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24 alternatives to ChīpuChīpu: Travel Japanese

Last minute offline Japanese language survival phrasebook

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1
Five Phrases▲174
Your travel buddy
2023 · its alternatives →
2
LanGo▲140
Learn Japanese with 1000 phrases and smart flashcards
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Mainichi▲133
Learn Japanese, one prefecture at a time.
Jul 2026 · mainichiapp.com · its alternatives →
4
Simply Learn Japanese▲144
Learn Japanese with 1000 phrases and intelligent flashcards
2016 · ling-app.com · its alternatives →
5
Taptaro▲130
Tap. Learn. Repeat. 450+ free Japanese words and phrases
2017 · taptaro.co · its alternatives →
6
Pooki – Ready for Japan▲2
Easy Japanese you'll actually use on your trip
Jun 2026 · pookigames.itch.io · its alternatives →
7
Toku Reader▲111
Read & listen to native Japanese and Chinese, tap any word
Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
8
Phrase Log▲143
Multilingual phrases app with audio & pronunciation
2024 · phraselog.com · its alternatives →
9
Learn Japanese contextually while browsing▲92
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 →
10
iPushYouEnglish▲81
Learn new English words everyday, free
2021 · its alternatives →
11
Fujiyama▲192
Practice natural Japanese conversation in real-time with AI
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
12
Yokoso▲81
Japanese for the life you're actually living in Japan
Aug 2026 · yokosoapp.com · its alternatives →
13
Hiragana Sensei 2▲90
Learn Japanese hiragana and vocabulary with cute characters
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
Drops Travel Talk▲73
Essential travel words and phrases, now at your fingertips
2019 · languagedrops.com · its alternatives →
15
Travel Echo▲103
Speak like a local, travel like a pro
2024 · its alternatives →
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Travel Echo▲108
Your AI powered phrasebook
2024 · its alternatives →
17
Mr. Takahashi: Speak Japanese ▲96
Practice Japanese through conversations
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
18
WaseiGo▲86
Learn the 1,000+ Japanese words that only look like English
Aug 2026 · waseigo.take-lab.com · its alternatives →
19
Trip Noodle▲99
Essential travel information compiled into one handy email.
2019 · tripnoodle.com · its alternatives →
20
AuraSpeak▲69
Break the English ↔ Japanese language barrier with a QR scan
Jul 2026 · auraspeak.app · its alternatives →
21
Michi 道▲4
Learn Japanese daily — a free, personalized roadmap
Jun 2026 · michi-japanese-roadmap.netlify.app · its alternatives →
22
Simply Learn Languages▲71
A phrasebook of 50+ languages for traveling (with audio)
2020 · simyasolutions.com · its alternatives →
23AP
A program to learn phrases in multiple languages at once▲10
Hi everyone - I'm not a serious language learner but I've been enjoying learning phrases I can use when I travel, at restaurants, around people in public, etc. Let me know if you find it useful or what might make it useful for you!
2024 · fluent.monster · its alternatives →
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Semaj AI▲34
Learn to speak Japanese from Day 1
2025 · its alternatives →

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