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title: "RoboKana: Japanese handwriting practice for iPhone by Olena Bachurina"
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# RoboKana

RoboKana is a Japanese writing app for iPhone and iPad by Olena Bachurina, for practising hiragana, katakana and kanji by hand, where the app checks your stroke order and direction.

iOS app by [Olena Bachurina](https://robokana.com/).

## Facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Made by | [Olena Bachurina](https://robokana.com/) |
| Type | iOS app |
| Category | [Learning](https://cookiesforai.app/products/category/learning) |
| Runs on | iPhone, iPad |
| Free tier | Free plan |
| In-app purchases | Yes |
| Languages | English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese |
| Store privacy label | Data Not Linked to You: purchases, user content, usage data and diagnostics may be collected |
| First released | 14 DEC 2017 |
| Last update | 18 AUG 2026 |
| Website | https://robokana.com/ |
| App Store | https://apps.apple.com/us/app/robokana-japanese-writing/id1322000057 |
| Page updated | 14 OCT 2026 |
| Facts checked | 14 OCT 2026 ([how](https://cookiesforai.app/method)) |

## What RoboKana does

RoboKana shows the stroke order of each hiragana, katakana or kanji character with its reading, then you write it with your finger or Apple Pencil and the app checks your strokes, their order and direction.

Part of the content is free; with the in-app purchases it covers all hiragana and katakana, in both handwritten and printed forms, kanji for JLPT N5 to N3 and compound words with native-recorded audio.

You can build custom character sets, practise reading aloud and see learning statistics; progress syncs with iCloud.

## Who RoboKana suits

- Beginners in Japanese who want to learn to write kana and kanji by hand
- Learners preparing for JLPT N5 to N3 kanji

One limit: Only part of the content is free; unlocking all kana and the JLPT N5 to N3 kanji needs in-app purchases.

## What RoboKana costs

Free tier: Free plan. Part of the content is free; one-time in-app purchases unlock the kana sets, the JLPT N5 to N3 kanji, or everything.

Current prices: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/robokana-japanese-writing/id1322000057 (we do not list prices: makers change them, so check the maker's own page before you buy).

## How RoboKana got on this page

Listed by CookiesForAI from public pages: we saved RoboKana's store page or website and checked the facts on this page against the saved copies on 14 OCT 2026. The maker did not pay and was not asked.

Pages we saved: [apps.apple.com](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/robokana-japanese-writing/id1322000057), [robokana.com](https://robokana.com/). Independent by our checks on 14 OCT 2026 ([how we decide](https://cookiesforai.app/method)).

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