iKnow!

I have purchased no less than 10 similar apps and this one is easily the best Another good choice is JSensei iKnow has a better learning curve When you learn a new set of words the old words also get repeated which gives you some good reinforcement The quizzes have more varieties than most other apps The builtin Japanese input from romaji is wonderful If you get confused search for iknow Japanese input on the web for the guide                 Best Japanese vocabulary app

I have been using iKnow since it was known as smartfm and it is without a doubt the most effective Japanese learning program I have ever used Very well done app as well for studying on the go                 The best in language learning

Clicking start on any app goes back to the home screen New version of app is completely broken     App doesnt work

If you want to learn vocabulary this is the most sophisticated and comprehensive way to learn                 Best Japanese learning app for vocabulary

Its tough to justify the cost of the subscription unless you are truly dedicated to learning the language but if you are its awesome                 Great app

If youre looking for the best service available for learning Japanese youve just found it iKnow focuses on teaching Japanese by utility all of the phrases that are taught are useful Expect your ability to read Kanji to skyrocket while your comprehension skills do the exact same                 Best Solution for Intermediate Japanese

Crashes when i install and open the app on my ipad 2     Crash when startup

I dont pay a monthly fee for an app that crashes I wont renew my subscription     Keeps crashing on my 4S

Just loooooooooooooove this app makes you feel something missing if you skip it a day The audio is great very nice native speakers the lay out is clear you will understand even if you dont Try it and look listen and learn                 iKnow

Very enjoyable way to build Japanese vocabulary                 Excellent app

Really been enjoying using this app over the past few weeks to increase my Japanese vocabulary App works great and isnt a huge download like a lot of vocab learning apps are                 Works just as well as the site

You should look at this app as a great way to learn vocabulary and refresh your listening and grammar skills It wont however give you a great understanding of grammar or verbending rules The best way to learn those remain text books lecture and conversation practice This is also not an app thats going to teach a novice how to write kanji or to read it rigorously Caveats aside for basic 4 skills training the software quality is very high Because it is humble in its goals its really good at what it does and should serve as a superior approach to most flash card apps because multimedia is more engaging and illustrative For novices Id recommend pairing this app with the Genki or Yookoso textbook series For intermediate students consider augmenting with the video lectures on Nihongo no Mori YouTube                 Great app especially for review

Wonderful tool for memory retention                 Great app

Офигенное прилага для изучения англ самостоятельно нде угодно даже в туалете                 Very good

The service is great and the app is nice looking and easy to use I renew my membership every year                 Perfect for learning vocab

In addition to the premium membership through website iKnow app allows you to carry your studies wherever you go Then if you are offline you just need to sync the progress I just think that all functionalities should be implemented here Like the game Brain Speed for example              Very good app

Very easy to use made learning fun Highly recommend this app                 Best app for learning languages

This App came with a course Im taking and I have been exceptionally pleased with how well this has aided in learning a new language The patterns used for memorization have greatly improved learning new words and in retention previous ones studied I recommend it highly                 Great App for learning and retaining

Just a money grab is all I can say I used to use the original desktop program and I enjoyed it This app however just doesnt work same as the original one and it seems the developers are just in it for the cash without following up with good customer support or upgrades It LOOKS cool but doesnt work My advice get ANKI it doesnt look as flashy but the support is great and it works     disappointed

At first I was wary of subscription based apps because I wasnt guaranteed that it would be a good fit for me or my learning style Having used this app for over a year now I would say it has played a key role in my expansion of vocabulary in Japanese I still recommend this app to all my friends learning Japanese as the expanse of levels and the introductory quiz coordinates a starting point based on what you already know The spacedtime recognition matrix means words you readily remember will be featured less often while new words will appear more frequently In addition its not just recognition by sight but also being able to pronounce the new word as you enter the syllables into the space provided and translating the meaning of the word The only area in which I think the app is lacking is a writing section Recognition by sight is one thing but have you truly learned a concept if you can only recall it vocally                 Worth the investment

The interface is very clean and functional and I truly believe that this app is helping me to learn Japanese Ive tried many other apps programs and sites but iKnow is much more affective and it really works for me                 Love it

Transferring over the vocab words from my textbooks or characters that I encounter in daily life is seemless It has a huge database of sentences sound bites and pictures that sync with the new words to really help you put new words into context It looks and runs absolutely perfect on the ipad 3s retina display and gets better with every new update If youre serious about learning Chinese or any other language for that matter nothing beats iknows spacedrepetition learning SRL algorithm which brings up words that youre on the verge of forgetting at perfect intervals its not just a randomized flashcard program like so many other apps online Even compared to the other SRL applications Memrise etc iknow is best suited for the 3sided flashcards model required to learn Chinese english pinyin and characters In regards to the complaints of previous builds the newest version seems to have addressed them all very effectively There are no sound sentence or especially keyboard timing issues at all and theyve implemented a great offlinedownloading mode so you can take as many lists with you offline as youd like considering you have enough memory to download them onto your device As such I dont see what can hold it back from a 5 star rating now                 The best way to learn new Chinese vocabulary

