Pretty good, minor drawbacks
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.
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Great app
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)
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Thank you so much for the 4-star review and for taking the time to share your feedback! I will pass this feedback on to the development team. If you ever have any questions, you can reach us at team@skritter.com
Yay Skritter!!!
The only app I think I’ve ever written a review for because this is truly so legit!!! It’s exactly what I’ve been looking for for SO long as a child of Taiwanese immigrants to the US, who grew up speaking and listening to Chinese but stopped going to Chinese school at a young age and so am basically illiterate 😂 I have been recommending it to my sister, cousins, and friends who are all in the same boat.
Also, as someone who went through medical school, I am super familiar with the spaced repetition algo from Anki and I think it is perfectly applied here, bravo!!!!
Also shout out to Fiona and Iona, I have been really enjoying the content by them! Especially the Pikmin Bloom, poetic colors and Taiwanese comics videos!
I do wish there was a social function to see how my friends and family are progressing in the app. A little motivation via friendly competition! But also totally fine without it!
Also, as someone who went through medical school, I am super familiar with the spaced repetition algo from Anki and I think it is perfectly applied here, bravo!!!!
Also shout out to Fiona and Iona, I have been really enjoying the content by them! Especially the Pikmin Bloom, poetic colors and Taiwanese comics videos!
I do wish there was a social function to see how my friends and family are progressing in the app. A little motivation via friendly competition! But also totally fine without it!
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Thank you so much for the 5-star review and for taking the time to share your feedback! Also, thank you for recommending our app to friends and family. We truly appreciate your support. If you ever have any questions, you can reach us at team@skritter.com
make the chinese character larger please
It's problematic that the chinese characters are rather small when reviewing words in spite of them being what students are trying to learn to recognize. A lot of apace is being wasted on iPad that could be utilized to make these characters much larger, indicating that the app is not adequately being redesigned for larger screens. Other than that the app is good, with a wide range of decks being offered. The new HSK seems to be available for Levels 1-3, while the old HSK can be studied up to level 6. I suspect this will be expanded soon.
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Thank you so much for the 4-star review and for taking the time to share your feedback! I will pass this feedback on to the development team. If you ever have any questions, you can reach us at team@skritter.com
Interesting experience
I love the handwriting aspect as well as the ability to learn in traditional script. However the use of AI generated videos is a little off putting.
