MLP Chinese HW vs SReading
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/
SReading
This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for learning Chinese. It features smart reading with pinyin and audio, personalized word recognition, and customizable flashcards. Users can also engage with diverse exercises covering various aspects of Chinese language and culture.
- Smart Reading with pinyin and audio
- Personalized character recognition
- Customizable flashcards and copybooks
- Synchronized exercises on diverse topics
- Traditional/Simplified Chinese conversion
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SReading offers the most comprehensive Chinese learning tools: * Smart Reading: Traditional/Simplified conversion, pinyin hints, audio listen and more. * Word Express: Personalized character recognition for馬立平, 部編, 暨南, 同樂中文 etc. * Flashcards & Copybook: Customizable and downloadable PDFs. * Synchronized Exercises: Diverse questions on characters, phrases, idioms, culture, geography, history, holidays, health, recitation, writing, poetry, texts, grammar, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SReading at 100% against MLP Chinese HW's 38%. SReading also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and device support (3 vs 1). MLP Chinese HW's advantage is ratings volume (867 vs 10). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
SReading holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MLP Chinese HW has 867 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of MLP Chinese HW's written reviews are positive against 100% of SReading's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MLP Chinese HW | SReading |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (867 ratings) | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 867 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Heritage Chinese Center | TongLe Chinese School |
Customer experience
MLP Chinese HW
SReading
In-app purchases
MLP Chinese HW
No in-app purchases
SReading
No in-app purchases
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