Pocket Sensei

Learn Japanese with your mobile

Digital Footmark · com.dfm.pocketsensei

Not rated yet 100+ downloads v1.8.3 12.1 MB Android 6.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.8.3 (31)
Updated: Apr 9, 2026 (6 months ago)
APK size: 12.1 MB
Requires: Android 6.0+ (API 23)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Travel & Local (app)
Listed since: Nov 25, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 10
Website: digitalfootmark.com
Developer contact: [email protected]

About this APK

Pocket Sensei is an app by Digital Footmark in the Travel & Local category, listed since at least November 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

Since version 1.8.2, the APK grew from 8.7 MB to 12.1 MB and the minimum Android version rose from 4.4 to 6.0. It asks for 10 permissions, none of them sensitive. Compared with version 1.8.2, it adds 3 new permissions (“Access adservices ad id”, “Access adservices attribution” and “Access adservices topics”) and drops 1 (“Run at startup”). The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v1.8.3

Android 15 support

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Pocket Sensei is a Japanese language learning tool. It teach you more than 8000 most common words, over 2000 kanjis and hiragana and katakana grouped by Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) levels 1 - 5. Tool asks different character, reading and meaning combinations and remembers your progress. Works completely offline. You can add widgets on your homescreen to make the learning easier that ever. The results can be synced between the devices with the cloud.

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to v1.8.2. Since v1.8.3 it requires Android 6.0+.

v1.8.3 LATEST Apr 9, 2026 12.1 MB TRUSTED v1.8.2 Jun 4, 2024 8.7 MB TRUSTED

All 2 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Apr 9, 2026.
Certificate issued to “DFM” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the other version checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature not checked yet Apr 9, 2026
Validated against Google Play Apr 9, 2026
Signed byCN=Juha Kauppinen, OU=DFM, O=DFM, L=Tokyo, ST=Tokyo, C=JP
Signing certificate (SHA-1)41:4F:4A:AA:EA:9A:8B:49:BC:1E:03:13:30:FD:E5:AB:F5:15:94:31
File MD5b57909728649a7a7048993ee8746e65d
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (10)

Pocket Sensei requests 10 permissions, none of them sensitive.

Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.dfm.pocketsensei.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch

Pocket Sensei APK: questions and answers

Is there a version of Pocket Sensei for older Android phones?

The current version needs Android 6.0 or later. Version 1.8.2 is the newest listed build that installs on Android 4.4 and later. It is an old build: apps that rely on online services may no longer connect when they are this old. Get version 1.8.2 · All versions

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is Pocket Sensei free?

The APK is free to download, but the app offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Is the Pocket Sensei APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is b57909728649a7a7048993ee8746e65d.