Release Notes

• ‘Reveal Furigana after answer’ is now an optional setting
• After an incorrect answer, the vocab details pane won’t automatically expand anymore. This can be changed in settings.
• Desktop: Added more hotkeys (see Knowledge Base)
• Fixed various bugs

Improvements / New Features

• Added a timezone feature (Dashboard > Settings > Lessons)
• Added a couple of settings to have the audio autoplay in different ways when reviewing (at start; after responding; if the answer was wrong)
• Furigana will now auto-show after every answer
• Desktop: Added various hotkeys for smoother navigation. The keybinding manager can now be accessed in lessons
• Desktop: Added a keyboard shortcut for archiving items and the possibility to restore the item for a few seconds after it has been archived

Bugfixes

• Text and icons should no longer be blurry on HDPI monitors (especially Macs)
• Custom notes and synonyms added in practice mode are now saved to the server as expected
• The placeholder setting will no longer reset to its default setting after restarting the app
• The vocab progression window (Dashboard > Browse) will no longer stay on the screen after returning to the main menu
• Fixed a bug that caused the app to freeze when clicking on ‘Search by…’ (Dashboard > Browse) before the practice lists loaded up
• Minor bug fixing and code optimisation

New features and improvements

• The top right corner of the review interface now shows the total number of available reviews and completed items per session (a session ends when one goes back to the dashboard)
• Removed the Furigana textfield for kana-only words
• Added a Knowledge Base / FAQ section (can be accessed from the dashboard)
• Added a function to get in touch with the dev via the app (can be accessed from the FAQ section)
• It is now possible to easily report individual items if a mistake is suspected (e.g. wrong JLPT level). To do so, click on the ‘Report a problem’ link that is located at the bottom of the lesson interface
• Added a Light theme
• Desktop: Added tooltips for most image buttons and some links
• Android: The phone’s back button is now actually functional within the app
• Added some minor features and improvements not worth mentioning in detail

Bugfixes

• The endless practice settings will no longer reset after finishing the first session
• Fixed quite a few visual bugs, mostly in the Android version

Bugfixes

• Fixed some audio related bugs that caused the app to freeze on Windows and macOS systems
• Fixed a bug in the font randomizer that caused the app to crash on Windows and macOS systems

Improvements / New Features

• Loading times in between reviews have been shortened significantly
• Desktop: Added full-screen support to reduce the potential for distractions during lessons and reviews
• When selecting another Study Mode it is now possible to decide whether you want to get all or just study mode specific reviews in the future
• It is now possible to archive vocabulary during reviews
• Numbers can now be typed in as digits (eg ‘3 things’ for ‘三つ’)
• In both study and review sessions there are some new icons in the top bar providing a visual indication of when temporary audio files are being downloaded and played
• Made scrollbars in menus always visible by default
• Added some more minor features not worth mentioning in detail

Bugfixes

• Fixed a bunch of audio related issues (audio being played back in the wrong order; audio lagging behind; etc)
• Got rid of that annoying static noise at the end of some audio files
• Words with many meanings/translations won’t cause bugs in the UI any longer
• Typing in a mix of Hiragana and Katakana for a single word won’t cause the answer to be wrong any more
• Some more minor bug fixing and code optimization

New features

• Font randomization is now available
• It’s now easier to test one’s Kanji knowledge: Just check ‘Hide Furigana’ in Settings -> Reviews. When doing reviews, press Tab to make it visible again.
• Desktop: Added various keyboard shortcuts. For details, press the keyboard-shaped button in the top bar when doing reviews.
• When searching for items via Browse, unlearned words can now be moved to the front of the lessons queue. This allows you to prioritize items or learn words that are not part of your currently selected Study mode. Use wisely. Unlearned words are now visually marked with gray font color.
• A auto-submit feature has been added, no need to press Enter anymore. Use wisely.
• In EN->JP mode, only basic PoS will be displayed from now on (eg: ‘Verb’ instead of ‘Godan verb with su-ending’)
• Added a setting to auto-play sentence audio in reviews
• Added some more minor features not worth mentioning in detail

Bugfixes

• Fixed a couple performance issues that could lead to overheating on some devices
• Fixed an endless loading loop bug caused by the dashboard incorrectly showing ‘1 review left’
• The confirm-button didn’t convert n to ん if it’s the last character of a word
• Some more minor bug fixing and code optimisation

New features

• Vacation Mode has been implemented
• An audio review mode has been implemented: You’ll hear the vocab in Japanese and are asked to enter its meaning (activate in Settings -> Reviews)
• The Endless Practice feature has been improved and now lets you choose the way you want to practice (JP to EN, EN to JP, Audio to EN, Audio to JP) and which SRS levels shall be included
• The information that appears when an item has just been answered (shortcut = space bar) was extended by the words PoS, JLPT level, the context sentence with audio and links to Jisho & Tatoeba
• Selecting any vocab in the ‘Browse’ interface will now display some valuable infos such as its SRS level and how many times it has been answered (correct)
• Part of speech is now displayed in review sessions
• The current selected Study Mode now appears in Settings -> Lessons
• The Kana converter will now convert n’ to ん
• On the login screen there’s now a ‘Secure Connection’ checkbox (enabled by default)
• Added some more minor features not worth mentioning in detail