Ive tried many apps for learning Japanese but I keep coming back to iKnow for building vocabulary It just works I pay 30 for a single session with a tutor so the 78month subscription is really no big deal The algorithms and app are FANTASTIC But the Japanese lesson plans are NOT FOR BEGINNERS I really like this app but the lesson plans have some serious problems for beginners all of which are completely fixable if you want to take the time to write your own lesson plans through the iknow website The pros 1 great for building vocabulary 2 effective algorithm for spaced repetition the best Ive tried 3 learn to listensayreadwrite all at once pretty interesting content for language learning which is generally boring 4 ability to quickly add my custom words to my study list via iKnow website The custom words is way to use just type in the word in Japanese and iKnow adds the translation suggests sample sentences 5 good variety of testing modes you really learn deeply ProCon 1 forces you to learn kanji hiragana katakana Pro if you want to become literate Con If you just want to speak Japanese There are probably faster learning methods The cons below are only about the Japanese Core lessons If you login to the website you can add shared courses which are much much better than the ones provided by default 1 Examples sentences are not suitable for beginners The examples sentences assume you understand Japanese grammar Even in the first Japanese lessons youll be hit with intermediate grammar usage So when I was first leaning Japanese it was pretty much impossible to use this app You cant turn off the example sentences and must be able to type in the word to pass the lesson No problem for nouns but verbs and adjectives are often conjugated in the sentences So its not enough to remember taberu for to eat You might need to understand readwritehear the Japanese for to eat to have eaten to not eat to have not eaten or even more complicated grammar To be clear this is just a lesson plan problem Someone could write a lesson plan with beginning grammar in the beginning lessons but they didnt 2 Words are introduced randomly 100 most common words first etc This seems like a reasonable idea but it would be much easier to learn in related groups of words For example learning a bunch related words together would be more useful than 10 completely unrelated words Again this is a lesson plan problem Someone could organize the words but they didnt 3 The examples sentences use vocabulary you have not learned yet This would be ok if youre planning to learn that vocabulary soon but thats not the case The examples sentences in lesson 2 might use vocabulary from lesson 7 or 17 Again completely avoidable SUMMARY I think the app is darn near perfect but the Japanese Core lesson plans are basically horrible for beginning Japanese language learners Its basically like trying to learn by popping open a dictionary memorizing a random word then repeating forever I suggest trying the JLPT N5 Grouped lessons instead you have to find them on the website add them to your courses then they will appear in the app too              Lots of Pros Some Cons Details below

Although it doesnt give grammar help it is a great tool for grasping the audio understanding of the spoken language                 Easy to follow

I paid for in app one of the pro memberships but didnt receive membership access Im waiting for a response from customer support I think Ill have to report the problem to iTunes     Money snatching bug

I use this all the time for studying on my iPad It works very well but it would be nice if they had better support for the iPad so it would look nicer              Good needs iPad version

The newest update removed the progress bar which makes it difficult to know what the daily progress is Please bring it back           Please bring back the progress bar showing study time

This app made me feel like Micheal Jackson and Barak Obama combined at the same time                 khsdfkbjdfvkbjv

So I liked it enough the first time to renew again and then again THIS TIME Im using the custom function to drill on job related vocabulary Easier funner and better than staring at my excel pages of words that I looked up while translating or studying technical docs THIS IS THE ONLY APP OF ANY SORT I HAVE EVER PAID FOR by the way                 On my third year long subscription

Love it Now I can use it everywhere                 Awesome

After using this app for two months I was able to easily make it through a full year of Japanese vocabulary at my university Would recommend for vocabulary studies                 Use this app

Love the service and the app is super useful New version out quick very impressed with the effort Keep them coming                 Great app fast updates

I normally dont write reviews but this app and service deserves serious recognition The app is a breeze to use and it doesnt clog system space or resources The service is a gift of its own allowing me to witness quick realworld results of my learning due to its concentrated organized nature The skilled artisans behind the creation of this service know exactly what they are doing and I feel that they are doing a great service to international professionals worldwide                 Remarkable

The new listening update is so awesome I wish it had more customization options and it 100 needs to have to option to go thru all mastered at once and remember your spot if you stop partial completed so you get thru all mastered Once they add that 5 stars But dont be fooled Even without it this is now by far the best vocab learning service IV used Its not perfect but its best one out there Great job and keep it up Only other complaint is very slow updates The company lags But when they finally do update stuff its usually pretty good like this listening update I like it a lot              Update is great but could be better always

