# Kana - Hiragana and Katakana

> Learn Japanese • quiz & draw

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1454200955](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1454200955)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1454200955`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** App to Learn Pte. Ltd.
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (13,071 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.13.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-22
- **First published:** 2019-03-02
- **Size:** 91 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kana-hiragana-and-katakana/id1454200955)
- **Website:** [https://twitter.com/kana\_app\_ios](https://twitter.com/kana_app_ios)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://romainpellen.github.io/app/kana/legal/privacy.html](https://romainpellen.github.io/app/kana/legal/privacy.html)

## Description

Kana - Hiragana & Katakana is a Chrome extension that helps you memorize, read, and write the two Japanese alphabets. It offers drawing practice, customizable kana tables, and engaging quizzes with handwriting recognition to reinforce learning, along with detailed progress statistics.

Configure quizzes to your preferences, review your training history and individual kana statistics, and set optional study reminders. An ad-free experience with no in-app purchases keeps the focus on language practice.

## Rankings

- #15,026 — Overall

## Review summary

Users broadly praise Kana as an effective, beginner-friendly tool that is ad-free, highly customizable, and strong for tracking progress. The main recurring drawbacks are persistent bugs with the smart quizzes failing to handle katakana properly, occasional data/mapping issues, and a need for clearer guidance. Overall, it’s a solid learning app, especially for fundamentals, but katakana quiz reliability and some data issues prevent it from being perfect.

### Pros

- Ad-free experience with full features available in the free version
- Highly effective for learning kana and beginner-friendly, with quick progress
- Highly customizable with multiple quiz modes (writing, typing, multiple choice) and focused practice on challenging characters
- Robust progress tracking, stats, and reminders that help you monitor learning
- Easy-to-use, friendly interface with a motivating design that many users praise

### Cons

- Smart quizzes are buggy for katakana, often not testing katakana and not following categories despite low scores
- Occasional data/content issues such as mislabeling or incorrect mappings reported by users
- Inability to remove or reset data from failed quizzes, which can distort progress metrics
- Guidance or structure could be clearer or more guided for new learners
- Occasional ad pop-ups for other apps (minor nuisance)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1454200955)