Kakehashi - For WaniKani

Name: Kakehashi - For WaniKani
Rating: 5 (54 reviews)
Author: Pedro Ortego

By: Pedro Ortego

Learn Japanese Kanji & Vocab

Features & Capabilities

Bridge the gap between learning kanji and using Japanese in the real world.

Kakehashi is the ultimate companion app for WaniKani — designed to take your Japanese beyond flashcards and into authentic content. Practice with anime dialogue, read NHK news articles, learn through song lyrics, and see exactly how your knowledge maps to JLPT and Joyo levels.

REVIEWS & LESSONS, YOUR WAY

Customizable batch sizes and question ordering
Meaning-first or reading-first modes
Critical item prioritization for struggling vocabulary
Detailed statistics after every session

LEARN FROM REAL JAPANESE

Listening Practice — Study vocabulary in context with real anime clips
NHK News — Read current events with kanji readiness indicators
Song Lyrics — Learn Japanese through music with Spotify integration
Camera OCR — Point your camera at Japanese text and learn instantly

POWERFUL STUDY MODES

Recent Lessons — Reinforce newly learned items
Random Tests — Quiz yourself on any level range
Vocab Reading Practice — Master kana readings
Custom Reviews — Study exactly what you choose

TRACK YOUR PROGRESS

JLPT Breakdown — See your N5 to N1 progress at a glance
Joyo Grades — Track school-level kanji mastery
Frequency Analysis — Know which kanji matter most
Review Heatmap — Visualize your study consistency
Constellation View — Explore kanji component relationships

THOUGHTFUL DETAILS

Multiple Japanese voice options for audio
MyAnimeList sync for personalized anime content
Review notifications so you never miss SRS timing
Offline caching for study anywhere
Beautiful dark mode interface

Kakehashi means "bridge" in Japanese — and that's exactly what this app is. A bridge from WaniKani's world of radicals, kanji, and vocabulary to the Japanese you'll encounter in manga, anime, news, and everyday life.

Your journey to fluency deserves more than flashcards. Build your bridge with Kakehashi.

Note: Kakehashi requires an active WaniKani account. This is an unofficial third-party app and is not affiliated with WaniKani or Tofugu LLC.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Pedro Ortego

Rating:

5.00

(54) 2 new ratings

Version:

1.4.6 Last updated: 2026-06-03

Version code:

886467839

Creation date:

2026-01-28

Compatible devices:

Size:

175.38MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-09

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 183,612 ▲ 2,207

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Developed by:

Pedro Ortego

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kakehashi-for-wanikani/id6757765444

Website:

https://kakehashi-app.vercel.app/

User Reviews

Kakehashi is repeatedly praised as a feature-rich, free WaniKani companion with a sleek, easy-to-use interface. Reviewers value its breadth of features, from news, music, and EPUB integrations to progress tracking that shows studied kanji and levels of what you don’t know. Users highlight the lack of ads, steady, responsive updates from an active developer, and a streamlined experience that often surpasses the base site—and even older third-party apps.

Pros

Feature-rich with high-quality implementation across a wide range of features.
Free to use with no ads.
User-friendly, sleek UI with easy onboarding.
Integrated news, music, EPUB, and contextual learning features that enrich study.
Active, responsive developer with ongoing updates and community engagement.

Cons

Recent reviews

The number of features as well as the high quality at which they are all implemented is truly astounding and praiseworthy! The interface is very user-friendly, and information is easily accessible and well-presented to support language learning. The app also allows for a lot of customization, which makes sense, as individuals have different preferences for how they learn, yet by default, the app is simple and understandable, so it’s very easy to get started building study habits with a very short set-up process. Thank you for all of your hard work and care!

by ya*****, 2026-04-29

Highly recommend this app - was using an older third party app for quite some time, and this is far superior. Developer is active in the Wanikani community and makes updates as requested through that message board. Entirely outstanding, every thanks to the dev, who seems to be some kind of wizard.

by St*****, 2026-04-10

I don’t review apps often, but this app is truly a work of art and thoughtfulness. I had an older WK app I was using, but it just wasn’t living up to my expectations. So every few months I’d see if any new ones had been made. Each month would pass and I would be left without a new alternative. Until I saw Kakehashi pop up. I’ve been waving an app that looked good, had great functions, and had some of the new WK dashboard and photo mnemonics. This app delivers on all of that and then some….then A LOT, really. It has built in news, EPUB, and music integrations and they show you kanji you’ve studied and what levels the others you don’t know yet are on. It’s honestly a perfect app. I can’t believe how many great features there are packed in here. AND FOR FREE?! It’s a miracle! Then you Pedro. You are going to single handily transform my Japanese journey with this app!