Hiragana ・ Katakana ・ Free in beta

Finally learn your kana - don't just flashcard them.

Stroke order, sound, and a story for every character - then quizzes timed to arrive right before you'd forget. Free while in beta · no ads · no account.

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Kana Trail lesson introducing あ and ア with stroke animation

How it works

stroke-order animation
STEP 1

Meet each kana

Watch it drawn stroke by stroke, hear a native speaker say it, trace it yourself, and pin a picture-story to it - all before the first quiz.

Multiple-choice recall question
STEP 2

Recall it right away

Multiple choice first, then typed answers in romaji. You prove you know it minutes after meeting it.

Kana chart showing your learning trail filling in
STEP 3

Review right before you'd forget

Spaced repetition schedules each kana at scientifically-timed intervals. The chart is your trail - watch it fill in.

Three minutes from now you'll know あ. Properly.

Open the app

Write your own hook.

looks like a HOtel sign to us. Maybe it's a garden hoe to you. Whatever sticks - write it down. When you miss a question, Kana Trail coaches you back with your memory, not ours.

Wrong-answer screen coaching you with your own mnemonic
HIRAGANA
KATAKANA

Both scripts, one trail

Learn them together (recommended - matching pairs reinforce each other) or one at a time. Refreshers can jump straight to katakana look-alike drills: シ/ツ, ソ/ン.

Free while in beta.

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No ads No account Fully offline Installs like an app Dark mode built in

All 104 characters, the lessons that teach them, and the reviews that make them stick - free during the beta, no strings attached. And yes - there's a full dark theme that follows your system setting.

Kana Trail is completely free while in beta. Jump in, help shape the app.

Kana Trail home screen in dark mode

Late-night session? Kana Trail follows your system theme, light or dark.

Plain answers

Do I need an account?

No. Progress is saved on your device.

Does it work offline?

Yes, fully. Install once, study anywhere.

Hiragana first, or both?

Both together works well - pairs reinforce each other. One at a time is fine too.

Is typed input supported?

Yes - Hepburn plus common variants (し = shi or si, ふ = fu or hu).

What does it cost?

Nothing while we're in beta. Final pricing isn't locked in yet - for now, everything is free.

What about the Play Store?

Coming soon. The web app installs on your phone today.

New to kana?

Start with our guides - how the two scripts fit together, and the method that makes them stick.

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