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title: "Real Kana - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "The iOS version of Real Kana, the popular website for learning hiragana and katakana.  • keyboard, slideshow and swipe modes  • repeat problem characters  • native pronunciation  • basic scoring  • ni"
---

# Real Kana — United States
> Learn Hiragana and Katakana

![Real Kana App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/39/61/a7/3961a76e-0a6f-1d81-a504-4f1289e41fbd/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-7-0-0-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Hoo Logic](https://apptail.io/developer/hoo-logic-UEOb)
**Category:** Education
**Rating:** 4.0/5 (37 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.yourcompany.Real-Kana
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 3.0.8 (released 2026-01-28)
**Original Release:** 2009-12-11
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id343807473)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/united-states)

## Real Kana Description
The iOS version of Real Kana, the popular website for learning hiragana and katakana.

• keyboard, slideshow and swipe modes

• repeat problem characters

• native pronunciation

• basic scoring

• nine typefaces

• four backgrounds

• horizontal and vertical text

… and a simple, distraction-free interface.

Made in Tokyo.

## Real Kana Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource116/v4/32/d8/76/32d8769c-b735-5b69-737e-c8803b46743f/be9026c8-0a10-4c2c-a546-420e78d7b8aa_Simulator_Screenshot_-_iPhone_11_Pro_Max_-_2024-01-14_at_22.10.54.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource126/v4/51/8e/7f/518e7fbc-a6a6-742e-c9f8-a9c3aa3b26b8/26f84224-ec0c-4aae-a2e2-74330bd87a7f_Simulator_Screenshot_-_iPhone_11_Pro_Max_-_2024-01-14_at_22.11.19.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource116/v4/20/55/a5/2055a508-610f-0422-bd67-79f14108c8b6/ce8d4b3c-2a07-4f99-908f-dae917a5896c_Simulator_Screenshot_-_iPhone_11_Pro_Max_-_2024-01-14_at_22.11.50.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource116/v4/6b/e5/50/6be55059-808e-1ee0-c55b-40a37b00cd57/d0e69c53-dbcc-4f1e-941c-597070b65f2a_Simulator_Screenshot_-_iPhone_11_Pro_Max_-_2024-01-14_at_22.12.12.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource116/v4/4e/dd/c2/4eddc247-5cb6-6795-98b7-0cce81ed9c12/121a5dce-4c10-42cd-9afb-5210a1a7cdd0_Simulator_Screenshot_-_iPhone_11_Pro_Max_-_2024-01-14_at_22.13.26.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 6](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource126/v4/d7/30/21/d73021b0-957a-edbd-0145-19986fa9a338/929dd18d-bf67-4859-bbc5-fa24545b2ecd_Simulator_Screenshot_-_iPhone_11_Pro_Max_-_2024-01-14_at_22.13.56.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 7](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource116/v4/86/50/e3/8650e3c6-152c-ee84-8f38-73b9ed23310a/9983c518-d809-4fb4-835e-1697a630b261_Simulator_Screenshot_-_iPhone_11_Pro_Max_-_2024-01-14_at_22.14.35.png/1242x2688.png)

## Real Kana Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 21 (57%)
- 4 stars: 4 (11%)
- 3 stars: 4 (11%)
- 2 stars: 6 (16%)
- 1 stars: 2 (5%)

## Real Kana Reviews in United States

### ***-- "Extended katakana! ⭐️ but no word practice ❌"
Great for learning the kana. App version of the website realkana.com. 

Most other kana apps don’t have the extended katakana like this one does, so I bought it to practice the extended katakana. I already know the kana but I always struggle when I read a word with any of the extended katakana forms like ウィ or フェ which don’t have a hiragana equivalent. Unfortunately the app doesn’t have word typing practice like the website does. I’ve already been using the website so I don’t mind supporting the devs and I don’t expect them to implement this as the last big update was a decade ago, but it would be nice to have!
-- yeerks, 2025-05-05

### ***-- "Ugh"
Found this via a website and I absolutely love it. But the app on my iPad wont rotate to landscape mode. Please for the love of god update this
-- Murphlordtortoise, 2024-11-24

### **--- "app is SO buggy"
constant crashes on iOS18 when trying to move on to the next character. Pretty useless for learning anything with it crashing every 4-5 characters
-- mega7766, 2024-11-14

