Scribe Origins
Learn Kanji & Hanzi Characters
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3.5.1for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Scribe Origins
Studying Japanese Kanji or Chinese Hanzi characters?
Scribe Origins is designed to help students rapidly learn the thousands of kanji/hanzi characters required for reading & writing Asian languages. To make learning as fast as possible, we've developed several games to help practice the characters you are currently learning. Using a unified, inbuilt spaced-repetition system, whichever game you are playing will use the same characters you are currently studying, & remember your progress in them as a single study deck.
Writing always comes FIRST in learning a language, as it allows your brain to specifically link word sounds, word meanings, & their written form together. Whereas learning to speak Japanese or speak Chinese before learning writing means your brain will learn one set of links, then needs to unlearn them & re-learn them, which is why most language students take 3 years to learn a language. To study Japanese & study Chinese efficiently & effectively, the character writing system is foundational.
- Primitive radicals for 4,800 kanji + hanzi characters (e.g. 親 (parent) is made of 見, 立, 木).
- 6 kanji + hanzi language sets: JLPT, JOYO, HSK, TOCFL, Taiwan School System, Hong Kong School System character sets. Covering all major Japanese writing & Chinese writing systems.
- 7 kanji games: Kanji Flashcards, Kanji Multiple Choice, Kanji Scrabble, Kanji Tiles, Kanji Matchup, Kanji Blockfall Keywords, Kanji Blockfall Primitives.
- Unified keywords across all kanji + hanzi character sets, based as closely to the original meaning as possible (and you can download customised lists too!)
- Spaced-Repetition System that.. is simply incredible. When you get down into the deeper levels with thous&s of characters to remember, you'll be amazed at how accurately the right character comes along.
- Similar character, character usage, Japanese dictionary + Chinese dictionary of common words all included per card.
Even if you don't think you'll learn writing, being able to read is an IMPERATIVE SKILL to easily understand the language.
The first level of all languages is free. Further levels can either be purchased once-off or subscribed to.
Optional Subscription:
Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, & identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user & auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
Terms & conditions: https://scribeorigins.com/disclaimer.html
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Scribe Origins is designed to help students rapidly learn the thousands of kanji/hanzi characters required for reading & writing Asian languages. To make learning as fast as possible, we've developed several games to help practice the characters you are currently learning. Using a unified, inbuilt spaced-repetition system, whichever game you are playing will use the same characters you are currently studying, & remember your progress in them as a single study deck.
Writing always comes FIRST in learning a language, as it allows your brain to specifically link word sounds, word meanings, & their written form together. Whereas learning to speak Japanese or speak Chinese before learning writing means your brain will learn one set of links, then needs to unlearn them & re-learn them, which is why most language students take 3 years to learn a language. To study Japanese & study Chinese efficiently & effectively, the character writing system is foundational.
- Primitive radicals for 4,800 kanji + hanzi characters (e.g. 親 (parent) is made of 見, 立, 木).
- 6 kanji + hanzi language sets: JLPT, JOYO, HSK, TOCFL, Taiwan School System, Hong Kong School System character sets. Covering all major Japanese writing & Chinese writing systems.
- 7 kanji games: Kanji Flashcards, Kanji Multiple Choice, Kanji Scrabble, Kanji Tiles, Kanji Matchup, Kanji Blockfall Keywords, Kanji Blockfall Primitives.
- Unified keywords across all kanji + hanzi character sets, based as closely to the original meaning as possible (and you can download customised lists too!)
- Spaced-Repetition System that.. is simply incredible. When you get down into the deeper levels with thous&s of characters to remember, you'll be amazed at how accurately the right character comes along.
- Similar character, character usage, Japanese dictionary + Chinese dictionary of common words all included per card.
Even if you don't think you'll learn writing, being able to read is an IMPERATIVE SKILL to easily understand the language.
The first level of all languages is free. Further levels can either be purchased once-off or subscribed to.
Optional Subscription:
Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, & identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user & auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.
Terms & conditions: https://scribeorigins.com/disclaimer.html
Privacy policy: https://scribeorigins.com/privacy.html
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What's New in the Latest Version 3.5.1
Last updated on Sep 21, 2021
Old Versions
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
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Version History
3.5.1
Sep 21, 2021
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
3.4.0
Apr 24, 2021
Bug fixes and performance improvements.
3.3.0
Apr 22, 2021
Several improvements behind the scenes.
3.2.9
Mar 5, 2021
Long overdue update. Many minor bug fixes.
