Reviews of HonkiBasic - Learn japanese

By: Japan ICT Learning Inc.

List of user reviews and ratings for HonkiBasic - Learn japanese

Total ratings

4.71 (Rating count: 623)

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Review summary

HonkiBasic is praised for its comprehensive approach to learning Japanese, featuring quizzes, flashcards, and grammar lessons with a user-friendly interface. Users appreciate offline accessibility and backing up progress across devices. However, the app faces criticism for costly subscriptions, occasional freezing issues, unclear pronunciation audio, limited sign-in options, and lack of support for some languages. Overall, it remains a strong choice for beginners despite these drawbacks.

Pros

Effective for learning Japanese vocabulary and grammar through quizzes and lessons.
Simple and clean interface that is easy to navigate.
Includes useful features like flashcards, audio, and Spaced Repetition System (SRS).
Supports offline learning without requiring WiFi.
Ability to back up progress across multiple devices.

Cons

Some lessons require expensive subscription for full access.
App sometimes freezes during use.
Pronunciation audio can be unclear or confusing for certain syllables.
No option for signing in via Google or Facebook.
Lack of support for certain native languages like Italian.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.50

All time rating average: 4.71

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5% (1)

Date	Author	Comment
2023-10-12	Ay*****	I love the app it helps me a lot in learning vocabulary and grammar especially with its quizzes,thanks for making this app for us. It would be better if you add a section for your favorite cards in case that you want to review them more.
I love the app it helps me a lot in learning vocabulary and grammar especially with its quizzes,thanks for making this app for us. It would be better if you add a section for your favorite cards in case that you want to review them more.
2023-09-06	Al*****	Very useful
Very useful
2023-02-12	Ke*****	Ok
Ok
2023-01-05	Sh*****	Really like this. All in one. Flashcards, audio, SRS system. Great app for beginners. Check out the game app they also have, Kiraku JP. Finding a lot of progress leaning Japanese with 3 apps: HonkiBasic, Kiraku JP, & HeyJapan. Going ad-free is a bit hefty however. I'm still tolerating the ads so far. $16/3 months ad free. Getting started & the flashcards set up is a bit tricky.
Really like this. All in one. Flashcards, audio, SRS system. Great app for beginners. Check out the game app they also have, Kiraku JP. Finding a lot of progress leaning Japanese with 3 apps: HonkiBasic, Kiraku JP, & HeyJapan. Going ad-free is a bit hefty however. I'm still tolerating the ads so far. $16/3 months ad free. Getting started & the flashcards set up is a bit tricky.
2022-07-01	Ca*****	It's got a simple interface but hits all the main points and is rewarding enough to keep calling. The vocabulary also has Kanji and hiragana which is huge
It's got a simple interface but hits all the main points and is rewarding enough to keep calling. The vocabulary also has Kanji and hiragana which is huge
2022-06-17	Ly*****	វាពិតជាល្អខ្លាំងណាស់ សម្រាប់អ្នកចាប់ផ្ដើមរៀនដំបូង កម្មវិធីមួយនោះមិនត្រូវការប្រើ WiFi ដើម្បីរៀននោះទេ។ It's very good.
វាពិតជាល្អខ្លាំងណាស់ សម្រាប់អ្នកចាប់ផ្ដើមរៀនដំបូង កម្មវិធីមួយនោះមិនត្រូវការប្រើ WiFi ដើម្បីរៀននោះទេ។ It's very good.
2022-04-19	Aw*****	Their app is easy to navigate and even gives notifications for when you have to study again through a specific pattern for memorization. Their features are... soft(?) too.
Their app is easy to navigate and even gives notifications for when you have to study again through a specific pattern for memorization. Their features are... soft(?) too.
2022-04-15	Ja*****	This app might be one of the best beginner JP apps I've ever had the pleasure of using! It's very easy to use, has lessons beyond vocabulary memorization (grammar & sentence examples included, plus test rankings for each unit!). Any lesson beyond #5 requires you to purchase a monthly subscription. I'm interested in purchasing a lifetime membership of the app, but $130 is a bit much.
This app might be one of the best beginner JP apps I've ever had the pleasure of using! It's very easy to use, has lessons beyond vocabulary memorization (grammar & sentence examples included, plus test rankings for each unit!). Any lesson beyond #5 requires you to purchase a monthly subscription. I'm interested in purchasing a lifetime membership of the app, but $130 is a bit much.
2022-04-06	Ja*****	I really like this app because it takes this slow and in tiny bite size pieces. This is definitely an app for memorization so I would recommend taking a class along side using this app.
I really like this app because it takes this slow and in tiny bite size pieces. This is definitely an app for memorization so I would recommend taking a class along side using this app.
2022-02-24	La*****	First lesson is hiragana characters, and next one jumps ahead with kanji sentences, and i don't know what those graphic mean. Also app often freezes.
First lesson is hiragana characters, and next one jumps ahead with kanji sentences, and i don't know what those graphic mean. Also app often freezes.