Comparison

Mandarin Beginner vs ABC Chinese

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

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About

Mandarin Beginner

Features
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A lot of Fun and Beautiful Pictures!!! This app is designed by Ms Jessica, Certified English Teacher at University of Cambridge, for any one who is interested in learning Mandarin which is popular language in the southern parts of Asia such as Hong Kong, Macau, Canton and Singapore. This Mandarin Beginner app has more than 430 beautiful pictures and questions. You will be ready to communicate with the local people in Mandarin and read the simple Chinese when you visit these areas next time. Please feel free to let us know your feedback, questions or concerns at inventlinks@gmail.com Enjoy and have fun!

About

ABC Chinese

Learn Mandarin Chinese through visual aids, mnemonic devices, and interactive AI conversations. Master characters, vocabulary, and HSK levels with engaging exercises and real-life scenario practice.

Highlights
  • Learn Chinese characters with graphics
  • Writing and pronunciation shorthand
  • AI-powered conversation practice
  • HSK level vocabulary and sentences
  • Real-life scenario dialogues
  • Ebbinghaus memory curve review
Features
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ABC Chinese Learning Chinese used to be difficult. The good news is that after you use the "ABC Chinese" app, the Chinese you see will no longer be a combination of lines, but a variety of vivid pictures, and learning Chinese will be very simple and interesting. Now you can: 1 Remember Chinese characters through graphics, and remember pronunciation and meaning through homophonic sentences 2 Through "writing shorthand", you can quickly remember the structure and meaning of Chinese characters 3 Through "pronunciation shorthand", you can remember the pronunciation of each Chinese character or word and their translation in one sentence of your native language 4 You can experience the real language environment in various life scenarios by voice chatting with our AI friends 5 There are sentences of all levels of HSK, you can practice listening and vocabulary 6 There are various conversations in life to follow 7 Quickly follow and master: 100 daily sentences, numbers, places, names, food, objects... Our Chinese character flashcards are based on "Origin of Chinese Characters" and re-wrote the memory method of 2,600 Chinese characters, combined with the Ebbinghaus memory curve, and reviewed many times in subsequent learning. We spent a lot of time compiling shorthand sentences and pictures for Chinese characters and phrases that are easy to understand and remember. They include all the contents of HSK levels 1-6, as well as the "radicals" of Chinese. We have added pictures to each Chinese character and phrase. The picture of the Chinese character is drawn based on the text structure of the Chinese character. Combined with the "writing shorthand" of this text, you can quickly remember how to write this Chinese character. We have sorted out the relationship between the fonts and meanings of 2,600 commonly used Chinese characters, and simplified and modified them so that you can quickly understand and remember the writing and meaning of Chinese characters. And we have compiled a "jingle" for each Chinese character so that you can remember its pronunciation and meaning through a sentence in your native language. We have compiled 4,300 common words, which are also defined by HSK. We have broken down the composition of each word in the word and explained it, so that you can understand the meaning of the word after reading it once and will not make mistakes in subsequent use. We have also compiled shorthand sentences for the words, so that you can remember the word and its meaning through a sentence in your native language. The AI ​​Chinese teacher in "ABC Chinese" practices conversations with you in multiple simulated life scenarios. The fast language environment allows you to master the phrases and grammar of Mandarin Chinese. When you don't know how to speake chinese with AI , you can click the prompt button and AI will tell you what to speak.You can quickly master Chinese skill. Even if you don't know Chinese, you can talk to AI in your own language and get a Chinese response. Currently supported: English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Indonesian, French, German, Italian, Malay The follow-up module has more than 50 dialog articles in daily life in China. You can repeat the phrases and sentences you hear and soon you can speak Mandarin. It covers more than 1,600 daily Chinese characters and sentences, which are enough for you to communicate with Chinese people. There are not only simple sentences like "Hello Chinese Thank you", but also Chinese ancient poems and tongue twisters, which can help you quickly understand Chinese culture.By reading short sentences aloud you can quickly understand hanzi and pinyin. The listening module is divided into different levels from HSK1 to HSK6, It helps you learn Chinese faster, you can get better results by taking the HSK Chinese test Let's start making learning Chinese easy!

Screenshots

Mandarin Beginner4 screens
ABC Chinese4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mandarin Beginner at none against ABC Chinese's shown. Mandarin Beginner also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). ABC Chinese's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 34 months). On price, in-app purchases 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. Mandarin Beginner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ABC Chinese sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mandarin Beginner ships an update every 34 months, ABC Chinese monthly. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mandarin Beginner versus ABC Chinese: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMandarin BeginnerABC Chinese
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 34 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInventlinks Studio北京觅友科技有限公司

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mandarin Beginner

One-time1
  • "Level 2 to Level 6” package$1.99
3 purchases

ABC Chinese

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Month$12.991 Month
  • 3 month$29.993 Months
  • 1 year7 Days trial$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Mandarin Beginner free?
Mandarin Beginner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ABC Chinese free?
ABC Chinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mandarin Beginner or ABC Chinese have ads?
ABC Chinese shows ads; Mandarin Beginner does not.
Which is updated more often, Mandarin Beginner or ABC Chinese?
Mandarin Beginner ships an update every 34 months, and ABC Chinese monthly. Most recently, Mandarin Beginner was updated on October 6, 2026 and ABC Chinese on October 6, 2026.

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