3.2.1
Mar 2, 2021
Long overdue update. Many minor bug fixes.
3.0.2
Jul 28, 2016
Minor little fixes. Thank you to those of you who sent in feedback! Much much appreciated.
3.0.1
Jul 14, 2016
Fixed screen orientation issue.
3.0.0
Jul 13, 2016
Minor bug fixes.
2.9.9
Nov 24, 2015
Bug fix.
2.9.8
Nov 13, 2015
Minor bug fixes.
2.9.7
Jun 10, 2015
- Fixed a sync bug that's been neglected for a while. Sorry about that!
- Fixed up connectors in match-up game.
- New similar-sounding-words algorithm being used.
- Fixed up connectors in match-up game.
- New similar-sounding-words algorithm being used.
2.9.6
May 27, 2015
Minor improvements.
2.9
May 7, 2015
Minor updates.
2.8
Oct 18, 2014
- Fixed a bug with progress bar saying you got every word correct. You knew it was too good to be true..
- Added font size and single flashcard panel options to Expert Settings
- Added font size and single flashcard panel options to Expert Settings
2.7
Oct 10, 2014
Fixed a bug with the new Separate Game Mode Tracking setting (note you can switch to the old method of tracking word progress combined as a single statistic per word in Settings).
Also fixed a bug related to exam mode not working correctly under iOS8.
Also fixed a bug related to exam mode not working correctly under iOS8.
2.6
Oct 3, 2014
- Redesigned flashcard page to simplify which similar words are being learnt or not
- New email option for Diary
- Numerous little bug fixes everywhere.
- New email option for Diary
- Numerous little bug fixes everywhere.
2.5
Jul 3, 2014
A few more minor updates
2.4
Jun 5, 2014
Thank you everyone who has been supporting and encouraging this app. It is incredibly appreciated.
New Features:
- diary view: see what you’ve been learning recently
- ON/KUN and pinyin readings.
- various minor translation fixes - thanks to everyone who submitted them!
- it’s now possible to have 3 button answer grading in flashcards instead of 2 (configurable in Settings)
- Settings has been revamped to have better organisation.
- 44 bug fixes - thank you to all the awesome people who emailed me bug reports.
If you notice any issues, we'd greatly appreciate an email to support@guiix.com
And if you get a chance to submit a review, we will love you indefinitely!
New Features:
- diary view: see what you’ve been learning recently
- ON/KUN and pinyin readings.
- various minor translation fixes - thanks to everyone who submitted them!
- it’s now possible to have 3 button answer grading in flashcards instead of 2 (configurable in Settings)
- Settings has been revamped to have better organisation.
- 44 bug fixes - thank you to all the awesome people who emailed me bug reports.
If you notice any issues, we'd greatly appreciate an email to support@guiix.com
And if you get a chance to submit a review, we will love you indefinitely!
2.02
Oct 28, 2013
This was going to be a minor update. You know, fix a few bugs, improve usability here and there. Those Setting toggles weren't so easy to see previously. And then I was going to wait until iOS was updated, so that you'd have support for that too.
But then I got to thinking, while we're all waiting, why not add a few more features. So I started working on one of the items that's been on the TODO list of customer recommendations for far too long.. Exam Mode. You can now do a multiple choice test through your entire level at any time.
And then I got to thinking, a few people have wanted some landscape orientation support, because there are those of you who swing that way, and that's cool, so we went ahead and did that one too.
And then I started learning Thai. I don't know Thai, but I was just putting the finishing touches on the Scribe Thai app, and realised I needed to use it to test everything. But Thai didn't make much sense to me, as I didn't have any background in it. What I needed was a super-mini grammar guide, to condense the basics of the language down into 30 or so phrases. And then I started thinking.. What if ALL apps had a super-mini grammar guide?? It was ingenious. So all the translators got going on perfecting that task, we set up recordings, and we went and added that.
And then I was thinking REALLY out of the box. What if we added a button to make the iPhone fly! Yup. Fly. Mini iPhone jet packs. So we got working on that, and got a demo going, and managed to get our iPhone to fly across the English Channel! It was awesome. But then we realised there were flight restrictions. iPhones aren't allowed to fly unmanned. FAA rules. So we had to remove that feature. Sorry about that.
But we do love our customers, so if you want this feature added back in, mail us! support@guiix.com .. yup, just right there. We'll always receive your email. And we'll always reply. So if it doesn't seem like we replied, check the email's spam folder. Spam folders get hungry and eat our messages.
