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title: "MARU: Learn Japanese Hiragana - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in India | Apple App Store"
description: "Hey there! (•u•) Interested in learning Japanese but don't know where to start? You've come to the right place! MARU Japanese Kana, loved by over a million learners worldwide with an average rating of"
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# MARU: Learn Japanese Hiragana — India
> Free Beginner Kana Practices

![MARU App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/c8/2f/27/c82f278b-6421-e7c6-8daa-920a14ef9538/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-0-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Overdreamer](https://apptail.io/developer/overdreamer-hVJb)
**Category:** Education
**Rating:** 4.9/5 (82 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** io.learnjapanese.SuperKanaDrill
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** India
**Version:** 2.15 (released 2024-08-02)
**Original Release:** 2017-02-24
**Languages:** English, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/in/app/app/id1208009110)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/india](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/india)

## MARU Description
Hey there! (•u•) Interested in learning Japanese but don't know where to start? You've come to the right place! MARU Japanese Kana, loved by over a million learners worldwide with an average rating of 4.9 (thank you so much!), is just what you need. As a lifelong learner of Japanese myself, I created this app to make Japanese alphabets less intimidating and more enjoyable. It's a simple app that focuses on one thing but does it very well: helping you start learning Japanese. I wish MARU had been around when I started learning Japanese. Lucky you!

Stop learning with those robotic voices and non-native pronunciations. That will impede your learning effectiveness. Dive in and experience authentic Japanese through exercises voiced by a professional voice actress. With 14 different practice varieties, learning Hiragana and Katakana becomes a breeze. Reading, writing, listening, typing, and even building your vocabulary – it's all here, making it the perfect start to your Japanese journey!

What's the catch? You’ll see an ad after every five mistakes. Since MARU's launch in 2017, it’s been downloaded over a million times, yet ad revenue has been modest. But that’s okay! My goal is to spread the joy of learning Japanese.

To fulfill that goal, I try to provide tremendous value for everyone and keep as little as possible behind the Pro Version. 

Here’s what you’ll find in the default Free Version:

• All 105 Hiragana and Katakana characters, not just the basic ones.
• A short ad after 5 mistakes. No mistakes = No ads.
• Over 300 everyday words for practice, like "hello" and "thank you."
• Clear voice recordings for all words and characters.
• MARU-kun, our adorable mascot, greets and motivates you each time you practice.
• Date and Time that changes every minute to teach you Japanese words for numbers and calendar.
• A smart feature that identifies your weak spots and helps you improve.
• A fun way to practice Katakana using familiar Hiragana words.

My app is completely free with minimal ads, but if you choose to upgrade to the Pro Version (one-time purchase), you’ll enjoy:

• An ad-free experience.
• Offline practice, anytime, anywhere.
• Writing and typing exercises.
• Timed challenges to test yourself.
• Access to more words for time, date, and Katakana.

Don't just take my word for it. Here’s one of my favorite reviews:

"This is MY #1 app for learning Japanese. I downloaded EVERY Japanese app I could find without paying a single dime. The app does exactly what it promises - nice graphics, great voice acting, and awesome practice methods. I'm in love with this awesome app!" - A happy user

Thanks for reading! If you're interested, just download and start your Japanese learning adventure with MARU! (•u•)

