Jalup - Japanese Level Up!

Japanese is not an easy language to learn, but this program will save you a lot of pain and frustration if you follow the path it presents. As long as you know how to read the kana and kanji (which there are learning cards for as well) used in each sentence learning card, these cards are carefully constructed to teach either a new vocabulary word, grammar point, or natural language use. Additionally, the app has its own SRS test system, so all one needs to do is show up to the app and do the reviews. With the completion of the Beginner deck, all the other decks teach concepts using Japanese only, so your Japanese fluency will accelerate. It may seem scary, but the Japanese explanations are written such that learners can easily start learning Japanese as Japanese without the extra work of definition branching (one can compare the definitions used in this app to those found in a Japanese-Japanese dictionary) If you are looking to take the JLPT exams, it would be best to buy JLPT materials, but if you want to accelerate fluency, this app has everything one needs to begin the journey.

As others have mentioned, this app has a well-designed spaced repetition system spread across multiple courses, each of which has a unique angle that appears useful for progressive learning (from initial kana to kanji/english blended sentences, english to japanese sentences, and japanese sentences without english based on japanese words you learned in previous courses). I’ve tried 15-20 language learning apps and after spending a few months with the free sample courses, I decided to go all in and purchased the maximum package for $299. I initially was worried I couldn’t use this app with family share, but found a workaround for my wife’s phone: I signed her out of app store, signed myself in, restored the purchase, and after the download signed her back in. So for those of you with family accounts learning together, this is the way to go. Excellent job so far by the developer — and I hope to see the other Jalup decks added soon. Thanks!

This app is amazing. I have made the most consistent progress I ever have using only this app and I now have a learning path I am confident in going forward. Forget textbooks, this app is all you need! I can now write 2300 kanji from memory and am starting to learn via the J-J cards in Jalup Intermediate. Different things work for different people, but I can say that as someone who took some undergrad courses, tried a ton of self-study material including wanikani and textfugu, and actually lived in Japan for 3 months, this is the way to go for actually learning and being able to use real Japanese in a non-immersive environment. I’m heading back to Japan at the end of the year and will be happily grinding away through this amazing study content until I leave (and probably after I get there). Thank you so much Adam for your hard work.

The flashcards in jalap are top notch in both content and audio quality. I have been looking for a srs based app to practice reading for ages and believe this one is fairly comprehensive if you are working towards fluency. The developers of jalap also gave me one of the most satisfying customer service experiences I have had in quite a while. I had an problem and contacted them through their website. My issue was quickly and effectively taken care of vi email. Thanks for what you do!

I’ve been learning with Jalup for a while before this app was born, yet even with a busy life I find it surprising that Jalup helped me to pass JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) N3 in a very short time. Jalup wasn’t even intended for JLPT preparation but the way it’s structured is very helpful to learn Japanese efficiently. I’m glad that now Jalup has its own app. This Jalup app isn’t just a simple app, it has thousands of grammar points, kanji, and vocabularies, all supported with great features like shadowing and speaking. I want to recommend this app to all Japanese learners who want to achieve fluency.