HelloChinese vs Learn Chinese for Beginners
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HelloChinese
This app offers a fun and effective way to learn Mandarin Chinese from beginner to conversational levels. It combines game-based lessons, stories, videos, and speech recognition to help you master pronunciation, characters, and practical conversations while exploring Chinese culture.
- Game-based learning
- Graded stories
- Immersive lessons
- Video lessons
- Speech recognition
- Character handwriting
- HSK level courses
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HelloChinese is the best Mandarin Chinese learning app for beginners! Featured on the App Store in New Apps We Love and Notable Education Apps! Designed in a fun and highly effective manner, HelloChinese helps you rapidly learn Mandarin Chinese from scratch to a conversational level. With HelloChinese, learners can "learn the Chinese language, explore Chinese culture" – you will not only learn Mandarin Chinese but also enjoy the process of delving into the culture intertwined with the language. Features: ◉ Game-based Chinese learning: You will never get bored. ◉ 1000+ graded stories: read engaging stories at your level! ◉ Immersive lessons help you to have real-life, practical conversations quickly. ◉ Over 2,000 videos - all featuring authentic Chinese speakers! ◉ Innovative self-adaptive learning games that incorporate Chinese cultural education. ◉ Speech recognition corrects your pronunciation and makes speaking Chinese a breeze. ◉ Handwriting specially designed to learn Chinese characters at a faster rate. ◉ Systematic courses based on HSK levels. ◉ A well-designed Pinyin (pronunciation) course for newbies. ◉ Bite-sized curriculum to fortify your Chinese listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. ◉ Simplified and traditional Chinese(Mandarin) are both supported. ◉ Offline accessibility: Once a course is downloaded, no internet connection is required. ◉ Study progress tracking across multiple devices. With these tools at your disposal, nothing can stop you from mastering Chinese. Start on your path to fluency today! HelloChinese Premium offers: One-month subscription for $11.99 Three-month subscription for $25.99 Twelve-month subscription for $69.99 The above prices are for U.S. customers. Pricing in other countries may vary, and charges may be converted to your local currency depending on your country of residence. Once purchased, subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off in your iTunes Account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the payment period. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HelloChineseApp/ Privacy Policy: https://www.hellochinese.cc/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.hellochinese.cc/terms.html Premium users can always reach us at premium@hellochinese.cc if they need any help.
Learn Chinese for Beginners
This app offers a fun and easy way for children and beginners to learn Chinese. It includes interactive lessons, exercises, and tests across 36 topics and 3 levels, covering vocabulary with images and audio.
- Interactive lessons and exercises
- Reading, writing, and speaking practice
- 4 activities and exams per topic
- 36 topics across 3 levels
- 500 words with images and audio
- Taiwanese accent audio
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Learn Chinese its a game for kids and beginners ● Free ● Lessons and exercises for children and dummies to practice ( read, write and speak ) this language by yourself ●4 activities and exam - test for each topic. ● 36 topics and 3 levels Basic: Alphabet letters , Numbers , Colors , Verbs , Food … Intermediate: Week Days , Animals , Clothes , Body … Advanced : Sports , House , Christmas , Music , … ● 500 words with image and audio , to study vocabulary ● Accent from Taiwan Learning Chinese fast at home with our course in your mobile / tablet You will not need an English Chinese translation or a dictionary anymore! One of the best games to learn languages
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HelloChinese at 4.9 against Learn Chinese for Beginners's 4.4. HelloChinese also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. HelloChinese sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month and Learn Chinese for Beginners sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
HelloChinese holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HelloChinese has 23K ratings behind it against 132, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of HelloChinese's written reviews are positive against 93% of Learn Chinese for Beginners's.
HelloChinese ships an update every 6 days, Learn Chinese for Beginners every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HelloChinese | Learn Chinese for Beginners |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (23K ratings) — better | 4.4 (132 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.8% of reviews — better | 93.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | 132 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #93 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HelloChinese Technology Co., Ltd. | Hector Gonzalez Linan |
Customer experience
HelloChinese
Learn Chinese for Beginners
Bugs and requests
HelloChinese
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional login issues
- Inconsistent performance on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- More advanced lessons beyond HSK3
- Option to toggle pinyin on a per-word basis
- Improved review system with more customization
- Addition of traditional Chinese characters
- More real-life conversation practice
Learn Chinese for Beginners
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HelloChinese
- HelloChinese Premium$11.991 Month
- HelloChinese Premium+$16.991 Month
- HelloChinese Premium+$19.991 Month
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- HelloChinese Premium$25.993 Months
- HelloChinese Premium$48.991 Year
- HelloChinese Premium+$62.996 Months
- HelloChinese Premium$69.991 Year
- HelloChinese Premium+$89.996 Months
- HelloChinese Premium+$104.991 Year
- HelloChinese Premium+$149.991 Year
- 300 coins$4.99
- 750 coins$9.99
- 1650 coins$19.99
Learn Chinese for Beginners
- Remove Ads$3.99
Questions
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