Kotogaki - Learn Japanese
Learn Japanese N5 Daily
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Learn Japanese in minutes a day — then actually remember it.
Kotogaki is a free JLPT N5 app: hiragana and katakana, kanji, grammar, flashcards, and five daily games. When you are ready, read bilingual stories from other learners — or write your own.
Ad-free. Start as a guest. A free account keeps your streak on every device.
STUDY
A guided path from the first あ to N5 grammar. Mixed review that leans on what you miss. A Today plan so you always know what to do next.
• Hiragana and katakana programs, charts, and quizzes
• N5 vocabulary, kanji, and grammar lessons
• Adaptive mixed review
• Flashcards with Known / Learning buckets
• My Cards — your own decks, with spaced repetition
PLAY
Five new puzzles every day. Same worldwide. They roll at midnight UTC.
• Kana Guess — four kana, six tries
• Meaning Match
• Kanji Reading
• Sentence Scramble
• Listening Drill
COMMUNITY
Bilingual illustrated stories written by learners. Read as a guest. Publish, comment, and favorite with a free account.
PROGRESS
Guest mode works immediately. Sign in to sync across iPhone and the web. Optional daily reminders.
KOTOGAKI PRO (OPTIONAL)
Auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription.
• Full Listening Library of narrated stories in the app
• Pro wardrobe set and a Pro badge
• My Cards grows to 20 decks and 2,000 cards, synced across devices
• Cancel anytime in iPhone Settings → Subscriptions
• Core N5 study stays free. One Listening Library story is free each week; older stories become free after about 60 days. Free My Cards holds 3 decks and 100 cards
Kotogaki (言書き) is independent. Not affiliated with the JLPT, JEES, or the Japan Foundation. No ads, no data brokers. Purchases are charged by Apple.
Privacy: https://kotogaki.com/privacy
Terms: https://kotogaki.com/terms
Support: https://kotogaki.com/support
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Scan japanese words with the camera and add them to your deck!
You can now do speaking exercises!
UI improvements and bug fixes
The developer, Christoffer Wahlman, 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
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Christoffer Wahlman
- Size
- 85.2 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 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
Contests
Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
Social Media
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Kotogaki Pro Yearly $29.99
- Kotogaki Pro Monthly $2.99
- Copyright
- © Christoffer Wahlman