3.0.11
2023-08-18
Fixes crashes and various features. Thanks everyone for all the feedback after launch! I'm just getting started, and am all ears if you have anything you'd like to see in upcoming updates. Thanks for your patience.
3.0.10
2023-08-08
Fixes issues disrupting normal usage of the app. Thanks everyone for all the feedback after launch! I'm just getting started, and am all ears if you have anything you'd like to see in upcoming updates. Thanks for your patience.
3.0.8
2023-07-18
Fixes issues disrupting normal usage of the app. Thanks everyone for all the feedback after launch! I'm just getting started, and am all ears if you have anything you'd like to see in upcoming updates. Thanks for your patience.
3.0.7
2023-07-14
Fixes issues disrupting normal usage of the app. Thanks everyone for all the feedback after launch! I'm just getting started, and am all ears if you have anything you'd like to see in upcoming updates. Thanks for your patience.
3.0.6
2023-07-13
Fixes issues disrupting normal usage of the app. Thanks everyone for all the feedback after launch! I'm just getting started, and am all ears if you have anything you'd like to see in upcoming updates. Thanks for your patience.
3.0.4
2023-07-10
3.0 is a complete rewrite packed with new features:
- Anki flashcard creation
- Offline support
- macOS debut!
- iPad and iPhone get brand new browser-like interfaces
- Vocabulary tracking stats (not just kanji)
- Japanese/English dictionary search from the home screen
- Kanji drawing to search dictionary
And lots more. We're beyond excited to bring this to you and hope you enjoy it as much as we have making it.
3.0.3 contains a crash fix, and a fix for recovering prior Manabi Flashcards subscriptions.
3.0.3
2023-07-06
3.0 is a complete rewrite packed with new features:
- Anki flashcard creation
- Offline support
- macOS debut!
- iPad and iPhone get brand new browser-like interfaces
- Vocabulary tracking stats (not just kanji)
- Japanese/English dictionary search from the home screen
- Kanji drawing to search dictionary
And lots more. We're beyond excited to bring this to you and hope you enjoy it as much as we have making it.
3.0.3 contains a crash fix.
3.0.2
2023-07-06
3.0 is a complete rewrite packed with new features:
- Anki flashcard creation
- Offline support
- macOS debut!
- iPad and iPhone get brand new browser-like interfaces
- Vocabulary tracking stats (not just kanji)
- Japanese/English dictionary search from the home screen
- Kanji drawing to search dictionary
And lots more. We're beyond excited to bring this to you and hope you enjoy it as much as we have making it.
3.0.2 contains a crash fix.
3.0.1
2023-07-05
3.0 is a complete rewrite packed with new features:
- Anki flashcard creation
- Offline support
- macOS debut!
- iPad and iPhone get brand new browser-like interfaces
- Vocabulary tracking stats (not just kanji)
- Japanese/English dictionary search from the home screen
- Kanji drawing to search dictionary
And lots more. We're beyond excited to bring this to you and hope you enjoy it as much as we have making it.
2.3.1
2020-04-27
Version 2 is a monumental update! Manabi Reader now tracks which words you've read, you're learning, or already know.
2.3 contains the following:
• Mark Kanji as Known: We chart your kanji familiarity as you read. This makes your learning progress feel tangible. In this update you can now mark kanji as known when you've already learned them before. Tap "Kanji Progress" on the home screen to try it out.
• Various bugfixes and improvements, including fixes for "Mark as Read" button responsiveness, more reliable flashcard integration, dictionary lookup improvements, and more.
2.3.1 contains various bugfixes.
2.3
2020-04-13
Version 2 is a monumental update! Manabi Reader now tracks which words you've read, you're learning, or already know.
2.3 contains the following:
• Mark Kanji as Known: We chart your kanji familiarity as you read. This makes your learning progress feel tangible. In this update you can now mark kanji as known when you've already learned them before. Tap "Kanji Progress" on the home screen to try it out.
• Various bugfixes and improvements, including fixes for "Mark as Read" button responsiveness, more reliable flashcard integration, dictionary lookup improvements, and more.
2.2.9
2020-02-27
Version 2 is a monumental update! Manabi Reader now tracks which words you've read, you're learning, or already know.
2.2 adds the following:
• Improved Kanji Tracking: We track your kanji familiarity as you read. Now for each kanji, you can see which words you read that contained that kanji. Tap "Kanji Progress" on the home screen.
• Smarter Dictionary and Furigana: The word detection accuracy for dictionary lookups and furigana has improved. It also picks up counters and dates now.
• New Audio Player: Several feeds have audio: NHK Easy News, Slow Communication, Wa-tanoshii, and Folktales. Enjoy the slick new audio player.
• Improved News Feeds: Slow Communication, Wa-tanoshii, Buzzfeed Japan, Wired.jp and more are new or improved. Reach out to recommend any you think we should add!
