Human Japanese
Course app: a Japanese course that explains each point like a friendly textbook, with examples you tap to hear and take apart.
Prices checked 16 Oct 2026 · How we check
Is Human Japanese worth it?
Yes, if you want each point of Japanese explained before you practise it, in order from zero, by a small team that teaches only Japanese.
What it costs. A year costs $49 ($4.08 a month); month to month is $5.
What's free. The first eight chapters of Human Japanese and of Human Japanese Intermediate, with a free account: no card and no time limit.
Skip it if you want speaking practice or live lessons: Human Japanese is lessons you read and listen to, with written questions to its team in the Discussion feature.
$49 a year $4.08 a month, billed yearly · Human Japanese Universal
In our comparison: strongest on price and teaching depth, weakest on speaking practice.
- Annual plan
- $49 a year ($4.08/mo)
- Monthly plan
- $5
- Lifetime plan
- —
- Free tier
- Free sample
The first eight chapters of Human Japanese and of Human Japanese Intermediate, with a free account: no card and no time limit. - Languages
- 1
- Speech recognition
- —
- Live tutoring
- No · Written questions to the team in its Discussion feature; no live lessons.
- Offline mode
- —
- Placement test
- —
- CEFR levels
- —
- Refund or trial
- The first eight chapters of each course are free, with no card and no time limit. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time; its pages give no refund terms.
- Platforms
- Web
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How a Human Japanese lesson works
- What you do
- Read a short explanation of one point of Japanese, tap each example to hear a native voice actor say it and see how it is built, then check yourself at a review checkpoint; the first chapters teach hiragana and katakana with animated characters.
- 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 course app
Plans and prices
Every consumer plan on Human Japanese'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Japanese Universal, yearlyUniversalBoth courses, with Extra Credit on Satori Reader. | Annual | $49 | $4.08/mo | one language |
| Human Japanese Universal, monthlyUniversalBoth courses, with Extra Credit on Satori Reader. | Monthly | $5 | $5/mo | one language |
| Human Japanese Universal and Satori Reader, yearlyUniversal and Satori ReaderAdds the whole of Satori Reader: more than 1,400 episodes of Japanese stories written for learners. | Annual | $89 | $7.42/mo | one language |
| Human Japanese Universal and Satori Reader, monthlyUniversal and Satori ReaderAdds the whole of Satori Reader: more than 1,400 episodes of Japanese stories written for learners. | Monthly | $9 | $9/mo | one language |
What will Human Japanese cost you?
Total billed over 12 months
$11.00 less on annual billingOne yearly payment of $49.00.
What each plan covers. Monthly: one language. Yearly: one language.
Before subscribing, compare trial, cancellation and refund terms, including how purchases through an app store differ.
What Human Japanese says about itself
| Feature | What Human Japanese says |
|---|---|
| CEFR levels | — |
| What it is | Course app. A Japanese course told in order, like a friendly textbook that explains, then demonstrates with examples you tap to hear and break down. It starts from zero with the writing systems, pronunciation and greetings; Human Japanese and Human Japanese Intermediate together have more than 85 chapters and 4,000 audio recordings by native voice actors, with animations of hiragana, katakana and kanji, review checkpoints and quizzes, and a Discussion feature for questions to the team. Each lesson has 30 to 60 "Extra Credit" practice sentences on Satori Reader, its sister site. |
| Languages offered | 1: Japanese |
| Free tier | The first eight chapters of Human Japanese and of Human Japanese Intermediate, with a free account: no card and no time limit. |
| Platforms | Web |
| Offline mode | — |
| Speech recognition | — |
| Live tutoring | No · Written questions to the team in its Discussion feature; no live lessons. |
| Placement test | — |
| Refund or trial | The first eight chapters of each course are free, with no card and no time limit. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time; its pages give no refund terms. |
| Company | — |
How Human Japanese compares
Human Japanese is strongest on price and teaching depth, 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 | 4 | A Japanese course that explains each point like a friendly textbook, with examples you tap to hear and take apart |
| Speaking practice | 1 | — |
| Language coverage | 1 | 1 language |
| Free tier | 2 | The first lessons are free, the rest is paid |
| Price per month | 5 | $49 a year $4.08 a month, billed yearly · Human Japanese Universal |
| Trial and refund | 2 | The first eight chapters of each course are free, with no card and no time limit. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time; its pages give no refund terms |
| Offline use | – | — |
| Staying power and bugs | – | Not available |
Languages you can learn on Human Japanese
1 language as listed by Human Japanese.
How far its courses go
- Human Japanese and Human Japanese Intermediate: level not stated; more than 85 chapters and 4,000 audio recordings. Writing systems from the first chapter, with animations of hiragana, katakana and kanji, with audio and notes.
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References
- Human Japanese: pricing (checked 16 Oct 2026)
- Human Japanese: about (checked 16 Oct 2026)
- Human Japanese: how it works (checked 16 Oct 2026)
- Human Japanese: questions and answers
- Human Japanese's home page (checked 16 Oct 2026)