Kanaday: Hiragana & Katakana

Tired of kana apps where, after a few lessons, you have to pay to keep going? Kanaday unlocks every hiragana and katakana character from day one. No paywall, no premium tier, no account.

Learn the Japanese alphabet in about 5 minutes a day:
• Today's set: 5 new kana plus the ones due for review, picked for you
• Kana chart: the full hiragana and katakana chart — basic, dakuon (が, ざ…) and yōon (きゃ, しゅ…). Each cell darkens as you master it
• Character cards: big kana, romaji, audio from your phone's Japanese voice and a trace pad to write hiragana and katakana by hand
• Hiragana quiz and katakana quiz: 10 questions — kana to sound, sound to kana, listen and pick
• Results: your score, the letters to look at again, and your streak
• Home screen widget: today's kana at a glance, tap to start the set

Built around spaced review. Each character moves through 5 boxes; miss it and it comes back sooner. That's how Japanese letters stick.

Works offline. Your progress is saved on your phone after every card, so nothing resets after an update and there's no login to lose.

Good for beginners starting Japanese, JLPT N5 prep, anime and travel fans, or anyone who wants to finally read hiragana and katakana without guessing.

Kanaday is ad-supported, with every character unlocked.