# Immersive Chinese — Simple Chinese Spoken Clearly

> Learn spoken Mandarin Chinese with structured lessons and audio. (iPhone/iPad app by Iain Chalmers.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/immersive-chinese/id1451785130 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Iain Chalmers](https://appshunter.io/developer/1451785129)
- Category: Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.80/5 from 57 App Store ratings · 39 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 45 MB
- Languages: American English, Russian
- Released: 2019-02-20
- Data updated: 2026-09-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/immersive-chinese/id1451785130/reviews.md

## What is Immersive Chinese?

Immersive Chinese is a simple but effective method for learning practical spoken Mandarin Chinese. No gimmicks or time-wasting games, Immersive Chinese uses meticulous course design and high-quality audio to provide the best way to learn spoken Chinese from scratch. 

• More than 12000 high-quality audio recordings.
• Perfect difficulty curve for beginners.
• Carefully designed serial course that introduces new words in a controlled way.
• Powerful revision tools that allow you to create highly-customised study sessions.
• Includes separate slow and normal speed recordings. Hear every detail in the slow version. Now also includes a separate male voice.
• Choice of simplified or traditional characters.
• Currently includes 185 lessons and more than 4500 unique sentences
• 36 lessons are available for free, and a full subscription is just a few dollars.
• Save custom lists of vocabulary and sentences and generate study sessions from them.
• Each line of text (translation, pinyin or Chinese characters) can be individually revealed and hidden.
• Full offline use supported (all files can be downloaded and stored locally).
• Detailed notes and definitions.
• Repetition Training allows you to drill your listening and hear a huge volume of comprehensible input covering the exact material you want to practice.
• Highly customisable audio playback (set the exact time delay between sentences).
• Detailed pronunciation guide.
• Mix of individual sentences and short stories.
• Audio recorded by a professional broadcaster with perfectly standard Mandarin.
• Integrates with the desktop web browser version (found at console.immersivechinese.com).

Natural and Intuitive Way to Learn Spoken Chinese

The Serial Course contains months worth of content and is designed to take you from absolute beginner all the way to intermediate level. It starts out with extremely simple sentences and gently builds on that, only introducing new material very gradually. The content is carefully designed so that you are never confronted with a word you don't know. The aim of the course is to give you the essential building blocks for forming practical sentences of your own. It naturally integrates spaced repetition so that as you move forward you are continually revising previous content.

Powerful Revision Features

Research into language acquisition has shown that repetition of comprehensible content is one of the most effective ways of learning a language. Repetition Training is a core feature of Immersive Chinese that allows you to play a specific selection of content on a continuous loop according to a number of different settings. You can set the specific time delay before and after each sentence, use normal speed or slow recordings, repeat each sentence a certain number of times, and use a random or sequential order. You can also add custom filters, so you only study the exact material you want to.

Give it a try and start making progress today.

## Key features

- 12000+ high-quality audio recordings
- Structured serial course for beginners
- Customizable revision and repetition tools
- Slow and normal speed audio options
- Simplified or traditional characters
- Offline use supported
- Detailed notes and definitions

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Immersive Chinese | $5.99 | per 3 months |
| Immersive Chinese | $3.99 | per month |
| Immersive Chinese | $8.99 | per 6 months |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime Access | $17.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 39)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/immersive-chinese/id1451785130/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great App!

*2026-05-12, version 1.3.9*

I really like this app. It would be nice if there was a way to randomly alternate between the male and female voices, though

### 5/5 — Very nice and clear

*2025-07-19, version 1.3.2*

Love it

### 5/5 — Deceptively Simple but Amazing App

*2025-04-05, version 1.3.2*

It’s hard to express in words how good this app is. It will save you literal years of study. I only study about 10 minutes total a day but can recognise hundreds of words in the language after only a few months.

