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24 alternatives to Kaku
Japanese notebook app
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Kaku launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Notebook for Web▲224The beautifully simple note-taking app. Now on the Web.
2017 · zoho.com · its alternatives →
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Notebook for Mac▲341The beautifully simple note-taking app from Zoho. Now on Mac
2017 · zoho.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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Notebook.ai▲255A smart notebook that grows and collaborates with you
2016 · notebook.ai · its alternatives →
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Japanese dictionary app for iPhone and iPad with kanji lookup, example sentences, flashcards, OCR photo lookup, and a Safari extension for reading Japanese.
2015 · nihongo-app.com · its alternatives →
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2016 · joelotter.com · its alternatives →
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Japanese Writing & Speaking App
Nov 2025 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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The beautifully simple note-taking app, now on Windows.
2019 · zoho.com · its alternatives →
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- 14NNotebookJS▲45
2016 · notebookjs.com · its alternatives →
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Yana▲67Powerful & organizable note-taking app with lots of features
2020 · yana.js.org · its alternatives →
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Kiroku▲94Blazingly fast, AI-assisted note-taking for dentists 🦷
2020 · trykiroku.com · its alternatives →
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Kana Words▲76Study Japanese hiragana and katakana with this simply game
2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, it’s been 8 years since I posted on here about the launch of my Japanese dictionary app Nihongo [0] and I’m finally back with a new app: Nihongo Lessons! Think of Nihongo Lessons as the textbook to Nihongo’s dictionary. It’s an app for learning Japanese, specifically made for learners who are serious about becoming fluent, and want a guided set of content that will help them efficiently acquire vocabulary and grammar. The project came about when Adam Shapiro of Japanese Level Up (Jalup) [1] announced last April that he was shutting Jalup down. As a fan of Adam’s work I was bummed to…
2022 · lessons.nihongo-app.com · its alternatives →
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2023 · site.ducknote.app · its alternatives →
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Capture, create and share ideas in a digital Moleskine
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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A calm writing app with no complexity and no AI
May 2026 · magic-notebook.com · its alternatives →
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Capture your song ideas with notation, lyrics, and audio
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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UpNote▲161The most pleasant app for writing and organizing notes
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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NimbleNotes▲135The digital notebook that helps you study.
2015 · nimblenotes.com · its alternatives →
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