2.2.9 fixes dictionary lookups in word lists, improves support for the HYPEBEAST blog, and fixes images in NHK Easy News.
2.2.7
2020-02-25
Version 2 is a monumental update! Manabi Reader now tracks which words you've read, you're learning, or already know.
2.2 adds the following:
• Improved Kanji Tracking: We track your kanji familiarity as you read. Now for each kanji, you can see which words you read that contained that kanji. Tap "Kanji Progress" on the home screen.
• Smarter Dictionary and Furigana: The word detection accuracy for dictionary lookups and furigana has improved. It also picks up counters and dates now.
• New Audio Player: Several feeds have audio: NHK Easy News, Slow Communication, Wa-tanoshii, and Folktales. Enjoy the slick new audio player.
• Improved News Feeds: Slow Communication, Wa-tanoshii, Buzzfeed Japan, Wired.jp and more are new or improved. Reach out to recommend any you think we should add!
2.2.7 adds support for the 3rd-party "Japanese" dictionary app. It also fixes various bugs, including Matcha Japan Travel Magazine text rendering and the kanji progress screen freezing on certain devices.
2.2.6
2020-02-19
Version 2 is a monumental update! Manabi Reader now tracks which words you've read, you're learning, or already know.
2.2 adds the following:
• Improved Kanji Tracking: We track your kanji familiarity as you read. Now for each kanji, you can see which words you read that contained that kanji. Tap "Kanji Progress" on the home screen.
• Smarter Dictionary and Furigana: The word detection accuracy for dictionary lookups and furigana has improved. It also picks up counters and dates now.
• New Audio Player: Several feeds have audio: NHK Easy News, Slow Communication, Wa-tanoshii, and Folktales. Enjoy the slick new audio player.
• Improved News Feeds: Slow Communication, Wa-tanoshii, Buzzfeed Japan, Wired.jp and more are new or improved. Reach out to recommend any you think we should add!
2.2.6 fixes various bugs and adds the ability to toggle word tracking highlights.
2.2.5
2020-02-17
Version 2 is a monumental update! Manabi Reader now tracks which words you've read, you're learning, or already know.
2.2 adds the following:
• Improved Kanji Tracking: We track your kanji familiarity as you read. Now for each kanji, you can see which words you read that contained that kanji. Tap "Kanji Progress" on the home screen.
• Smarter Dictionary and Furigana: The word detection accuracy for dictionary lookups and furigana has improved. It also picks up counters and dates now.
• New Audio Player: Several feeds have audio: NHK Easy News, Slow Communication, Wa-tanoshii, and Folktales. Enjoy the slick new audio player.
• Improved News Feeds: Slow Communication, Wa-tanoshii, Buzzfeed Japan, Wired.jp and more are new or improved. Reach out to recommend any you think we should add!
2.2.5 fixes various bugs.
2.2.4
2020-02-11
Version 2 is a monumental update! Manabi Reader now tracks which words you've read, you're learning, or already know.
2.2 adds the following:
• Improved Kanji Tracking: We track your kanji familiarity as you read. Now for each kanji, you can see which words you read that contained that kanji. Tap "Kanji Progress" on the home screen.
• Smarter Dictionary and Furigana: The word detection accuracy for dictionary lookups and furigana has improved. It also picks up counters and dates now.
• New Audio Player: Several feeds have audio: NHK Easy News, Slow Communication, Wa-tanoshii, and Folktales. Enjoy the slick new audio player.
• Improved News Feeds: Slow Communication, Wa-tanoshii, Buzzfeed Japan, Wired.jp and more are new or improved. Reach out to recommend any you think we should add!
2.2.4 fixes crash logging.
2.2.3
2020-02-11
Version 2 is a monumental update! Manabi Reader now tracks which words you've read, you're learning, or already know.
2.2 adds the following:
• Improved Kanji Tracking: We track your kanji familiarity as you read. Now for each kanji, you can see which words you read that contained that kanji. Tap "Kanji Progress" on the home screen.
• Smarter Dictionary and Furigana: The word detection accuracy for dictionary lookups and furigana has improved. It also picks up counters and dates now.
• New Audio Player: Several feeds have audio: NHK Easy News, Slow Communication, Wa-tanoshii, and Folktales. Enjoy the slick new audio player.
• Improved News Feeds: Slow Communication, Wa-tanoshii, Buzzfeed Japan, Wired.jp and more are new or improved. Reach out to recommend any you think we should add!
2.2.3 fixes crashes and buggy behavior with audio playback.
2.2.2
2020-01-31
Version 2 is a monumental update! Manabi Reader now tracks which words you've read, you're learning, or already know.
2.2 adds the following:
• Improved Kanji Tracking: We track your kanji familiarity as you read. Now for each kanji, you can see which words you read that contained that kanji. Tap "Kanji Progress" on the home screen.
