iKana - Hiragana and Katakana app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 4960 ratings )
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Developer: ThinkMac Software
2.99 USD
Current version: 2.9, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 11 Feb 2019
App size: 48.62 Mb

iKana touch is the fun and easy way to learn Japanese hiragana and katakana! The app features flash cards, a beginners dictionary and quizzes to teach you how to read and write kana and learn Japanese words.

Practice with flash cards which let you easily toggle romaji on and off, see stroke order animations, shuffle them around and practice writing each character on the screen as much as you need to. Each character is voiced by a native Japanese speaker so you can learn how to pronounce them correctly. Select subsets of kana to practice or build up a practice set from any of the flash card decks.

The Speed Recognition Quiz gets you to try and match romaji and kana characters against the clock! Improve your memory and try and beat your best times! This quiz will help speed up your ability to read Japanese over time.

The Stoke Order Quiz gets you to trace the strokes in each character in the correct order to help teach you to write them. This quiz will help improve your kana writing abilities.

The Romaji Replacement Quiz gets you to complete Japanese words by replacing the missing character from a choice of kana. This quiz will help you to read and understand Japanese words.

The Kana Sound Match Quiz plays kana sounds to you which you then need to match to the correct character. This quiz will help with your ability to understand spoken Japanese and transcribe Japanese characters from speech.

The app features a beginners dictionary with hundreds of useful words you can use as a quick reference. Easily search by kana, romaji or English meaning and hear words pronounced.

Pros and cons of iKana - Hiragana and Katakana app for iPhone and iPad

iKana - Hiragana and Katakana app good for

Normalerweise schreibe ich kaum Bewertungen, aber diese App ist super. Ich habe noch Probleme mit den Kataganas aber mit dieser App bin ich zuversichtlich. Gerade mehrere Zeichen zusammen wie tschu sind schwierig aber hier sind sie mit aufgeführt. Ich hoffe das auch I-Kanji auf den Ipod kommt. Usually I´m not the guy writing comments, but in this case I have to. In my opinion the perfect app for learning the basic alphabets of the japanese language. I hope IKanji will be converted for the ipod too!!!
This is a fantastic app for learning the Japanese alphabet. Top marks for the clean design, clear audio, tests, and a good looking icon. More random vocab under each letter would be nice.
A near perfect iPhone app. Beautiful design, excellent functionality. All iPhone apps should be this nice.
I recommend this to anyone whos learning kana. Its the best learning tool that I could find in any platform.
I love all the options and how the software was made. Its very easy to use. The ipod touch is perfect for this application since you use your finger to trace the kanas! Would be great if you guys add all the kanjis too, or maybe you could do IKanji touch? I would defeinitely buy it! Another great option would be to add some more vocabulary and practice with complete words. Keep up the good work!
Still a great app, but missing the extremely helpful kana memorization hints present in the OS X version of the program. Hopefully those will be brought back...

Some bad moments

The app itself is really good, but unfortunately, the latest update broke some core functions of the app! The select for practice section became useless as no matter which Hiragana you pick, the assessment will always show all 46 Hiragana. And also the writing practice is no longer usable! :( Please fix these bugs soon, Im just about to learn Japanese and your app has been a great help so far!
When I try to draw a kana character it like fans out and does not just make a straight line. I thought maybe it was my ipod but I tried the draw a stick man app and had no issues. Lame.
Downloaded this, and went immediately to the hiragana sets, but soon realized I could not return the main menu. The button that would direct you back to the main menu (the button seen in the screenshot pictures on the upper left) was completely missing. I was of course unable to access the rest of the app because of this. When this bug is fixed, I will download it again.
I used to love this app but as of the update it crashes more and the some of the kana show up bigger than the interface on the writing test, making it impossible to test them. Also, the new speed test where the romanization is given and you have to pick the corressponding kana is MUCH less effective then the previous speed tests where the kana was given and the romanization was picked. Please fix this app and I will rate it 5 stars again
Well every time I try to practice ..like a lot of lines appear ..can you please fix that?
I like the idea of the app in general but every time I try to practice multiple lines appear. Please fix this and Id give this app 5 stars ^.^