# Pinyin Academy - Learn Chinese — Master Chinese Pinyin & Words

> Learn Chinese Pinyin and basic characters with interactive lessons and games. (iPhone/iPad app by 运杰 高.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pinyin-academy-learn-chinese/id1121107733 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [运杰 高](https://appshunter.io/developer/1023126440)
- Category: Education, Books
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.40/5 from 142 App Store ratings · 22 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 49 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, French (France), German (Germany), Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean and 9 more
- Released: 2016-06-06
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pinyin-academy-learn-chinese/id1121107733/reviews.md

## What is Pinyin Academy?

Learn Pinyin and Master Chinese Easily
This tool helps learners of all ages master Chinese Pinyin and basic characters through systematic lessons, interactive exercises, and games. It covers pronunciation, writing, vocabulary, and phonetic recognition for all levels. Perfect for children, students, parents, and language enthusiasts.

Key Features

Pinyin Letter Learning: Covers all sounds with native audio and visual aids.

Pinyin Handwriting Practice: Tracing and free-writing exercises with stroke-order guides.

Pronunciation Training: Listen, record, and compare for accurate speech.

Pinyin Card Matching: Fun games to reinforce letter-sound associations.

Word Blending Drills: Practice reading single and multi-syllable words.

Character Recognition & Matching: Learn characters with their Pinyin and meanings.

Pinyin Wall Charts: Visual aids for mastering phonetic structures.

Polyphonic Character Practice: Focus on multi-pronunciation characters.

Pinyin Dictionary Tool: Quick search for Pinyin and characters with definitions.

Educational Mini-Games: Fun games to boost retention and motivation.

Who It’s For

Children learning Pinyin

Elementary students improving phonics

Beginners in Chinese

Parents, teachers, and tutors

Bilingual children or overseas learners

Pre-HSK learners

Start your Chinese learning journey today – step-by-step and fun!

## Key features

- Pinyin letter learning with audio
- Handwriting practice with stroke guides
- Pronunciation training and comparison
- Interactive Pinyin card matching games
- Word blending drills
- Character recognition and matching
- Educational mini-games

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| remove ads | $5.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Characters | $1.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Grade 6-2 | $0.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Grade 3 | $1.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Grade 2 | $1.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Grade 1 | $1.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Grade 4 | $1.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Grade 5 | $1.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Grade 6 | $1.99 | one-time |
| Unlock All 12 Books | $6.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 22)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pinyin-academy-learn-chinese/id1121107733/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Great ! Can try it

*2025-03-05, version 3.8.8*

Great ! Can try it

### 5/5 — Ok

*2024-12-28, version 3.8.7*

Ok

### 1/5 — No sound

*2024-11-14*

No sound

### 1/5 — 沒有聲音

*2024-11-06, version 3.8.4*

沒有聲音，不能學習

### 3/5 — เสียดาย อยากเรียนแต่ไม่มีเสียงให้เรียนเลย

*2024-10-11, version 3.8.4*

เสียดาย อยากเรียนแต่ไม่มีเสียงให้เรียนเลย

### 5/5 — Tốt

*2024-03-20, version 3.8.0*

Hoc trung rat la tot luon a

### 1/5 — chưa đc 1p quảng cáo 1 lần rồi k biết app học hay app xem quảng cáo

*2023-12-10, version 3.7.2*

Xoá luôn

### 5/5 — Hay

*2023-10-20, version 3.7.1*

Giod

### 2/5 — Good but needs improvement

*2023-07-10*

The first recommendation as a learning simple Chinese student would be to allow the user to change the tone of the speaker. As I am a man with a relatively deep voice, trying to copy sounds of a young girl with a high-pitched voice, my first challenge is changing the the tone from a young girl to my deeper voice. Then I must copy sounds perfectly, but since the tone needs to be converted first, the challenge of repeating, the sounds accurately is made more difficult. Additionally, when you bring up the vowels to learn, there is a lot of Mandarin speaking before listening to the valves, which makes no sense, as I am just learning a simple vowel, and all of the additional speaking is not understood and unnecessary. This is not being taught to a Chinese teacher teaching Chinese to a new learner, but it is a program that should be geared for an absolute beginner. We are less is more. 

As I move through the program, I may offer more insight, but these two points are absolutely needed to be changed with the tone being able to be changed from a high pitch to a low pitch or a woman’s voice to a man’s voice, just as Siri allows on an iPhone. Secondly, eliminate all of the spoken Mandarin when you bring up the vowels or lessons as a beginner has no idea what is being said, and it is just confusing.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. We will take your suggestion into consideration.

### 3/5 — ไม่มีเสียง

*2023-05-18, version 3.6.5*

ไม่มีเสียง

## Frequently asked questions about Pinyin Academy

### What does Pinyin Academy do?

Pinyin Academy helps users master Chinese Pinyin and basic characters through systematic lessons, interactive exercises, and games. It covers pronunciation, writing, vocabulary, and phonetic recognition for all levels of learners.

### What are the key features of Pinyin Academy?

Key features include Pinyin letter learning with native audio, handwriting practice with stroke-order guides, pronunciation training with recording and comparison, fun games like card matching and character recognition, word blending drills, and a Pinyin dictionary tool.

### Is Pinyin Academy free to use?

The app is free to download and use, but it does offer in-app purchases and may display advertisements. These purchases could unlock additional content or features.

### Who is Pinyin Academy for?

This app is ideal for children learning Pinyin, elementary students improving phonics, beginners in Chinese, parents, teachers, tutors, bilingual children, overseas learners, and pre-HSK learners.

### How does the app help with pronunciation?

Pronunciation training is a core feature, allowing users to listen to native audio, record their own voice, and compare it to the native speaker for accurate speech. This helps learners refine their Pinyin pronunciation effectively.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.9.2 — 2026-07-05

Fixed an issue where Chinese dictionary entries and word definitions could not be displayed; reduced the number of ads.
(If you do not want to see ads, please tap the second button from the left at the bottom of the screen to remove ads via purchase.)

### 3.9.1 — 2026-04-01

This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included.

Fix obscured content in advertisements

### 3.9.0 — 2025-06-30

fixed iap error.

### 3.8.9 — 2025-06-23

Fix dictionary, thesaurus, and data display issues, optimize details, and add multi-language voice support.

### 3.8.8 — 2025-02-17

修复程序bug.

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