Dr. Moku's Hiragana LITE 4+

I don’t like that I have to pay to learn all of the alphabet because this was my only chance to learn Japanese on my device

I downloaded this lite version of the app just to try it out. I was amazed at how quickly I was able to memorize many Japanese letters! I have multiple other free apps that help memorize hiragana, but the letters made no sense to me and it was incredibly difficult to learn and retain even a few of them. With Dr. Moku, you associate the letters with pictures and silly phrases. This made all the difference and I bought the full version immediately. I have easily retained every hiragana letter for a year now. Also there are quizzes, a step by step of how to write each letter, and an extensive vocabulary list when you purchase the full version. I very rarely buy apps, but this one is worth every penny. Dr Moku also has an app to help learn katakana. I promise you it is essential if you want to learn and easily retain the katakana alphabet. You can be stubborn like I was and try to learn on your own, but you will not regret purchasing both apps. As a bonus, you can purchase both apps as a bundle and save a few dollars! If I could give Dr Moku’s apps more than 5 stars I would!

I heard about this app when I was searching online for the best apps to learn Japanese. I tried the lite version and realized it had me reading hiragana in minutes, so I had the upgrade to the full version. I am using this along with Rosetta Stone and they pair really well together. Make sure you try out the quizzes and word search. Kinda a sneaky way to learn some vocabulary while learning hiragana. Also the app creator responded to my questions right away personally which I thought was very nice.