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YoMoo: Japanese Reading
34 days old
YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News is #183 in Magazines & Newspapers Free in China and charting in 2 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperMY SENPAI LLC
CategoryEducation
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 0.0 (0)
Version0.33.0
Age rating4+
First seen by us
6 Oct 2026
6 Oct 2026YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News update history & changes
Last change · 27 events since 5 Oct 2026Full timeline ↓📈Charting in a new country📦Updated to version 0.33.0✏️New iPad screenshots✏️New screenshots📦Updated to version 0.32.1📈Charting in a new country in 2 charts🆕First spotted by AppInsider🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 27 events
- 📈YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News charting in a new countryChina
- 📦YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News updated to version 0.33.0New in this version
• A four-page tour shows what YoMoo does before you pick your level.
• Reviews: when you know a word without showing the answer, swipe the card left. Tap ? on the review screen to see how the schedule works (4 hours, 8 hours, 1 day, and up to 3 months).
• Reminders can be turned on from your first saved word. They come at the hour you usually read, at most one a day.
• Paste Japanese text while an article is open and you get an empty box. Back to it returns you to the same place in the article.
• Reading, reviews and shadowing without a connection now need ad-free.
Fixes
• Subscribers no longer see a full-screen ad when the app opens.
• Watching an ad to open a text no longer freezes the app on iPhone.… more - ✏️YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News: new iPad screenshots· JP
- ✏️YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News: new screenshots7 screenshots (was 8) · JP
- ✏️YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News: renamedYoMoo: Japanese Reading → YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News · JP
- 📦YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News updated to version 0.32.1Stability and performance fixes.
Recently added
• YoMoo asks how much Japanese you can read, then opens a first text that fits.
• Scroll down and the controls at the top fold away so the text gets the whole screen.
• News marks new articles NEW, and you can pull down to refresh.… more - 📦YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News updated to version 0.32.0Start at your level
When you first open YoMoo it asks how much Japanese you can read, then opens a first text that fits.
Easier to read
• Darker text colours that are easier on the eyes.
• A word's colour now always matches the JLPT level on its word card.
• Better Japanese line breaks: 。and 、 no longer start a line.
• Scroll down and the controls at the top fold away so the text gets the whole screen. Scroll up to bring them back.
Library
• News shows when it is checking for new articles, marks new ones NEW, and lets you pull down to refresh.
• See how many free texts you have left before you reach the limit.
• Back takes you to the list you came from.
Review
• A short summary at the end of each review session.
Ad-free
• A clearer ad-free page that shows how much the yearly plan saves.… more - ✏️YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News: new icon
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· JP - ✏️YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News: new icon → · ID
- 📦YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News updated to version 0.31.3New app icon
YoMoo now has a new icon: Mt. Fuji with the sun behind it and the hiragana よ. - 📦YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News: now updating weekly4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
- 📈YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News charting in a new country in 2 chartsIndonesia · Italy
- ✏️YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News: description updated· JP
- ✏️YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News: new iPad screenshots· JP
- ✏️YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News: new screenshots8 screenshots (was 8) · JP
- 📦YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News updated to version 0.31.1Export your words
Vocab > Manage words > Export words saves every saved word as a CSV file (word and reading first) that Anki and spreadsheets open.
More accurate JLPT levels
The level on each word card now comes from JLPT word lists for the word itself. Before, many words took the level of their first kanji, so 犬 showed as N4 and 企業 as N1.
Better furigana
Hundreds of readings fixed: 間 read as あいだ where it should be, food words such as 牛丼 (ぎゅうどん) and 麻婆豆腐, and well-known people's names such as 大谷翔平. Names the dictionary doesn't list are marked as a best guess.
Fewer empty word cards
Common words such as 人 (ひと), 店 and 私 now open their dictionary entry, and long-vowel spellings find their own word.
Your free articles last longer
Opening your own text, Aozora Bunko books or the sample no longer uses up one of your 5 free articles.
