u/jimip6c12

Progress I made in building a Duolingo for JLPT exam

As title said it, its a *duolingo for practicing JLPT exam*

Duolingo is great for initial burst of momentum but when one is serious about learning Japanese, he/she needs to find proper material to grind, if not starting to practice the JLPT exam.

So I spent sometimes building this app that works exactly like what you are expecting — streaks, XP, hearts — but with questions that match JLPT exam as well as context aware explanation.

My goal is to keep your grinding, but on specific grammar point, passeages pattern, expression and vocab. When I passed N3 exam last year, I wished I could have an app as minimal as this one, no distraction, no fancy content, and just practice. And I am sure someone like me would enjoy this as well.

If anyone else is studying for JLPT and wants to try it, it's on iOS at the moment.

Link: https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/renshuu-jlpt-practice/id6760298565

*So this is a free app?*

Yes, all contents are 100% free. There is no hidden feature, no hidden nothing.

There is no ad banner that takes out your screen, no crazy notification (except an one-off reminder if you have not finished an exercise before end of the day, which you can disable)

There is no collection of personal detail, and you are free to sign up with dummy email address.

There are a lot of rooms for improvement for the app and content. And I totally understand this app is not at par with other proper Japanese study materials with just a practice feature.

Thus the app content is built free and will always be free.

*Free Premium*

If you want to skip the duolingo heart system and don't want to pay, you can use the "contact us" button in the app and send me an email with your username / user-id / email, I will toggle the premium for you.

Note: I apologize for an issue in the previously shared version of the app, where translations and answers were shuffled. The bug has now been resolved.

u/jimip6c12 — 2 days ago