MARU: Learn Japanese Hiragana

This is the first app where I feel like I’m actually retaining the information. I’m only at about 45 hiragana characters and I’m starting to be able to read a lot of words and getting used to the way things are pronounced so my listening comprehension is getting better. Easy to patient while standing in line. Highly recommend.

This app is designed very well and is a cute and effective way to get people to learn Japanese. I appreciate that there are only punishment ads, and I love the daily reminders. I hope in the future there will be grammar rules and kanji, but I am satisfied with this for most basic hiragana and katakana, including vocabulary.

I like literally everything about this app. I even like that you only get ads when you get so many wrong. When I’m having trouble remembering how to write a character or in what order to do the stroke, I’ve found this to be the best for a quick reference guide. Also great for a quick drill session to keep the memory fresh

I struggle a lot with focusing and motivation for basically everything (probably ADHD lol), and all the other apps I’ve tried like this were kind of meh at best and i only was consistent at studying for a couple days at best. BUT THIS APP IS SO DIFFERENT. Literally i’ve gotten addicted to it inthe first 5 minutes, in a good way! I’d buy the full version right now if i had money to spare, but luckily because the developer is super nice, it’s still super fun (and effective!) on the ad version! This uses the most creative way i’ve ever seen someone integrate ads into their app. Basically you get an ad for every 5 mistakes you make, so it’s kind of like a health system in a video game. That helps my motivation to not mess up and instead focus, AND they can make money when i do inevitably mess up! It’s genius!! Not to mention, the dev is super open about being a one person team and about how ads are annoying but are a necessity to keep it free, so I’m totally on the dev’s side because of the clarity! And the full version is only like $15 for life, so I’d consider that a steal! As for some of the content itself, it doesn’t hold your hand with romaji (or rather, it’s a setting I turned off to make it harder on myself and more effective), it cleverly gives you simple yet common words to help learn the kanas, there’s actual audio from an actual person, and there’s clever spaced repetition! Basically everything I want in a language learning app. Solid 5 stars.

This app will help you to remember basic Japanese language and grammar ! Definitely worth it because it free

It doesn't take a long time to learn all of the Kana (Hiragana/Katakana) off of this app. It's so satisfying to unlock the new rows and every correct answer gives you that dopamine that lets you keep learning. It's very easy to learn and it actually takes you row by row instead of apps like duolingo which take you column by column which is way harder.

It has a really easy interface and it is really charming. This app is way better than most of the alphabet apps I’ve seen because doesn’t hide its content behind a paywall. So, you still are able to educate yourself happily with either the free or paid version :)

对初学者来讲，反复练习是最好的。这个应用确实能帮助初学者最快熟悉五十音。

Not only is this an excellent language learning app, it is also one of the best and most well-designed apps I’ve ever used. The interface is simple and easy to use. Has recognition, listening, writing, and Japanese keyboard practice options with the ability to customize the practice types. The pricing structure is brilliant— if you make a certain number of mistakes, you watch an ad. No mistakes, no ads. I did end up buying premium because I liked the app so much, but you could EASILY and enjoyably use this for free.

Okay so I used to use Duolingo but I didn’t know how to read Hirigana and Katana so I gave up. Then I looked up Japanese learning apps and came across this one. Read the reviews and they all said that it helped, so I downloaded it and gave it a try. Just bought pro for Xmas, but it’s useable without pro. The ads as a punishment is very creative, but other than that there’s no ads whatsoever. 10/10, would recommend.