Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to YABAI

Real Japanese slang, one giant word at a time

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
   Yak Tack: Mobile App▲105

   Broaden your vocabulary. Simply.

   2020 · yaktack.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   WaseiGo▲86

   Learn the 1,000+ Japanese words that only look like English

   Aug 2026 · waseigo.take-lab.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Yak Tack▲71

   remember. words.

   2018 · yaktack.com · its alternatives →

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   Tori▲84

   Japanese listening practice built from your own sentences

   16d ago · play.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Simply Learn Japanese▲144

   Learn Japanese with 1000 phrases and intelligent flashcards

   2016 · ling-app.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Yak Tack II▲79

   Remember words through spaced repetition.

   2019 · yaktack.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Oh Hai!▲77

   Super fun way to say Hai to someone

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Kaomoji Drawer▲215

   Create and use Japanese Emoticons from your Mac menu bar

   2024 · dakotafelder.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   LanGo▲140

   Learn Japanese with 1000 phrases and smart flashcards

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Taptaro▲130

    Tap. Learn. Repeat. 450+ free Japanese words and phrases

    2017 · taptaro.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The FlashSticks App▲113

    Helps you pronounce any foreign language word, perfectly

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Mainichi▲133

    Learn Japanese, one prefecture at a time.

    Jul 2026 · mainichiapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    WhatMoji▲133

    A dictionary for (all those confusing) emojis 😯 👾 🙇

    2016 · whatmoji.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    MojiGram▲155

    Giant Emoji postcards 😂 💩

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Foreign Buddy▲123

    Learn any language with me 🇺🇸 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹

    2017 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Wikemoji▲104

    The Emoji Dictionary

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Yomiwa▲11

    Recognize and translate kanjis in realtime

    2016 · yomiwa.net · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Wokabulary — Flash Cards▲95

    Collect and practice your individual foreign language words

    2023 · wokabulary.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Nihongo▲73

    A modern Japanese dictionary and study tool

    2016 · nihongo-app.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Kaomoji: Japanese Emoticons▲95

    One-click copy and paste kawaii Kaomoji: Japanese emoticons

    2016 · jemoticons.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Emoji Samurai▲87

    Slice and dice emoji for some good ol'-fashioned arcade fun.

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    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 →

23. 23
    Smigin▲88

    Smigin: a new way to speak a foreign language!

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Popmoji▲90

    Send Giant Emojis that POP! Stop send boring little ones.

    2014 · popmoji.com · its alternatives →

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