Comparison

Chinese Writing Practice vs Write Chinese

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

Head to head
About

Chinese Writing Practice

Practice writing Chinese characters and explore the art of calligraphy. This app helps develop visual memory and observation skills while learning the meaning of simple characters. Offers free-form writing, guidance options, and creative drawing tools.

Highlights
  • Learn Chinese characters and meanings
  • Free-form writing practice
  • On or off guidance options
  • Creative drawing and painting
  • Choose brush and ink styles
  • Practice 25+ characters
Features
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Chinese Writing Practice Board free! By combining precision and poetry you will exercise your skills at learning chinese words and exploring the art of Chinese calligraphy. A game that develop visual memory & observation skills * Easily learn how to write simple Chinese Characters and understand their meaning. * Free-form writing practice * On or off guidance * Get creative and make your own drawing / paintings * Choose your brush and paint with Black Ink or ink wash / Sumi-e. * Learn to write 25+ beautiful Chinese characters "A journey of a thousand miles starts with one step." Laozi (6th Century BC) Written Chinese is based on a pictographic system, as opposed to an alphabetical system. Words are not formed by letters, they are represented by characters. A Chinese character stands for a syllable, and is not a letter of an alphabet. For instance, 子 means 'child'. Each character is composed of strokes. For instance, the following character 女 meaning "woman" is composed of 3 strokes.

About

Write Chinese

Master Mandarin Chinese with this educational app. It offers interactive lessons on 300 essential characters, complete with stroke order and spoken pronunciation. Ideal for beginners looking to build a solid foundation in the language.

Highlights
  • Learn 300 common Chinese characters
  • Includes stroke order for writing
  • Features spoken pronunciation
  • Designed for beginners
  • Interactive educational software
Features
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Simple and effective learning Chinese Mandarin Chinese educational software. 300 commonly used Chinese character strokes writing, spoken pronunciation.

Screenshots

Chinese Writing Practice2 screens
Write Chinese4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Write Chinese at 3.5 against Chinese Writing Practice's 2.4. Write Chinese also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 25%) and ratings volume (37 vs 5). Chinese Writing Practice's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Write Chinese sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Chinese Writing Practice asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Write Chinese holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Write Chinese has 37 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Chinese Writing Practice's written reviews are positive against 47% of Write Chinese's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Chinese Writing Practice versus Write Chinese: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChinese Writing PracticeWrite Chinese
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (5 ratings)3.5 (37 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews46.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings537 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB85 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTOUCHSCREEN LEARNING LTD向军 贾

Customer experience

Chinese Writing Practice

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Write Chinese

All ratings35 ratings
Positive62.9%
Neutral8.6%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative46.7%

In-app purchases

None

Chinese Writing Practice

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Write Chinese

One-time1
  • Unlock function and off AD$3.99

Questions

Is Chinese Writing Practice free?
Chinese Writing Practice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Write Chinese free?
Write Chinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Chinese Writing Practice or Write Chinese?
Write Chinese is rated higher. Chinese Writing Practice averages 2.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Write Chinese averages 3.5 from 37 ratings.
Do Chinese Writing Practice or Write Chinese have ads?
Write Chinese shows ads; Chinese Writing Practice does not.

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