Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Yomiwa
Recognize and translate kanjis in realtime
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Yomiwa launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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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 →
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LanGo▲140Learn Japanese with 1000 phrases and smart flashcards
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Heywa▲290Tappable visual stories instead of ChatGPT text walls
Mar 2026 · heywa.com · its alternatives →
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Taptaro▲130Tap. Learn. Repeat. 450+ free Japanese words and phrases
2017 · taptaro.co · its alternatives →
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Typorama▲231Turn your words into artistic designs for social media
2015 · typorama.co · its alternatives →
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QWANJI▲174Hey HN! I've built this bit of cuteware (software not solving a problem but just for fun) inspired from the patterns made by swipe typing on mobile devices. To me it seemed like the closest thing to an English version of Kanji and it would be cool to consistently recreate those patterns. The implementation is vanilla js to keep things simple (and from a bit of framework fatigue) I'm keen to see how people use qwanji. Any and all feedback welcome!
2024 · byronicalpatrick.github.io · 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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Kaomoji for Mac▲170Get ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and other kaomojis right from your menu bar
2017 · return.github.io · its alternatives →
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One-click copy and paste kawaii Kaomoji: Japanese emoticons
2016 · jemoticons.com · its alternatives →
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Fujiyama▲192Practice natural Japanese conversation in real-time with AI
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Oyomi▲83Machine learning based Japanese reader & grammar analyzer
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Likemoji▲79Say more with less - Crowdsourced recommendation engine
2017 · likemoji.com · its alternatives →
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LingoTime▲76Language learning anywhere: from Apple Watch to the Mac
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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