# NihaoNova — Learn Chinese — HSK1–6 Words, Grammar, Reading

> HSK1–6 Words, Grammar, Reading (iPhone/iPad app by 株式会社ARS.)

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- Developer: [株式会社ARS](https://appshunter.io/developer/1885183944)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 156 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), Japanese
- Released: 2026-09-22
- Data updated: 2026-10-24

## What is NihaoNova?

NihaoNova is a Chinese learning app that covers HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standard Chinese proficiency test) from level 1 to level 6 in one place.

■ 5,001 required words
Every required word for HSK1–6. Each word comes with pinyin (with tone marks), part of speech, an English meaning, and an example sentence with its translation. Listen at normal speed or slowly.

■ 112,302-entry Chinese–English dictionary (offline)
The dictionary is built into the app and searched on your device. No connection and no AI are used. Example sentences with English translations cover all 5,001 HSK words and 25,543 more words (51,269 sentences).
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) and the Tatoeba Project (CC BY 2.0 FR). Full credits are in Settings → About the dictionary data.
・Search by characters (学校)
・Search by pinyin (xuexiao, xué xiào, or just the initials xx). The "Type pinyin" button switches to a Latin keyboard
・Search by any single character in a word (学 → 学校, 学习, 学生)
・Search by English meaning
Save words you want to remember to your word list and review them with flashcards.

■ 195 grammar points and 119 reading passages
Grammar organized by level, such as the 把 construction, the passive 被, and 越来越, explained with examples and pinyin. Reading passages include messages, emails, notices, articles and essays, each with questions and an English summary and vocabulary notes.

■ Listening
Plays Chinese-language podcasts published by VOA and RFI, streamed from each broadcaster's own servers. Episodes can be saved for offline listening.

■ AI Chinese conversation (Premium)
Conversation practice for the HSKK (the HSK speaking test), reading answer checks, and pronunciation feedback, powered by Claude from Anthropic. Feedback is given in English. Before anything is sent, the app explains which data will be sent and asks for your consent. If you don't consent, AI features are not used and no data is sent.

[About Premium]
・Monthly and yearly plans (auto-renewing)
・Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
・You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your device's Settings after purchase.
・Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
・Privacy Policy: https://ars-sys.github.io/nihaonova-legal/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 月額プラン | $3.99 | per month |
| 年額プラン | $29.99 | per year |


## Is NihaoNova safe?

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## Is NihaoNova legit?

NihaoNova — Learn Chinese appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for NihaoNova is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4 — 2026-10-24

Listen to words, example sentences, reading passages and grammar examples in recorded Chinese voices.
・Choose a female or male voice (Settings → Audio (recordings)).
・Premium members can download the recordings for HSK 1–6 level by level, and delete levels they no longer need.
・On the free plan, the first 10 words, 1 reading passage and 3 grammar points of each level are recorded.
・Sentences without a recording are read by the device's voice, as before.

### 1.3 — 2026-10-18

NihaoNova is now available in English: the interface, vocabulary, grammar, reading passages, explanations and dictionary are all in English.

A playback bar for read-aloud:
・Pause and resume read-aloud of reading passages and AI listening dialogues.
・Drag the bar to replay from any point.
・Jump to the previous or next sentence.
・Choose a speed from 0.75× to 1.5×.
・See elapsed time and total length.
・In reading, the sentence being read is highlighted.

### 1.2 — 2026-10-09

読み上げに再生プレーヤーを付けました。
・読解の本文と、聴解の AI 会話の読み上げを、一時停止・再開できます。
・バーを動かして、聞きたいところから聞き直せます。
・前の文・次の文に飛べます。
・速さを 0.75倍〜1.5倍から選べます。
・経過時間と全体の長さを表示します。
・読解では、いま読んでいる文に色が付きます。

### 1.1 — 2026-10-08

辞書を大きく強化しました。
・収録語を 20,101 語から 23,851 語に増やしました。
・ほぼすべての語に例文と日本語訳を付けました（約3万2千文）。
・仮名の読みで引けるようになりました（どりょく → 努力）。
・外来語から引けるようになりました（ハッピー → 开心、アパート → 公寓）。
・日本語から引ける言葉を 5,097 語に増やしました（迷走 → 摇摆不定）。
・拼音を打つための「拼音で入力」ボタンを付けました。
・訳や読みの誤りを約1,500語で直しました。

### 1.0 — 2026-09-22

No release notes.

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