Maneki

Starting a conversation

Open the app and tap to talk. The cat begins — you answer out loud. Everything she says appears on screen in Japanese.

She only speaks Japanese. Is that a bug?

No, that is the whole app. She will not switch to English or any other language. If you cannot follow, stay quiet for a moment and she will say the same thing in simpler Japanese.

Nothing happens when you get it wrong

She does not correct your grammar unless you ask. There is no score, no streak you can break, and no one waiting. That is the point — most people can read and write Japanese far better than they can speak it, and what stops them is being heard.

Minutes

New installs get a small trial allowance, and the first session is kept short so you can come back rather than spend it all at once. After that, choose a monthly subscription or a one-time minute pack. Pack minutes never expire. See the terms for prices and renewal.

Restoring purchases

If you reinstall or change device, use Restore purchases in Settings. Purchases are tied to your Apple Account.

The cat cannot hear me

Check that Maneki has microphone permission in iOS Settings → Maneki. If you are on a call or another app is holding the microphone, end that first. Bluetooth headsets sometimes need to be reconnected.

Deleting your data

Open Settings → Privacy → Delete my data. It removes your minutes balance, purchase records and call history from our server. Minutes you bought are not refunded; cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. There is no account, so we cannot look your records up by email.

Turning off OpenAI

Conversations are powered by OpenAI. The app asks before your first call; you can switch it off in Settings → Privacy, and it asks again before the next call.

Contact

Email ootssu@ootssu.com. We read everything.