# Skritter: Write Chinese — Learn Mandarin vocabulary fast > Interactive app for learning and practicing Chinese character writing. (iPhone/iPad app by Inkren, Inc..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skritter-write-chinese/id1370892114 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Inkren, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/402280587) - Category: Education, Productivity - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.70/5 from 806 App Store ratings · 370 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 14.0 · 107 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2019-08-19 - Data updated: 2026-08-27 - Monetization: freemium - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skritter-write-chinese/id1370892114/reviews.md ## What is Skritter? Practice Chinese writing with Skritter, whether you have a strong grasp of written Chinese and want to remember the characters better or are a beginner who doesn’t know where to start. Skritter has existed for more than 10 years, and for a good reason: our learners are amazing! They help us with feedback which allows us to create what we think is the best Chinese writing app out there! If you have seen Chinese writing before, you probably noticed that it requires us to learn characters rather than the roman alphabet we know from English. You can learn it through our “decks” (similar to a card deck) based on topics and difficulty. Popular Decks: - Ordering or making coffee or tea (so you can get your morning caffeine fix) - Chinese Stroke Order - HSK 1-6 & New HSK3.0 1-9 study decks - More advanced topics like Yoga and talking about your Emotions - The 16-episode Ultimate Chinese Character course First, you learn a character’s meaning, reading, and tone; then practice writing it! Before you know it, you’ll want to learn thousands of characters, and words like these two happy users: “If I could only keep one app on my iPod, this would be it without a doubt. Skritter will change your life!” ― Wendy Werneth, UN Translator “Learning to write characters has never been so fun. From writing zero to 2000+ characters in six months!” ― Brian Jackson, Economist Try our app and see for yourself why thousands of people use it every day. Have questions, problems, or feedback? We would love to hear from you. Reach out to us at team@skritter.com ----------- Guest accounts enjoy free access to select decks forever! Unlock Review mode, and study anything you want with a premium subscription, which is available for purchase in the app. Big savings offered on 12-month subscriptions! • One month subscription (automatically renewed until canceled) • 12-month subscription (automatically renewed until canceled) Recurring billing, cancel anytime. Within 24 hours before the subscription period ends, you will be charged through your iTunes account. Manage your subscription from your iTunes App Store settings where you can turn off auto-renewal at any time. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://skritter.com/legal Terms of Use: https://docs.skritter.com/article/133-terms-of-use ## Key features - Interactive character writing practice - Learn character meaning, reading, and tone - Topic-based and difficulty-level decks - HSK 1-9 study decks - Stroke order guidance - Review mode ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Skritter Premium (1 month) | $14.99 | per month | | Skritter Premium (1 year) | $99.99 | per year | | Skritter Premium (6 month) | $59.99 | per 6 months | | Skritter Premium (1 month) | $14.99 | per month | | Skritter Premium (1 year) | $99.99 | per year | | Skritter Premium (6 month) | $59.99 | per 6 months | | Skritter Premium (1 month) | $9.99 | per month | | Skritter Premium (1 year) | $99.99 | per year | | Skritter Premium (1 year) | $119.99 | per year | | Skritter Premium (1 month) | $14.99 | per month | | Skritter Premium (6 month) | $69.99 | per 6 months | ## What do users think of Skritter? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Excellent for learning and retaining characters - 👍 Great interface and user experience - 💡 Helpful videos and content - 👍 Effective for writing practice and stroke order - 👍 Customizable decks and learning options - 👍 Integrates well with other apps like Pleco **Cons** - 🐛 Sync and loading issues - 💰 Expensive subscription - 🔒 Requires payment info upfront - 🐛 Inconsistent character recognition - 🐛 Bugs and crashes reported **Commonly reported bugs** - Subscription issues and unauthorized charges - App freezing and crashing - Syncing problems across devices - Inconsistent character recognition **Most requested features** - Allow creating custom decks and word lists - Add Cantonese support - Improve landscape mode on iPad - Provide more detailed performance tracking - Add ability to focus on specific problem characters ## Recent user reviews (10 of 370) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/skritter-write-chinese/id1370892114/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Underrated app *2026-08-14, version 3.13.10* For learning to read and write Hanzi, this is the best app Ive found. Paired with readers from Du Chinese or other apps, Skritter has been amazing for actually retaining new characters. Some of the decks that other users have created are just amazing for learning characters in an optimal order instead of just following HSK. Spaced repetitions, writing practice, and most importantly for me, even decks that were uploaded with simplified characters automatically become available in traditional! This is an amazing feature. Most apps support both character sets, but most of them do not auto-translate from one to the other when it’s user-uploaded content. This is a huge benefit. ### 5/5 — Kim waree *2026-08-06, version 3.13.10* This app is amazing it helped me learn and write Chinese very well ### 5/5 — Great App *2026-07-27, version 3.13.10* Skritter is the best app I’ve used to study Chinese. ### 5/5 — Best for Characters *2026-07-21, version 3.13.10* I prefer the flexibility of Anki for most things but if you’re looking to learn to write characters Skritter is awesome. ### 5/5 — lag greatly improved *2026-07-21, version 3.13.10* In the past there were issues with this otherwise excellent app lagging and failing to load. These seem to have been mostly fixed and I’ve renewed my subscription. If you want to learn a large number of hanzi, there’s no better app. And I appreciate the integration with dictionary entries in Pleco, the overall most essential app for Chinese learners. Thanks! ### 5/5 — Pretty good, minor drawbacks *2026-07-19, version 3.13.10* This app is pretty good for learning