Comparison between japanese Sensei and japaneseLS apps

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Reply #1 - 2010 November 06, 1:04 pm
aargh57 Member
Registered: 2010-03-24 Posts: 46

Hi.  I just got a néw iPhone and am thinking of getting either Sensei or LS.  I'm talking about Japanese LS here not kanji LS(I may get that one in addition to one of the other two.  Any suggestions on which is better?

Reply #2 - 2010 November 06, 1:25 pm
prink Member
From: Minneapolis Registered: 2010-11-02 Posts: 200

Can you post links? I have an iPhone and would like to check them out. Personally, I just use the Code From Tokyo Japanese app. I've yet to find anything else that is decent and I've tried quite a few.

Reply #3 - 2010 November 06, 1:37 pm
aargh57 Member
Registered: 2010-03-24 Posts: 46

http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.ht … pand=false
Kanji LS touch

Japanese LS touch
http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=392812

Japanese Sensei
http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=361086

They all have gotten good reviews and cost between 11 and 16 dollars

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Reply #4 - 2010 November 06, 2:00 pm
prink Member
From: Minneapolis Registered: 2010-11-02 Posts: 200

I'm going to try Kanji LS in a few minutes. I'll give you a heads up though, writing recognition has only worked for me with very simple kanji on the app I use.

If you haven't already checked it out, here is the one I use: http://www.codefromtokyo.com/japanese

There's a video at the bottom.

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Just from looking at the ones you posted, I think Japanese Sensei would be the best. If I had money, I'd get it and try it out.

Last edited by prink (2010 November 06, 2:08 pm)

Reply #5 - 2010 November 06, 2:08 pm
Katsuo M.O.D.
From: Tokyo Registered: 2007-02-06 Posts: 887 Website

Japanese LS Touch: I haven't tried this so can't really comment, but looking at the app info page it seems more like Kotoba than Japanese Sensei.

Japanese Sensei: has fewer sentences (9,619) than the above, but they are from a more reliable source (Halpern rather than Tanaka) and also includes sound files. (Incidentally, Smart.fm Core series sentences are taken from the same source.) User Interface is quite good.

Last edited by Katsuo (2010 November 06, 2:08 pm)

Reply #6 - 2010 November 06, 2:19 pm
prink Member
From: Minneapolis Registered: 2010-11-02 Posts: 200

Kanji LS is pretty bad. It uses typewritten font instead handwritten.

Reply #7 - 2010 November 06, 2:30 pm
Katsuo M.O.D.
From: Tokyo Registered: 2007-02-06 Posts: 887 Website

prink wrote:

Just from looking at the ones you posted, I think Japanese Sensei would be the best. If I had money, I'd get it and try it out.

There is a "Lite" version you can try for free.

Reply #8 - 2010 November 06, 11:19 pm
prink Member
From: Minneapolis Registered: 2010-11-02 Posts: 200

Katsuo wrote:

prink wrote:

Just from looking at the ones you posted, I think Japanese Sensei would be the best. If I had money, I'd get it and try it out.

There is a "Lite" version you can try for free.

Awesome. I'll give that a try. Thanks

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