hi. i just got my first ipad (with a pencil too) and so far i’m loving it so much!
being able to practice writing kanji with a stylus is a game-changer for me (i got both ringotan and the one that is simply called kanji! – i think i like the latter better so far, despite the lack of wanikani integration). if anyone has any other recommendations for apps that work especially well with the pen, please let me know.
another kind of app/extension i am looking for is a reader app with a build-in dictionary. sentence mining, flashcards and so on are nice too, but i’m good with the bare minimum of the built-in dictionary if the UI and reading experience is good enough (something like what kindle has?). i just want to be able to read my epubs smoothly with some language support; of course, “books” has the translation option, but it’s not quite the same as a built-in dictionary.
on top of that, if you have any recs for satori reader type of apps appropriate for n2 level – that would be lovely too.
and if anyone has any other helpful hacks, recs for other learning resources that work well with ipad – do share!
Shiori Reader is probably the reader app you’re looking for. It allows exporting to Anki (although I haven’t tried it personally). It also allows Yomitan format dictionaries for easy lookup.
Another endorsement for Shirabe Jisho. Probably has the best handwriting recognition when searching for any dictionary app I’ve seen (Android, ios, etc.).
Not much for apps at this level unless you’re purely talking test prep. In my opinion native content should be what you’re looking at as both more enjoyable and a well rounded way to grow your Japanese abilities. https://learnnatively.com/ can help you find material that’s at a good level for you, and if you want some native material (that is admittedly above N2 level) which has explanations/translations/etc perhaps you’d enjoy https://www.sosekiproject.org/
Edit: I’m on mobile so apologies for bad link formatting sometimes it auto turns to pretty links and sometimes it doesn’t
Bookwalker for IOS does have dictionary lookup. You just have to install the dictionary on your device’s system settings. For epubs, although I’ve never used the feature myself, Bookwalker does have an option to import epubs if you don’t want to get stuff from their store.
