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24 alternatives to HanSync

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

  1. 1

    Fun game to learn 1000+ Japanese characters

    2016 · its alternatives →

  2. 2IM

    The idea is actually quite simple. As a Japanese learner and a coder, I've always wanted there to be an open-source, 100% free for learning Japanese, similar to Monkeytype in the typing community. Unfortunately, pretty much all language learning apps are closed-sourced and paid these days, and the ones that are free have unfortunately been abandoned. But of course, just creating yet another language learning app was not enough - there has to be a unique selling point. And then I thought to myself: why not make it crazy and do what no other language learning app ever did by adding a gazillion…

    2025 · kanadojo.com · its alternatives →

  3. 3HG

    Tap on a character to reveal the strokes, radicals and components it has in common with the character you're trying to guess. This was designed mainly for learners but I'm curious to hear from fluent hanzi readers whether the game is too easy. The vocabulary is from the Chinese Vocab List project [1]. Character graphics and data are sourced from Make me a Hanzi [2]. There are 95 pre generated games at the moment which are randomly chosen, more will be added soon. Suggestions welcome! [1] https://github.com/kerrickstaley/Chinese-Vocab-List [2]…

    2022 · hanzi.gg · its alternatives →

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    An educational puzzle game. Solve a series of tasks where you build increasingly powerful components. Starts with the simplest logical components and ends up with a programmable computer.

    2018 · nandgame.com · its alternatives →

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    Giving kids superpowers through code!

    2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Play with your words. Language learning simplified.

    2015 · planblabs.net · its alternatives →

  7. 7

    Just for fun, I built a language learning tool. It represents Chinese and Japanese as graphs of characters, with connections indicating given characters can form a word. It can also decompose characters to give clues on how they're pronounced, analyzes words to understand which ones are commonly used together, and more. It's fully interactive, supports offline use, generates flashcards, has sentences from humans and from AI, and plenty of other features. Check out the README for details. https://github.com/mreichhoff/HanziGraph

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

  8. 8

    Visual Tricks to Master Chinese Characters.

    2025 · hanzihack.com · its alternatives →

  9. 9

    Language learning anywhere: from Apple Watch to the Mac

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  10. 10AM

    Wordle reminded me of Mastermind, a game I played as kid, so just for fun I made a version of the game that plays a lot more like Mastermind. I think this version is way more challenging :)

    2022 · playhurdle.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    A Match-3 strategy game based on Kubo and the Two Strings

    2016 · smarturl.it · its alternatives →

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    Learn to code like a pro while hacking puzzle games

    2019 · modulogames.net · its alternatives →

  13. 13

    AI-powered daily English learning game like Wordle

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  14. 14

    Turn anything into a language lesson, instantly

    2022 · roshi.ai · its alternatives →

  15. 15

    Find the best emoji combinations for Puzzle emojis from our database. Discover similar emojis and more.

    2023 · puzzlemoji.com · its alternatives →

  16. 16KW

    Hello HN! I built Kurdle (https://japanesecomplete.com/kurdle.html), a Wordle variant that teaches Japanese kanji through English word patterns. Each day features a new kanji that replaces a vowel in a 5-letter English word. For example, the kanji 人 (meaning "person") might replace the "U" in "HUMAN", showing as "H人MAN". Players learn kanji meanings while solving familiar word puzzles. Features: - Daily puzzles using common kanji from the essential 777 list - Streak tracking to encourage regular practice - "Hacker mode" UI theme (toggle in top right) - Progressive learning -…

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Study Japanese Kanji words with this simply game

    2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Japanese Wordle-like puzzles

    2025 · kanarooplay.com · its alternatives →

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    A Puzzle Game About Balance (iOS)

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  20. 20

    Brain Wars for Japanese Characters

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  21. 21

    Learn Chinese through sentence building, not word lists

    Aug 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  22. 22

    Easy kanji game to improve recognition of kanji.

    2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

  23. 23
    AxoGo▲12

    The #1 way to learn Japanese Kanji

    2025 · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    Chinese Learning, Simplified

    Nov 2025 · hanyuguide.com · its alternatives →

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