### ***-- "Keyboard disappears"
I like the app but every time I change app or lock the phone and then I reopen the app, the keyboard becomes invisible: I can still type but I can’t see any character so I need to start again my session
-- WhatUpBiatch, 2024-06-24

### **--- "Is there audio for this app?"
On the description, it stated native pronunciation and silly me for thinking there’s audio pronunciation instead of just romaji. Not sure how that’s gonna help with pronunciation when there’s no audio help. Or am I missing something? Waste of money.
-- Eirura, 2023-10-22

### **--- "Will be much more useful if it supported iPad and had an onboarding"
Was very disappointed when I was recommended this app and had to consult YouTube for instructions. Onboarding should be in an app, or the app should be designed such that it’s self explanatory and no documentation needs to be consulted; especially one that is iOS-only. 

Then I found that the app doesn’t support iPad which is where I do much of my Japanese study. It runs, but only in portrait mode. 

One star for being iOS only, and one star for being useful on the iPhone after consulting documentation. 

I almost asked for a refund but decided communicating what would make this app worthy of more stars would be more helpful. Right now, this hasn’t replaced my flash cards yet.
-- mikehihz, 2023-09-11

### ***** "An amazing tool for learning"
I don’t go anywhere without this tool. It is a MUST have for learning or remembering the alphabet. This tool single-handedly taught me how to read (phonetically) Japanese. 

The developers are a gift to us.
Thank you for making this. 

The interface is focused and beautiful. The settings are so customizable. It’s simple and powerful. Thank you.
-- broke_mouse, 2022-10-01

### ****- "Great app, pulled a quick one tho"
This app is great and very much preferred to its online counterpart, however the backgrounds shown in the pictures of the app are not accurate, as there are only 4, this however, is mentioned in the description
-- tangsoy, 2022-08-15

### **--- "Some incorrect combination hiragana"
In usage, the dzyo, dzya, etc were incorrectly labeled as jo, ja, etc. 
I will return for refund towards correct resource
-- tartemignon, 2022-04-18

### ****- "Love the app such a great and fast way to learn the alphabet"
Here are some suggestions because I have a hard time changing the stuff there really isn’t a button for “settings” but other than that it’s super simple and it just works
-- Costumer10098654637828282, 2021-06-20

### ***** "Awesome app!"
I originally thought this app was going to be a lot more complex than it turned out to be, and was even surprised at its simplicity. It however is an amazing app great for learning all your kana in a flashcard style.
-- B. Yurek, 2020-08-13

### ****- "Great App, but..."
The app is amazingly useful however it could use a UI update to accommodate iPhone X+ users. Other than that, great app!!
-- paytonrotta, 2020-04-19

### ***** "Great for reading practice"
This app has been an effective tool in helping me increase my hiragana/katakana reading ability. 

My vocab is low so I never have the desire to read even though I need to. But this app is colorful and engaging enough that scrolling through a few hundred of these cards feels pretty fun. For studying. Haha.
-- RatingForCards, 2020-02-22

### ***** "Really helpful"
I love this app. I’d love even more if I could use it in landscape mode, especially the iPad version.
-- analoglesbian, 2019-03-28

### **--- "Came from the realkana website, going back to the website for now"
PLEASE ADD LANDSCAPE VIEW! I’m on the iPad Pro with the Smart Keyboard thinking that it’ll be a Japanese learning powerhouse with realkana, but the app is stuck in portrait mode -_-

Going back to the website for now.
-- InternCat, 2019-02-24

### ***** "Does what it’s supposed to"
This app isn’t the prettiest, and it isn’t even optimized for iPhone X-like devices, but it gets the job done. Super helpful for reviewing kana!

I’m just beginning my Japanese studies and this app (and its website) are great for making sure you’ve got a good grasp of Hiragana and Katakana.
-- knilsilooc, 2019-02-21

### **--- "Features Not Working"
The setting bar doesn’t appear anymore. Also, I have to continually tap the screen multiple times to hear the pronunciation of the character.
-- KC & Dojo, 2018-10-19

### ****- "Extremely useful.. a few things could be better"
This is a great application for several reasons:

-In your study of kana, you will find that there are just a few characters your mind can't wrap itself around. This application let you focus on those through it's a way of letting you select different characters.
-annoying but necessary: being able to choose different fonts. It's hard enough to learn these incredibly big alphabets without getting sandbagged by people drawing them in different fonts .... but it is what it is! :-) this application let you choose which funds to practice with. Once you master the common ones you can add the others.

