Ringotan

Name: Ringotan
Rating: 4.9 (558 reviews)
Author: Daniel Pflughoeft

Learn Japanese Kanji

Free

558 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Education
Developer

Daniel Pflughoeft
Size

208.4
MB

Learn Kanji by actually writing it! Ringotan is the first app built from the ground up to teach you how to WRITE Japanese Kanji, not just read them. By combining advanced input detection with industry-standard SRS (spaced repetition) algorithms, Ringotan ensures you learn as fully and quickly as possible. ----------------- Ringotan is free for a limited time. We update frequently, so be sure to check back for new features!

Ratings & Reviews

4.9

out of 5

558 Ratings

Amazing Study Application for Writing Practice!
02/27/2023
スッライ
It’s basically Skritter (a popular Anki-like for learning and practicing writing the kanji) except it’s not predatory because unlike Skritter, this app has no subscription fee. ^^ Highly recommended! I hope you’ll leave a positive review for this app too to help promote it and support these kinds of ethical developers. You can pick your starting level by the way if you already know how to write some kanji. :D Anyway, the app is easy to use with a simple UI, looks pretty nice, and more importantly teaches you to write the kanji in the context of real compounds that use the words as well as helps you to remember how to write each of the kanji using those compounds as prompts. It starts out teaching you how to write new kanji by tracing, before giving you hints on the stroke order, and eventually it slowly fades out those stroke order hints entirely and will have you write the kanji solely from memory. Like Skritter your strokes snap into place (but you can turn off in the settings) which is really pleasing to my eyes and makes writing more fun. Thank you so much for making this app, Dev! 🥹Please accept my 5 star review! One improvement I’d like to see in the app is to have an option for the read aloud prompt that queues each kanji to be randomly selected each time the kanji shows up. Having the first prompt always be the exact same compound for each kanji lacks challenge and it’s the only major quality of life improvement I feel is lacking here. I’d also love to have more options to filter and sort through learned kanji as well as easily scan ahead the new upcoming kanji in our lessons without actually starting a lesson as right now the options for doing these things are very basic and limited in scope.
Amazing Study Application for Writing Practice!
02/27/2023
スッライ

It’s basically Skritter (a popular Anki-like for learning and practicing writing the kanji) except it’s not predatory because unlike Skritter, this app has no subscription fee. ^^ Highly recommended! I hope you’ll leave a positive review for this app too to help promote it and support these kinds of ethical developers. You can pick your starting level by the way if you already know how to write some kanji. :D Anyway, the app is easy to use with a simple UI, looks pretty nice, and more importantly teaches you to write the kanji in the context of real compounds that use the words as well as helps you to remember how to write each of the kanji using those compounds as prompts. It starts out teaching you how to write new kanji by tracing, before giving you hints on the stroke order, and eventually it slowly fades out those stroke order hints entirely and will have you write the kanji solely from memory. Like Skritter your strokes snap into place (but you can turn off in the settings) which is really pleasing to my eyes and makes writing more fun. Thank you so much for making this app, Dev! 🥹Please accept my 5 star review! One improvement I’d like to see in the app is to have an option for the read aloud prompt that queues each kanji to be randomly selected each time the kanji shows up. Having the first prompt always be the exact same compound for each kanji lacks challenge and it’s the only major quality of life improvement I feel is lacking here. I’d also love to have more options to filter and sort through learned kanji as well as easily scan ahead the new upcoming kanji in our lessons without actually starting a lesson as right now the options for doing these things are very basic and limited in scope.
Hope At Last
May 11
xxaxazelxx
I have been searching for an app like this for so long. My Japanese reading and speaking proficiency are business level, but when I need to fill out forms I’m helpless without my keyboard. I’ve tried drilling writing textbooks, but without a teacher to tell me where I’ve gone wrong I find myself learning bad habits instead of progressing! The app makes my brain actually have to recall the kanji and each stroke in order, and for the first time in years I feel like I might actually be able to write fluently one day.The only criticism I could have is that sometimes the program is a little too kind (I wrote what should have been a diagonal stroke vertical, but it counted it as correct). But I prefer this over the app being so particular that even correctly written strokes could be counted as wrong , which I’ve encountered in other kanji learning apps. Realistically, I don’t have any expectations that I’ll learn how to write beautifully from this app. At this point I’m just grateful for the chance to lay a foundation down, which can always be made more beautiful later. But we’ll see!
Hope At Last
May 11
xxaxazelxx

