Kanji Flip Reviews

Good excercise for the mind

cassabova1

Kanji is a curiosity to me. Trying to memorize the shapes is hard but it is better than doing a crossword on the train. People even ask me about the app when they sit next to me. I find it fun to learn them, and the program does not get boring. Great way to kill time and stay entertained. My goal is all of the 2000+ kanji.

Best app for learning symbols

Ryukuni

I got Russian flip a long time ago and within 45 minutes I had already memorized the entire alphabet. This system works amazingly well for me and the best part about it is that it feels rewarding; you really get that sense of accomplishment because you learn so fast you feel like a genius. It's definitely worth a try. Everyone learns different but as long as you keep at it, it works great.

What I'd like to see...

KinkyKontrol

I think it's a pretty good app. Simple but effective. Nice to flip through kanji while riding the train and listening to music. It's a good system for remembering and I appreciate the softballs tossed in when I am really doing poorly. One thing I'd like to see on this app is perhaps a scrollable usage area with more examples given than just the two. A lot of times the examples given are not the most common usages of the compounds. I think if you see a word you actually know in the examples using the kanji in question, it makes it a lot easier to remember than just the disconnected meaning--which doesn't always connect right away when you're trying memorize something new. Having a few more examples might do the trick. More word examples would not only increase the chance that there's a word or two you might know in there among ones you don't, but it makes for a great vocabulary builder and connection maker. Otherwise a decent app, the extra vocab makes it five stars for me.

Great Study Tool

Shadow Jolteon

Great application for studying Kanji. A bit expensive, but works good.

Nice App - すごい！

mizu22

This is a very good, fairly priced app for reviewing Kanji. I'm very glad that the meanings are in hiragana and katakana. Good idea to categorize by JLPT. It would be nice to just have a study module, so you could flip thru the Kanji and meanings quickly instead of pressing "show answer" and then "right and wrong". Scoring with "right" and "wrong" would be a 2nd step. My preference would be to take out the black gradient in the preview and answer screen. Stroke order would also be nice to see. But, hey this is a GREAT first shot.

Good app could use updating

Awesome Fancy-pants

Kanji Flip is a great flashcard program for improving or polishing up your Japanese. I purchased this very shortly after I got my iPhone in January of 2009, but not much seems to have changed significantly since then. The JLPT has moved from levels 4 ~ 1 to levels N5 ~ N1, but that is not reflected in this app. Several definition errors appear in the Meanings and Readings section as well, but it's unclear if those errors are in Mr. Khromov's programming or errors in the publicly licensed KANJIDIC and EDICT databases. All in all, a often-used (by me) application that could use a little attention.

一番！( ^_^)/~~~

Glompix

I've toyed with Japanese on and off for a decade, but am finally starting to focus more and actually learn it. This program is awesome since I don't always have time to sit at my computer to learn.

Overpriced for what it is

vin jin

There are free and much lower-priced apps that offer as much or more. For $6 I expect full functionality. As of December 2010, "browse" function not working. I give this three stars because I can the see the use for JLPT etc.

Good kanji practice

Jonnham

I learned of this program from a friend also interested in Japanese. I tried it on his touch and it was very easy to use. Now that I have my own itouch, I use it all the time. I am not past the second difficulty level, but it is very effective for me to use in short spurts. Recommended for japanese learners like myself.

No retina display?

qdbout44

Retina displays have been around for a year and a half, and for an app to not have been updated accordingly is a huge turn-off. Any even mediocre designer could design high def icons for the entire app in… no more than a few hours. Sticky Study Japanese is light years ahead.

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