Tanuki: Learn Japanese JLPT
Kana, kanji, pitch, N5 to N1
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Kana to N1 on the JLPT ladder. Type your answers instead of tapping them, and let reviews reschedule themselves when life gets in the way.
Tanuki teaches Japanese the way it actually sticks: you produce the answer instead of picking it off a list.
Start at zero with hiragana and katakana, tracing each glyph stroke by stroke until your hand knows it without thinking. Then climb the JLPT ladder, N5 through N1, at whatever pace your memory can actually hold.
WHAT IS INSIDE
10,906 words with recorded audio. 2,224 kanji with stroke order and component breakdowns. 72 grammar points. Every word carries its pitch accent, so you learn how a word sounds, not just how it is spelled. Furigana sits above every kanji you have not met yet, so no screen is ever a wall.
HOW THE REVIEWS WORK
Scheduling runs on FSRS, a modern spaced repetition algorithm that brings a word back right before you would have forgotten it. Miss a day and your reviews quietly reschedule. There is no streak to protect, so nothing breaks when life gets in the way.
Multiple choice appears once, on first exposure. After that you type the answer on a Japanese keyboard. It is harder, and that is the whole point. Recognition fades fast. Production is what survives.
NO ROMAJI CRUTCH
Romaji appears only while you are learning kana, then it goes away. Every screen after that is kana and kanji, the way Japanese is actually written. You will be reading real script within your first week.
GRADED READING
Short passages built only from words and grammar you already know, so you read whole sentences early and keep reading as your vocabulary grows.
FREE AND PRO
Hiragana, katakana and all of N5 are free for good, with no time limit and no account to create. Tanuki Pro opens N4, N3, N2 and N1: monthly, yearly, or a single one-time purchase if you would rather not subscribe.
OFFLINE BY DEFAULT
Tanuki works without a connection. Your progress is stored on your device, so a lost signal never costs you a review, and there is no account to create before you start.
SUBSCRIPTION TERMS
Tanuki Pro is sold as a monthly plan (US$8.99) or a yearly plan (US$59.99). Tanuki Lifetime is a one-time purchase (US$99.99) and never renews. Prices differ by region, and the exact amount is shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. A subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions.
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Information
- Seller
- IOCODO LLC
- Size
- 293 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 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
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Tanuki Lifetime $99.99
- Tanuki Pro Yearly $59.99
- Tanuki Pro Monthly $8.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 IOCODO LLC