Bunpo: Language Learning Apple

Bunpo: Language Learning

Learn Japanese,Korean,Spanish

Overview

Features & Capabilities

Bunpo offers structured language courses across Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German, and Chinese, with clear explanations and practical practice. The app uses spaced repetition to help you retain what you study and progress from beginner basics to advanced levels, including JLPT preparation.

What’s inside: Japanese alphabets (Hiragana & Katakana), JLPT grammar from N5 to N1, 1,800+ example sentences, 8,000+ quizzes, and a Japanese Kanji dictionary, plus offline study options for Korean, Spanish, French, German, and Chinese.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
Bunpo Language Learning
Rating:
4.90
(17,837)
41 new ratings
Version:
3.20.0 Last updated: 2026-08-05
Version code:
889271114
Creation date:
2018-03-13
Compatible devices:
Size:
136.52MB
URLs:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-08-15
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User Reviews

Bunpo is strong for grammar learning, kana practice, and a clean, engaging design, with valued lifetime/Plus subscriptions. Recurrent drawbacks are aggressive monetization and tiered access, plus variable content depth and reliability across lessons.
Pros
  • Clear grammar explanations with structured progression from beginner to advanced (A1–C3).
  • Strong kana training - hiragana and katakana taught quickly with good audio examples.
  • Beautiful, simple, user-friendly design that’s easy to navigate.
  • Speaking/pronunciation features help validate your pronunciation (voice checks).
  • Lifetime/Plus subscription is worth it and offers good value.
Cons
  • Paywall and monetization gating: free access is limited and payments are often required just to proceed.
  • Some features (e.g., explain my answer) are locked behind higher tiers or Platinum, pushing upgrades.
  • Depth and pacing can be inconsistent or shallow (topics appear too quickly, with insufficient review).
  • Technical issues: app crashes/freezes and unreliable voice recording/audio playback.
  • Dialogues and voice acting can feel robotic or disengaging.
Recent reviews
Do not let you cancel your subscription, takes weeks to respond via email and only offer for you to check the FAQ which states go to your Apple Store subscriptions to cancel there, however Bunpo is not there nor has it been for the past three months and yet they are still charging me
by Ja*****, 2026-08-09

It’s a great app! Really enjoyed the few free Hiragana lessons but the paywall is annoying. I would happily pay for the mythical Plus/Plus Lifetime ($39) but the Platinum ($79) option is the only one that i can find anywhere and I’m not interested in the AI features. I don’t know if this is an iOS thing (recommended this app to a friend before i realized the lessons weren’t all free, she has an Android and was able to buy Plus Lifetime) but it’s very disappointing because I was really enjoying using it.
by Ni*****, 2026-08-09
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