iTao - Japanese by Ear
Catch words as you hear them
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
iTao is a vocabulary app for people who live in Japan.
■ Capture words by voice
The words textbooks skip are the ones you meet by ear first. Press the button, say what you heard, and AI turns it into a card with reading, meaning and an example — straight into your review queue.
■ 800+ real-life words, by scene
Konbini, clinic, city hall, renting, taxes, nursery, disasters… entries are chosen scene by scene for situations where not knowing the word actually costs you, with a note on why textbooks never teach it.
■ From kana to N1
Stroke-order animations for hiragana and katakana, then JLPT N5–N1 vocabulary, kanji and grammar.
■ Reviews you can keep up with (FSRS)
Science-based spaced repetition, capped at 30 cards a day — no crushing backlog. One reminder a day, at the time you choose, only when there is something due.
■ Shadow and get scored
Listen to a model sentence, say it back, and AI tells you whether you would be understood and what to fix.
■ English, in the same place
Emails, meetings, interviews, airports, clinics, renting — the English you need while living in Japan, learned the same way.
■ Explanations in 7 languages
Japanese, Chinese, English, Vietnamese, Burmese, Korean and Hindi. Pick the language you learn and the language you read explanations in separately.
Every word and example plays back at a natural, unhurried pace.
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New: Scan text. Point the camera at a sign or notice and the text is read on your device; the words you pick become cards (iOS 26 or later). Photos are never stored or uploaded. Plus smaller improvements.
The developer, 偉輝科技株式会社, 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:
- Contact Info
- User Content
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- Identifiers
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Information
- Seller
- IKIKAGI K.K.
- Size
- 2.4 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+
- Copyright
- © 2026 IKIKAGI K.K.