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
I’m so happy I was recommended this app. It has everything you could possibly want to help with studying and learning Japanese! It’s amazing that they offer so much for the free version. I haven’t had to pay money and there’s tons to do and study. Honestly I’m considering getting the pro version eventually when I am at a level where I feel I’ll make good use of it (I still slack at times with studying). I love the rewards system and challenges. It makes studying fun and gives you a goal to reach! I definitely recommend you try this app. They have a web version too!
デベロッパの回答
Thanks so much for giving renshuu a try! We do have a very extensive learning setup for free, so feel free to use it for as long as you'd like! Of course, if you have any questions, do let me know. I am always here at michael@renshuu.org, or the ? button at the top of the app.
I love this app, it’s the best app
Ousennjo
It’s the best app for learning Japanese. And I’m Chinese, so this app helps me learn Japanese and English at the same time. Thank you so much. But some words don’t have pronunciation, I don’t know why, I hope you can add pronunciation for these words, but if it is hard, then never mind, just ignore this request(?). I am not ask you for doing this, I know it’s hard to make an app. Thank you so much 🥰🥹
デベロッパの回答
We are continuing to add more audio to renshuu in the coming months and years :)Should you have any questions or issues as you learn with us, do let me know! I'm always here at michael@renshuu.org, or the ? button at the top of the app.
Great... website
laserprinter
The app takes awhile to startup/connect, longer than just logging into the website even on the phone browser, so it is very unreliable for serious students (who need the awesome gamification of renshuu).I think that this as an app would only be useful if it could be used offline and synced up on demand like Anki.
デベロッパの回答
I'm sorry that it's running slowly for you - it is pretty zippy for most users, but it can be a challenge to keep things perfect for all devices, etc.I'd absolutely love to add offline support in the future, but it's unfortunately many 1000s of hours of work that I (solo-developer) cannot manage at the moment. It's a dream of mine, though, so if it ever becomes a possibility, I guarantee I'll get it in there :)If you need anything else in the future, do let me know! I am always here at michael@renshuu.org, or the ? button at the top of the app.
Great stuff!
jemremyso
Super underrated app in my opinion.Really great practice when you’re on the go! They also have really cute artwork to keep you engaged. Might even consider upgrading to pro to boost my progress!Great stuff!
デベロッパの回答
Thanks so much for the kind words! Glad you're enjoying it, and I hope you're able to learn a ton on renshuu!If you have *any* questions or issues as you progress, do let me know. I am 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.
