A cute, ad-free, and enjoyable learning experience is waiting for you in the Renshuu community! The free version is unlimited: there’s no timer before you are forced to pay!
- A path for every learning style and every goal -
Whether you are getting started with the alphabets or have been studying for years, jump in exactly where you belong! Don’t waste time going through what you already know.
Renshuu maintains learning paths for most textbooks, the JLPT, Kanji Kentei, and for those who just want to learn. You can also carve out your own path! Our community has over 10,000 user-made lessons for even more focused learning.
- Cute, relaxing, and fun -
Our mascot Kao-chan is here to let you enjoy learning Japanese, whether it’s through collectible coins every time you quiz, a character that evolves as you learn, manga pages that you unlock, or hundreds of hand-made illustrations.
Additionally, we have both single and multiplayer games to help you keep your learning and reviewing fresh!
- Personal service -
We are just a two-person company - and we don’t use chat bots. That means that every question you have gets an answer directly from us.
- Rich, in-depth materials -
> Vocabulary: over 15,000 native-recorded audio files, 17,000 hand-picked images, and 160,000 example sentences make understanding vocabulary a breeze. Our growing library of accent/pitch data can even help you with accent reduction.
> Kanji: 12,000+ kanji, with no limits on what you can study! Over 2,000 colorful mnemonics help you to understand and retain the meanings.
> Grammar: Over 800 different expressions, each complete with native-written model sentences, construction diagrams, audio, and over 7,500 hand-made quiz questions.
> Sentences: Thousands of sentences complete with audio, divided by theme and difficulty levels.
- A superior quiz system designed around Japanese -
Our SRS-for-Japanese system doesn’t treat Japanese materials like flashcards to be memorized, and breaks every item down into individual components so you can understand, and not just memorize. Mastery schedules keep you studying only what you need to, pushing weaker materials to the front for you to focus on.
Dozens of different question styles keep things fresh, while a flexible input system (multiple choice, typing, or writing) lets you answer the way that you want to.
- Customizable down to the last character -
Renshuu doesn’t believe that there is a single way of studying that everyone should adhere to. Our expansive settings and customizations let you adjust the learning environment to what works best for you.
End user license agreement can be viewed here: https://www.renshuu.org/eula
You can learn every aspect of the Japanese language with this which I really appreciate!! It’s helped my Japanese progress way more than other platforms, it has clear demonstrations and instruction from grammar, sentences, words, kanji, verb stems etc (literally anything you could want to learn). I had to start from basic as I had missed so much grammar from my other attempt at learning at Japanese. Renshuu explains everything sunply and easy to understand and in an exciting and positive manner!! One thing I really really appreciate is that there are no hearts!! You can make as many mistakes as you need to help your learning ❤️ you can learn at your own pace, you can choose which schedules you would like to study depending on both the level and topic (grammar, words, sentences) you want to study at that moment! I love how there is access to so much of the app even on the free version, it doesn’t feel like paying for renshuu pro is a necessity! Although I pay for pro and have found the wider variety of question and answer formats extremely useful, but even if you don’t pay it’s sooo worth while!! You have free access to all previous lessons if you feel like you need a reminder about a topic, and having the dictionary on the app with the definition for every word is immensely useful!! It contains botha renshuus recommended schedules and textbook schedules, you get to choose which you would rather study! It covers all the way from basic and N5-N1 with options of having JLPT style questions. there is access to games etc., literally whatever suits your learning style! Everything is customisable! There is also access to a a discord group to support each other in your learning! 🤍 I’ll probably leave an update review in a few months time once I’ve used renshuu for even longer, I’ve loved everything about it so far, and also a special thanks to the creator and small team working for renshuu, your platform has helped my Japanese immensely and thank you for always sending messages you all seem so lovely, it makes the experience even more enjoyable 😊
Developer Response
Thank you so much for learning with us, and for taking the time to leave such a lengthy review! It really is appreciated. I am continuing to work to expand renshuu and improve it, so let me know if you'd like to see anything changed or added! I'm always here at michael@renshuu.org, or the ? button at the top of the app.
Amazing Japanese learning app!!
TJbooks20
I took up this app a few months ago and it’s been nothing but an amazing experience so far - the format of the grammar learning and the different games, like shiritori and the opportunity to write haiku has been very helpful in my Japanese learning!! Since I find it really fun to do the activities, it’s so much easier to stick with this than other programs I’ve tried. The UI is gorgeous and easy to interact with, plus the community is super lovely! Definitely recommend it for anyone looking to increase their Japanese ability, whether it’s kanji, grammar or just increasing your comfort in using the language!
Developer Response
Hello, and thanks for using and reviewing renshuu! It makes me so happy to hear how much you've been enjoying it! We plan to continue to expand the activities "around" the learning, so you can continue to stick to it.I am always looking for feedback from users, whether it is small or large, so always feel free to shoot me any questions, issues, or requests! You can reach me at michael@renshuu.org, or Help > Contact in the app's menu.
Much better than Duolingo
amirinahat
This app explains concepts in the Japanese language that are hard to grasp for some, rather than other language apps that just chuck the concept at you without any understanding as to why it is the way it is. The art used throughout the app is a nice touch showing how much they care about the user experience, being as encouraging as possible to get into the language. I only dock a point because while it is understandable to lock away features in a Pro version, there are so many useful tools locked away. It is definitely possible to get a lot out of the app through using it for free but you will have to resort to other resources in tandem if you want to learn more.
Developer Response
Thanks for the review! While we'd love to have everything for free, we've made sure that the pro features do not "wall away" content - there are absolutely no limits to how much Japanese you can learn, nor how often/long you can learn. We've had users on the free platform who have picked up thousands of kanji, 10s of thousands of words, and are still using it for free :)So, there is no vocabulary, grammar, kanji, or sentences that cannot be accessed by free users, and we intend to keep it that way! We aim to support our renshuu family, but our primary goal is to help as many people learn as we can!Of course, do let me know if you have any other questions, comments, or issues. I'm happy to listen. I'm always here at michael@renshuu.org, or the ? button at the top of the app.
Love this app
jules❣️💕🏄♀️
I am loving this app it’s honestly really fun to learn with Renshuu and I feel like I am improving my Japanese each day. There are study and tests sections and games to play too. My favourite part is that there is a garden and the more you study the better your garden gets with earning coins for challenges. My boyfriend is Japanese and said this app is more natural Japanese than other apps I was using that made my Japanese sound like a weird robot. I haven’t found any bugs or annoying things on the app everything is great!!
Developer Response
That's awesome! Being able to learn and then use it with someone is such a great feeling.If you need anything as you learn on renshuu, do let me know. I'm always here at michael@renshuu.org, or the ? button at the top of the app!
Fixes the page going to the previous page when opening the menu.
Unfortunately, the tap-through issue (when tapping an item in the menu) is still present, and I am waiting for a fix from a library that renshuu uses. This only affects iOS 26.x users.
Version 1.15.22
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Seller
Michael Hominick
Size
66.9 MB
Category
Education
Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.