# Shua: Learn Chinese Fast — Scroll, Listen, Become Fluent > Scroll, Listen, Become Fluent (iPhone/iPad app by Matvei Loginov.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shua-learn-chinese-fast/id6792777524 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Matvei Loginov](https://appshunter.io/developer/6790766465) - Category: Education, Entertainment - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 16.4 · 60 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-08-19 - Data updated: 2026-09-06 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shua-learn-chinese-fast/id6792777524/reviews.md ## What is Shua? Most Chinese apps teach you flashcards first and real Chinese never. Shua flips that: you start with real short videos, from comedy skits and street interviews to vlogs and cartoons made for native kids, and the app teaches you as you watch. TAP ANY WORD, MID-SCROLL See its pinyin, tone, and meaning without leaving the video. Every definition is grounded in the actual line you just heard, not a generic dictionary entry. English subtitles are there when you need them. TONE AND MEANING ARE TRACKED SEPARATELY Because remembering what a word means and remembering how it sounds are genuinely different skills. Shua reviews them as separate cards, so you are never stuck re-learning a word's meaning when all you actually forgot was the tone. YOUR VOCABULARY BANK BUILDS ITSELF Tap a word, hit Save, and it is in your deck. No separate list to maintain, no typing it out again. Everything you save comes back later through spaced repetition, timed so you see it just before you would have forgotten it. SEARCH ANY WORD TO SEE IT USED AGAIN Curious how a phrase actually gets used? Search it and jump straight to the moment in a real clip where a native speaker says it. HSK-LEVELED, FEED AND EXPLORE Every clip is tagged by HSK level, so your feed never throws you in over your head until you are ready for it to. Browse Explore when you want to pick a level or topic yourself. BUILD YOUR OWN DECKS Organize saved words into custom decks: by topic, by show, or by however you actually think about them. DAILY GOALS AND STREAKS Set a daily watch-time goal, track your streak, and see your progress on a full contribution heatmap. No streak-shaming. No guilt notifications. Just real Chinese, and a fast way to understand it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shua-api.lexio.site/privacy ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Shua Pro Annual | $39.99 | per year | | Shua Pro Monthly | $7.99 | per month | ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 1.0.3 — 2026-08-29 Tap any word, then swipe for more The word card now swipes between the dictionary, AI context for the exact line you heard, and extra example sentences. Swipe down to dismiss it. Tell us what you want to watch Like a clip and the feed shows you more like it. More control over playback Playback speeds from 0.25x to 2x, and double-tap the left or right of the video to jump 5 seconds. Video details and player settings Tap the info or gear icons to see where a clip came from, or to switch pinyin, translations and word spacing on and off without leaving the video. A clearer first run The walkthrough has been rebuilt from scratch, so it actually waits for you instead of racing ahead. Plus a lot of polish Better loading states, tidier spacing throughout, and fixes to dark mode and the video player. ### 1.0.2 — 2026-08-22 Adds a Feedback Board: posts, categories, comments, upvotes, reporting, and founder follow-up. Adds vocabulary export: Anki .apkg and CSV, with loading, empty, and failure states. Adds Study & Reminders settings: study window, reminder frequency, daily reminders, and streak-related options. Adds richer vocabulary/review metadata, including mastery state, knowledge level, review totals, and first-review tracking. Adds App Store review-prompt milestone tracking. Refines onboarding content, including study-time preference, improved testimonials, and personalized plan-building copy. ### 1.0.1 — 2026-08-20 Everything here came from tester feedback over the past few days. THE WALKTHROUGH, REBUILT The first-run tour now opens on a real clip and plays it, waits for you instead of racing ahead, and only moves on once you've actually done the thing it's asking. Tapping a word, saving it, and searching all work the way they're described. DARK MODE, PROPERLY Rebuilt around a single flat background instead of five near-black shades competing with each other. Buttons now look the way they behave. REVIEW Tone cards get their own instructions instead of borrowing the flashcard ones. Correct answers animate. The answer card stays readable long enough to actually read before you're asked to grade it. And "All caught up" is no longer a dead end. THE PLAYER A progress bar, playback controls moved onto the video itself, and the picture no longer jumps when playback starts. VOCAB Every definition is visible — one in three used to render with no background at all. When nothing is due, the app now points you at Custom study in Decks instead of just saying no. Plus a long tail of smaller fixes to spacing, animation and contrast. ### 1.0.0 — 2026-08-19 No release notes. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-06.*