Also: Privacy options in Settings where ad consent applies, and dictionary credits (JMdict and JMnedict).… more - 📈YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News entered the top 100Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · BR
- 📈YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News charting in a new countryBrazil
- ✏️YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News: description updated· JP
- ✏️YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News: renamedYoMoo: Read & Shadow Japanese → YoMoo: Japanese Reading · JP
- 📈YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News entered the top 100Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · JP
- 📦YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News updated to version 0.26.0• New Home screen: jump back into your last article with Continue, or start Review in one tap.
• Translate pages of text you paste or import into English (beta). Free users watch one ad per page; ad-free members get 5 pages a day.
• Redesigned Vocab tab: search, sort, filter, remove words in bulk, and undo.
• New Updates bell with your streak and what's new.
• Show Reading toggle now in Review sessions.
• Larger layout on iPad.
• Fixes and polish.… more - 📈YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News charting in a new countrySouth Korea
- 📈YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News charting in a new countrySaudi Arabia
- 🆕YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News first spotted by AppInsider#48 in Top Free · Magazines & Newspapers · Japan
- 📦YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News version 1.0(0.25.0)No release notes
- 🆕YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
0.0 ★
0 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#183
Magazines & Newspapers FreeMeasured
YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News on the App Store
App details
App ID
6806095250
Publisher
MY SENPAI LLC
On the store since
Oct 2026
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 16.4+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
89 MB
Also listed in
Magazines & Newspapers
Where YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| China | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #183 |
| Japan | Magazines & NewspapersFree | #189 |
Apps near YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News on the chart
Magazines & Newspapers Free, around #183.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
0.0 ★
0 ratings
Measured
Ratings
0
Measured
About YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News
Japanese reading practice with real news, JLPT passages and your own text. YoMoo puts furigana on every kanji, colours words by JLPT level, and gives you the reading and meaning of any word with one tap.
READ JAPANESE NEWS AT YOUR LEVEL
Every news story has the Original and an Easy version. Switch between them in the reader: read the Easy one first, then the Original. The Easy version is written by AI from the original, so details can differ; the Original is the source wording.
JLPT READING PRACTICE, N5 TO N1
Practice passages for each JLPT level, plus How-To articles. Words are coloured by level (N5 to N1) with a legend, so you can see at a glance how much of a passage is at your level.
TURN YOUR OWN JAPANESE INTO A LESSON
Paste text, scan a printed page with the camera (text recognition runs on your iPhone), or open a .txt, .md, .srt, .vtt, .csv or .json file. Learners use it for:
- emails and documents from work or school
- restaurant menus (check scanned text against the original, as camera reading can mistake one kanji for another)
- stories that ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude wrote in Japanese about things they like
Your own text, Aozora Bunko and the sample are always free. PDF and Word files can't be opened yet.
FURIGANA AND A DICTIONARY ON EVERY WORD
Sentences are split into words, so you can see where one ends. Tap a word for its reading, meanings, part of speech and JLPT level. Show furigana on every kanji, or only on the levels you choose. The dictionary has over 250,000 words and readings from JMdict and JMnedict.
SAVE WORDS, REVIEW THEM, EXPORT THEM
Save any word with one tap. Saved words come back for review (Again / Got it) on a spaced-repetition schedule, with a quiz and flashcards. Export your list as a CSV file that Anki and spreadsheets open.
LISTEN AND SHADOW
Text-to-speech reads the article with the current sentence highlighted, at the speed you set. Shadowing mode plays each sentence, you repeat it, and the last round hides the text. YoMoo does not record or score your voice.
JAPANESE CLASSICS FROM AOZORA BUNKO
Read public-domain literature from Aozora Bunko with the same furigana and dictionary.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Is YoMoo free? Yes, with no account. News and JLPT passages: 5 free articles, then one short ad per article. Your own text, Aozora Bunko and the sample are always free.
What level is it for? From N5 (beginner who knows kana) to N1. The Easy version and furigana help at the lower levels.
Can it translate? Library articles come with English. For text you paste or import, YoMoo can translate one page into English for one short ad (Beta).
Does it work on iPad? Yes, on iPhone and iPad.
AD-FREE SUBSCRIPTION
The optional Ad-Free subscription, monthly or annual, removes all ads and the article limit, and includes 5 free page translations a day. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Mana
READ JAPANESE NEWS AT YOUR LEVEL
Every news story has the Original and an Easy version. Switch between them in the reader: read the Easy one first, then the Original. The Easy version is written by AI from the original, so details can differ; the Original is the source wording.
