ToLearnJapanese
Shares rank 7 of 12 language learning apps by recommenders
Recommended for its redesigned Japanese learning features, including Yomitan support and a manga reader, and for helping with everyday reading.
Recommended for its redesigned Japanese learning features, including Yomitan support and a manga reader, and for helping with everyday reading.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Redesigned with improved quality
“I've done a full redesign, improved quality, and added some valuable new features like Yomitan and a manga reader.”
Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: My app just won best iOS Japanese learning tool of 2025 award” Yomitan and manga reader support
“I've done a full redesign, improved quality, and added some valuable new features like Yomitan and a manga reader.”
Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: My app just won best iOS Japanese learning tool of 2025 award” Useful for daily reading
“it's such a fantastic tool. When I am not actively learning it's still invaluable for day to day reading.”
Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: My app just won best iOS Japanese learning tool of 2025 award” Cool app and resource list
“This is a very cool app and list of resources for learning Japanese.”
Comment from 30 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: My app just won best iOS Japanese learning tool of 2025 award”
Other language learning apps people recommend
The four most recommended other language learning apps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duolingo | 39 | 111 | 26% | 12 | 3 yrs4 owners | — |
| 9M Mandarin tone speech model | 14 | 5 | 74% | 1 | — | — |
| Language Transfer | 13 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Pimsleur | 9 | 4 | 69% | 6 | — | — |
| ToLearnJapaneseThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“This is a very cool app and list of resources for learning Japanese.”
“I've done a full redesign, improved quality, and added some valuable new features like Yomitan and a manga reader.”
“it's such a fantastic tool. When I am not actively learning it's still invaluable for day to day reading.”
“Hoping to make learning Japanese more fun.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.