SenseiPal: Learn Japanese AI
AI Japanese lessons & speaking
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Master Japanese with AI-powered lessons, real conversations, kanji writing, podcasts, and a guided daily roadmap designed for long-term learning.
Learn Japanese with AI, from your first words to advanced conversation.
SenseiPal helps you build real skills through practice, not memorization. Talk to an AI sensei, learn kana and kanji, and reinforce your progress with a smart system designed to help you remember what you learn.
KEY FEATURES
• Practice real conversations with AI
Improve your speaking and understanding through natural, guided dialogue.
• Learn kana and kanji step by step
Build a solid foundation in reading and writing.
• Smart retention system
Review characters at the right time to strengthen memory and avoid forgetting.
• Writing practice with feedback
Train your writing and reinforce what you learn through repetition.
• Personalized learning flow
Get recommendations based on your progress and stay focused on what matters.
Start learning Japanese in a more natural and effective way.
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more * General polish and premium UX improvements throughout the app
3.3 (106) 2d ago
* Major stability and performance improvements across guided learning flows
* Improved onboarding and progression consistency
* Enhanced writing and retention session reliability
* Faster operational systems and backend diagnostics
* Improved guest activation and telemetry tracking
* Multiple fixes for roadmap navigation, character practice, and UI responsiveness
* General polish and premium UX improvements throughout the app
3.2 (105) 6d ago
* Improved app stability and smoother navigation
* Faster, more consistent Home, Chat, and Lessons loading
* Better responsiveness on compact Android devices
* Improved leaderboard layout and readability
* Android subscription recovery and reliability improvements
* Multiple visual polish and UX fixes
3.1 (103) May 28
* Major improvements to app fluidity and visual stability
* Faster and smoother navigation between Home, Chat, Lessons, and Writing
* Fixed multiple flickering and progressive loading issues across the app
* Improved guided mode transitions and completion flows
* Lessons now open instantly without double or triple taps
* Cleaner avatar loading and more stable UI rendering
* Improved experience on compact Android devices and smaller screens
* Refined leaderboard layout for narrow displays
* Better retention and writing completion transitions
* General polish, responsiveness, and UX improvements
3.0 (101) May 27
* Sensei now responds more consistently and reliably after completing real activities.
* Major synchronization improvements between Home, Chat, and Guided Mode sticky actions.
* Fixed issues where urgent reviews or completed retention tasks could remain incorrectly pending.
* New Hiragana (D0) completion flow with final wrap-up and smoother transition into JLPT N5.
* Study Plan now automatically opens focused on the user’s current day.
* Visual and performance improvements for roadmap loading and guided navigation.
* Internal fixes prevent incorrect progression skips between levels and guided paths.
2.9 (100) May 26
SenseiPal 2.8 — Progress & Identity Update
This release modernizes the Progress, Writing and Podcast experience with a more consistent, premium and stable learning system.
New
* Editable public nickname/profile identity
* Unified mastery/progress system
* New leaderboard architecture with cleaner rankings
* Writing Masters board redesign
* Improved achievement and seal progression
* Refined progress philosophy and objectives system
* Furigana controls now behave consistently across Podcast and learning surfaces
Improved
* Major UI/UX polish across Progress and Writing
* Better spacing, typography, hierarchy and motion
* Improved dark/light consistency
* Canonical leaderboard alignment and metric consistency
* More accurate ranking and streak sorting
* Better i18n consistency across all supported languages
* Cleaner podcast reading experience
* More stable furigana rendering pipeline
* Improved visual coherence between lessons, writing, podcast and profile systems
Fixed
* Multiple leaderboard alignment and overlap bugs
* Inconsistent nickname updates across screens
* Mixed-language UI leaks in Progress and Writing
* Incorrect Writing metric semantics
* Furigana toggle conflicts with global settings
* Various rendering and layout inconsistencies
* Several persistence and synchronization edge cases
Technical
* 5000+ automated tests passing
* Improved architecture consistency across leaderboard and progress systems
* Hardened i18n parity validation
* Additional regression coverage for furigana, leaderboard and profile identity flows
Thank you for helping shape SenseiPal.
