Kaeru - Learn Japanese & Kanji

Poor Functionality I was happy to try the app for a bit and it was working fine but now whenever I open it, it hangs on the kanji loading page. I deleted the app and reinstalled, same issues. Consistent across my iPhone and iPad. It’s a shame.

UI leaves a lot to be desired The app has a clean interface making you think it’s easy to use but far from it. If you want to just use it as a review before you dive into your exact it’s tedious since it makes you record the word without the ability to just automatically swipe and if you skip it makes it seem like you don’t know the word. There’s no easy access to review JLPT material but rather everything is scattered across decks in one location. Organization feels sloppy despite the clean looking interface. Feels like a trick

Not great This app is kinda confusing, it doesn’t give the Japanese translation for the kanji and just wants you to practice the stroke order which I personally don’t find necessary. And the kanji flashcards also don’t show the Japanese translation. The pronunciation part is also not really useful - perhaps if you’re doing N5 but not after that. It doesn’t seem to intro grammar either ?

Review The app is great!! Straight to the point and works pretty fast My favorite is the fact that the app does not attack you with notifications the way DuoLingo does

Amazing Really easy to use, engaging and beginner friendly. Exactly what I was looking for as a complete beginner in Japanese. 10/10 would recommend to anyone wanting to pickup Japanese without too much time and effort investment.

Kanji writing needs improvement I think that this app has potential. However it is annoying that the screen shakes whenever a stroke is considered wrong on a kanji. It really is distracting and hard on the eyes, especially when the stroke is mostly right but is just judged as incorrect by the algorithm. Letting the stroke fade into the background and ticking up a small counter for error strokes could be better. Shaking the screen is disruptive.

Super cool concept, unstable app This app is really neat, but doesn’t work. It crashes every time I’m working on writing practice, and is unusable for anything other than flashcards.