# Chinese Buddy — Your AI Chinese speaking tutor

> Your AI Chinese speaking tutor (iPhone/iPad app by KANZ COFFEE ROASTERS PTE. LTD.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chinese-buddy/id6790150202 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [KANZ COFFEE ROASTERS PTE. LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/6783733315)
- Category: Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.4 · 46 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-24
- Data updated: 2026-07-28
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chinese-buddy/id6790150202/reviews.md

## What is Chinese Buddy?

Chinese Buddy is your patient AI Mandarin tutor — always pitched exactly at your level.

Most apps make you memorize word lists. Chinese Buddy gets you speaking and reading. One tap and you're in a natural conversation with a patient AI panda tutor: it listens, responds, and gently corrects you.

Why it works
• Speaks at your level — every reply is just one step above what you already know. You understand almost everything, yet always learn something new.
• Characters are a network, not a list — tap any word for an instant character card: component breakdown, sound and meaning parts, origin stories. Hanzi stop being isolated symbols.
• Tones come first — the Tone Dojo trains your ear with minimal pairs, so your Mandarin actually sounds right.
• Smart pinyin — annotations appear only on characters you don't know yet, and fade out automatically as you improve.
• Graded reader — AI generates articles you can actually read, matched to your character knowledge, with just the right density of new words.
• Your character count is your progress bar — knowing 1,000 characters covers 92% of everyday Chinese. Every step is visible.
• Remembers what you've learned — words come back for review at the perfect moment (spaced repetition), so they truly stick.

What's inside
• Natural conversation practice with instant, gentle feedback
• A 5-minute smart placement quiz that estimates your character knowledge
• Tap-any-word graded reading with hanzi cards
• Tone perception training dojo
• Clear progress reports and HSK alignment
• A warm panda buddy that keeps you going

Privacy first
Your learning data stays on your device. No social feed, no ads, no pressure — just you and your tutor.

Start free, subscribe to continue. A little every day goes a long way.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://cb26.pipi.com/legal/terms
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## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chinese Buddy Pro Annual | $49.99 | per year |
| Chinese Buddy Pro Monthly | $7.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-07-26

Thanks for learning with Chinese Buddy! This update makes your progress safer and the experience smoother:
• Leaving a conversation with the back button or a swipe now shows your session summary too — stars, XP and streaks are always counted
• More stable Chinese voice: your tutor speaks with the same natural voice from the very first sentence
• Fixed an issue that could show inflated star counts for some learners
• The back button now displays in your language
• Small fixes and performance improvements

### 1.0 — 2026-07-24

No release notes.

## More apps by KANZ COFFEE ROASTERS PTE. LTD

- [English Buddy: AI Tutor](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/english-buddy-ai-tutor/id6783733311)

All apps by KANZ COFFEE ROASTERS PTE. LTD: https://appshunter.io/developer/6783733315

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