# IdiomTastix Chinese Idioms — Chengyu, HSK & SRS Mastery

> Chengyu, HSK & SRS Mastery (iPhone/iPad app by Benjamin McCaw.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idiomtastix-chinese-idioms/id6748127686 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Benjamin McCaw](https://appshunter.io/developer/1824424446)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 46 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-07-03
- Data updated: 2026-09-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idiomtastix-chinese-idioms/id6748127686/reviews.md

## What is IdiomTastix Chinese Idioms?

Unlock the beauty and depth of Chinese — one idiom at a time.

IdiomTastix is built for serious learners and culture enthusiasts who want to master Chinese as it's truly spoken. Featuring a rich collection of over 1,500 成语 (idioms) and 俗话 (sayings) with simplified and traditional character sets, pinyin, English translations, and authentic usage examples.

** Study your way **
Browse & Search — explore the full database by character, pinyin, or English
Flashcard Study — review with show/hide cards and multiple choice quizzes
Circle of Learning — advanced spaced repetition that builds a personalised study schedule and cements new vocabulary into long-term memory
Daily Study — a fresh idiom and saying every day to build a consistent learning habit
Recall Practice — the newest addition. Display an idiom, hide it, then reconstruct it character by character from memory. The most demanding — and most rewarding — way to truly own a new idiom
Listening & Learn — use audio playlists with repetitive looping to help commit new content to memory 
Games that Use Your Learning Lists — Churdle: The addictive 成语 Wordle game that makes learning genuinely fun; and Grid'iom : A challenging grid-style word puzzle.

** Built for serious learners **
Simplified and traditional character sets
Built-in text-to-speech for native pronunciation
Add your own idioms and sayings to expand the database
Track favourites, progress, and learning status
No registration. No paywall. No locked content. Just pure advanced learning.

Perfect for advanced learners, teachers, and anyone captivated by the wisdom and wit of Chinese language and culture. 开始学习吧！


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.3.0 — 2026-08-29

Minor modifications to Mastery Cycle parameters.

### 2.2.9 — 2026-08-10

This update ships with a new daily Study Reminder. The Daily study Reminder broadcasts today's Daily Idiom and prompt that helps you establish a review routine. Regular review is the best way to master new content. Reminders can be customised to fire at anytime (configured in the App Settings page). Note: Out of respect, the new Reminder feature is DISABLED by default. Also, very minor fix to the spaced repetition system.

### 2.2.7 — 2026-08-09

This update ships with a new daily Study Reminder. The Daily study Reminder broadcasts today's Daily Idiom and prompt that helps you establish a review routine. Regular review is the best way to master new content. Reminders can be customised to fire at anytime (configured in the App Settings page). Note: Out of respect, the new Reminder feature is DISABLED by default.

### 2.2.6 — 2026-08-02

Added a new feature that allows users to review idioms played during game sessions during the day. The new list is available as a study list under "Review" in the side-bar menu. This release also adds a new settings page that allows users to customise parts of the app. The first feature added to the settings page allows users to modify the number of idioms made available for daily study in the Mastery Cycle.

### 2.2.5 — 2026-08-01

This update to "IdiomTastix" is a minor change that makes idioms played in Churdle available as a review list. Lists can be maintained for either a single session or for calendar day.

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