JLPT READING PRACTICE, N5 TO N1
Practice passages for each JLPT level, plus How-To articles. Words are coloured by level (N5 to N1) with a legend, so you can see at a glance how much of a passage is at your level.
TURN YOUR OWN JAPANESE INTO A LESSON
Paste text, scan a printed page with the camera (text recognition runs on your iPhone), or open a .txt, .md, .srt, .vtt, .csv or .json file. Learners use it for:
- emails and documents from work or school
- restaurant menus (check scanned text against the original, as camera reading can mistake one kanji for another)
- stories that ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude wrote in Japanese about things they like
Your own text, Aozora Bunko and the sample are always free. PDF and Word files can't be opened yet.
FURIGANA AND A DICTIONARY ON EVERY WORD
Sentences are split into words, so you can see where one ends. Tap a word for its reading, meanings, part of speech and JLPT level. Show furigana on every kanji, or only on the levels you choose. The dictionary has over 250,000 words and readings from JMdict and JMnedict.
SAVE WORDS, REVIEW THEM, EXPORT THEM
Save any word with one tap. Saved words come back for review (Again / Got it) on a spaced-repetition schedule, with a quiz and flashcards. Export your list as a CSV file that Anki and spreadsheets open.
LISTEN AND SHADOW
Text-to-speech reads the article with the current sentence highlighted, at the speed you set. Shadowing mode plays each sentence, you repeat it, and the last round hides the text. YoMoo does not record or score your voice.
JAPANESE CLASSICS FROM AOZORA BUNKO
Read public-domain literature from Aozora Bunko with the same furigana and dictionary.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Is YoMoo free? Yes, with no account. News and JLPT passages: 5 free articles, then one short ad per article. Your own text, Aozora Bunko and the sample are always free.
What level is it for? From N5 (beginner who knows kana) to N1. The Easy version and furigana help at the lower levels.
Can it translate? Library articles come with English. For text you paste or import, YoMoo can translate one page into English for one short ad (Beta).
Does it work on iPad? Yes, on iPhone and iPad.
AD-FREE SUBSCRIPTION
The optional Ad-Free subscription, monthly or annual, removes all ads and the article limit, and includes 5 free page translations a day. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Mana
Latest updates
0.33.0
New in this version
• A four-page tour shows what YoMoo does before you pick your level.
• Reviews: when you know a word without showing the answer, swipe the card left. Tap ? on the review screen to see how the schedule works (4 hours, 8 hours, 1 day, and up to 3 months).
• Reminders can be turned on from your first saved word. They come at the hour you usually read, at most one a day.
• Paste Japanese text while an article is open and you get an empty box. Back to it returns you to the same place in the article.
• Reading, reviews and shadowing without a connection now need ad-free.
Fixes
• Subscribers no longer see a full-screen ad when the app opens.
• Watching an ad to open a text no longer freezes the app on iPhone.
0.32.1
Stability and performance fixes.
Recently added
• YoMoo asks how much Japanese you can read, then opens a first text that fits.
• Scroll down and the controls at the top fold away so the text gets the whole screen.
• News marks new articles NEW, and you can pull down to refresh.
0.32.0
Start at your level
When you first open YoMoo it asks how much Japanese you can read, then opens a first text that fits.
Easier to read
• Darker text colours that are easier on the eyes.
• A word's colour now always matches the JLPT level on its word card.
• Better Japanese line breaks: 。and 、 no longer start a line.
• Scroll down and the controls at the top fold away so the text gets the whole screen. Scroll up to bring them back.
Library
• News shows when it is checking for new articles, marks new ones NEW, and lets you pull down to refresh.
• See how many free texts you have left before you reach the limit.
• Back takes you to the list you came from.
Review
• A short summary at the end of each review session.
Ad-free
• A clearer ad-free page that shows how much the yearly plan saves.
Store changes
What YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New iPad screenshots
New screenshots
7 screenshots (was 8)
Renamed
YoMoo: Japanese Reading → YoMoo: Japanese Reading & News
