Comparison

HK Chinese Lexical List vs Tiny Words

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

Head to head
About

HK Chinese Lexical List

This app aids students in learning Chinese writing and stroke orders, following Hong Kong Education Bureau guidelines. It offers character lookup, animated stroke order diagrams, audio pronunciation, and worksheet generation for effective learning.

Highlights
  • Stroke order animations
  • Character lookup with English/Pinyin
  • Audio pronunciation (Cantonese/Mandarin)
  • Worksheet generation
  • Real-time stroke order error checking
  • Grid overlay for writing practice
Features
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Lexical List for Chinese Learning in Hong Kong This app helps students to learn Chinese writing and stroke orders effectively. This app is follows the guidelines of “Lexical List for Chinese Learning in Hong Kong” of the Hong Kong Education Bureau. It helps primary level students to learn Chinese writing and stroke orders effectively. This app is an effective Chinese learning companion tool. SAVE YOUR TIME AND MONEY FOR LEARNING CHINESE! * Powerful search: Lookup Chinese characters with ease. English explanation, Chinese Pin Yin ,Chinese phrases and sample sentences. * High Quality Stroke Order Diagrams: Animations showing you how to write Chinese characters in correct stoke orders. * Grid Control: Allow grid overlay to assist users when writing Chinese characters. * Audio Pronunciation: Instantly hear native-speaker audio in Cantonese and Mandarin. * Worksheet generation: Generate worksheet and print offline for effective learning. * Quick Cross-referencing: Tap on any phrase in the search result to show the relevant words intelligently and bring up its definition. * New writing "guidance mode" to automatically check for stroke order errors in real time and provide prompts. This app is in highly active development more features, additions to database and updates automatically. ;) PS: Please refer to the Chinese description for the latest updates. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Tiny Words

Features
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Give the gift of words. Tiny Words is a dad-built app for parents teaching their child to read. Each day brings a new "wow word" with a beautiful illustration, voice pronunciation, and a small celebration you share together. What's inside - A curated vocabulary, from everyday to delightfully unusual - Colorful word cards with hand-picked illustrations - Voice pronunciation for every word - Record your own voice reading the word — a keepsake that stays - Daily streaks to build a reading habit together - Multiple profiles, one per child in the family Categories Animals, Dinosaurs, Nature, Space, and more. For families who sync Track progress across devices, revisit words you've learned, and celebrate milestones together. Start with 5 free words. Unlock the full library with Tiny Words Pro. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HK Chinese Lexical List4 screens
Tiny Words4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tiny Words at none against HK Chinese Lexical List's shown. HK Chinese Lexical List's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HK Chinese Lexical List sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Tiny Words sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HK Chinese Lexical List versus Tiny Words: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHK Chinese Lexical ListTiny Words
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSecmenu Technology LimitedChris Bongers

In-app purchases

3 purchases

HK Chinese Lexical List

Subscriptions3
  • Remove ads monthly + Exercise$3.991 Month
  • Remove ads quarterly+Exercise$8.993 Months
  • Remove ads annually+Exercise$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Tiny Words

Subscriptions2
  • Pro$1.991 Month
  • Pro$9.991 Year

Questions

Is HK Chinese Lexical List free?
HK Chinese Lexical List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tiny Words free?
Tiny Words is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HK Chinese Lexical List or Tiny Words have ads?
HK Chinese Lexical List shows ads; Tiny Words does not.

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