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Japanese!! Learn Kana & Kanji

Luli Languages LLC · 21,810 ratings · ★ 4.8

4.8
★★★★★
21,810 ratings
5 ★
18,877 (87%)
4 ★
1,785 (8%)
3 ★
525 (2%)
2 ★
185 (1%)
1 ★
442 (2%)
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Top complaints - extracted from 19 negative reviews

Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.

1
"progress"
3 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★★ "It’s Stuck!. It is disappointing because it is stuck in a lesson and it will not let me get through. I had to delete the app and reinstall and ALL of my progress is gone!" - SageDuck
2
"lessons"
3 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★ "Lessons do not load. I paid to unlock all lessons, but multiple simply do not load (specifically all the odd lessons in level 3), no error message or anything just a blank screen. It’s a decent app that I keep in rotation but I am not getting what I paid for wh…" - MarsSupernal
3
"anything"
3 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★ "Lessons do not load. I paid to unlock all lessons, but multiple simply do not load (specifically all the odd lessons in level 3), no error message or anything just a blank screen. It’s a decent app that I keep in rotation but I am not getting what I paid for wh…" - MarsSupernal
4
"keeps"
3 negative reviews mention this · 16% of all complaints
★★★★ "App keeps kicking me out. 1 star" - Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhu

📋 All 19 negative reviews

Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").

★★★★ Hmm mm Becky 3/23/2026 v1.5.22
Ugh
Not teaching !!
★★★★ NCCHLyn 1/27/2026 v1.5.22
This sucks
Every time I write the symbols, it tells me I’m wrong because I take my finger off or I don’t hit the dots exactly or I just write it in my own way it’s annoying and it needs to be fixed
★★★★ @jeromes.nyc 1/7/2026 v1.5.22
Won’t restore purchase
I used this app for several years, however on my new device it would not restore my purchases. It’s very frustrating I contacted but got zero response.
★★★★ MarsSupernal 12/29/2025 v1.5.22
Lessons do not load
I paid to unlock all lessons, but multiple simply do not load (specifically all the odd lessons in level 3), no error message or anything just a blank screen. It’s a decent app that I keep in rotation but I am not getting what I paid for which is frustrating. (Yes the app is updated, I’ve restarted everything, etc.)
★★★★ mr. smith slay 11/28/2025 v1.5.22
Worst app
Does not work for me
★★★★ AJHAS swag 10/16/2025 v1.5.22
Just bad
If ur failing me on the first step maybe this isn’t a good teaching app why is it so hard to draw a a
★★★★ Mac95860 8/17/2025 v1.5.22
App crashes constantly
App crashes so frequently I cant get past the first lesson. Then it males , me start all over again not saving my progress
★★★★ TOM WASS 8/1/2025 v1.5.22
It ain't free
They charge you for this? For such basic stuff? Uninstall.
★★★★ 2KiTTiE 7/15/2025 v1.5.22
Writing practice off
The writing practice is off. The stroke order and the line placement is incorrect.
★★★★ TJMichaels 5/17/2025 v1.5.22
Instructions???
There are no instructions on how to use this tool. Even though I am perfectly tracing the hiragana, it doesn’t tell me whether it’s correct or not. It just shows these two colored dots that don’t tell you anything.
★★★★ Jeremeakleeah 3/15/2025 v1.5.22
It had Potential. But then…
PAYWALL😓
★★★★ Deadpool 480 3/11/2025 v1.5.22
Constantly Crashes
App constantly crashes in the middle of lessons.
★★★★ jrhehehshs 3/8/2025 v1.5.22
This game is asssssss boring and not better then Duolingo
Hate this game
★★★★ Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhu 2/2/2025 v1.5.22
App keeps kicking me out
1 star
★★★★★ AdaPippy77 2/4/2026 v1.5.22
Needs some work
This could be really good, but it needs a bit of work. Let users repeat the sound if they need it. Allow users to take off “equivalent” Latin letters which are often not equivalent and create confusion. I have to cover them up in order to learn ‘cause my native language uses different sounds for the Latin letters than the sounds being used as equivalent to the hiragana. My head was spinning until I covered them up. The writing is fun.
★★★★★ SageDuck 1/22/2026 v1.5.22
It’s Stuck!
It is disappointing because it is stuck in a lesson and it will not let me get through. I had to delete the app and reinstall and ALL of my progress is gone!
★★★★★ Lushin123 8/10/2025 v1.5.22
Broken Lessons
App is great for the first several lessons. Unfortunately it seems the later lessons do not load. No errors or anything. They’re just blank like they’re not loading. Tried removing the app and reloading. On or off WiFi. Etc. Been like this for a while now. Lessons 3.19 and 4.9 are broken. Can’t progress.
★★★★★ Richkevwill 1/29/2025 v1.5.22
Poor quality
Keeps freezing on me
★★★★★ Leelakins 1/12/2025 v1.5.22
App keeps crashing
When I write some the higrana the app would instantly crash and kick me off

Sentiment summary

95%
Positive (4-5★)
2%
Neutral (3★)
3%
Negative (1-2★)

✓ Strong positive sentiment - clone path is harder, users like the existing app.