LumaCard: ABC + Kana Phonics
Trace, listen, learn 3 scripts
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
New: stroke-order tracing. Kids write each character one stroke at a time, in the right order. Now with dark mode, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver. 600 cards. No ads. Offline.
LumaCard is a multi-language learning app for kids 4-9. We turn three foundational writing systems - Latin ABCs, Traditional Chinese Zhuyin, and Japanese kana - into cards your child can trace, listen to, and play with.
Three ways to learn
TRACE
Kids trace each character following the proper stroke order and get a star rating when done.
- 52 ABC letters (uppercase + lowercase)
- 37 Zhuyin symbols (the bo-po-mo-fo alphabet)
- 46 hiragana
- 46 katakana
Every character comes with a real human-recorded pronunciation.
VOCAB CARDS
600+ vocabulary cards across five themes - Greetings, Everyday Nouns, Actions, Numbers/Colors/Time, Places/People/Nature.
- Triple-translated: English, Traditional Chinese, Japanese
- Real human audio for every word
- Built-in Leitner spaced-repetition: cards your child forgets show up more often
WORD PUZZLES
Mix-and-match letters, Zhuyin, or hiragana to spell short words. The next step after individual character recognition.
Designed for kids, respected by parents
- Per-child profiles - siblings sharing one iPad each keep their own progress
- 40 hand-painted watercolor animal stickers - from common pets to mythical phoenix and unicorn
- Works fully offline - perfect for flights, transit, anywhere
- Recorded by real people, not text-to-speech
- Kid-friendly layout: big text, big buttons, no ads
Privacy you can verify
- Zero ads
- Zero trackers
- Zero third-party analytics SDKs
- No sign-up, no account
- Everything stays on the device
- Notifications are opt-in only
External links in Settings (privacy policy, contact email) are behind a parent gate (a simple math problem) - your child can't accidentally navigate out of the app.
Languages
- UI: English, Traditional Chinese
- Learning content: Chinese (Zhuyin), English, Japanese - with side-by-side translation
Support: zhiii0x@gmail.com
Privacy: https://nono-today.github.io/lumacard/privacy.html
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
Stroke order
Tracing now teaches stroke order. Each character is asked for one stroke at a time, with the starting point and direction marked on screen. A stroke that goes the wrong way is rubbed out rather than left on the page, so what your child sees taking shape is always a correct character.
All four sets are covered: 37 Zhuyin, 52 ABC letters, 46 hiragana, 46 katakana.
Easier to see
- Dark mode
- Dynamic Type, so the app follows your system text size
- Higher text and button contrast, readable in bright sunlight
- VoiceOver and Reduce Motion support
Easier to use
- Answer buttons on iPhone, so grading no longer depends on a swipe
- Vocab decks let you pick which cards to study, matching the character decks
- A stray touch can no longer close a half-finished tracing
- The sticker collection is now visible on the Progress tab instead of buried
The developer, Chih Han Lin, 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 Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Chih Han Lin
- Size
- 24.5 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Nonotoday LLC