Comparison

HelloChinese vs SP Mobile v2

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Game-based learning
  • Graded stories
  • Immersive lessons
  • Video lessons
  • Speech recognition
  • Character handwriting
  • HSK level courses
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Personalized home page
  • Access to learning and work tools
  • Campus Map
  • Push notifications for alerts
  • Customizable favorite apps list
Features
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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.

Screenshots

HelloChinese4 screens
SP Mobile v24 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
HelloChinese versus SP Mobile v2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelloChineseSP Mobile v2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (23K ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews94.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23K — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#100 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.112.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHelloChinese Technology Co., Ltd.Singapore Polytechnic

Customer experience

HelloChinese

All ratings23,267 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews3,670 reviews
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.2%

SP Mobile v2

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

13 purchases

HelloChinese

Subscriptions10
  • 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
One-time3
  • 300 coins$4.99
  • 750 coins$9.99
  • 1650 coins$19.99
None

SP Mobile v2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HelloChinese free?
HelloChinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SP Mobile v2 free?
SP Mobile v2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HelloChinese or SP Mobile v2?
HelloChinese is rated higher. HelloChinese averages 4.9 out of 5 from 23K ratings, while SP Mobile v2 averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do HelloChinese or SP Mobile v2 have ads?
Neither HelloChinese nor SP Mobile v2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HelloChinese or SP Mobile v2?
HelloChinese ships an update weekly, and SP Mobile v2 every 3 months. Most recently, HelloChinese was updated on September 26, 2026 and SP Mobile v2 on September 10, 2026.

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