2.8 (97) May 23
What’s New in SenseiPal 2.7
* Major stability and smoothness improvements for guided conversations with Sensei.
* Fixed duplicated action prompts and inconsistent navigation in guided chat flows.
* Improved “Master Kana Writing” logic to correctly select the next pending kana.
* Better progression handling, pending task consistency, and study continuity.
* General performance, persistence, and reliability improvements across iPhone and Android.
* Internal optimizations for a more polished premium experience.
2.7 (87) May 20
* New modern guided chat with unified text and voice integration.
* Major improvements to voice call stability and audio playback.
* More natural and fluid conversations with Sensei.
* New integrated action bar connected to the study plan.
* General performance and user experience improvements.
2.6 (72) May 14
* Improved classroom reinforcement with more practice and mistake recovery
* Better audio/subtitle synchronization in lessons
* Writing experience and navigation improvements
* Stability and onboarding refinements across the app
2.5 (50) May 12
Audio & review improvements:
• More natural lesson audio: correct Japanese readings for isolated kanji and vocabulary (numbers, weekdays, etc.).
• Subtitles now stay in sync with the voice — no more drift.
• New "Day Review" from your Study Plan: tap any past day to review its content with flashcards and a short quiz.
• Refined typography across lessons and stroke practice.
• Minor fixes and stability improvements.
2.4 (45) May 7
Performance improvements: faster startup, smoother navigation, and fixes for blank screen issues. Stability fixes.
2.3 (44) May 6
* Much faster lesson loading, especially on replay
* New bilingual subtitles (Japanese + your language)
* Subtitle options: bilingual, localized only, Japanese only, or off
* Improved furigana display in N5 exercises and quizzes
* Better subtitle stability and consistency
2.2 (42) May 4
What’s New
* New AI-powered onboarding: your Sensei adapts to your level from the start
* Improved conversation experience (voice & text)
* Faster and more stable Japanese audio playback
* Clearer learning progress and structure
* Enhancements to PRO access and content unlocking
* Bug fixes and performance improvements
2.1 (39) May 4
Critical fixes for stability and guided mode progression. Improved reliability in AI chat and voice (proper separation between modes). Adjusted limits for PRO users and a more consistent learning experience.
2.0 (33) May 2
Major improvements to the learning experience:
• Improved kana writing: real stroke movement is now required (no more simple taps)
• Faster audio playback for kana and vocabulary
• Sensei now responds consistently in Japanese (no mixed languages)
• More accurate daily activity tracking (sessions and unique characters)
• UI improvements and bug fixes
We keep improving SenseiPal thanks to your feedback
1.9.(29) May 1
Major improvements to the Japanese writing experience.
- Improved kana and kanji writing practice
- Better real-time feedback during stroke writing
- More stable retention and SRS behavior
- Reduced confusion in writing progression
- Multiple stability and UI fixes.
1.8.(26) Apr 18
Improved writing system and guided learning flow.
Better retention tests, clearer recommendations, and more consistent task behavior across the app.
1.7 (24) Apr 16
Improved writing experience with a clearer learning flow. New retention test with better feedback and smarter recommendations. General stability improvements and bug fixes.
1.6 (23) Apr 15
Improved guided learning, voice practice, and overall stability.
- Fixed session issues to ensure a clean experience with no previous-user data after logout
- Improved guided learning flow to provide clearer, more consistent next steps after each activity
- Fixed chat timeline issues to prevent duplicated or inconsistent messages
- Improved voice call experience so Sensei always speaks Japanese and conversations feel more natural
- Enhanced grammar explanations to stay focused on the current lesson topic
- Improved writing interactions to prevent accidental text selection during practice
- Fixed retention review flow to ensure correct completion behavior
More improvements coming soon
1.5 (22) Apr 14
* General polish and premium UX improvements throughout the app
more Version 3.3 (106) 2d ago
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