Starters vs eChineseLearning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Starters
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A lot of Fun and Beautiful Pictures!!! This app is designed by Ms Jessica, Certified English Teacher, for children with previous English learning experience, who want a short exam preparation before taking YLE exam. Our aim to provide practice in words which are essential to be familiar with the exam. This Starters Wordlist app has more than 430 beautiful pictures and questions. Young Learners English Tests (also known as YLE) is one of the ESOL Examinations tests targeted at young children. The examination has three different levels: Starters, Movers and Flyers Exams. At each level, the examination is divided into three different sections. The first is Reading and Writing, the second is Listening and the third is Speaking. For each section, candidates can score a maximum of five “shields”. The division of levels is according to ability, rather than age. Therefore, it is possible for a six-year old child to acquire the full marks (all fifteen “shields”) in the Flyers Exam. Please feel free to let us know your feedback, questions or concerns at inventlinks@gmail.com Enjoy and have fun!
eChineseLearning
This app provides live, one-on-one Mandarin Chinese instruction with native, professional teachers. It offers flexible scheduling, interactive online classrooms with whiteboards, and progress tracking. Learn at your own pace with customized lessons available 24/7.
- One-to-one live online instruction
- Native, professional teachers
- 24/7 class availability
- Customized learning pace and style
- Interactive online classroom with whiteboard
- Manual and automatic lesson scheduling
- Push notifications for reminders
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Over the past 18 years, eChineseLearning has provided the best Chinese language teaching services to Chinese language learners, companies and organizations from all over the world. Why choose eChineseLearning? • One-to-one learning • Live online instruction (Yes, real-time, real people!) • Native, professionally-trained and highly-experienced Chinese teachers • Classes available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week • Instruction customized to your own level, pace and style • Synchronized audio and video technology enables real-time face-to-face learning • Our online classroom supports interactive personalized learning materials and is equipped with an online whiteboard. – Send and receive messages, pictures and files from teachers through the classroom portal. The eChineseLearning app’s innovative features provide students an unmatched Chinese learning experience. FEATURES: • Manually schedule and manage your lessons - Book lessons by time. Schedule your lessons according to when YOU want to learn. - Book lessons by teacher. Find teachers suitable for you according to their areas of expertise or teaching styles. - If your schedule changes, easily reschedule a lesson or cancel your lesson in advance. • Automatically schedule lessons - The Automatic Scheduling feature allows you to choose several teachers and your preferred lesson time slots, automatically matching you up and booking lessons for you! • Stay on top of your timeline - Push notifications remind you of upcoming lessons and new announcements. Never miss a lesson, and always stay up to date on promotions and other events! • Manage your account and track your attendance - If you’ re busy and won’ t have time to take lessons for a while, just apply for a suspension of service. - Clearly track your attendance and stay consistent with your learning plan. • Leave ratings and comments - Rate each of your lessons and teachers you have lessons with. • Refer family members or friends to earn benefits and rewards - Earn free lessons and credit for you and others by referring new students. • Give your family and friends the gift of Chinese - Whether for a holiday, birthday, graduation or any other special occasion, you can grab an eChineseLearning gift card that best fits your needs. • Register for an immersion program - In addition to radically improving your Mandarin, immersion programs also offer you the chance to gain unique insights into life in China, Chinese culture, and local customs. IN THE NEWS eChineseLearning is an online Chinese language school providing customized one-on-one live instruction services to students worldwide of all ages and walks of life.... — US-CHINA REVIEW eChineseLearning, the world’s largest online Chinese school providing 1-to-1 lessons, is witnessing the changes and experiencing a sharp rise in the number of online learners. — YAHOO! FINANCE If you’re interested in eChineseLearning, sign up for a free trial now! Follow us on social media: WeChat: Search “eChineseLearning” in WeChat’s Official Accounts Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eChineseLearningOfficial YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/eChineseLearning-school Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ECLSchool LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/echineselearning-com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/echineselearning/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: eChineseLearning at none against Starters's 1. eChineseLearning also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Starters sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. eChineseLearning asks for nothing beyond the download.
Starters ships an update every 7 months, eChineseLearning fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Starters | eChineseLearning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inventlinks Studio | Shaanxi Hantang Zhongtian Information Technologies Inc |
In-app purchases
Starters
- "Level 2 to Level 6" package$1.99
eChineseLearning
No in-app purchases
Questions
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