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24 alternatives to Moji Hero

Web app for Japanese Language Practice

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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    Learnji▲181

    Learn a new language using emoji 😊

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  2. 2
    Kanaji▲95

    Learn Japanese Kanji

    Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  3. 3IM

    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 →

  4. 4AF

    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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    Fun game to learn 1000+ Japanese characters

    2016 · 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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    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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    Practice Japanese through conversations

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  9. 9

    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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    Study Japanese Kanji words with this simply game

    2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Kann▲173

    Master Japanese vocabulary you care about!

    2024 · kann.app · its alternatives →

  12. 12

    Outsource your emotions

    2024 · moji.icu · its alternatives →

  13. 13WA
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    MojiPulse▲126

    Collect feedback from your users with emojis

    2024 · its alternatives →

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    Kami▲76

    Your paperless classroom hero

    2018 · kamiapp.com · its alternatives →

  16. 16MM
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    Express yourself with emoji. Tweet, text, wherever

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    The French app to learn Japanese and pass the JLPT

    Sep 2026 · mojijlpt.fr · its alternatives →

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    Language learning anywhere: from Apple Watch to the Mac

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

  20. 20

    Read Japanese kana in two weeks

    Aug 2026 · kanasensei.dev · its alternatives →

  21. 21

    Turn anything into a language lesson, instantly

    2022 · roshi.ai · its alternatives →

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    Douzo▲127

    Free Japanese typing practice organized by JLPT level

    Mar 2026 · typingdouzo.com · its alternatives →

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    YiChi▲94

    Learn to speak fluent Chinese Mandarin

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

  24. 24
    Yomiwa▲11

    Recognize and translate kanjis in realtime

    2016 · yomiwa.net · its alternatives →

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