Bugfixes

• Trying to playback audio of custom vocab or other vocab without an audio file won’t crash the app anymore
• Adding custom vocab: Fixed a bug that prevented Kanji from being pasted into the corresponding textfield
• Some more minor bug fixing and code optimisation

• Lightning Mode can now be activated/deactivated on the fly while reviewing
• The Progress interface now shows the time left until the next daily reset
• Fixed a login interface bug that could lead to crashes on Android devices and changed it’s look a bit
• Fixed a bug that could prevent the user from logging in in some cases
• Some more minor bug fixing and code optimisation

New features

• It is now possible to browse/view/edit all unlocked vocabulary
• The JLPT level of each word is now being displayed in study sessions
• In Endless practice mode, it is now possible to practice items by their levels (Rookie, Amateur, etc)
• The ‘Critical Condition Items’ list is now automated. A word is added to the list when it has just been reviewed and the average percentage of correct answers is <75%, and removed if it’s >75%
• Each practice list now shows the number of items it contains
• Added some more minor features not worth mentioning in detail

Bugfixes

• After changing the login password on one device, signing in on other devices wasn’t possible (unless manually deleting the cache folder)
• Adding/editing custom vocab crashed the app in some cases
• Some more minor fixes not worth mentioning in detail

New features

• It’s now possible to add, edit and delete your own vocabulary
• Added a practice mode that allows vocabulary to be reviewed anytime without restrictions. Practicing doesn’t change a words mastery level or its next due review time
• It’s now possible to browse, search and view vocabulary
• Vocabulary can now also be edited and archived outside of study/review sessions
• Archived vocabulary can now be restored
• It’s now possible to add alternative readings to vocab items (=like synonyms but for Japanese readings)
• Added part of speech to most words
• Synonyms are now displayed in review sessions
• Various usage hints have been added
• The review session input field now shows different default texts depending on whether the English meaning or Japanese reading has to be entered
• Latin characters w/ common diacritics are now supported in synonyms (and pretty much everywhere else)
• Android: Pasting from and copying to the clipboard is now supported
• Added in-app donations. Donating grants ‘Prime’ status as a thank you. While the core features and most of the additional features are free to use forever, some of the features added in this patch require Prime status to be fully functional
• Added some more minor features not worth mentioning in detail

Bugfixes

• Getting the last review item of a study session wrong shouldn’t crash the app anymore
• Losing internet connection shouldn’t crash the app anymore
• When there’s no internet connection on startup, it’s no longer required to quit and restart the app
• Double-clicking the ‘Study Now’ or ‘Review Now’ button shouldn’t crash the app anymore
• Android: Notifications should now work on Android 8+
• Android: Re-opening the app right after closing it shouldn’t crash the app anymore
• Android: Increased the size of the ‘add synonym’ textfield
• Fixed the layout of popup windows
• Some more minor fixes not worth mentioning in detail

A critical bug that led to frequent crashes in review sessions has been fixed.

New features

• It’s now possible to only review JA->EN or EN->JP at one time
• Study Modes can be switched anytime without losing progress (Settings -> Lessons)
• A kana-only Study Mode has been added
• WK vocabulary can be excluded from all Study Modes
• Kana-only vocabulary can be excluded from all Study Modes
• Improved typos tolerance for english words (similar to what WK does)
• New lessons appear more randomly in order to avoid too many similar words in a row
• Reviews appear more randomly in order to avoid always the same items being reviewed at the same time
• Audio auto-play is now also available in review-sessions (Settings -> Reviews)
• Android: Study reminders (=push notifications) have been added
• Kana-characters are now supported in notes
• A character limit counter for notes has been added
• You can now type Hiragana for Katakana-words
• Settings now have descriptions
• The changelog will now be displayed on the ‘Update available’ mask
• Accounts can be (permanently) deleted
• Added a simple Resource Monitor to keep track of RAM usage etc (press F12 to open)

Bugfixes

• [Experimental] Desktop: Audio related errors led to frequent crashes
• Android: The keyboard no longer obscures the email/password fields
• editing in the middle of a note returned the cursor to the text end with every keystroke
• marking text in a note crashed the application if that note started with a line break
• The application showed a higher amount of available lessons than there were left to learn
• Japanese words that contain a lot of characters shouldn’t exceed the screen width anymore
• The ‘I made my choice’ button on the Study Mode selection mask could be clicked even though there was no Study Mode selected
• Not closing Torii could lead to excessive RAM usage over time in some cases

New features

• Option to “ignore” words you already know in depth to permanently keep them from appearing in the reviews
• Reset your progress (Settings -> General Settings)
• Improved the Kana converter (now つ can be typed as ‘tu’, ち as ‘ti’ and many more)

Bugfixes

• Synonyms that contain whitespaces were falsely taken as wrong answer
• entering the meaning of 何 – なん and a few other words won’t crash the application anymore
• certain characters in custom notes caused the application to crash
• notes are now visible when reviewing
• when adding notes while reviewing, the space-key doesn’t collapse the info pane anymore
• macOS: the heavy flickering of the app at startup is gone
• some more minor fixes