This is a third-party script/app and is not created by the WaniKani team. By using this, you understand that it can stop working at any time or be discontinued indefinitely.
The Story
When Tofugu added kana-only vocabulary to WaniKani, lots of users were justifiably concerned that this change would cause issues with their favourite app, Flaming Durtles.
The original application had been unspported for a while, and though I’m not an Android developer, or even an Android user, I know how many members of the community love all that the app offered and so wanted to do what I could to try and keep it functional.
Why Smouldering Durtles?
The original developer of Flaming Durtles released it open source, but stipulated that nobody reuse the name. I fully respected that, but wanted to keep things as close as possible; so I chose Smouldering Durtles to highlight that the fire hasn’t burnt out.
What’s The Difference?
- Fully baked-in support for the most recent changes to WaniKani
- Updated to support the newest versions of Android
- Regular new feature updates and improvements
- Otherwise? Nothing, it’s the same app you know and love!
What Are The Features?
- Feature rich dashboard with a 24hr timline for forecasting
- User-script style features like reordering, and back-to-back modes
- Typo-protection support for undoing or skipping items
- Granular filtering and a range of advanced options
- Fully customisable UI colours and a range of themes
- Lots more, like anki mode, pitch info, and self-study quizing!
How Do I Install it?
Current Play Store Version: v1.1.1
Current GitHub Version: v1.1.1
(See changelog below for previous versions)
Get a Play Protect or Unknown Source warning?
The release is self-signed, so it hasn’t been through Google’s app verification process and may therefore cause a warning from Play Protect. You should be able to click ‘Install Anyway’ if you’re on a newer version of Android, but if not, you can follow these steps to allow it to install:
- Navigate to Setting > Security
- Check the option “Unknown sources“
- Tap OK on the prompt message
- Select “Trust“
Easy as that, you can now you can try again to install it.
Simple and advanced search modes
Tons of userscript inspired features
Changelog
Check the release page on GitHub via the link for full details
\textcolor{ProcessBlue}{\small{\textsf{v1.1.1 }}} - Fixes to swiping behaviours in lessons, placement of SRS indicator, and button texts
\textcolor{ProcessBlue}{\small{\textsf{v1.1.0 }}} - Rolled back swiping changes to restore timeline function and incorporated theme switching fix
\textcolor{ProcessBlue}{\small{\textsf{v1.0.9 }}} - New automatic day/night theme switching, swipe gestures, blurred translations, and numerous other tweaks.
\textcolor{ProcessBlue}{\small{\textsf{v1.0.8 }}} - New previous level bar limiter, haptic feedback, and monochrome icon option.
\textcolor{ProcessBlue}{\small{\textsf{v1.0.7 }}} - Resolved a number of style related issues and moved the alternative meaning toast.
Older Versions
v1.0.6 - Resolved notification issues and added play button to kana-only vocab - also added new back/restore options.
v1.0.5 - Resolved bugs with the wrap-up page, notification icons, and level up target indicator. Added a new Nord theme.
v1.0.4 - Resolved remaining bugs with dialog overlays, colour picker order, and database removal spelling.
v1.0.3 - Resolved issue with widgets not updating and, hopefully, fixed notification updating issues.
v1.0.2 - Resolved issue with the lesson/review number preference dialog, but there’s an outstanding issue with the semi-transparent overlay remaining briefly after dismissal.
v1.0.1 - Resolved reported issues with the vocal totals on the dashboard and fixed issue with custom search engine preferences where the dialogs weren’t showing due to a fragment issue.
v1.0.0 Final changes to kana formatting complete and fixes made to the progress bars, etc. that were causing duplicate vocabulary bars to be formed. Now feature complete and ready for submission to Play Store once this is possible.
Pre-Launch Versions
v0.9.2 - Custom colour picker fixed, upgraded API handling and resolved some kana formatting issues, upgraded a number of depreciated modules.
v0.9.1 - Refactored project to support Android 13/API 33 and therefore make it suitable for submission to Play Store once this is possible.
v0.9.0 - Kana lesson support introduced, but app still only supporting API 29. Custom colour selection broken and kana formatting inconsistent across app.
Issues / Suggestions / Feature Requests
Drop me a comment here by all means, but if there’s a specific feature request or issue you want me to look at, I’d encourage you to open an issue on the GitHub repo as this will allow me to keep track more reliably