# Learn Chinese Essentials — AccelaStudy®

> Learn Chinese vocabulary and pronunciation with spaced repetition and native audio. (iPhone/iPad app by Renkara Media Group, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/learn-chinese-essentials/id309485455 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Renkara Media Group, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/284945276)
- Category: Education, Travel
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 61 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 19 MB
- Languages: American English, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, European Portuguese, Russian and 5 more
- Released: 2009-04-12
- Data updated: 2026-07-08
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/learn-chinese-essentials/id309485455/reviews.md

## What is Learn Chinese Essentials?

AccelaStudy is the award-winning language education software for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad that helps you understand and pronounce words in the shortest possible time.  Learn new Chinese words quickly, easily, and permanently with AccelaStudy.  

If you like Learn Chinese FREE by AccelaStudy, learn even more by purchasing Learn Chinese - AccelaStudy.

Join over 6,000,000 people worldwide who have used AccelaStudy to master a language.  Perfect for students, travelers, executives, and anyone who wants to quickly increase their fluency.

AccelaStudy is even more powerful in the cloud!  With a free AccelaStudy Cloud account you can:
• Sync all of your study sets and progress to all of your devices.
• Add new devices at any time.  Install AccelaStudy on your new device, sign into your AccelaStudy Cloud account, and your data will automatically be restored to that new device!
• Study online or offline.  AccelaStudy syncs immediately while online and any offline data is synced automatically when you go online again.
• Share AccelaStudy with family members and classmates.  Signing out of AccelaStudy allows another user to sign in with their account while preserving all data in the cloud.

FEATURES:
• PRONOUNCE each word perfectly after listening to NATIVE SPEAKER audio for all words.
• Fully functional version of AccelaStudy with a useful subset of its 2,100 professional translations
• SPACED REPETITION feature helps you quickly memorize new words
• Automatic STATISTICS help you track your learning progress
• Searchable DICTIONARY of all vocabulary
• Flashcards
• Multiple Choice Quiz
• Audio Quiz
• Completely HANDS-FREE mode allows you to study vocabulary while driving or jogging

Please refrain from sending your bug reports or feature requests using the App Store. Instead, to ensure a direct response from us send them to support@renkara.com. You can also tweet us at http://twitter.com/renkaramedia.  We’re always happy to help our users and receive their comments!

Use of the AccelaStudy Cloud service is subject to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. These are available in the app or on our website.

## Key features

- Native speaker audio for pronunciation
- Spaced repetition for memorization
- Searchable dictionary
- Flashcards and quizzes
- Hands-free study mode
- Cloud sync for progress

## Recent user reviews (10 of 61)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/learn-chinese-essentials/id309485455/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Even paid version has poor coverage

*2016-02-16, version 3.0.0*

This is a reasonably well designed all and has potential. What most interested me was the ability to create your own lists for exams and tests. 

I therefore paid £7.99 for the full version only to find that critical verbs were missing. E.g. "To eat" or even "to be." These are covered in the common entrance ISEB level 1 test which is what I wanted it for. Unfortunately, without even this basic coverage it was not useful. 

Interestingly, as Apple provided a refund and I no longer own the full version I couldn't review that. I didn't realise before that this bias exists in reviews.

### 5/5 — Great introductory Chinese app

*2014-02-06, version 2.6.0*

I used this app to get me started on Chinese vocab. Then I moved to the full app. It's intuitive, fun to use, and very effective in teaching Chinese words. 

Tips for use: in settings, switch to viewing pinyin; in my focus, only go one category at a time. Mostly use the spaced repetition learning method.

### 2/5 — Not worth downloading

*2013-10-17, version 2.6.0*

Not easy to navigate and not particularly useful. There are much better apps out there.

### 4/5 — Great App

*2013-09-12, version 2.6.0*

Need the expanded library now...

### 3/5 — Some mistakes

*2012-10-13, version 2.3.0*

There are a few mistakes. There are other apps that are better.

### 3/5 — ok

*2012-10-03, version 2.3.0*

sort of workmanlike, not veyr inspiring

### 3/5 — I love it

*2012-08-23, version 2.3.0*

You can take quiz and you just keep in learning chines

### 3/5 — I agree with previous review.

*2012-06-20, version 2.2.0*

Which Chinese is it? People need to know these things.

### 1/5 — Counter-intuitive

*2012-06-09, version 2.2.0*

Either not working correctly or nearly impossible to use. Don't waste your time!

### 1/5 — Which Chinese?

*2012-05-08, version 2.2.0*

Not explaining more specific dialects is fine, but labeling whether or not it's Cantonese or Mandarin would be a huge help to people looking at it.

## Frequently asked questions about Learn Chinese Essentials

### What does Learn Chinese Essentials do?

This app helps you learn new Chinese words quickly and permanently. It focuses on understanding and pronouncing words with native speaker audio and uses spaced repetition to aid memorization. You can also track your progress with automatic statistics.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include native speaker audio for perfect pronunciation, a spaced repetition system for efficient memorization, a searchable dictionary, flashcards, multiple choice and audio quizzes, and a hands-free mode for studying while on the go.

### Is this app free to use?

The app offers a fully functional version with a subset of its vocabulary for free. Additional content and features may be available through in-app purchases, as indicated by the mention of purchasing 'Learn Chinese - AccelaStudy' for more content.

### What devices is Learn Chinese Essentials compatible with?

The app is designed for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. With a free AccelaStudy Cloud account, you can sync your study sets and progress across all your Apple devices.

### Who would benefit from using this app?

This app is ideal for students, travelers, executives, and anyone aiming to rapidly improve their Chinese fluency. Its features cater to various learning styles and situations, including those who need to study while commuting or exercising.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.8.0 — 2019-04-18

- Minor improvements for iOS12.
- Display optimizations for new iOS devices.

### 3.6.1 — 2017-03-09

Version 3.6.1 resolves a crash which occurs when launching the latest version on some devices after not using the application in a long time.

In version 3.6, we've introduced an entirely new sync engine which is faster, more reliable, and more energy-efficient. If you are one of our users with dozens of study sets and hundreds of hours of progress, this update is for you.

Sync backs up your data in the cloud, enables you to see your study sets and progress on more than one device, and allows AccelaStudy to be shared by multiple users on a single device. The new sync engine was over 4 years in the making and we have big plans for it in future releases.

As always, thank you for using AccelaStudy. We're honored that you include our application in your learning efforts.

### 3.6.0 — 2017-02-22

In version 3.6, we've introduced an entirely new sync engine which is faster, more reliable, and more energy-efficient. If you are one of our users with dozens of study sets and hundreds of hours of progress, this update is for you.

Sync backs up your data in the cloud, enables you to see your study sets and progress on more than one device, and allows AccelaStudy to be shared by multiple users on a single device. The new sync engine was over 4 years in the making and we have big plans for it in future releases.

As always, thank you for using AccelaStudy. We're honored that you include our application in your learning efforts.

### 3.5.0 — 2016-11-15

Introducing AccelaStudy 3.5, Space-Saving Edition!  AccelaStudy has always come packaged with professionally-recorded, high-quality audio files.  These files are large and take up a lot of space on the device.  While these audio files are part of what makes AccelaStudy great, not all users need or want them, and they make app updates large and slow to install.  With this release, the audio files are no longer included with the app itself and require a one-time download from the AccelaStudy Cloud.  For those who choose to use AccelaStudy without downloaded audio, AccelaStudy will use one of the great built-in voices that come with iOS.  AccelaStudy has also been updated for iOS 10 and new iPhone models.

### 3.2.0 — 2016-05-27

Performance and stability improvements.

Improved UI support for larger screens.

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