Ive tried various other apps for trying to memorize vocabulary and this one is the one I keep coming back to Ive tried using anki before but it just cant get me engaged like this does and I always ended up frustrated Ive actually used this since it was smartfm and I finally took the plunge and got a lifetime subscription No regrets so far                 Keeps my interest

If you have an iknow subscription this is great for reviewing when you are out like on the train or waiting in line I prefer the web for more serious studying Iknow is great for building vocab                 Nice complement to the website

This is a great study tool for people who are really serious about learning Japanese and Chinese I absolutely love this app Its pretty expensive but it often offers discounts to help you pay for a good 12 or 6 months I highly recommend it to anyone                 Amazingly Engineered and Fun

I used to use anki for this sort of thing but this app is great because it comes with premade decks audio and multiple card types for every vocab item Pricy but probably worth it                 Looks great so far

this is so sad that they cant just release a small fix for the keyboard problem and being an app developer I know is a VERY easy thing to fix it really shows how much this company doesnt care anything about their now paying customers the smartfm app had a bug that made it entirely unusable as well and they never bothered to fix the error I cant believe that I agreed to pay for a membership when there is such a dire lack of support or attention to the core usability of their products I highly recommend that you DO NOT purchase this app and DO NOT purchase a membership I will be canceling mine very soon if they dont get their act together and act like theyre running a business     DO NOT PURCHASE THIS APP OR A MEMBERSHIP

Ive been using iKnow for sometime now even back when it was known as Smartfm and there was other material to study This service has really delivered on what it is they state they will assist with Vocab acquisition and not that you are able to learn in Context which is really essential when you need something to stick Currently iKnow is the foundation of my Japanese learning and Im very proud of that because it makes all other study material that much easier to get through since most words and since patterns arent all that foreign since I have had some type of contact with them before via iKnow All in all great App and I hope they continue to develop it and update the algorithm so that it continues to be a great resource Also please let the community know if there will be an Official deck that will continue past The Core 6k Thanks again              Excellent Application However theres always room for improvement

20 fixed all my open bugs plus its more responsive Nice work              Great update

I am not consistent with my studies but iKnow is helping with that I like seeing my streak progress and the wonderful informative breakdowns of my work I dont know if Ill ever study enough to reach N2 but thank you for such a great app I love it and hope to become a lifetime member soon                 Annual soon to be Life Member

Although Anki runs a close second here for a beginner clawing their way to intermediate this app is the Vocabulary Master Trainer Ill use Anki for custom list particles etc but for second to none well made flash cards with native audio and EASY to use AnkiSRS goodness this app wins hands down Easily worth the minor subscription fee Ill happily pay to have Iknow curate and expand this app Also check out the Japan Times Genki apps as well those are excellent Especially if youre studying using Genki textbooks                 Keep coming back to the beloved app

The subscription is a little expensive but the quality of the audio spoken by native speakers by itself justifies this app as an indispensable learning tool especially for solo learners The neat design and varied practice tests are also top notch Highly recommended                 Excellent app

This app was perfect for helping in my Japanese studies It is basically an audio and visual flash card app for Japanese Chinese or advanced English but now there is no hassle in organizing or making the flash cards and it has an excellent course that covers the 6000 most used used in sections It even allows you to make your own customized courses if you want to                 すごい

First off this is a subscription based learning app So now that that is out of the way I have been a subscriber for 2 years and even though Ill go through periods where I dont study I have found that the spaced repetition system they use is well implemented I may go for months without studying sometimes but when I pop back in to learn some more Ill review previously completed lessons and find that Im recalling a high percentage of the vocabulary I know there is a lot of science behind language learning and I feel that iKnow does a great job with the way I learn Worth the subscription fees for me                 Subscription Based Learning

A tad intimidated at first because the words and sentences are spoken at normal native speeds But I quickly fell in love with the content usability and integration of mobile browser functionality Well thought out layout and content love that IKnow offers examples in both male and female voices If youre willing to put the time and effort into IKnow it absolutely works for learning vocabulary and sentence structureworth the money for sure                 Large buyer

Its not perfect but its definitely an adequate substitute for mobile iKnow learning just as is Im looking forward to better integration between the app and online portion                 Still improving

App is great for practicing sentence structures This also helps with listening comprehension Does need some knowledge in Japanese grammar first                 Great for sentence examples

Love it Great for learning vocabulary in Japanese and Chinese Cant seem to update my study target on my phone It just freezes                 Awesome tool