I have been searching for an app like this for so long. My Japanese reading and speaking proficiency are business level, but when I need to fill out forms I’m helpless without my keyboard. I’ve tried drilling writing textbooks, but without a teacher to tell me where I’ve gone wrong I find myself learning bad habits instead of progressing! The app makes my brain actually have to recall the kanji and each stroke in order, and for the first time in years I feel like I might actually be able to write fluently one day.The only criticism I could have is that sometimes the program is a little too kind (I wrote what should have been a diagonal stroke vertical, but it counted it as correct). But I prefer this over the app being so particular that even correctly written strokes could be counted as wrong , which I’ve encountered in other kanji learning apps. Realistically, I don’t have any expectations that I’ll learn how to write beautifully from this app. At this point I’m just grateful for the chance to lay a foundation down, which can always be made more beautiful later. But we’ll see!
Writing and learning
11/28/2024
Nj2043er
Probably around 15 hours into using this after learning Hiragana on other apps. This app is so customizable, its awesome. I was really looking for something to not only teach me Kanji but also how to write them in the appropriate stroke order. I felt other language learning tools were not making me recall things correctly, i had too many context clues and was cheating myself out of truly learning the material. The spaced repetition also feels perfect, it dings you for errors but you can override it if you just accidentally swiped or were interrupted. I also like that if I am in a hurry I can just review outstandingly items instead of being forced to learn and review.
Writing and learning
11/28/2024
Nj2043er

Probably around 15 hours into using this after learning Hiragana on other apps. This app is so customizable, its awesome. I was really looking for something to not only teach me Kanji but also how to write them in the appropriate stroke order. I felt other language learning tools were not making me recall things correctly, i had too many context clues and was cheating myself out of truly learning the material. The spaced repetition also feels perfect, it dings you for errors but you can override it if you just accidentally swiped or were interrupted. I also like that if I am in a hurry I can just review outstandingly items instead of being forced to learn and review.
Highly recommend
02/03/2023
SnickerFancyPants
This app has many features that make it worthwhile. Various settings allow a user to customize to their needs. One of the options is choosing the book one is studying from. I am using a JLPT book and this app allows me extra practice. The JLPT option in the app is also well fleshed out, going beyond JLPT kanji so that there is over 3000 kanji to study. The other thing I love about this app is the accuracy in tacking my writing. Whether I use my Apple pencil or a finger, the app accurately tracks what I’m writing. The most important thing is that I also want to use the app. The interface is clean and its simplicity encourages me to open it up and study.
Highly recommend
02/03/2023
SnickerFancyPants

This app has many features that make it worthwhile. Various settings allow a user to customize to their needs. One of the options is choosing the book one is studying from. I am using a JLPT book and this app allows me extra practice. The JLPT option in the app is also well fleshed out, going beyond JLPT kanji so that there is over 3000 kanji to study. The other thing I love about this app is the accuracy in tacking my writing. Whether I use my Apple pencil or a finger, the app accurately tracks what I’m writing. The most important thing is that I also want to use the app. The interface is clean and its simplicity encourages me to open it up and study.

• Rewrote entire app with MAUI framework (this was required to continue releasing new versions - please report any bugs under Settings → Advanced!) • Added 'Show Radicals' option • Fixed various layout issues

Version 25.11 Jun 26

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Seller: Daniel Pflughoeft
Size: 208.4 MB
Category: Education
Compatibility: Requires iOS 12.2 or later.

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Requires iOS 12.2 or later.

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Requires iPadOS 12.2 or later.

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Ringotan

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Amazing Study Application for Writing Practice!

Hope At Last

Writing and learning

Highly recommend

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