Kanji Wordsearch 1.3 Update now out with the following improvements:

- Added in 'Options' a feedback link to www.kanjigames.com and review link to the iTunes appstore. Please take a moment to leave a nice review on iTunes to support this app!

- Fixed bugs in kanji linking (tap the kanji in any compound in the after-game review list or flashcards to look it up)

- Fixed order of hints in meaning-hiragana-kanji game (set order of hints in 'Options' for different kinds of practice)

This quiz app has easy questions, like "What color do you get if you mix yellow and blue?"  - the challenge is reading the Japanese to understand the question and the 4 answer options. Quick, fun reading practice.
Downsides - no lookup function, question bank not huge so questions repeat fairly soon. But FREE so can't complain!
Click to see this app in iTunes

 This is a Japanese in-browser look-up tool for the iPhone (like computer versions Rikai-chan or PeraPera-kun). Also works for texts, can copy and paste in emails. Save wordlists to export, use as flashcards.
Any other recommendations out there?

Japanese Podcast Recommendation (for a high JLPT N3 and above): Suntory Saturday, short interesting conversation/interview with different guest each week.
Any other Japanese study podcast recommendations out there?

Update sale - 50% off until May 22nd! Let your kanji-learnin' friends know!

The latest version, 1.2, is now in the app store. In this version the "Help' section has been improved, and the links activated between all appearances of inda kanji and

Finally the updates have come through! The updated apps (Kanji Wordsearch full version and lite version) and a free version were finally released on April 8th.
Please note - Crashing on startup has been reported by a few people updating, but it has always been resolved by deleting the app (on device and iTunes), doing a 'hard reset'  (by holding the home button plus top power button for 5 seconds), and turning back on and downloading again (no need to pay again) and re-installing the app.
If your phone has been bit erratic, it may be a good idea to do a full restore (resets phone to factory settings, backing up content on iTunes) see _http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1414

The full version has been having some work done fixing database problems and a few other revisions, but should be back in the iTunes store by early March.  ps Yes, I have changed this date 4 times now!!  Multiple promised deadlines in getting this done haven't been met - sorry about the delay. I hope I don't have to change it again!
Apparently the saving of progress to the database was done in a very shonky way by the original developers, meaning that it couldn't cope with the large amount of data in the full version (but the smaller lite version is okay). So, the whole method of saving is being changed, as well as sub-dividin the levels, adding a help screen, and a few other small things. It's taken much longer than imagined, but was apparently necessary. My apologies again to anyone waiting on the update.

Since making the full version free it suddenly got 800 downloads, after a previous high of say, 4! People love their free apps obviously. I intended to let out around 100 in order to get some more feedback about the data loss situation to report to the developers - 800 is kind of overdoing it! Anyway, I hope you downloaders enjoy the app and spread the word (not with bad reviews about kanji data loss, there'll be a fix soon!)
Background:
The full version has sometimes been having trouble accessing the kanji and progress data from an external file. Hopefully this will be fixed very shortly ith an update. In the update I will also include in-app help info, lower the sounds, edit some data, and set the loading default to 'random'. Any other quick edits I should do?
If you are experiencing the kanji/progress loss situation, please leave feedback below, with the basic specs of your device.

Get the full version of Kanji Wordsearch for FREE... to be part of a belated Beta test. Several people have reported some issues with crashing, it appears the developers pre-launch testing wasn't too thorough. So, I've made it free until the issues are straightened out.

As far as I've heard there have been no problems with the lite version, but with the full version occasional problems with crashing, freezing, progress loss have been rearing their ugly little heads for some users. Please leave feedback on any problems you experience with the app (or also if you use it extensively without problems), including iPhone version and memory etc.

If you've already paid for the full version, you can contact me for a refund or hang in there for an update.

Cheers,

Oliver