Comparison

Write Chinese vs WriteChinese

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

Head to head
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.

About

WriteChinese

Learn the correct stroke order for Chinese characters with animated guides and pronunciation. Supports text recognition, offline lookup, and practice writing with error correction. Ideal for students and learners of Chinese.

Highlights
  • Stroke order lookup and animation
  • Pinyin annotation and voice pronunciation
  • Text recognition for input
  • Offline dictionary
  • Writing practice with error alerts
  • Simplified and traditional Chinese support
Features
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"WriteChinese" is an app for learning the stroke order of Chinese characters, with stroke order lookup, pinyin annotation, voice playback, flashcards and vocabulary review. It works on iPhone, iPad and Apple Pencil. The app strictly follows the latest standards for Chinese character stroke order and includes tens of thousands of common characters, meeting the lookup needs of teachers, parents and children. Stroke order and radicals are based on the "Elementary School Students' Stroke-Radical-Structure Character-level Stroke Order Dictionary" and the "Modern Chinese Stroke-Radical-Structure Character-level Stroke Order Standard Dictionary." All of the more than 20,000 Chinese characters supported by "WriteChinese" are annotated with pinyin, and users can tap the play button to hear the pronunciation. Features: * Take a photo or choose an image for text recognition to help you input the characters you want to practice. * Handwriting lookup: find the character you want by writing it by hand, even if you can't type Chinese. * New flashcards: turn characters into cards for reviewing and memorizing anytime, anywhere. * New vocabulary book: automatically collect new characters for repeated review. * New word list quiz: test how well you've mastered a list, with your progress at a glance. * After text recognition, automatically translate English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian, Portuguese, German, Italian, Dutch, Finnish, Danish, Thai, Korean, Vietnamese and Japanese into Chinese for easy comparison while learning Chinese. * Offline dictionary: look up characters you don't know. * Automatically save your input or text-recognition history for easy practice later. * Supports stroke order practice for almost all Chinese characters. * Play the standard stroke order of characters as an animation. * Practice writing Chinese characters; if there is a mistake, the app alerts you to the incorrect stroke. * Show or hide the stroke order to help with dictation and to strengthen memory. * Automatically annotate pinyin when you input any Chinese characters. * Voice playback of Chinese characters: if you don't know how to read a character, just tap the voice button to hear it. * Share your handwritten characters with friends. * Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and English explanations. Discover more features... Chinese characters have a history of more than six thousand years; they are the world's longest continuously used writing system, with no break in transmission. They are the only surviving ideographic script created by ancient people and an important part of Chinese culture. We sincerely hope "WriteChinese" can help Chinese learners around the world and help billions of Chinese users learn how to write Chinese characters. Unlimited Access Membership Subscription - Use all in-app features without restrictions through this subscription. - Subscriptions are charged weekly, monthly or yearly, depending on the selected plan. - Payment is charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. - You can turn off auto-renewal 24 hours before the current period ends, or it will renew automatically. - Renewal is charged to your account within 24 hours before the current period ends, depending on your plan. - Users can manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal in account settings after purchase. - Any unused free subscription time is forfeited after purchasing a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.dazhuogroup.com/writechinese/privacy_statement_en.php Terms of Use: https://www.dazhuogroup.com/writechinese/terms_of_use_en.php

Screenshots

Write Chinese4 screens
WriteChinese4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WriteChinese at 4.5 against Write Chinese's 3.5. WriteChinese also leads on ads (none vs shown). Write Chinese's advantage is review sentiment (47% vs 25%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and WriteChinese sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WriteChinese holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 21 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of Write Chinese's written reviews are positive against 25% of WriteChinese's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Write Chinese ships an update every 3 months, WriteChinese every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Write Chinese versus WriteChinese: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWrite ChineseWriteChinese
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (34 ratings)4.5 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.7% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB356 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer向军 贾Shanghai Dazhuo Information Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Write Chinese

All ratings34 ratings
Positive61.8%
Neutral8.8%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative46.7%

WriteChinese

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Write Chinese

One-time1
  • Unlock function and off AD$3.99
3 purchases

WriteChinese

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Write Chinese free?
Write Chinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WriteChinese free?
WriteChinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Write Chinese or WriteChinese?
WriteChinese is rated higher. Write Chinese averages 3.5 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while WriteChinese averages 4.5 from 21 ratings.
Do Write Chinese or WriteChinese have ads?
Write Chinese shows ads; WriteChinese does not.
Which is updated more often, Write Chinese or WriteChinese?
Write Chinese ships an update every 3 months, and WriteChinese every 7 months. Most recently, Write Chinese was updated on October 3, 2026 and WriteChinese on October 9, 2026.

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