Kanapeek

Japanese kana and JLPT words on your iPhone Lock Screen. Hiragana and katakana are free; JLPT levels N5 to N1 come with Kanapeek Plus.

Support

Something not working, or a word that looks wrong? Email zuyibo123@gmail.com. We read every message. For a wrong word, tell us the word and what looks wrong (you can copy the address in the app: Settings → Report a wrong word).

Adding the widget to your Lock Screen

Open Kanapeek once and pick your level.
Lock your iPhone, then touch and hold the Lock Screen until Customize appears. Tap Customize, then Lock Screen.
Tap the area under the clock (or the line above it), find Kanapeek in the list, and tap the widget you want.
Tap Done. A new word appears about every hour; iOS decides the exact time of each refresh.

Kanapeek Plus

To restore a purchase on a new iPhone: Settings in Kanapeek → Restore purchases.
To cancel or change your plan: iPhone Settings → your name → Subscriptions → Kanapeek Plus. Or in Kanapeek: Settings → Kanapeek Plus → Manage.

Privacy Policy

Effective 1 October 2026

Kanapeek does not collect any data. There is no account, no sign-in, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking.

Your level, your settings, the words you mark as known and your review history are stored only on your iPhone, inside the app and its widget. They are never sent to us or to anyone else. Deleting the app deletes them.
Pronunciation uses the Japanese voice built into iOS and runs on your iPhone.
If you start the free trial and allow notifications, the reminder before the trial ends is a notification scheduled on your iPhone. Nothing is sent to a server.
Purchases are handled by Apple through the App Store. We never see your name, Apple ID or payment details.
If you email us, we use your email address and message only to reply to you.

Kanapeek is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect information from anyone. If this policy changes, we will update this page and the date above. Questions: zuyibo123@gmail.com.

Terms of Use

Kanapeek is licensed to you under Apple's Standard Licensed Application End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.

Kanapeek Plus is an auto-renewing subscription: $19.99 per year with a 7-day free trial, or $3.99 per month (prices in US dollars; the App Store shows the price for your country). Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase, or when the free trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for the renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple ID's subscription settings. Hiragana and katakana stay free whether or not you subscribe.

Credits

This app uses the JMdict/EDICT dictionary files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and are used in conformance with the Group's licence (CC BY-SA 4.0). JLPT level word lists by Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk, used under a Creative Commons Attribution licence. Levels are community estimates, not official JLPT lists.

Kanapeek's word list is published under CC BY-SA 4.0 at github.com/brucechu777/kanapeek-wordlist.