StickyStudy Japanese Reviews

StickyStudyJapanese will take you from no kanji to however far you are willing to go. I love that I can import my own lists, drill components and browse cards quickly by stack and list type.

In my case, am relaying on stories to remember the kanji (Heisig RTK). The components drill downs help me tie it all out. And import allows you to bring your stories if you have them already (I took an Anki deck with stories, exported it and imported the kanji and stories into StickyStudyJapanese).

Also love that I can have a screen full of Flashcards (makes them more tangible). For Kanji learning on phone this is the best app I’ve found.

I’ve tried at least a dozen apps to complement my formal and informal Japanese studies, and this stands out for its efficiency at studying both how to read and how to write. The writing practice and stroke order visualization in particular really demonstrate a lot of craftsmanship. This and Quizlet win home screen slots for me.

The developer, Justin, is also great. He responds to suggestions, continuously improves StickyStudyJapanese (that I gather he still uses himself), and is really responsive if you encounter a bug. I pointed out a glitch in recent update and a fix was on the store in a day!

I’ve been through a ton of Japanese learning apps and books to find one that keeps my relatively short attention span focused on the task. This is definitely one of the most thorough ones out there. The SRS review allows you to branch out by radicals and compounds and add new word/kanji/sentences to any deck on the fly. It syncs between devices! Tons more. Very happy with this, especially as I loathe textbooks.

Pro tip: find a kanji game app (I use Kanji for Fun - no affiliation) that also separates kanji by level, so you can study the same kanji in a different, slightly less dry environment.

I have tried many apps for JLPT study and this is hands down the best app. The only thing I would add is vocal recordings for every single vocab word but otherwise it’s perfect for studying as WELL as goal setting. You can set a date that you want a certain deck memorized by and it will give you a certain amount of items to review for each day so if you keep up with it, then you will reach your goal by the date you set. Love it :)

This is a prime example of why people who are learning languages should also be the ones who develop apps and programs to learn said languages! Highly recommend for anyone studying Japanese. I particularly like how now next time I need to look up a word, I can also have a mini study session and practice it. I’m also looking forward to trying out the newsfeed feature so I can practice reading more!

I’ve been using StickyStudyJapanese for N3 preparation and I have to say I love it way more than midori, anki, memrise, etc!

However, the one thing I wish you had was the conjugations for verbs, I know it’s mentioned that there’s a dictionary, but if you look at how midori lays out their verbs vocab, you can see that they show all the conjugations... Would you be able to add this to your dictionary? Or to the actual flashcards somehow?

Excellent content, with definitions, examples, similar Kanji to watch out for, and even writing practice. Lots of pre-made decks divided by JLPT levels, school years, etc. SRS lets you focus on want you need to learn, and not waste time repeating what you've already mastered. Instead of filling an idle 5-10 minutes staring at drivel on Facebook, why not pop open StickyStudy and spend a few minutes getting more of those sweet green cards?

I've used StickyStudyJapanese since it originally launched and I'm here to tell you that it is an essential tool for slashing your way through Japanese.

I used StickyStudy to help get me through studying for the JLPT N4 through N1. I couldn't have succeeded without the awesome kanji lists and ability to add your own words from the built-in dictionary.

If you're a beginner, the developer is now throwing in hiragana and katakana decks as bonuses when they used to be a separate app!

It's simple and gets the job done really well.

The developer is really responsive too, which makes StickyStudyJapanese even better because you know someone will listen if you have feedback.

I’ve been studying Japanese for over 30 years. When I first started, we had to create our own flip cards and run through them - very analog approach.

StickyStudyJapanese is intuitive, shows you the brushstrokes, common uses of the word, everything, in an engaging package. Highly recommend.

I’ve been studying for 5 years and this is still StickyStudyJapanese I go back to for vocabulary and kanji practice. I have studied from N5 all the way to N2 and has been the sole reason I have the vocabulary set I do now. Very intuitive and easy to use, a must get for Japanese learning!

The fact that the developer keeps updating and improving StickyStudyJapanese really tips the scale in favor of StickyStudyJapanese. I see some negative reviews. In my experience the developer responds to direct inquiries about StickyStudyJapanese , so write him rather than leave a negative review.

This has all the kanji you can think of and easy to study with! But this is targeted for intermediate level Japanese learners since you need to know hiragana and katakana at least to know the translation readings.

Without doubt the best app for studying Japanese. Even if you have no interest in taking the JLPT, combine StickyStudyJapanese with the Kodansha Kanji book to learn all of the jōyō kanji more easily.

Can’t get StickyStudyJapanese to sync between my iPad and iPhone, and lost over a week of progress. Can’t seem to delete the files to start from the beginning. StickyStudyJapanese is not useful to me; I think I’ll try Anki.

Second time this has happened to me. After getting through 3 decks, I click the folder to browse for what I want to use next and the decks that were originally there (all of them) are now gone. No way to view them again and StickyStudyJapanese once again becomes worthless. Trash App. Do not buy.

And I've tried a lot of apps. Great job, guys.

Lots of good flash card sets

I’ve had StickyStudyJapanese for half an hour and I’ve found a few mistakes already. Eg the reading for 缶 and 空間. Is there some way to report these?

after buyng full app - no sound.
upd. after reinstalling and reading docs - i found it. thanks. good app. best at ipad with pencil.

I’ve been using StickyStudyJapanese for the past two years to study for the N3 and N2 JLPT exam. I have no doubt that a lot of the credit for my passing those exams goes to StickyStudyJapanese, and I’m continuing to use it for the N1. There are LOADS of really valuable options in settings which let you choose to reveal the answers in stages, hear audio, trace the kanji (with and without shadowed guides). In fact, there are so many options, that I’ve had to be bailed out by the creator of StickyStudyJapanese a couple of times – and in both cases he responded immediately. I lived in Japan in the pre-digital days of the late 1980s and early 1990s when looking up a kanji required counting strokes and leafing through a kanwa dictionary. StickyStudyJapanese represents pretty much the polar opposite of that laborious process. If there was an option for more than 5 stars I’d select it.

And I've tried a lot of apps. Great job, guys.