iago - Learn Japanese

Iago Education

In-app purchases

About this game

iago is the first immersive Japanese Language Visual Novel game! Join Iako-chan and her parrot Iago on an adventure through Japan, learning the conversational phrases & grammar through real-world situations & scenarios!

Key Features:
- Fully visual stories featuring Iako-chan, Iago, and the rest of the crew
- Dynamic conversations catered to you speaking naturally
- Design your own Japanese curriculum from a vast array of situations
- Receive pronunciation feedback as you practice speaking out loud
- Build grammar skills implicitly by learning phrases in context
- Study at your own pace with flexibility

Why You'll Love It:
- It's just as fun as a video game!
- Unique speak-first approach gets you conversing quickly
- Audio recorded by native Japanese speakers
- Covers casual, day-to-day language not found in textbooks
- More affordable than private tutoring

Join Iako-chan and learn and start your personalized Japanese learning journey today!

Ratings and reviews

I've only used it for a couple days so far, but it definitely has potential since it's helping to get me speaking. The only complaint I really have so far is that the music just isn't staying OFF for me. I need the music to be muted so that I can hear new (or review) words properly, but the music keeps turning itself back on. it wouldn't be so bad if the default volume of the music didn't start off so loud compared to the voices.

Definitely not bad, you can learn Japanese in a really fun way! However, it's missing a star because the app runs a little slow at times, and about 90% of the learning is locked behind a subscription. I would love to see a one-time-purchase price, and/or a way to watch ads in order to unlock further training.

Missing 1⭐ because the app performs like cold molasses. But the interactive lessons are effective. Speech recognition is pretty good. I'm a near-beginner with a learn-as-you-go, make mistakes to learn approach. Ex: early on it suddenly asked me to translate an English word straight into hiragana & I was momentarily like, "Wait, it didn't warn me I needed to add Japanese to my keyboard!" That's a feature, IMO. Being challenged outside of my comfort zone works for my learning style. A useful tool!

What’s new

- Update sprites, small bug fixes