Satori Reader

Name: Satori Reader
Rating: 4.59 (810 reviews)
Author: Brak Software

By: Brak Software App

Japanese reading and listening practice at just the right level.

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

167,222 ▲ 1.31K

Data as of 2026-10-08

Rating:

4.59 −1

(810)

Version:

1.6.1.3

Last updated: 2026-08-21

Ranking

#176,046 ▼ 254

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Satori Reader is a powerful Chrome extension designed to enhance your Japanese reading and listening skills. It offers hundreds of native-speaker articles across various themes like news, stories, and dialogs, perfect for intermediate learners.

With features like native audio playback for each sentence, adaptive kanji usage tailored to your knowledge, and smart definitions that explain word meanings in context, Satori Reader provides a personalized learning experience. Additional tools such as friendly annotations, a built-in spaced repetition system (SRS) for review, and human feedback through comments make it an invaluable resource for mastering Japanese effectively. Set up your free account today and start your journey to fluency with Satori Reader.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

1.6.1.3 Last updated: 2026-08-21

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Creation date:

2018-09-08

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Permissions:

android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE High risk
android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk
com.android.vending.BILLING Low risk
android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE Safe
com.braksoftware.SatoriReader.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Size:

54.37MB

Email:

su*****@satorireader.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

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Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-10-08

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Developed by:: Brak Software
Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.braksoftware.SatoriReader
Email:: su*****@satorireader.com
Website:: https://www.satorireader.com

User Reviews

Satori Reader provides an engaging, high-quality Japanese reading experience with audio and human explanations, strong learning tools, and good cross‑app glossing options. However, onboarding can be frustrating due to sign‑up issues, the mobile UI lags the website and lacks font-size controls, and occasional performance problems slow loading or content delivery.

Pros

Immersive, story-driven Japanese reading with high-quality audio and hand-crafted explanations.
Flexible furigana system: read without furigana and easily peek furigana and full word explanations.
Strong built‑in learning tools (SRS, flashcards, sentence meaning checks) supporting JLPT study.
Frictionless, integrated reading/listening experience with regularly updated content.
Option to connect with WaniKani to tailor glosses to your level.

Cons

Sign-up/registration problems (Captcha blocking, bot flags, and errors) reported across multiple reviews.
UI/UX is weaker than the website and lacks easy font-size customization.
Performance and reliability issues, including slow startup and content loading problems.