Tsurukame - For WaniKani

Name: Tsurukame - For WaniKani
Rating: 4.7 (632 reviews)
Author: David Sansome

By: David Sansome App

Learn Japanese Kanji

Overview

Version:

1.36

Last updated: 2026-07-11

Ranking

#71,647 ▼ 1,810

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Tsurukame helps you Learn Japanese Kanji and Vocabulary through WaniKani's Spaced Repetition System. It pre-loads mnemonics on-device for instant access, supports offline reviews and lessons, and shows upcoming review graphs.

Track your progress with level-specific graphs for radicals, kanji, and vocabulary. Customize practice by ignoring typos, adding synonyms during reviews, and sorting reviews by SRS level or WaniKani level to speed up study sessions.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Task Management

By:

David Sansome

Rating:

4.70

(632)

Version:

1.36 Last updated: 2026-07-11

Version code:

888153923

Creation date:

2018-04-22

Compatible devices:

Size:

19.68MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-19

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 71,647 ▼ 1,810

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Developed by:

David Sansome

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tsurukame-for-wanikani/id1367114761

User Reviews

Users praise Tsurukame for its fast, mobile-friendly experience and useful Anki mode, plus strong offline/notification support. However, multiple reviews mention bugs (UI flicker, token errors, progress loss) and audio issues, along with several desired features (undo, interleaving, widgets, fonts). Overall, a powerful WK companion on iOS hampered by stability and feature-gap concerns.

Pros

Fast, responsive mobile experience that feels polished and efficient.
Anki mode enables quick, time-saving review sessions.
Mobile access with notifications and offline capabilities improves WK usability away from a desktop.
Native iPhone app with a clean, user-friendly design and layout.
Offers more features and scripts than the web WK site, reducing the need for browser workarounds.

Cons

UI glitches, notably purple background flickering during vocab reviews in dark mode.
API token errors can render the app unusable for some users.
Occasional data/progress loss bugs (progress disappearing).
Pronunciation/audio mismatches for certain items (e.g., wrong sound playback).
Notable feature gaps (undo button, interleaving/lesson ordering, widgets, and font options) that users frequently request.

Recent reviews

I loved the old Wanikani app, so when they discontinued it and went to a third-party developer that makes Tsurukume, I switched over to it. It was fine until I needed a break and turned on vacation mode. This is supposed to pause everything and stop having new lessons and reviews pile up while you’re taking a break from the app. Instead, I came back to find 280 lessons and 1721 reviews that I had to deal with. On the Wanikani website, it showed 5 lessons and 120 reviews. I guess I will have to use the website instead. Do not download this app until they make it work properly

by Gu*****, 2026-06-08

I like anki mode and back to back reviews, both of which require scripts that are constantly at risk of breaking on the main site. Frankly if I had to manually type 100 reviews a day, I’d quit. Don’t have the time or patience for that. Two small nitpicks I have though, is I wish you could hide the accuracy percentage during reviews, and disable the review summary once done. Both are distracting and make bad days feel worse by emphasizing my failures. I don’t know if the dev even reads these, but these two small features would make the app perfect for me. Thanks for the hard work.