Bunpro
Vocabulary and flashcards: Japanese grammar points from JLPT N5 to N1, each explained, then drilled in new sentences on a spaced-repetition schedule.
Prices checked 16 Oct 2026 · How we check
Is Bunpro worth it?
Yes, if you are learning Japanese grammar for the JLPT or alongside a textbook, and want each point explained once and brought back in new sentences until you know it.
What it costs. A year costs $50 ($4.17 a month); month to month is $5; lifetime access is $150 once. Lifetime costs the same as 3.0 years of the yearly plan.
What's free. Bunpro Free, for good: the grammar and vocabulary pages and the reading passages, without the spaced-repetition reviews. Every new account also gets Premium free for 30 days, with no card.
Skip it if you want a course that gets you speaking: Bunpro teaches grammar and vocabulary that you answer by typing, with no speaking practice.
What learners rate it. 4.9 out of 5 from 646 ratings in Apple's US App Store and 4.9 from 3,375 on Google Play, checked 16 Oct 2026.
$50 a year $4.17 a month, billed yearly · Premium
In our comparison: strongest on price and trial and refund terms, weakest on speaking practice.
- Annual plan
- $50 a year ($4.17/mo)
- Monthly plan
- $5
- Lifetime plan
- $150 once, Japanese grammar and vocabulary, every feature
- Free tier
- Free to keep using
Bunpro Free, for good: the grammar and vocabulary pages and the reading passages, without the spaced-repetition reviews. Every new account also gets Premium free for 30 days, with no card. - Languages
- 1
- Speech recognition
- —
- Live tutoring
- —
- Offline mode
- —
- Placement test
- —
- CEFR levels
- —
- Refund or trial
- A 30-day free trial of Premium with no card. A refund for any reason within 30 days of buying a yearly or lifetime plan, or within 7 days of a monthly one, by contacting Bunpro.
- Platforms
- iOS, Android, Web
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How a Bunpro lesson works
- What you do
- Read a grammar point's explanation and its example sentences with audio, then type it into new sentences in reviews spaced further apart each time you get it right; a point you get wrong comes back as a ghost until you know it.
- What comes back
- Automatic: exercises are marked right or wrong. No person checks your work.
- Not included
- A live teacher or stated CEFR levels.
How a lesson works in a vocabulary app
Plans and prices
Every consumer plan on Bunpro's own pricing page or app-store listing, in US dollars unless marked. Per month is the plan price divided by its term. Where the seller shows a crossed-out price beside the one it charges, the figure is the one it charges, and the plan's note gives the crossed-out price.
| Plan | Billing | Price | Per month | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premium, yearlyPremiumShown when the pricing page is switched to Yearly (read in a browser). Apple's US App Store listing sells a Year in the iPhone app for $64.99. | Annual | $50 | $4.17/mo | Japanese grammar and vocabulary, every feature |
| Premium, monthlyPremiumApple's US App Store listing sells it in the iPhone app as Month of Bunpro, $6.49. | Monthly | $5 | $5/mo | Japanese grammar and vocabulary, every feature |
| LifetimeApple's US App Store listing sells Bunpro Lifetime in the iPhone app for $194.99. | Lifetime | $150 | one-time | Japanese grammar and vocabulary, every feature |
What will Bunpro cost you?
Total billed over 12 months
$10.00 less on annual billingOne yearly payment of $50.00.
What each plan covers. Monthly: Japanese grammar and vocabulary, every feature. Yearly: Japanese grammar and vocabulary, every feature.
How lifetime and yearly plans compare across apps
Before subscribing, compare trial, cancellation and refund terms, including how purchases through an app store differ.
How to cancel Bunpro, and how refunds work
What Bunpro says about itself
| Feature | What Bunpro says |
|---|---|
| CEFR levels | — |
| What it is | Vocabulary and flashcards. Japanese grammar and vocabulary on a spaced-repetition schedule, on the web and in iPhone and Android apps. Its grammar library sorts 950 grammar points by JLPT level, N5 to N1; each has a written explanation, links to textbooks and other resources, and example sentences with native audio. Points you have studied come back as reviews in new sentences, and wrong answers come back more often as 'ghosts'. Vocabulary decks, 120+ graded reading passages and JLPT practice tests sit beside it, and it can sync with WaniKani. |
| Languages offered | 1: Japanese |
| Free tier | Bunpro Free, for good: the grammar and vocabulary pages and the reading passages, without the spaced-repetition reviews. Every new account also gets Premium free for 30 days, with no card. |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, Web |
| Offline mode | — |
| Speech recognition | — |
| Live tutoring | — |
| Placement test | — |
| Refund or trial | A 30-day free trial of Premium with no card. A refund for any reason within 30 days of buying a yearly or lifetime plan, or within 7 days of a monthly one, by contacting Bunpro. |
| Company | Bunpro Inc. (BUNPRO株式会社), Japan, founded 2017 |
How Bunpro compares
Bunpro is strongest on price and trial and refund terms, weakest on speaking practice. Each criterion is scored out of 5 from what each app says about itself and from independent reviews, to compare apps that do the same job; it is not a review of the app. How we score.
| Feature | Score (of 5) | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching depth | 2 | Japanese grammar points from JLPT N5 to N1, each explained, then drilled in new sentences on a spaced-repetition schedule |
| Speaking practice | 1 | — |
| Language coverage | 1 | 1 language |
| Free tier | 3 | A free account with limits |
| Price per month | 5 | $50 a year $4.17 a month, billed yearly · Premium |
| Trial and refund | 5 | A 30-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee |
| Offline use | – | — |
| Staying power and bugs | – | Not available |
Languages you can learn on Bunpro
1 language as listed by Bunpro.
How far its courses go
- Bunpro grammar: Grammar points sorted by JLPT level, N5 to N1; 950 grammar points, 100,000+ example sentences with audio. Japanese script, with furigana you can match to your WaniKani level.
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References
- Bunpro: plans and prices (checked 16 Oct 2026)
- Bunpro: grammar library, N5 to N1 (checked 16 Oct 2026)
- Bunpro: its iPhone and Android apps
- Apple App Store: Bunpro listing
- Bunpro: terms of service (checked 16 Oct 2026)
- Bunpro: company overview
- Bunpro: home page (checked 16 Oct 2026)