Todaii Reviews

As someone who has been trying to learn Japanese for a few months with no success, I feel like for people who barely knows Japanese, it’s going to be hard for them. For the easy section when you click on the news article, you can translate it and stuff but it is really hard to understand which part is which. I went on a news article and didn’t understand a thing so I decided to translate it, I don’t think that it is a good with beginner’s because it’s not in a learning progress way because you just expect us to know what part we are on and which is word is which. I’m sorry for assuming that’s what you think cause it really could not be what you think or maybe is. This is a great app, but I think that it is better for advanced people.

My previous review wasn’t showing up after I updated it so I’m resubmitting it Judging by the rude response from the developer ("Hello, ITS THE NORMAL LOGIC, EMAIL IS UNIQUE, try another email then, and why you need delete then create the new one with same account?"), I will not be paying for Todaii or use it anymore. I deleted my account because you have no way to reset your progress in ANY of your apps. Maybe implement that? Don’t support creators who choose to be rude instead of communicating properly and improve their apps! Deeply disappointed. Original review: If you delete your account, you can’t make another one with the previous email. There’s also no option to update your email.

Really love Todaii but there are some kinks I really wish they’d work out. For some reason after the newest update it wouldn’t let me open up my folders in my notebook so I thought I’d delete and redownload Todaii to see if that fixed it, assuming since I have to sign in and everything that it would save all of the stuff I had on Todaii to my account but no, it just got rid of all of the notebook folders I made and all of the practice tests I took and started. Just kind of frustrated right now because I took a lot of time sorting through note cards and saving them to specific folders and working on the tests but it’s just all gone now. Otherwise I really appreciate Todaii and all the things you can do on it, it’s been a tremendous help in learning and I’ve recommended it to anyone interested in learning Japanese.

Todaii is great, but the definition of an unknown word is pulled from Google Translate, I think. It’s not bad. However, there are better dictionaries, feature-wise, that I use for learning Japanese. When I use Easy Japanese app on my iPad Pro, Todaii does not allow me to pull up the dictionary app so that I use it side by side on ONE screen, instead of having to switch back and forth between screens, which is a bit annoying. I don’t know if it’s easy to change, but such update will be greatly appreciated.

One final question before I finish I review: The “Print Article” button does not work on my phone or my iPad Pro. Anyone also experienced that?

Thank you very much.

I can’t say enough good things about Todaii. It constantly amazes me. The team that put Todaii together has done a tremendous amount of work and continues to do so every day just for you. It might not be approachable if you are an outright beginner. But if you are a lower intermediate and above, then you can really make great use of the news articles.

You can turn on and off the furigana to test yourself when reading kanji. All of the words can be looked up almost instantly. What is even better, is that you can add these words to your flashcard favourites and learn them in your own time. Not only that, but you can listen to the article after you’ve read it so that you can evaluate your listening comprehension. $50 for a lifetime membership is a steal!! Congratulations to the developer Todaii is amazing. I love what you are doing.

Todaii is fire , it offers so many lessons and the pictures really help a ton! It allows you to see the translation of Japanese words and the translation of kanji symbols!! I like that the videos refreshes everyday so you’ll always have new content to learn!! I’m honestly overwhelmed by Todaii and how good it is. Goodbye Rosetta Stone and Duolingo 🤩🤩🤩💪🏼

Edit: March 30, 2024
I love Todaii but do the 2 minute videos not work anymore ??

I don’t usually rate apps, but I had to give this 5 stars. I didn’t expect to find something that would work so perfectly for me, this is exactly what I was looking for when I was trying to find an app for reading Japanese articles. Not only does it have the ability to look up words really easily, it also has options to change the furigana depending on your level. Very good app 7/5.

This has been unbelievably helpful in my quest to master this beautiful language. Living in the states and not having access to many sources of 日本語, neither spoken nor written, has been a great challenge. This wonderful app keeps me up to date on recent events, let’s me practice my reading, and even has an option to listen to a native speaker 🥰 definitely worth upgrading to pro, and definitely a 5 star app. Well done.

Still has a few bugs. The “back” button sometimes disappears, it crashed 1 time so far, and the text sometimes stays black when I switched to night mode.
But for what it is, Todaii is AMAZING. I will probably end up paying for the subscription if these couple of bugs can be fixed.
Developer, I know you’re doing hard work, I can’t wait to see where you take Todaii. Consider me a customer.

