Kana IQ: Hiragana & Katakana
Read, Write and Type Japanese
Free
Master hiragana & katakana FREE — stroke-by-stroke writing, flick keyboard & adaptive learning. No ads. Fully offline. Auto Mode adapts to your level.
Start reading and writing Japanese from zero. Master hiragana & katakana with true stroke order and a built-in flick keyboard — all offline and ad-free.
Six practice modes (incl. dictation) and an Auto Mode that adapts to your level help you progress faster without fluff. Clear stats for accuracy, speed, and mastery.
What you'll learn
• Read every hiragana and katakana
• Write with proper stroke order
• Type fast on the Japanese flick keyboard
• Hear and type words for listening practice
How it works
• 6 practice modes from easy recognition to dictation
• Auto Mode picks the right difficulty per character
• Spaced repetition focuses on what you forget
• Clear progress for accuracy, speed, and mastery
Why learners like it
• Clean, beginner-friendly design
• Small lessons you can finish anywhere
What's inside
• Full kana sets (dakuten, yōon, sokuon, extended katakana)
• Guided → memory writing steps
• Daily streaks and quick drills
• Dark Mode
Perfect for self-study at your own pace, JLPT N5 test preparation, classroom students, anime fans, or travelers building a Japanese foundation.
No ads. No subscriptions. 100% offline.
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New Features:
• Choose which Japanese kana types to practice! Enable/disable Hiragana and Katakana separately in Auto Mode settings
• Smarter character selection: the app now focuses more on characters you find difficult
Improvements:
• Improved handwriting recognition - more forgiving validation while maintaining correct stroke order
How to use: Quiz Settings → Auto Mode Settings → Kana Types
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Information
- Provider
- Dmitry Zaika
- Size
- 28.4 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.6 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.5 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 11.1 or later.
- Languages
English and 32 more
- English, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
12+
- 12+
- Copyright
- © 2025 Dmitry Zaika