Kanji Garden Japanese

Name: Kanji Garden Japanese
Rating: 4.7 (801 reviews)
Author: kyle coburn

By: kyle coburn App

Grow your kanji knowledge

Overview

Version:

1.3

Last updated: 2020-12-16

Ranking

#59,587 ▼ 38

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Kanji Garden Japanese makes kanji learning engaging with a personalized study plan, adaptive reviews, and spaced repetition. It starts from your current level and sets daily goals, scheduling reviews to reinforce memory and prevent overload.

The app emphasizes building kanji from components, using phonetic hints and common readings, and tests you in context with vocabulary built from learned kanji. It tracks your progress visually with streaks and history graphs, helping you stay motivated while you master hundreds or thousands of characters.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education

By:

kyle coburn

Rating:

4.70

(801) 2 new ratings

Version:

1.3 Last updated: 2020-12-16

Version code:

839653062

Creation date:

2019-06-16

Compatible devices:

Size:

17.01MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-15

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Ranking

# 59,587 ▼ 38

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Developed by:

kyle coburn

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kanji-garden-japanese/id1338967114

User Reviews

Kanji Garden Japanese is praised for its effective, memory-friendly kanji learning, engaging progress visuals, and rich content that supports JLPT study. However, it suffers from notable downsides: long-standing lack of updates and support, audio issues, usability and stability bugs, high pricing, and content gaps with outdated or uncommon terms. Overall, it’s valued for learning efficiency and design, but concerns about maintenance and reliability temper enthusiasm.

Pros

Effective kanji learning: users report it’s one of the best tools for memorizing multiple kanji readings and understanding readings (on-yomi/kun-yomi).
Engaging progress visuals: features like the animated grid, progress map, and plant metaphor are repeatedly praised for motivating study.
Rich, multi-faceted content: includes radicals, meanings, etymology, example sentences, and stroke order, offering a deep learning experience.
Helpful for JLPT prep and rapid lookup: many reviewers find it useful for fast kanji lookup, vocabulary context, and building long-term memory.
Perceived value versus alternatives: some users view it as cheaper or less restrictive than competing apps (e.g., vs. WaniKani).

Cons

Lack of updates / developer inactivity: many reviews say the app hasn’t been updated in years and support is unresponsive.
Audio issues: several users report audio not playing or audio files no longer being available.
UI/UX and stability problems: confusing flow, non-intuitive navigation, missing search, and various bugs (black screens, input non-responsiveness, crashes).
Pricing concerns: recurring complaints that pricing is high (monthly or lifetime), and that value does not match maintenance/updates.
Content gaps and outdated material: missing kanji (e.g., N1/N2), archaic or rarely used words, and calls for more current, common vocabulary.

Recent reviews

I have tried so many methods over the years of completing my kanji knowledge and this is the only method that I have been able to sustain over time with tangible results. The program takes care of all the sequencing so all you need to do is learn.

by si*****, 2026-08-05

Lots of good information but it’s very confusing as to how to use this app. The meanings aren’t presented in a clear obvious way, and there doesn’t seem any logical order to the information or how to use the app effectively.