# Japanese by Nemo

> Easy, fast and fun learning

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id487078338](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id487078338)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id487078338`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nemo Apps LLC
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (1,855 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.9.0
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-26
- **First published:** 2011-12-21
- **Size:** 13 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/japanese-by-nemo/id487078338)
- **Website:** [http://www.nemoapps.com/phrasebooks/japanese](http://www.nemoapps.com/phrasebooks/japanese)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://en.nemoapps.com/privacy](http://en.nemoapps.com/privacy)

## Description

Turn your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch into your favorite teacher of Japanese. The app provides essential words and phrases with native audio, a Speech Studio to perfect your pronunciation, and offline access so you can practice anywhere, even in airplane mode. Nemo is designed to be picked up and put down throughout the day—no fixed lessons, just real conversation foundations.

Nemo personalizes your learning, tracks progress, and lets you choose what to practice. It immerses you in Japanese sounds, offers review mode to boost memory, flashcard-style English descriptions, and quick quizzes to test mastery. It targets the most common words for everyday use—directions, travel, food, and shopping—and helps you build sentence-building blocks to speak confidently in real conversations. Everything runs on-device for privacy and offline use.

## Rankings

- #41,222 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Nemo for practical, travel-focused phrases, adjustable pace, and an easy-to-use, engaging learning experience with helpful audio. Repeated drawbacks include download/purchase glitches blocking full content, occasional crashes, audio voice issues, and content gaps (missing Hiragana, basic vocabulary like numbers/body parts). Some note difficulties with language settings. Overall, strong value for travel Japanese, but reliability and content breadth could be improved.

### Pros

- Practical travel-focused phrases that are easy to learn and retain
- Flexible learning pace with daily goals and progress tracking
- User-friendly interface and engaging, enjoyable learning experience
- Helpful audio features for listening and pronunciation with adjustable speed
- Broad language library and long-term value across languages

### Cons

- Download/purchase issues preventing full content from being accessible after buying
- App reliability problems such as crashes (e.g., dies after ~20 minutes)
- Audio/voice quality concerns (low volume or changed default voice) in playback
- Content gaps and limitations (missing Hiragana, numbers, body parts; desire for more vocabulary/variety)
- Language setting usability issues (needing system-level changes to switch language)

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