What could be better:
Once you get an answer wrong, it should erase the characters you typed. If it happened to me once it happened 100 times that I typed the correct answer but it was wrong because characters were left over from the attempt. This completely breaks the workflow.

I have selected all katakana and although I like that it's repeating the ones I mistake the most… A great feature… It really isn't picking the entire alphabet. Might want to check your random algorithm :-)

Also: please unhide the settings :-) I understand the desire for clean but like apple this is taken to an extreme. You shouldn't need a soothsayer to figure out how to use an application lol

Overall an incredibly useful application for learning kana which should be your first step before doing anything in Japanese.
-- storksj, 2018-07-18

### ***** "Awesome"
Super helpful
-- SW14579392, 2018-03-26

### ***** "Perfect study guide- but no sound?"
I love this app and the website, thank you for making this great tool! Simple and effective.
-- Beanyface123875284, 2017-06-11

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## Real Kana Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Paid | Australia | Education | #15 |
| Top Paid | Finland | Education | #94 |
| Top Paid | Philippines | Education | #156 |
| Top Paid | Australia | Overall | #183 |
| Top Paid | Argentina | Education | #191 |
| Top Paid | Netherlands | Education | #207 |
| Top Paid | Denmark | Education | #219 |
| Top Paid | Singapore | Education | #223 |
| Top Paid | Portugal | Education | #230 |
| Top Paid | Malaysia | Education | #233 |
| Top Paid | Poland | Education | #247 |
| Top Paid | Sweden | Education | #256 |
| Top Paid | Belgium | Education | #258 |
| Top Paid | New Zealand | Education | #259 |
| Top Paid | Ireland | Education | #264 |
| Top Paid | Hungary | Education | #265 |
| Top Paid | Italy | Education | #276 |
| Top Paid | France | Education | #288 |
| Top Paid | Romania | Education | #289 |
| Top Paid | Indonesia | Education | #295 |
| Top Paid | Spain | Education | #295 |
| Top Paid | Norway | Education | #296 |
| Top Paid | Czechia | Education | #298 |
| Top Paid | Brazil | Education | #307 |
| Top Paid | United States | Education | #314 |
| Top Paid | Austria | Education | #322 |
| Top Paid | Chile | Education | #323 |
| Top Paid | Vietnam | Education | #323 |
| Top Paid | Greece | Education | #330 |
| Top Paid | Canada | Education | #335 |
| Top Paid | Israel | Education | #354 |
| Top Paid | Colombia | Education | #358 |
| Top Paid | Thailand | Education | #363 |
| Top Paid | Hong Kong SAR China | Education | #367 |
| Top Paid | Mexico | Education | #429 |
| Top Paid | Azerbaijan | Education | #451 |
| Top Paid | Ukraine | Education | #451 |
| Top Paid | United Arab Emirates | Education | #476 |
| Top Paid | Switzerland | Education | #478 |

## Real Kana Discovered Keywords
- real kana

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## Real Kana Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/united-states)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/germany)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/canada)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/united-kingdom)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/australia)
- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/ireland)
- [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/indonesia)
- [Romania](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/romania)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/switzerland)
- [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/philippines)
- [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/finland)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/mexico)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/norway)
- [New Zealand](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/new-zealand)
- [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/denmark)
- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/chile)
- [Belarus](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/belarus)
- [Uganda](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/uganda)
- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/south-africa)
- [Azerbaijan](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/azerbaijan)
- [Colombia](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/colombia)
- [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/egypt)
- [Grenada](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/grenada)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/hong-kong)
- [Israel](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/israel)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/south-korea)
- [Cayman Islands](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/cayman-islands)
- [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/kazakhstan)
- [North Macedonia](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/north-macedonia)
- [Mauritius](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/mauritius)
- [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/nigeria)
- [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/pakistan)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/saudi-arabia)
- [Senegal](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/senegal)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/real-kana-SfNe/turkey)

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