## MARU Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/af/c9/93/afc99350-a04f-8f5e-7d9f-5e8f79174543/54a0e9d3-d963-4438-a62c-fd5e0110e56f_6.5-01.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/fc/1a/f4/fc1af4c1-036b-68af-b675-7544d2eccc1a/9d52974c-4ee5-472e-8497-73db9ef4bb17_6.5-02.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/03/6c/a9/036ca9c0-c33a-69a9-6ab3-b76c28a69b26/512e3f13-33d0-4a8e-bf94-b3a8af152684_6.5-05.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/21/40/dd/2140dd80-bd4b-3aaa-4667-19e395bc93b7/fe39b60d-504f-4212-95a1-5c4ab3e5d659_6.5-06.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/e3/cb/f2/e3cbf2c5-823d-883b-a606-b048da552ae8/496076b0-da78-4f99-bdfd-91b2b301091c_6.5-03.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/eb/9a/45/eb9a45ef-42fc-2123-275b-e529404e7109/e90977eb-f978-47dd-a3aa-e18e98d618ca_6.5-04.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 7](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/28/71/92/287192d7-7656-3ca6-8274-5013e3243991/a9b00bf4-71fb-4ae8-a69b-cb7921dc3cac_6.5-07.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 8](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/cd/96/3a/cd963a9d-3dc1-704f-7a88-fedb7e0c98ef/45ad98dc-6a9b-4ffa-a4e0-aa7251931cdc_6.5-08.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 9](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/48/fd/28/48fd28e6-64e5-fb25-8009-26ce34244ff1/e7d9185f-65fc-4475-9b63-d4980adb764c_6.5-09.png/1284x2778.png)
- [Screenshot 10](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/d7/8f/bb/d78fbbbb-96cb-abe8-f31c-b9450a2e88d8/a42d7fd3-5940-47a7-ac04-683a97e6fac2_6.5-10.png/1284x2778.png)

## MARU Rating Breakdown in India
- 5 stars: 77 (94%)
- 4 stars: 5 (6%)
- 3 stars: 0 (0%)
- 2 stars: 0 (0%)
- 1 stars: 0 (0%)

## MARU Reviews in India

### ***** "五星好評"
好用的app 介面簡潔可愛！
推薦給日文初學者使用
-- 憤怒a米米, 2025-02-25

### ***** "Very thorough practice"
I could finally read and write hiragana! Thanks to this app.
-- LB036, 2024-12-21

### ***** "Great App"
Thank you for making the app so easy and addictive, which helped me not to give up
-- Luther_9, 2024-06-18

### ***** "Straightforward and useful"
The app is designed well. It is simple to use and feels very purpose-built, it helps you learn Japanese scripts better, and it’s very effective at that.

It doesn’t try to teach you Japanese language, and I like that.

The Home Screen feels welcoming

The ads aren’t annoying, and the pricing is good too
-- 1geek0, 2024-05-25

### ***** "Experience"
It’s an fantastic app for beginners . I’m so lucky to join it. it is so helpful and it’s good for vocabulary. Do try it once. Thanks for reading and giving your precious time.☺️
-- aware citizen of the world, 2023-10-31

### ***** "Very good"
Nice and easy way to learn kana
-- DkumarJha, 2023-07-12

### ***** "Super App"
Helped me to learn Hiragana and Katagana in 3 days .. with zero background of Japanese language .. Thanks
-- Sachapple, 2021-05-08

### ***** "It’s soooo good"
I already knew hiragana. And how I wanted to learn katakana. And believe me I learned it in two days with this app. I usually don’t review apps, but this really impressed me ... i hope they bring an update ... but a nice one of course.... But this app is really good... it also tells you word meaning which is surely gonna help. Just one thing i wished it had was, the written meaning with the words they ask in practice. It would have been nice and easy to learn. Over all I’m so satisfied with this app. I’m glad i found it.
-- Maitri Negi, 2021-04-27

### ***** "パーフェクト"
This app is perfect for learning Kana and super easy to use. With practice you can easily master the alphabets.
-- RICCII5555, 2020-08-19

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## MARU In-App Purchases
| Item | Price |
|------|-------|
| Pro Upgrade (Lifetime) | ₹2.00 |

