J-crosswords by renshuu

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In-app purchases

About this game

Enjoy Japanese crosswords and let them help you to study over 9,000 different Japanese words, broken up by level and textbook.

* NO Advertisements, NO timers, NO stamina system *

* Play the way you'd like *
- Drag and drop for keyboard-free play
- Keyboard input available, even if you don't have Japanese input on your device

* Tons of puzzles *
- Over 300 free puzzles, with over 1,500 more for paid users!

* Play at your level *
- Vocabulary categorized from beginner (JLPT N5) up to advanced (JLPT N1)
- Lists available for Genki, Tobira, Minna, and other popular Japanese textbooks

* Learn as you play *
- Vocabulary lists let you track how many words you've used in each category.

* Unlock hand-drawn scenes from Japan as you solve puzzles! *

* Full interface and clues for English, German, French, Dutch, and Spanish *

Privacy policy: https://www.renshuu.org/privacy_jcrosswords.htm (also available in-app)

Ratings and reviews

This app is pretty entertaing and helps to practice and learn new vocabulary. I think the mix of english instructions and japanese vocab works especially well for me. You do have to pay $4.99 if you want all of the levels (there's a lot) but it does give you a good ammount of them in the free version. My one wish is that there would be a way to search through or organize your vocab in the "words found" section. That way it's easier to review and look up vocabulary that you use in the game.

Great app. However, I've noticed when some words that use a mixture of katakana and hiragana, it can cause some confusion and more importantly it also seemed to confused the developer. One puzzle you need to spell out tonkatsu but the default options are in hiragana however, due to the mixed use of kana, the last character only has the option to use katakana. Ive only played a few puzzles and this could be a one off issue but something like this can be confusing especially for beginners.

Fun app. I've been using it to keep me on my toes with JLPT vocabulary. I'd give it five stars if there were an option to play randomly generated crosswords. I bought the full version and I do think it's worth it. EDIT: Changed to five stars because of the developer's timely support with my issues over email. Although I'd still love randomized puzzles, I can't neglect good support.

What's new

Privacy policy added (TLDR: We do not collect ANY of your information).
Audio file for エジプト fixed.