji before the words that use them. Every new card builds on what you already know.
COLLECTIONS & SEARCH
Browse ready-made collections matching popular textbooks or community lists. Search any word and add it to your queue instantly. Create your own cards when you need to.
CONTEXT SENTENCES
Experience rich context sentences, at 3 levels: easy, intermediate, and hard. Listen to accompanying sentence audio to learn pronunciation and listening.
CROSS-PLATFORM SYNC
Start studying on your phone, finish on desktop. Your progress syncs instantly.
ANKI COMPATIBLE
Import your Anki decks and existing progress. Export progress anytime — your data is always yours.
CUSTOMIZABLE CARDS
Toggle readings, audio, sentences, images — show exactly what helps you learn. Optionally have cards automatically rotate fonts so you recognize characters in any typeface.
SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED
Waffuru requires a subcription to access all features, however all new users get a free 30-day Premium trial, no credit card required.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ratings & Reviews
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Fixed a bug with audio playback, added JLPT collections.
The developer, Domenic Mastromatteo, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
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Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Domenic Mastromatteo
- Size
- 83.2 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humor
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Contains
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Waffuru Premium Monthly $5.99
- Waffuru Premium Yearly $59.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Domenic Mastromatteo