# NPCR Cards

> Flashcard app for New Practical Chinese Reader vocabulary, books 1-6. (iPhone/iPad app by Dominik Wei-Fieg.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/npcr-cards/id466701701 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Dominik Wei-Fieg](https://appshunter.io/developer/362064905)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 13 App Store ratings · 13 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 16 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2011-09-30
- Data updated: 2026-08-16
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/npcr-cards/id466701701/reviews.md

## What is NPCR Cards?

If you are learning chinese with the New Practical Chinese Reader books series, this app is made just for you!

NPCR cards is an easy to use flash card app with the vocabulary of books 1 to 6 of the New Practical Chinese Reader series. Just select the chapters you want to study and add them to the first flash card box. Before you start to learn you decide which information will be displayed. Choose from:

* Simplified Chinese
* Traditional Chinese
* Pinyin
* English

A flash card will be displayed. Tapping on the card will reveal the hidden information and then you can either mark the card as correct by swiping to the left, which will put the card in the next higher box or mark it as incorrect by swiping to the right, so that it will stay in the current box. 

The data for the flash cards was taken from http://hskflashcards.com/

The image of the blackboard used as background is from http://www.flickr.com/photos/8078381@N03/3711741298/ and licensed under a CC-BY-2.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en).

## Key features

- Vocabulary from NPCR books 1-6
- Customizable display (Chinese, Pinyin, English)
- Swipe to mark correct/incorrect
- Chapter selection for focused study
- Flashcard learning method

## Recent user reviews (10 of 13)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/npcr-cards/id466701701/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Great app to practice

*2021-11-21*

My only complaint is that the ads are so loud. I practice at night before I go to bed and the app has no sound…. But the very occasional and random ads are loud!  Super disruptive.  But I am on book 4 of NPCR and I love the ability to go back and refresh old vocabulary or reinforce new.

### 5/5 — cards download

*2020-07-28*

i can’t download card on my ipad

### 5/5 — Extremely helpful

*2019-03-18*

I have been studying Chinese using NPCR for 3 years. This is the best and most helpful Chinese app I found. It’s been really helpful in learning all the characters I need to know. Just what I was looking for.

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2019-02-24, version 2.0*

It really does help. Some improvement would be to make the swiping a bit more fluid.

### 4/5 — Very useful

*2018-10-07*

I really like this app and it helps me prepare for my Chinese lessons. I wish there was an Apple Watch version available.

### 5/5 — Excellent App

*2013-11-24, version 1.2*

Perfect app if you are using NPCR to study chinese.

### 5/5 — Great for vocab review

*2013-06-18*

This app has helped me a lot for daily vocab review. It allows to very effectively review the words that u still struggle on. Very good system. I can definitely recommend using it. 

Ideas for improvement:
- would be good to have the option to delete flashcards from a box (while reviewing). I also use box 1 to clean the vocal list
- would be good to add supplementary words separately. 
- don't love the digital font of the characters but got used to it as the app is better than others with more favorable font.

### 4/5 — Great for learning on-the-go

*2013-01-08*

Great app for reviewing vocabulary while on the bus, train or similarly traveling! I've been using it for more than a year now as support to my regular, "normal" vocabulary revision and it's helped quite a bit. Fellow students I recommended this app to are similarly happy!

I can wholeheartedly recommend this app to anyone working with the NPCR books in their studies!

A great improvement would be an update to a more recent version of the NPCR books and their vocabulary lists; also, input of chinese characters and/or audio for the chinese words would be awesome, but I understand that especially the latter improvement is probably out of scope of this app.

### 3/5 — Flash

*2012-10-26*

Great for hammering through piles of flash cards. If there was pronunciations- it would be a 5/5

### 4/5 — Handy

*2012-10-19, version 1.2*

Would be better with audio and more customizable features. But useful in remembering what you have gotten wrong before so you can test yourself on the least strong vocab.

## Frequently asked questions about NPCR Cards

### What Chinese learning books does NPCR Cards support?

NPCR Cards specifically supports vocabulary from books 1 to 6 of the New Practical Chinese Reader series. It is designed to complement these textbooks for a more interactive learning experience.

### What information can be displayed on the flashcards in NPCR Cards?

You can choose to display Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Pinyin, and English on the flashcards. This allows you to tailor the learning experience to your specific needs and preferences.

### How does NPCR Cards track learning progress?

NPCR Cards uses a system where swiping left marks a card as correct, moving it to a higher study box, while swiping right marks it as incorrect, keeping it in the current box. This helps reinforce learned vocabulary.

### Is NPCR Cards available on Android devices?

Based on the provided data, NPCR Cards is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod. Information regarding Android compatibility is not available.

### What is the age rating for NPCR Cards?

NPCR Cards has an age rating of 4+. This indicates it is suitable for a wide range of users, including younger learners.

### How often is NPCR Cards updated?

The latest version of NPCR Cards is 2.0, which was last updated on November 4, 2014. This suggests infrequent updates.

### Does NPCR Cards have ads?

No, NPCR Cards does not contain advertisements. It is a completely ad-free application.

### What is the user sentiment for NPCR Cards?

NPCR Cards has a rating of 4.2 stars from 13 ratings. This indicates generally positive user sentiment.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0 — 2014-11-04

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

* Updated to support iOS 8 and native resolution on iPhone 6 and 6 Plus

### 1.5 — 2013-12-05

Added vocabulary of New Practical Chinese Reader Book 6 (thanks to Thabit Ibrahim!)
Version for iOS 7

### 1.2 — 2012-04-01

* intermediate results of going through a box of flashcards are saved
* added functionality to clear the contents of the boxes

### 1.1 — 2011-10-21

Improved detection and UI for indicating if you had a flash card right or wrong

### 1.0.1 — 2011-10-11

Updated Logo

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