I'm using four Japanese reference applications on my iPod and I want to make a brief review. In due course reviews and find the truth is that I found little or nothing. Unfortunately there is nothing to match the capabilities of Palm OS Padict. In some cases these apps possess qualities far superior to Padict, but none managed to gather all the requirements.
- Japanese - u $ s 18
Best paid app without a doubt. Has search and individual listing of words and kanji, lists, favorites, examples, conjugates, animation Stroke, flashcards, JPLT, etc. The definition is based on the best available, with 150,000 words and 12,000 kanji.
stands out the card system and learning references Nouryokushiken (JPLT). Has kanji and words listings sorted by levels of 4 to 1. Probably be updated soon with the new system of five levels.
only lacks the handwriting input in Japanese to be perfect.
http://www.codefromtokyo.com/japanese
- kotoba! - Excellent free
besides being free, is search and individual list of words and kanji, bookmarks, examples in various languages, animations Stroke, etc. Edict used to search more than 100,000 references. Needless to say the least, it's free, look at yourselves.
http://kotoba.pierrephi.net
- 大 辞 泉 (Daijisen) - u $ s 17
This is a Japanese-Japanese dictionary with 220,000 + references. Not be in competition with the other three applications because it belongs to another category. It reminds me of Sanseido Daijirin paper. It has no definitions of any kind in English, only Japanese and pure kanji. Definitions, synonyms, etc. If you have a sufficient level is the best dictionary. Equivalence could be the Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in English.
The application is excellent, the price is justified and the most important thing is that this is the only app I've seen with Japanese handwriting input for real. The handwriting recognition input of Japanese kanji and kana. This is a need that no other app meets, and is something that should be in the native interface of the iPhone OS. Unfortunately Apple thinks a kana keyboard is enough, unfortunate thing.
Those who have tried to use, know that the Chinese handwriting input on the iPhone OS is completely useless for Japanese it does not recognize basic Japanese kanji and kana as 语.
http://iapp.shogakukan.co.jp
- Wish Touch - u $ s 20
This is a tremendous mess and it's a robbery. The interface is almost hostile, if not ever read the manual search may use kanji. The functionality is mediocre to bad, very low. Edict used for searches, making it poor compared to other options.
The input of handwriting is large, occupies the entire screen that's the only positive thing you have. Unfortunately, the OCR is not good and sometimes fails even when observing the order of the strokes. It does not recognize kana, really mediocre. It becomes very annoying to search for more than one kanji and often not achieved.
pretend that one pays extra for a module examples, a real scam because this functionality is available as an integral part kotoba! and Japanese.
http://sazanamisoftware.com
suggest that under no circumstances buy the Wish Touch or its variants, is actually a scam.