## MARU Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Free | Taiwan | Education | #21 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | Education | #45 |
| Top Grossing | Taiwan | Education | #45 |
| Top Free | Indonesia | Education | #65 |
| Top Free | South Korea | Education | #86 |
| Top Free | Singapore | Education | #161 |
| Top Free | Philippines | Education | #234 |
| Top Free | Austria | Education | #234 |
| Top Free | Peru | Education | #274 |
| Top Free | Vietnam | Education | #277 |
| Top Free | Poland | Education | #283 |
| Top Free | Czechia | Education | #284 |
| Top Free | Chile | Education | #307 |
| Top Free | Thailand | Education | #311 |
| Top Free | Argentina | Education | #336 |
| Top Free | Finland | Education | #344 |
| Top Free | Mexico | Education | #350 |
| Top Free | United Kingdom | Education | #355 |
| Top Free | Ecuador | Education | #365 |
| Top Free | Greece | Education | #375 |
| Top Free | Kazakhstan | Education | #397 |
| Top Free | Russia | Education | #404 |
| Top Free | Ukraine | Education | #415 |
| Top Free | United States | Education | #417 |
| Top Free | Australia | Education | #439 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | Education | #446 |
| Top Free | Canada | Education | #458 |
| Top Free | Colombia | Education | #458 |
| Top Free | Germany | Education | #459 |
| Top Free | Belgium | Education | #499 |

## MARU Discovered Keywords
- 速成日语
- 我的名片
- 名片网
- practice u
- japanese hiragana
- kana
- easy japanese kanji
- kan
- jlpt word
- learn japanese hiragana

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## MARU Available In
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/taiwan)
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/united-states)
- [China](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/china)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/hong-kong)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/south-korea)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/united-kingdom)
- [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/indonesia)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/thailand)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/mexico)
- [Russia](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/russia)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/canada)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/france)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/germany)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/japan)
- [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/philippines)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/australia)
- [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/malaysia)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/brazil)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/vietnam)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/singapore)
- [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/poland)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/italy)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/spain)
- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/netherlands)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/turkey)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/chile)
- [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/ukraine)
- [Macao SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/macau)
- [Czechia](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/czechia)
- [Argentina](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/argentina)
- [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/kazakhstan)
- [Belgium](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/belgium)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/saudi-arabia)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/switzerland)
- [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/austria)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/new-zealand)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/sweden)
- [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/portugal)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/norway)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/india)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/united-arab-emirates)
- [Colombia](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/colombia)
- [Belarus](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/belarus)
- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/ireland)
- [Peru](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/peru)
- [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/romania)
- [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/finland)
- [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/denmark)
- [Hungary](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/hungary)
- [Lithuania](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/lithuania)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/south-africa)
- [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/israel)
- [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/dominican-republic)
- [Nepal](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/nepal)
- [Honduras](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/honduras)
- [Slovakia](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/slovakia)
- [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/ecuador)
- [Uzbekistan](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/uzbekistan)
- [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/greece)
- [Azerbaijan](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/azerbaijan)
- [Luxembourg](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/luxembourg)
- [Paraguay](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/paraguay)
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- [Uruguay](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/uruguay)
- [Qatar](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/qatar)
- [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/kuwait)
- [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/estonia)
- [Panama](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/panama)
- [Armenia](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/armenia)
- [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/egypt)
- [Oman](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/oman)
- [Croatia](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/croatia)
- [Latvia](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/latvia)
- [Algeria](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/algeria)
- [Malta](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/malta)
- [Brunei](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/brunei)
- [Senegal](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/senegal)
- [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/pakistan)
- [Tunisia](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/tunisia)
- [Jamaica](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/jamaica)
- [Jordan](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/jordan)
- [Cyprus](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/cyprus)
- [Iceland](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/iceland)
- [Kenya](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/kenya)
- [Mauritius](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/mauritius)
- [North Macedonia](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/north-macedonia)
- [Slovenia](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/slovenia)
- [Bahrain](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/bahrain)
- [Angola](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/angola)
- [Lebanon](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/lebanon)
- [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/nigeria)
- [Uganda](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/uganda)
- [Madagascar](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/madagascar)
- [Suriname](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/suriname)
- [Cayman Islands](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/cayman-islands)
- [Grenada](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/grenada)
- [Belize](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/belize)
- [Mali](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/mali)
- [Bermuda](https://apptail.io/app/maru-jqK/bermuda)

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