HelloChinese vs SP Mobile v2
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.
SP Mobile v2
This app provides students and staff with a centralized platform for accessing essential tools for learning and working. It offers personalized shortcuts to frequently used features and important alerts. Some features are also accessible to the public.
- Personalized home page
- Access to learning and work tools
- Campus Map
- Push notifications for alerts
- Customizable favorite apps list
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SP Mobile is a Singapore Polytechnic (SP) mobile application. Established in 1954, SP is Singapore's first polytechnic. SP offers full-time diploma courses and a wide range of continuing education programmes to its students. SP alumni includes successful entrepreneurs, well-known professionals, and leaders in government. SP Mobile provides a single point access to commonly used tools for students and staff in SP to learn and work. Some features (e.g. Campus Map) are also available to public. The app can be personalised by customising favourite apps list on the home page to easily access the frequently used features. Tip: It is recommended to enable push notifications from SP Mobile. You will receive useful alerts from SAS and important notifications from SP. Note: SP Mobile is supported in the two latest iOS versions. Upgrade to the latest iOS version in order to enjoy the full features on SP Mobile.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HelloChinese at 95% against SP Mobile v2's 0%. HelloChinese also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). SP Mobile v2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 14.1). On price, ads and device support 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. SP Mobile v2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
HelloChinese holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HelloChinese has 23K ratings behind it against 3, 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 0% of SP Mobile v2's.
HelloChinese ships an update weekly, SP Mobile v2 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HelloChinese | SP Mobile v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (23K ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #100 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HelloChinese Technology Co., Ltd. | Singapore Polytechnic |
Customer experience
HelloChinese
SP Mobile v2
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
SP Mobile v2
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
SP Mobile v2
No in-app purchases









