Mebae

Learn Hiragana and Katakana the calm way. Smart practice rounds, animated stroke order, iCloud sync. 90% free, no ads, no account, no tracking. Native iOS, under 3 MB.

Mebae teaches you to read and write Japanese kana — Hiragana and Katakana — with the calm, no-nonsense workflow you'd expect from a native iOS app.

What you get on day one, completely free:

• The full chart for both syllabaries, color-coded as you practice.
• Tap any character to hear its pronunciation and watch the animated stroke order.
• 10-question practice rounds with smart selection: weaker characters surface first, courtesy of a min-heap and SM-2 spaced repetition.
• Three difficulty levels: two options, four options, or freeform romaji on a custom keyboard.
• Streak counter, weekly accuracy chart, and a "most missed this week" list to point you at what to study next.
• Full localization in English, Spanish (MX), and Japanese.
• iCloud sync — practice on the iPhone, pick up on the iPad.

What you do not get, ever:

• No ads.
• No subscription.
• No account to create.
• No data collected.

A single optional purchase unlocks handwriting practice with stroke guidance, accent-color themes, and infinite practice mode — for anyone who wants to support development. 90% of the app is free.

Built solo, native Swift / SwiftUI, no third-party packages. Under 3 MB.