Oh, and one final thought. These Scribe apps aren't very well known yet. If you've seen our facebook + twitter groups, you've probably noticed they're pretty small. What we'd like to do is to boost that up, to help people find out about the Scribe series and get a nice community of learners together. So please check that out. Especially if you want the iPhone to take flight again.
Peace and love,
Henry.
CEO-type guy.
ps. About Version 2.02:
A few small bugs survived our annual pest control. Now we're using Extreme Strength bug spray. That'll teach those bugs.
But then I got to thinking, while we're all waiting, why not add a few more features. So I started working on one of the items that's been on the TODO list of customer recommendations for far too long.. Exam Mode. You can now do a multiple choice test through your entire level at any time.
And then I got to thinking, a few people have wanted some landscape orientation support, because there are those of you who swing that way, and that's cool, so we went ahead and did that one too.
And then I started learning Thai. I don't know Thai, but I was just putting the finishing touches on the Scribe Thai app, and realised I needed to use it to test everything. But Thai didn't make much sense to me, as I didn't have any background in it. What I needed was a super-mini grammar guide, to condense the basics of the language down into 30 or so phrases. And then I started thinking.. What if ALL apps had a super-mini grammar guide?? It was ingenious. So all the translators got going on perfecting that task, we set up recordings, and we went and added that.
And then I was thinking REALLY out of the box. What if we added a button to make the iPhone fly! Yup. Fly. Mini iPhone jet packs. So we got working on that, and got a demo going, and managed to get our iPhone to fly across the English Channel! It was awesome. But then we realised there were flight restrictions. iPhones aren't allowed to fly unmanned. FAA rules. So we had to remove that feature. Sorry about that.
But we do love our customers, so if you want this feature added back in, mail us! support@guiix.com .. yup, just right there. We'll always receive your email. And we'll always reply. So if it doesn't seem like we replied, check the email's spam folder. Spam folders get hungry and eat our messages.
Oh, and one final thought. These Scribe apps aren't very well known yet. If you've seen our facebook + twitter groups, you've probably noticed they're pretty small. What we'd like to do is to boost that up, to help people find out about the Scribe series and get a nice community of learners together. So please check that out. Especially if you want the iPhone to take flight again.
Peace and love,
Henry.
CEO-type guy.
ps. About Version 2.02:
A few small bugs survived our annual pest control. Now we're using Extreme Strength bug spray. That'll teach those bugs.
2.0
Oct 17, 2013
This was going to be a minor update. You know, fix a few bugs, improve usability here and there. Those Setting toggles weren't so easy to see previously. And then I was going to wait until iOS was updated, so that you'd have support for that too.
But then I got to thinking, while we're all waiting, why not add a few more features. So I started working on one of the items that's been on the TODO list of customer recommendations for far too long.. Exam Mode. You can now do a multiple choice test through your entire level at any time.
And then I got to thinking, a few people have wanted some landscape orientation support, because there are those of you who swing that way, and that's cool, so we went ahead and did that one too.
And then I started learning Thai. I don't know Thai, but I was just putting the finishing touches on the Scribe Thai app, and realised I needed to use it to test everything. But Thai didn't make much sense to me, as I didn't have any background in it. What I needed was a super-mini grammar guide, to condense the basics of the language down into 30 or so phrases. And then I started thinking.. What if ALL apps had a super-mini grammar guide?? It was ingenious. So all the translators got going on perfecting that task, we set up recordings, and we went and added that.
And then I was thinking REALLY out of the box. What if we added a button to make the iPhone fly! Yup. Fly. Mini iPhone jet packs. So we got working on that, and got a demo going, and managed to get our iPhone to fly across the English Channel! It was awesome. But then we realised there were flight restrictions. iPhones aren't allowed to fly unmanned. FAA rules. So we had to remove that feature. Sorry about that.
But we do love our customers, so if you want this feature added back in, mail us! support@guiix.com .. yup, just right there. We'll always receive your email. And we'll always reply. So if it doesn't seem like we replied, check the email's spam folder. Spam folders get hungry and eat our messages.
Oh, and one final thought. These Scribe apps aren't very well known yet. If you've seen our facebook + twitter groups, you've probably noticed they're pretty small. What we'd like to do is to boost that up, to help people find out about the Scribe series and get a nice community of learners together. So please check that out. Especially if you want the iPhone to take flight again.
Peace and love,
Henry.
CEO-type guy.