I love the mix of serious, funny, financial, weather, and animal stories on Todaii! So refreshing after reading the news app in my iPhone in English! I love seeing all sides of what’s interesting around the world and practicing my Japanese. The options and word resources are great for instant help with translation. The length of the articles is perfect for a quick read. No time wasted on he-said-she-said political and celebrity crap.

Often times, I download an app and end up not using it, but Todaii has so many features that help me learn Japanese, and I feel encouraged to continue to learn.

I've tried so many ways of immersing myself in the Japanese language including joining Japanese Discord servers, and all of them went no where. Now, I have finally found Todaii for me.

Thanks for your creation :) I look forward to using it more in the future

I am a beginner at Japanese and I have been looking for reading material at my level. Todaii is exactly what I was looking for and so much more. Not only can you read, play audio, look up words and translate as you go, but you can also save new words, study flash cards and export your vocabulary lists to use elsewhere! There is also a section of more difficult reading materials but I will check that out once I reach a higher level.

So happy a friend recommended this!

First I want to say thank you for building such a fantastic app! I use it every day in my studies to help with reading and listening. It’s great! One additional feature that I think would be a great help is if you could integrate Wanikani progress via their api to set which furigana are loaded. I believe someone has already made one for the website version on the computer, but if it could be integrated in Todaii it would be fantastic!

Thanks again!

I really love Todaii. It's the best resource I've seen for turning real news into a learning resource with lots of integrations to make learning easier.

One of my favorite things is the audio reading of the articles. However some articles I studied a few months ago no longer play (it just spins) and some of the voice choices seem to have been lost in a recent update.

I started using Todaii and enjoyed reading articles, but then I noticed the JLPT button on the bottom. I was preparing to take N3 and decided to see what materials Todaii had to offer. I was blown away!! It was wonderful being able to take mock tests, review my answers, and try a different test. I was amazed at the consistency of my mistakes and successes, which I wouldn’t have noticed without Todaii. I was able to focus my studies on my trouble areas. The timer during the test was incredibly helpful, and I was thankful to have the audio portion as well. I recommend Todaii for anyone preparing to take the JLPT. I took the N3 yesterday and I’m feeling pretty good about it! We’ll see in a few months. :) I’m excited to see what else Todaii has to offer!

Todaii is usually really great, but in the new iOS 16 update, when you highlight a text, only about half the time does it give you the black box that you want. The other half of the time, what ends up happening is that the iOS default selection box does come up, and the black box is nowhere to be found. You cannot troubleshoot this by reselecting the span. Hope they fix it soon because Todaii is worth paying for

Todaii is so amazing!! Not only does reading and translating the articles help with grammar and vocabulary, but you can take all the Japanese Proficiency tests and track your progress!! Only problem is, when I passed the first part of JPLT N5 and tried the “save image” option, Todaii crashed, so not I don’t have a photo of my score, nor can I look at the answers (T^T). Here’s my one suggestion: instead of making you retake the test, once completed, it should take you back to your most recent result, and offer an option to retake if desired. Thanks, keep up the good work!!

I spent less than 30 seconds on Todaii and could already tell its good. I saw it had options for free for users, and more options for premium. When I saw that I get access to 10 full practice tests for all JLPT N5-1 I looked into the cost. I bought a 50%off sale for LIFE TIME SUBSCRIPTION. for 30$.

Having 10 times practice tests for just N5 alone and the ability to request more is invaluable.

I’ve just taken my first practice test and I can confirm its accurate to the official N5 practice book.

The newspapers for reading material is also invaluable to those ready to start expanding their Japanese through comprehensive reading. The quick search tools and fumigant make it valuable study material.

For those looking for more reading material also try Yomu Yomu. Has reading material, short story’s, and grammar lessons. Great alongside Todaii for reading and native audio recordings.

I've been studying Japanese on and off for a while, and I've just recently decided to get serious about it. I downloaded Todai Easy Japanese without really thinking about it, and I'm so glad I did! Todaii offers so much, even without having to pay for the subscription (which is still only $25 for a forever sub with a few other options if you'd rather pay monthly). It allows you to read news articles with optional furigana, vocab look-up and study (with flashcards!), audio, local translations and even translating it yourself, etc. If you want to read real-world, everyday Japanese, this is the perfect app! I'm 100% going to be paying for the subscription!

This is a really impressive app, and is a perfect companion for your Japanese studies. Not only does it find easy articles from sources like NHK, you can take practice JLPT tests here, use a dictionary, use flash cards for JLPT and also watch videos that are subbed perfectly. There are many more hidden features like different voices to audio play the article you’re reading etc.
Really 5 stars 🎉