Show HN: Learn Japanese by Reading on iOS and macOS with Manabi Reader

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3 years ago

I’ve quit my job and rewritten my Japanese language learning app, Manabi Reader, over the past year to add some major functionality including Anki integration (tap words while you read to look up and save flashcards with original sentence intact), RSS feeds, user scripts, readability mode, Instapaper-like ‘save for later’, offline support, and native macOS app with redesigned native iPhone and iPad UIs.

I’d like to release within days/weeks but as it’s a pretty hefty app (it tracks every word you read, every sentence and kanji, and tracks your learning progress against JLPT word by word/kanji by kanji; all without violating your privacy, your reading data doesn’t reach our servers), and with the Anki integrations for both Anki Mobile on iOS and Anki desktop via AnkiConnect on macOS, I’d appreciate any feedback during the beta.

The testflight link is active here for now:

https://testflight.apple.com/join/xktDfJ6w

It works on iOS, iPadOS, macOS (more Apple platforms coming).

Your thoughts are much appreciated! Testflight will let you submit screenshots/comments directly or you can reply here with any requests for what you’d like to see next in the app. I have a few good ideas but am always eager to reevaluate plans based on what I learn from users and prospective users. Cheers.

Screenshots previewing different features of macOS, iPhone, iPad respectively:

https://postimg.cc/HrF5Cd5P

https://postimg.cc/hz8QRmb2

https://postimg.cc/NLgkfG9K

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