But then I got to thinking, while we're all waiting, why not add a few more features. So I started working on one of the items that's been on the TODO list of customer recommendations for far too long.. Exam Mode. You can now do a multiple choice test through your entire level at any time.
And then I got to thinking, a few people have wanted some landscape orientation support, because there are those of you who swing that way, and that's cool, so we went ahead and did that one too.
And then I started learning Thai. I don't know Thai, but I was just putting the finishing touches on the Scribe Thai app, and realised I needed to use it to test everything. But Thai didn't make much sense to me, as I didn't have any background in it. What I needed was a super-mini grammar guide, to condense the basics of the language down into 30 or so phrases. And then I started thinking.. What if ALL apps had a super-mini grammar guide?? It was ingenious. So all the translators got going on perfecting that task, we set up recordings, and we went and added that.
And then I was thinking REALLY out of the box. What if we added a button to make the iPhone fly! Yup. Fly. Mini iPhone jet packs. So we got working on that, and got a demo going, and managed to get our iPhone to fly across the English Channel! It was awesome. But then we realised there were flight restrictions. iPhones aren't allowed to fly unmanned. FAA rules. So we had to remove that feature. Sorry about that.
But we do love our customers, so if you want this feature added back in, mail us! support@guiix.com .. yup, just right there. We'll always receive your email. And we'll always reply. So if it doesn't seem like we replied, check the email's spam folder. Spam folders get hungry and eat our messages.
Oh, and one final thought. These Scribe apps aren't very well known yet. If you've seen our facebook + twitter groups, you've probably noticed they're pretty small. What we'd like to do is to boost that up, to help people find out about the Scribe series and get a nice community of learners together. So please check that out. Especially if you want the iPhone to take flight again.
Peace and love,
Henry.
CEO-type guy.
1.72
Sep 12, 2013
Minor improvements.
1.70
Sep 6, 2013
- Fixed an issue where words were being shown too early.
- Option to decrease/increase intervals of individual cards (under Accuracy popup button)
- New words marked correct the first time will jump to 1 day interval as a starting point
- If a word hasn't been seen in a longer time than due, and is answered correctly, the longer interval will be taken into account.
- Changed "learnt" to be above 85% accuracy, or more than 1 week.
- Better text selection (only keywords are selectable)
- A new day now starts at midnight local time
- Added a new game mode for Flashcards and Multiple Choice
- Moved all Settings and Config options to a separate page.
- iOS7 Support
KANJI:
署 : changed to "office"
拐 : kidnap
番 : one's turn
- Option to decrease/increase intervals of individual cards (under Accuracy popup button)
- New words marked correct the first time will jump to 1 day interval as a starting point
- If a word hasn't been seen in a longer time than due, and is answered correctly, the longer interval will be taken into account.
- Changed "learnt" to be above 85% accuracy, or more than 1 week.
- Better text selection (only keywords are selectable)
- A new day now starts at midnight local time
- Added a new game mode for Flashcards and Multiple Choice
- Moved all Settings and Config options to a separate page.
- iOS7 Support
KANJI:
署 : changed to "office"
拐 : kidnap
番 : one's turn
1.50
Aug 22, 2013
- Completely revised word statistic details.
- Word statistics are now clickable, showing further details of progress, due, etc.
- More help explanations.
- Better shuffle of words during their first stages of learning.
- Sound volume controls on the side of device should now work better.
- More revisions to the learning algorithm.
Kanji Keyword Changes:
式 : changed to "style", to better suit it's multiple uses.
考 : changed to "think correctly", to better describe it's multiple uses.
親 and 亲: changed to "close relative", to better reflect their multiple uses.
首: changed to "head of"
頭 and 头: changed to "a head"
好: changed to "fond"
- Word statistics are now clickable, showing further details of progress, due, etc.
- More help explanations.
- Better shuffle of words during their first stages of learning.
- Sound volume controls on the side of device should now work better.
- More revisions to the learning algorithm.
Kanji Keyword Changes:
式 : changed to "style", to better suit it's multiple uses.
考 : changed to "think correctly", to better describe it's multiple uses.
親 and 亲: changed to "close relative", to better reflect their multiple uses.
首: changed to "head of"
頭 and 头: changed to "a head"
好: changed to "fond"
1.43
Jul 27, 2013
Speed improvements.
1.42
Jul 18, 2013
Updated Learning Algorithm to 1.42
Scribe Origins FAQ
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Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Scribe Origins.
iPhone
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
Scribe Origins supports English
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