Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast

I like the idea of the app, but I found that there was no real way for the app to know what type of content I wanted to see, so I just kept seeing random things which made it less enjoyable, so that was a big deal for me. Also the speech to text accuracy is defnitely lacking, there are many times where the word is wrong or diffrent to what the person actually said. That and there should be an easier way for people who already know many words in Japanese to be able to siphon through them. I had to manually tell the app that I “learned” them before and it became really tedious, maybe if i could choose “learned” on the side then press on the words i want to mark as that, then press on it again to choose “familiar” or something and then press on all the words that apply, kind of like a paint system, because as it stands it’s just way too slow. I wish there was a way to see the words you see the most/you press on the most, so that way you can know to go back to them more often.

Really cool app I love the design and the explanations are top tier, it’s not just a dictionary definition, it’s well put. However the subtitles sometimes don’t line up, for instance if the person takes a break from talking the subtitles keep moving on which is a bit annoying, overall great app.

I see people complaining about the the pay wall but this app is definitely worth the money. You even get a 7 day free trial that you can cancel at any time. For about $50 a year which is like $4 a month you get access to videos with word time syncing, ai grammar breakdowns, example sentences, definitions, the different pronunciations of a word and auto generated flash cards that you can review at anytime whenever you click on a new word. Another feature that I love is that there a watch history / save feature so if you accidentally close the app you can find the video you were watching again. Another awesome thing is that everytime you review a word it’s color progresses from white (new) to dark orange (mastered) through multiple stages. One thing I do have to note is that sometimes the app will close when clicking on a word while scrolling. Another thing is that sometimes the AI description won’t generate but there’s an easy fix. Just click on the definition button next to the AI one and click back. It should be fixed after doing this 1-3 times. Overall a great app and I highly recommend it 🔥