### 5/5 — Low cost and teaches grammar

*2025-03-30, version 1.3.2*

It explains the nuances of many grammar points well, then shows a bunch of sentences to reinforce them

if teaches words too but I mostly care about the grammar stuff rn

it’s only a couple quid to access everything and can probably be finished in a month if you use it a lot

### 5/5 — Underrated

*2023-09-13, version 1.3.2*

This app has clear pronunciation and I just love the setup. It’s really easy to navigate and it has helpful notes on some lessons to clear up any confusion.

### 5/5 — Worth a lifetime subscription

*2023-03-12, version 1.3.2*

One of the best apps for learning Chinese. Totally worth the money for a lifetime subscription. I really like the method they employed for learning the language gradually. I really do wish the developers upload new lessons for advanced learners.

### 5/5 — You got it & easy to learn: Chinese

*2022-12-27, version 1.3.2*

Yes…language learning should include many approaches best for you (at least several). If you could only do one.., this is it.! You got it in the palm of your hand. “Immersive Chinese” … the best app in the market place. Fast, Easy, affordable results. Step by step “usable language” that flows from level to level… Real-World results. Kudos to Immersive Chinese 加油！

### 5/5 — Одно из лучших приложений

*2022-12-09*

Да, особо правил здесь нет, например, конструкция предложения и тп, но, хочу отметить, что лично я, очень хорошо осваиваю программу такого типа(объяснения по каким либо частицам есть, когда и при каких случаях добавлять),и это очень меня радует. Ну мне полюбилось это приложение и я с радостью прохожу уроки. Словарный запах расширяется со скоростью света:)))

### 3/5 — Good potential, but one big issue

*2022-11-10, version 1.3.1*

The app seems good for listening practice, but the forward / back arrows (or swiping) do not work in auto play, which is a big issue for this type of app. 
When you couldn’t hear or understand something, there needs to be a quick and easy way to go back to that card (especially when using it while exercising, etc).

I contacted the developer and he responded quickly, but said that it was too difficult to get those buttons to work correctly on iOS, so they disabled them instead…

### 5/5 — Great app!

*2022-11-06*

I speak 3 foreign languages and have used many language learning apps. I can definitely say that this is absolutely the best language learning app. I don’t regret any cent I spent on buying the full version. I have a few questions though. First: How many characters (and words) a student is supposed to learn once he completed the full course? Second: to what level (hsk) brings me this course, once I'm done with it (approximately)?

## Frequently asked questions about Immersive Chinese

### What is Immersive Chinese?

Immersive Chinese is a language learning application designed to teach practical spoken Mandarin Chinese. It uses a structured course with high-quality audio recordings and a gradual learning curve to help users progress from beginner to intermediate levels.

### What are the key features of Immersive Chinese?

Key features include over 12,000 high-quality audio recordings, a carefully designed serial course that introduces new vocabulary gradually, powerful revision tools for customized study sessions, and the option for simplified or traditional characters. It also supports full offline use.

### How much does Immersive Chinese cost?

The app offers 36 lessons for free. A full subscription to unlock all content is available for a low price, described as just a few dollars.

### What devices is Immersive Chinese compatible with?

While the provided description focuses on the mobile app, it also mentions integration with a desktop web browser version. This suggests compatibility with mobile devices (iOS and Android) and desktop computers.

### Who is Immersive Chinese best suited for?

This app is ideal for absolute beginners who want to learn spoken Mandarin Chinese. Its structured approach and focus on practical language make it suitable for anyone looking to build a solid foundation in speaking the language.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.3.9 — 2026-04-04

Fixed issue where Repetition Training range was sometimes not remembered after closing the app.

### 1.3.8 — 2025-12-05

Fixed bug with filters on Repetition Training.

### 1.3.7 — 2025-11-26

Further bug fixes for Custom Repeat

### 1.3.6 — 2025-11-24

Fixed issue with Custom Repeat which caused multiple voices to play at once under certain circumstances.

### 1.3.5 — 2025-11-04

Some lesson data is now provided locally to avoid loading from the server on first open.

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