Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Alfabird
Learn the Alphabet in a Day with Mnemonics
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Laoshi▲239Learn new words with flashcards to master Chinese faster
2021 · laoshi.io · its alternatives →
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Mainichi▲133Learn Japanese, one prefecture at a time.
Jul 2026 · mainichiapp.com · its alternatives →
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App for learning Japanese, Korean and Arabic with mnemonics
2021 · drmoku.com · its alternatives →
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Released for Hangul Day 2026: how I collected 4,500 lines of handwriting with a smartpen, adapted Alex Graves
13d ago · hangul.ink · its alternatives →
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JapaneseTab▲144Learn Japanese with every new tab
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Kanafication▲62The best place to start learning the Japanese alphabet
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Stamper▲131Learn languages by reading and writing letters
2024 · stamper.enriquesp.com · its alternatives →
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I'm a long time lurker that recently quit my job to work on my own projects, a lot due to the inspiration from Hacker News. Now I have published my first serious project, an app for learning how to write Japanese characters. It's the app I always wanted but couldn't find when I was studying. It tries to be simple to use, you just start the quiz and go with the flow. There's no need to plan and manage your studies, and it uses spaced repetition for better retention. There's a promo page with more details up at http://www.kanjibyhand.com. It's only for Android so far. The free version includes…
2012 · kanjibyhand.com. · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, Just wanted to share a tool i've been working on to help with my own study routine. It’s a browser extension called Lingoku. The idea is simple: we spend hours browsing the web in English every day. This tool replaces some of the english words with Japanese vocabulary based on your japanese level (Similar to Toucan, but with a better user experience). It’s basically an attempt to make the "i+1" method actually passive, you understand the sentence because it's mostly english, but you pick up Japanese words naturally from the context. It uses an LLM in the backend to make sure the…
Dec 2025 · lingoku.ai · its alternatives →
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Learn Japanese hiragana and vocabulary with cute characters
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Learn letters by coloring pictures with sound support.
2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Copycat Cafe▲54Learn your next language by copying native speakers
May 2026 · copycatcafe.com · its alternatives →
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Kobadoo▲79Train your brain by memorizing emojis, flags or numbers
2022 · kobadoo.com · its alternatives →
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AI vocabulary from your real conversations
Jul 2026 · ipsae.ai · its alternatives →
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