Shinobi: Read & Learn Japanese
Jeremy Pitault
Getting the latest details from the App Store…
Jeremy Pitault
Getting the latest details from the App Store…
Learn Japanese by reading stories you'll actually want to finish. Illustrated, JLPT-aligned stories with native audio take you from your first hiragana all the way to N2. Downloaded more than 400,000 times by learners who stopped memorizing word lists and started reading real Japanese. WHY SHINOBI WORKS Most apps teach Japanese in isolated pieces. Shinobi teaches it the way it sticks: in context. Every kanji, word, and grammar point appears inside a story, with images, audio, and a reason to…
Top of Grossing · Education in Japan. Shinobi: Read & Learn Japanese is #99 there. Changes are over 7 days.
How the app presents itself on the App Store. Select a screenshot to open it full size.
Version 1.5.2 · 7 Oct 2026 · 3 days ago
• Quests now count re-reading a story and the words you save. • "I can't speak right now" no longer counts as a mistake in exercises. • Words removed from your favorites no longer come back through story decks. • Story links open properly, and signing in no longer loads forever. • Redesigned subscription screen. Stability improvements and bug fixes.
Every chart this app is in right now, best position first.
| Chart | Rank | 24 h | 7 days | Best | Days on chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Higher on the chart is better: #1 is at the top.
| Japan· Grossing · Education |
| #99 |
| New entry |
| Change unknown |
| #97 |
| 2 |
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Japan · Grossing · Education: best #97, latest #99, over 6 snapshots since 8 Oct. No snapshots from 8 Oct to 9 Oct, on 9 Oct, and on 10 Oct; the line joins the snapshots on either side.
Entries, big moves, #1s and new versions we've recorded.
