Tangoo: Japanese Dictionary
Ruminski Labs OU Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Tangoo: Japanese Dictionary is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by Ruminski Labs OU. Requires iOS 15.5. Updated July 11, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 336 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Jul 11
- 2026 · v2.7.0
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About Tangoo: Japanese Dictionary
Tangoo is the all-in-one app to learn Japanese — a powerful dictionary, spaced-repetition flashcards, JLPT grammar, graded reading and 6,700 kanji, all in one place. It's built around a Japanese dictionary that actually teaches: look up any word, then remember it for good. Most of Tangoo works completely offline, with no ads, ever. Whether you're learning your first hiragana or grinding toward N1, Tangoo replaces the five different apps you've been juggling. A DICTIONARY THAT TEACHES • 169,000+ entries from the open JMdict project — words, readings, and meanings • Search by kanji, kana, romaji, English, your voice, or by drawing the character by hand • Every entry shows JLPT level, how common the word is, native audio, and real example sentences • Tap any word, anywhere in the app, for an instant pop-up definition FLASHCARDS THAT READ YOUR MEMORY • Spaced-repetition review (SM-2) resurfaces each word the moment you're about to forget it • Auto-built "Recent Mistakes" and "Critical Condition" decks drill exactly what you keep getting wrong • Build custom decks for any JLPT level, topic, or your own favorites • Quick Quiz for a fast five-minute session GRAMMAR, FINALLY EXPLAINED • 1,000+ grammar points from JLPT N5 to N1, in plain English (N5–N3 free, N2–N1 with Premium) • Every point has a clear explanation, example sentences, and audio • Special tracks for anime & manga, business Japanese & keigo, Kansai dialect, casual speech, and internet slang (Premium) READ AND LISTEN TO REAL JAPANESE • 100+ graded reading stories from beginner to advanced, with furigana on tap — free stories every week, the full library with Premium • 100+ listening conversations with native-speaker audio and transcripts (Premium) • An instant dictionary lives on every word you read MASTER KANJI AND KANA • 6,700+ kanji with animated stroke order, meanings, and readings • Learn hiragana and katakana from scratch with the built-in Kana trainer PHRASES FOR REAL LIFE • 1,200+ ready-to-use phrases across 31 categories • Work & business, job interviews, travel, greetings, polite keigo, and 80+ phrases straight from popular anime WHO TANGOO IS FOR • Beginners starting with hiragana, katakana, and their first words • JLPT students preparing for N5, N4, N3, N2, or N1 • Anime, manga, and travel fans who want practical Japanese • Anyone who wants a serious Japanese dictionary and study app in their pocket FREE TO START — NO ADS, EVER Learn with the full dictionary, N5–N3 grammar and vocabulary, kanji, kana, free weekly reading stories and phrases for free. Tangoo Premium (paid subscription) unlocks N2–N1 content, the anime/business/dialect grammar tracks, the full story library, listening conversations, translation, custom tests, and advanced stats. TANGOO PREMIUM Premium is a subscription: $7.99/month, $19.99/3 months, or $49.99/year (prices may vary by region). Payment is charged to your store account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your account settings. Privacy Policy: https://tangoo.dev/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://tangoo.dev/terms Dictionary data from JMdict/EDICT and the Kanjidic project. Frequency data from the Balanced Corpus of Contemporary Written Japanese (BCCWJ).
App privacy
The developer, Ruminski Labs OU, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data
Used for: App Functionality
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