how to write or read Chinese. I like it cause it gives you the option to choose between traditional and simplified. One of the drawbacks is that it automatically defaults to HSK 2.0, even though it has HSK 3.0. Another thing is that’s it’s pretty pricey for what it’s worth. The worst thing for me is probably the font it’s in. In the real world in China they use a more blocky font (Heiti, Songti, Mingti) and the one skritter uses is very calligraphy like, where there are nice angles and such (Kaiti), but in the real world instead of that specific angle they just do a 90 degree turn, or maybe just smush everything down so everything is even. An example of this is the word 哪 , in the app the Kou portion is sitting comfortably up in the top left corner. In heiti font it’s thin and reaches from top to bottom. The second part, 冄 , in skritter is pretty evenly spaced. And probably the one that was most difficult for me was 阝, in Skritter (Kaiti) it hangs below the rest of the character, in real life (heiti) it doesn’t. Heiti likes everything evenly spaced. Maybe add like a feature where you can add the font that’s used in mainland China so you can get used to it, cause it’s kinda difficult adapting. Like maybe show it right below the Kaiti font when on the reading and definition, and you can maybe like choose which one (Songti, Mingti, or Heiti). Cause I do understand you need to use Kaiti to learn how to write. But even when trying to learn to read. I’ve been living in China for the past month, and have only been able to recognize maybe a dozen characters due to the real world using Heiti. For comparison it’s like a foreigner in China learning how to read English by learning to read founding father style cursive, but when they actually go to an English speaking country, they realize the world is dominated by Arial and Helvetica. This is not just a problem for the real world, this is also a problem because all formalized online testing systems use Heiti, some of these exams include AP Chinese Language and Culture, HSK, and even AAPPL. Overall pretty good app though. (Edit, changed to 4 stars since the developers actually responded, and it seems like they actually care about feedback compared to some other apps ahem Duolingo, it seems that most of the reviews are responded to, so it’s nice to see that they actually care about their work!🙂) ### 5/5 — obsessed *2026-07-16, version 3.13.10* Can’t stop won’t stop ### 3/5 — Pretty good, minor drawbacks *2026-07-12, version 3.13.10* This app is pretty good for learning how to write or read Chinese. I like it cause it gives you the option to choose between traditional and simplified. One of the drawbacks is that it automatically defaults to HSK 2.0, even though it has HSK 3.0. Another thing is that’s it’s pretty pricey for what it’s worth. The worst thing for me is probably the font it’s in. In the real world in China they use a more blocky font and the one skritter uses is very calligraphy like, where there are nice angles and such, but in the real world instead of that specific angle they just do a 90 degree turn, or maybe just smush everything down so everything is even. Maybe add like a feature where you can add the font that’s used in mainland China so you can get used to it, cause it;s kinda difficult adapting. Overall pretty good app though. ### 5/5 — Best ever way to study and review 中文！ *2026-07-03* Started studying Chinese in 1966. After many different classes and programs Skritter hits the sweet spot. **Developer response:** Thank you for the 5-star review, we appreciate it! We are collecting user-testimonials and would love to learn more about how Skritter is helping you. If you want to share more about your experience, you can let us know at team@skritter.com. ### 4/5 — Great app *2026-07-01, version 3.13.10* Great app, but I’m just waiting for the iPad writing capabilities before buying it (at a reasonable size, not huge like at the moment) ## Frequently asked questions about Skritter ### What does Skritter do? Skritter is an app designed to help users learn and practice writing Chinese characters. It focuses on teaching the meaning, reading, and tone of characters, and provides interactive writing exercises. ### What are the key features of Skritter? Key features include interactive character writing practice, learning character meanings, readings, and tones, curated decks based on topics and difficulty, stroke order guidance, and a review mode for reinforced learning. It also offers HSK study decks. ### How much does Skritter cost? The app offers guest accounts with free access to select decks. Full access to all features, including review mode and unlimited study, requires a premium subscription. Subscriptions are available for purchase within the app, with discounts for longer terms. ### What devices is Skritter compatible with? The description mentions usage on an 'iPod', suggesting compatibility with iOS devices. It is a mobile application, implying availability on smartphones and tablets. ### Who is Skritter for? This app is ideal for anyone wanting to learn or improve their Chinese writing, whether they are complete beginners or have some existing knowledge and wish to solidify their character recall. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 3.13.10 — 2026-02-24 - Fixed YouTube "Error 153" for in-app videos - Fixed UI layout issues with vocab screen buttons - Fixed broken "Back to Browse" links on empty searches - Added support for Hanping dictionary universal links - General bug fixes and improvements ### 3.13.9 — 2025-12-08 - General bug fixes and improvements ### 3.13.8 — 2025-10-21 - Smarter review timing and increased max-cap on mature items for more efficient long-term learning - Improved password reset error handling for smoother logins - Fine-tuned stroke data for characters like 翻 to improve handwriting accuracy and recognition - General bug fixes and improvements Questions, comments, issues? Email team@skritter.com and we'll be happy to help. Happy skrittering! ### 3.13.7 — 2025-09-09 - Character Insights property has been added to the Info screen--we'll keep adding new insights over time! - Improved Recent Decks sorting to update when you learn, test, and review inside of decks. Sorting logic also persists when logging out and logging back in - Made updates to app sync behavior - General improvements and updates ### 3.15.6 — 2025-08-25 - Character Insights property has been added to the Info screen--we'll keep adding new insights over time! - Improved Recent Decks sorting to update when you learn, test, and review inside of decks. 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