MLP Chinese HW vs Afficient Progress
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MLP Chinese HW
This app provides online homework exercises for a Mandarin Chinese heritage language curriculum designed for children of Chinese immigrants. It complements a complete curriculum set including textbooks and workbooks, and is not intended as a standalone learning tool.
- Online homework exercises
- Complementary to curriculum
- Supports heritage language learning
- Designed for children
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This is the Online Homework app for MLP Chinese curriculum. MLP Chinese curriculum is designed for children of Chinese immigrants who are learning Mandarin Chinese as a heritage language. The online homework component is designed to be a part of a complete curriculum set including textbook, workbooks, and vocab cards, and not as a standalone Chinese learning app. For more information about MLP Chinese textbooks, please visit: http://www.mlpchinese.com/ 马立平《中文》是针对海外华裔儿童学习中文的一套教学书，从学前班至十年级。这个 App 只是网上练习部分，并不能独立教学生中文。另外还须采购一套教材（包括课本，练习册，生字卡，等）。详情请见： http://www.mlpchinese.com/ Quick links: 关于教材：https://mlpchinese.com/site/?page=jiaocai 浏览教材：https://mlpchinese.com/site/?page=browse 网上作业介绍：https://mlpchinese.com/site/?page=hwtour 个人采购：https://mlpchinese.com/order/form/
Afficient Progress
Monitor your child's academic advancement in math and English with real-time updates. This application provides a direct view into their performance on Afficient's educational programs.
- Real-time progress updates
- View Afficient Math progress
- View Afficient English progress
- Student performance monitoring
- Parental oversight tool
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View real-time updates of student’s progress on Afficient Math and Afficient English.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: MLP Chinese HW at 857 against Afficient Progress's 13. Afficient Progress's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 40%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Afficient Progress holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MLP Chinese HW has 857 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of MLP Chinese HW's written reviews are positive against 50% of Afficient Progress's.
MLP Chinese HW ships an update every 6 weeks, Afficient Progress every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MLP Chinese HW | Afficient Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (857 ratings) | 3.2 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.5% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 857 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Heritage Chinese Center | Afficient Academy, Inc. |
Customer experience
MLP Chinese HW
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In-app purchases
MLP Chinese HW
No in-app purchases
Afficient Progress
No in-app purchases
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