Write Chinese vs 识字宝
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.
识字宝
This app teaches Chinese characters and Pinyin from scratch using animated stroke order guides. It's designed for beginners to develop foundational skills in reading and writing Chinese.
- Learn Pinyin
- Learn Chinese characters
- Animated stroke order guides
- Zero-foundation learning
- Develop writing skills
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Learn Chinese from Pinyin and Chinese characters, learn Chinese with zero foundation, teach how to write Chinese characters with animation, and develop the correct order of strokes. I wish you an early learning Chinese, speak Chinese and write Chinese characters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 识字宝 at 93% against Write Chinese's 47%. 识字宝 also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Write Chinese sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 识字宝 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
识字宝 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Write Chinese's written reviews are positive against 93% of 识字宝's.
Write Chinese ships an update every 2 months, 识字宝 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Write Chinese | 识字宝 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (37 ratings) | 4.7 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews | 93.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 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 | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 向军 贾 | 玺鑫 王 |
Customer experience
Write Chinese
识字宝
In-app purchases
Write Chinese
- Unlock function and off AD$4.99
识字宝
- VIP会员$4.99
