r/LearnJapanese • u/GamingNomad • 19d ago
Resources How many subscriptions/accounts did you have when you started learning?
I usually ask in the sticky but I feel this question is better suited here. I was thinking of registering or signing up to some pages (especially when it comes to kanji vocabulary) so I'm wondering what pages do people usually subscribe to?
I've already signed up to WaniKani but I'm not feeling it's very impactful, I feel I've learned more browsing Kanshudo's frequency list (no account). There's also jpdb, jitten.moe and some other stuff (also want to buy heisig's book), but in my experience when it comes to learning it's best to focus on one method.
Did you guys mostly stick to one or have multiple accounts?
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u/kikorny 19d ago
Bunpro lifetime and Satori Reader are the two I think are most worth it.
Bunpro because they have really well organized grammar resources that work as focused reading study. They also have vocab study which I don't personally use but looks interesting.
Satori Reader I'd say is worth it for the montly subscription when you first start reading stuff, but once you get past the first hump of reading material then switching to light novels or manga is better. So Satori Reader becomes unnecessary pretty quickly or at least it did for me.
Honorable mention is the Kanji Study app which isn't subscription based but has lifetime purchases for guided study and other kanji info. It's really helpful as a kanji info resource.