# Ponkan — Practice Mandarin Chinese

> Practice Mandarin Chinese (iPhone/iPad app by Bracket Ltd..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ponkan/id1632470402 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Bracket Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1540277554)
- Category: Education, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 0 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2022-07-02
- Data updated: 2026-06-07
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ponkan/id1632470402/reviews.md

## What is Ponkan?

PRACTICE. MAKES. PERFECT.

Practice speaking Mandarin Chinese with Ponkan! 

Ponkan converts your speech to Pinyin in real time so that you and correct your tones and pronunciation with immediate feedback.

While this app might not a course on how to learn Mandarin, it is intended to be complement any course that you might be enrolled in.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 2.0 — 2022-08-08

Updated: UI/UX
New: Toggle between Characters and Pinyin
New: Adjust font size
New: Pause/Unpause session
New: Icon!

### 1.0 — 2022-07-02

No release notes.

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