iKnow! is a personalized language learning tool based on advanced learning algorithms designed to help you learn faster and more efficiently.
The mobile app is a companion study tool to the iKnow! website (iknow.jp). With this app, you can enjoy the iKnow! experience on your phone or tablet.
Your iKnow! study progress on your Android device is automatically synched to your PC account, so you can study in the way that best matches your needs and lifestyle.
“Japanese, Chinese, and English”
Official courses are offered for studying Japanese, Chinese, and SAT English. The Japanese Core 6000 covers the 6,000 most commonly used words in Japanese, and the Chinese Core 2000 covers the 2,000 most commonly used words in Chinese. All words have sample sentences and audio.
“Spaced rehearsal learning”
iKnow! presents items in a spaced rehearsal pattern optimized for efficient learning. iKnow! calculates an optimal moment to review what you have learned so that you can learn more effectively.
“Guided study”
iKnow! tells you what to study and when. Based on your targets and performance, iKnow! manages your study for you.
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Features:
- Five study applications: iKnow!, Self Check, Rapid Choice, Sentence Trainer and Listening.
- iKnow!: Master words and phrases with our patented learning algorithms.
- Self Check: Quickly self-assess your own knowledge.
- Rapid Choice: Fast-paced quizzing and review.
- Sentence Trainer: Master sentence patterns and constructions.
- Listening: Listen to content on the go. You can slow down and repeat any audio.
- Study progress synched across Android, iOS and PC accounts
- New Study reminders! These new type of notifications have the following features:
*A study session can be started directly from the notification.
*Option to select the Study mode and Item count for the session (Preferences → Notifications).
*Notifications will now be sent at the specified time regardless of whether there are ready items or not.
- Item search in Course Info screens. You can now search for specific items in a course.
* New way to see your progress and vocabulary strength! Access "Progress" from the menu to see a grid of all the items you have studied until now, color-coded by their progress and separated by language.
* Easier to restore removed items: See a grid of all the items you have removed, and easily add any of them back if desired.
Accessible from Preferences > Course content > View items removed from study
* More speed options for automatic content reading, including slow playback!
Bug fixes
Spell Practice: Fixes app crashing under certain circumstances when trying to use Spell Practice.
New features:
* Dark mode support: We're happy to announce that we won't be contributing anymore to your headaches and/or eye strain when studying at night.
One of your most requested features is finally here. Give it a try, and tell us if you think it needs improvements.
* UI improvements: Lots of them, like bigger font sizes and different colors for better readability.
Fixes
* Study: The session no longer duplicates study items after switching apps while a course is downloading its content.
Bug fixes
Spell Practice: Fixes app crashing under certain circumstances when trying to use Spell Practice.
Bug fixes
Revamped Preferences screen: As we’ve been busy adding more preferences to personalize your study experience, we decided it was time to tidy up things. Preferences are now separated into different screens by category with useful descriptions of what they do.
Manage emails: You can now add/change/remove email addresses from within the app.
Bug fixes and lots of UI improvements.
* Speed it up! You now can set item and sentence recordings to play faster. Look for "Content reading playback speed" in Preferences or Study options.
* Postpone Study: Having issues memorizing a word? Or just don't want to see it for some time? Take a break from it by postponing its study!
- Regular maintenance update.
- Removes Facebook and Google as login options. If you use one of these options and weren't able to set a password during the warning period, please contact us at support@iknow.jp so that we can help you log in.
- New study preference: In Preferences, sentence translations and/or transliterations can now be hidden for all study modes. They will be covered up in white lines, but can be tapped to unhide them.
- Other small bug fixes and improvements.
Version 5.3.0
*Fixes app not working correctly when connected to a VPN
Version 5.2.9
*Fixes items audio not playing in certain Study screens.
*Other small fixes.
Version 5.2.9
*Fixes items audio not playing in certain Study screens.
*Other small fixes.
Version 5.2.8
- Improved Help and Feedback in Study:
Added help info to some Study screens (tap the question mark icon at the top right of the screen). You can also provide feedback on items or sentences directly from this dialog.
- Fixed various text not using the appropriate Japanese/Chinese/Korean font.
Version 5.2.7
The first iKnow! release for 2020 contains some small but useful improvements:
- Slow audio playback in Study: In previous versions, tapping the screen when there is a word or sentence shown would always play its audio in normal speed, but now, you can play the audio slowly with either a long press or every second tap (you can decide which one to use or disable it in app preferences).
- New Password Reset: We have improved the flow for resetting your password when logged out.
Version 5.2.5
- Bug fixes
Version 5.2.4
- Background music: You can now study while listening to music from other apps!
* iKnow! asks your currently playing music app to lower its volume while iKnow! content is being played.
- New for English courses: Phonetic symbols are now displayed for words that support it.
- Other small UI improvements.
Version 5.2.3
- Fixed various crashes during Study.
- Fixed issue with courses redownloading under certain circumstances
- Fixed several UI bugs and crashes
- Fixed several UI bugs and crashes
- Fixed several UI bugs and crashes
* Minor bug fixes
- Fixed several UI bugs and crashes
- Fixed several UI bugs and crashes
* Minor bug fixes
* Minor UI fixes