• Smarter Dictionary and Furigana: The word detection accuracy for dictionary lookups and furigana has improved. It also picks up counters and dates now.
• New Audio Player: Several feeds have audio: NHK Easy News, Slow Communication, Wa-tanoshii, and Folktales. Enjoy the slick new audio player.
• Improved News Feeds: Slow Communication, Wa-tanoshii, Buzzfeed Japan, Wired.jp and more are new or improved. Reach out to recommend any you think we should add!
2.2.2 fixes crashes.
2.2.1
2020-01-29
Version 2 is a monumental update! Manabi Reader now tracks which words you've read, you're learning, or already know.
2.2 adds the following:
• Improved Kanji Tracking: We track your kanji familiarity as you read. Now for each kanji, you can see which words you read that contained that kanji. Tap "Kanji Progress" on the home screen.
• Smarter Dictionary and Furigana: The word detection accuracy for dictionary lookups and furigana has improved. It also picks up counters and dates now.
• New Audio Player: Several feeds have audio: NHK Easy News, Slow Communication, Wa-tanoshii, and Folktales. Enjoy the slick new audio player.
• Improved News Feeds: Slow Communication, Wa-tanoshii, Buzzfeed Japan, Wired.jp and more are new or improved. Reach out to recommend any you think we should add!
2.2.1 fixes several bugs and crashes.
2.2
2020-01-24
Version 2 is a monumental update! Manabi Reader now tracks which words you've read, you're learning, or already know.
2.2 adds the following:
• Improved Kanji Tracking: We track your kanji familiarity as you read. Now for each kanji, you can see which words you read that contained that kanji.
• Smarter Dictionary and Furigana: The word detection accuracy for dictionary lookups and furigana has improved. It also picks up counters and dates now.
• New Audio Player: Several feeds have audio: NHK Easy News, Slow Communication, Wa-tanoshii, and Folktales. Enjoy the slick new audio player.
• Improved News Feeds: Slow Communication, Wa-tanoshii, Buzzfeed Japan, Wired.jp and more are new or improved. Reach out to recommend any you think we should add!
2.2 also fixes several bugs.
2.1.3
2019-12-05
Version 2 is a monumental update! Manabi Reader now tracks which words you've read, you're learning, or already know.
• Word tracking: you'll see how much of an article's vocabulary is already familiar. New words are highlighted for you.
• Kanji tracking: we'll also track the kanji you're familiar with as you read articles. Check your progress within JLPT levels.
• Review flashcards: when you finish reading, you can now immediately review any flashcards you added for words that appeared in the article.
• Dark mode now supported on iOS 13!
2.1.2 fixes a crash and improves readability on iPad.
2.1.2
2019-12-01
Version 2 is a monumental update! Manabi Reader now tracks which words you've read, you're learning, or already know.
• Word tracking: you'll see how much of an article's vocabulary is already familiar. New words are highlighted for you.
• Kanji tracking: we'll also track the kanji you're familiar with as you read articles. Check your progress within JLPT levels.
• Review flashcards: when you finish reading, you can now immediately review any flashcards you added for words that appeared in the article.
• Dark mode now supported on iOS 13!
2.1.2 fixes a crash.
2.1.1
2019-11-18
Version 2 is a monumental update! Manabi Reader now tracks which words you've read, you're learning, or already know.
• Word tracking: you'll see how much of an article's vocabulary is already familiar. New words are highlighted for you.
• Kanji tracking: we'll also track the kanji you're familiar with as you read articles. Check your progress within JLPT levels.
• Review flashcards: when you finish reading, you can now immediately review any flashcards you added for words that appeared in the article.
• Dark mode now supported on iOS 13!
2.1.1 fixes several bugs, including multi-device sync and backup.
2.1
2019-10-21
Version 2 is a monumental update! Manabi Reader now tracks which words you've read, you're learning, or already know.
• Word tracking: you'll see how much of an article's vocabulary is already familiar. New words are highlighted for you.
• Kanji tracking: we'll also track the kanji you're familiar with as you read articles. Check your progress within JLPT levels.
• Review flashcards: when you finish reading, you can now immediately review any flashcards you added for words that appeared in the article.
• Dark mode now supported on iOS 13!
• Various bugfixes, including restoring NHK Easy audio.
2.1 also adds audio to most stores in the Folktales category.
2.0.2
2019-10-17
2.0 is a monumental update! Manabi Reader now tracks which words you've read, you're learning, or already know.
• Word tracking: you'll see how much of an article's vocabulary is already familiar. New words are highlighted for you.
• Kanji tracking: we'll also track the kanji you're familiar with as you read articles. Check your progress within JLPT levels.
• Review flashcards: when you finish reading, you can now immediately review any flashcards you added for words that appeared in the article.
• Dark mode now supported on iOS 13!
• Various bugfixes, including restoring NHK Easy audio.
2.0.2 also includes iOS 12 fixes.