Kiku Downloads & RevenueKiku - Learn Japanese Fast · App Store
Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast is #96 in Education Free in Australia and charting in 1 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast update history & changes
Last change · 15 events since 30 Mar 2026Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 15 events
- ✏️Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast: description updated· CA
- 📦Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast updated to version 1.1.9Hello everyone! Thanks for using Kiku :)
Here's what's new:
- Example sentences on the vocab details page
- Custom study bug fix
- Ability to refresh the Explore page
- Other minor bug fixes - 📦Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast: now updating weekly4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- ✏️Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast: description updated· AU
- 📦Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast updated to version 1.1.8- Chat with AI to understand a word or grammar
- Add notes to words
- Ability to edit streaks
- Transcript fixer: if there has been a mistake in the automated transcript, you can now fix it with AI or edit it yourself.
- Toggle furigana/hiragana/english translation per sentence… more - 📈Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast entered the top 100Top Grossing · Education · AU
- 📈Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast entered the top 100Top Free · Education · AU
- ✏️Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast: description updated· AU
- 📈Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast charting in a new countryCanada
- 📦Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast updated to version 1.1.7- Hotfixes
- Feed scrolling improvements - ✏️Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast: app got smaller130 MB → 103 MB (-21%)
- 📦Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast updated to version 1.1.6- Increased performance
- A lot of bug fixes
- Focus mode
- Text size setting
- Ability to batch-mark multiple words at once
- Offline mode
- Less popups - 🆕Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast first spotted by AppInsider#18 in Top Free · Education · Australia
- 📦Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast version 1.1.5Here's what's new in this update:
- Customisable themes
- Bug fixes
- New dictionary feature
- Ability to create decks
- UI improvements
Thank you for supporting Kiku! - 🆕Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast released on the App Store
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Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast on the App Store
App details
Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| EducationFree | #96 |
Apps near Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast on the chart
Education Free, around #96.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (2)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | 50% | ▼ -67% | |
| 2.5 | 50% | ▼ -50% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
About Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast
Kiku turns your scrolling habit into real listening practice. Swipe through short clips of native speakers chatting, joking, and reacting. That’s the Japanese you’ll hear on the street, in anime, and on Japanese TV, not the stiff phrases from a textbook.
Every clip comes with an interactive transcript. Don’t know a word? Tap it. Like a phrase? Save it. Your saved words become flashcards tied to the exact moment you heard them, so you remember the voice and the context as well as the meaning.
HOW KIKU HELPS YOU LEARN
Real native audio: Train your ear on natural speed, everyday slang, casual speech, and authentic pronunciation.
Tap any word: Get an instant translation with an AI explanation of meaning, nuance, and grammar, right inside the transcript.
Flashcards from what you watched: Review vocabulary pulled from your own clips, with the original audio and context attached.
Hear any word in action: Search a word or phrase and get hundreds of real clips where native speakers use it.
Short and easy to fit in: Each clip takes seconds, so you can practice on the train, in a queue, or between meetings.
MADE FOR
Anime and J-drama fans who want to rely less on subtitles
Travellers getting ready to order food, ask directions, and chat with locals in Japan
Students who want to add real listening practice to their classes or JLPT study
Beginners and intermediate learners who’ve stalled with gamified apps and want real-world exposure
Busy people who want a few minutes of Japanese a day without heavy study sessions
WHY IMMERSION WORKS
Fluent speakers didn’t learn from drills. They learned by hearing the language over and over in real situations. Kiku gives you that same exposure in short clips, so listening comprehension, vocabulary, and natural phrasing build up a little more with every scroll.
Download Kiku and start understanding real Japanese today.
*SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION*
Kiku is available with an annual plan that includes a free trial, or a monthly plan without a trial. If you start a free trial, you won’t be charged until the trial is over. After that, payment is charged to your Apple ID account, and your subscription renews automatically at the same price unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your Apple ID account settings. Prices are shown in the app and may vary by country or region.
*TERMS OF SERVICE*
https://kikulang.com/terms
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What Kiku - Learn Japanese Fast changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.