Write Chinese vs Tibetan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Learn 300 common Chinese characters
- Includes stroke order for writing
- Features spoken pronunciation
- Designed for beginners
- Interactive educational software
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Simple and effective learning Chinese Mandarin Chinese educational software. 300 commonly used Chinese character strokes writing, spoken pronunciation.
Tibetan
Learn the Tibetan script and language with step-by-step character introductions and basic vocabulary. Features over 600 sound files for accurate pronunciation, covering characters, combinations, conversations, Dharma verses, and Mantras.
- Step-by-step script learning
- Basic vocabulary introduction
- Character combinations
- Over 600 sound files for pronunciation
- Learn conversations, verses, and Mantras
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A complete introduction to the Tibetan script and language. While learning the characters step by step, you also learn a basic vocabulary, which has been carefully selected from spoken and written Tibetan. The complete range of characters and their combinations is introduced, up to a first conversation, a first verse of Dharma, and a number of Mantras. Tap on any character displayed to make it sound, over 600 soundfiles will help you to get the pronunciation right.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tibetan at none against Write Chinese's shown. Write Chinese's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Write Chinese sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tibetan sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for Write Chinese against 3.5 for Tibetan. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 33 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Write Chinese's written reviews are positive against 45% of Tibetan's.
Write Chinese ships an update every 4 months, Tibetan every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Write Chinese | Tibetan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (33 ratings) | 3.5 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 向军 贾 | Rabten Stiftung |
Customer experience
Write Chinese
Tibetan
In-app purchases
Write Chinese
- Unlock function and off AD$3.99
Tibetan
- Suffixes and Prefixes$1.99
- Superscript and Subscript$1.99
- Spoken And Written Tibetan$1.99
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