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Elementary Chinese Dictionary vs Acharya

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

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About

Elementary Chinese Dictionary

This app is a learning tool for elementary Chinese students, featuring a comprehensive dictionary of Chinese characters and words. It offers stroke order animations, Pinyin pronunciation, English explanations, and the ability to create custom worksheets for practice.

Highlights
  • 4762 Chinese characters
  • Stroke order animations
  • Pinyin and Cantonese pronunciation
  • English explanations
  • Radical and direct character search
  • Customizable worksheet generation
  • Favorites and grouping for review
Features
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English interface is supported and could be configured in setting tab. Word learning is the foundation of elementary school language education. Convenient tools will help promote learning. The Elementary Chinese Dictionary is a mobile learning application developed in accordance with the Hong Kong Primary School Learning Word List and the Commonly Used Word Forms compiled by the Hong Kong Education Bureau. This app contains 4762 Chinese characters in the Commonly Used Words and Shapes table. You can use the radicals or directly input Chinese characters to search, and display the strokes of the search words, Cangjie code, Putonghua Pinyin, Cantonese Pinyin, variant characters, simple English explanation and related words. 字詞學習是小學語文教育的基礎。便利的工具,定能促進學習。 《小學學習字詞表》是依據香港教育局編訂的《香港小學學習字詞表》及《常用字字形表》所開發的手機學習應用程式。 本應用程式收錄《常用字字形表》中共4762個中文漢字,可用部首或直接輸入漢字搜尋,顯示搜尋字的筆順動畫、倉頡碼、普通話拼音、粵語拼音、異體字、簡單英文解釋及其相關詞語。 - 提供大筆順圖示 - 支援部首筆畫搜尋 - 提供異體字參考,減少新舊寫法差異困擾 - 支援字詞同時搜尋,學字同時學詞 - 支援連續字搜尋,一次過搜索一整句,方便快捷 - 支援相關英文搜尋,中英同時學 - 支援簡體字、異體字、倉頡碼搜尋 - 支援普通話拼音、粵語拼音搜尋 - 無論單字、詞語、 四字詞語都支援普通話、粵語、英文讀音,讀音齊全 - 收藏功能,收藏並分組字詞,方便溫習 - 下載工作紙功能,根據你的要求製作自定字組工作紙 - 可以直接輸入字去製作工作紙 - 可以選擇格仔款式 ( 星形、井形 ) - 字可以放在同一行,以便制作詞語為單位的工作紙 - 支援英文介面 單字搜尋首先會出現單字,跟著是相關詞語 多字搜尋,會首先逐個單字出現,跟著是相關詞語 英文搜尋會出現與英文字相關的字或詞語 收藏資料夾頁面,可以直接加入多個字制作工作紙 按下詞話彈出的選項,可以'加入收藏' 和 '制作工作紙' 小學用字一覽表包含「香港小學學習字詞研究」所得3,171字,分學習階段按筆畫序列出,第一學習階段(小一至小三)2,169字,第二學習階段(小四至小六)1,002字。 ------- 為什麼《小學學習字詞表》應用程式內有些漢字的寫法,跟書本、電腦、手機顯示字型不一樣? 本應用程式收錄的《常用字字形表》應用於香港印刷課本,《常用字字形表》中的字形有著香港語言特色,部份漢字的字形、筆劃、筆順甚至電腦輸入法跟中國內地、台灣和日本等地應用的漢字有差異。《常用字字形表》字形為楷書, 故此對其他地區研發和使用電腦字體如黑體、圓體和宋體等規範並不適用。 ------- 為什麼《小學學習字詞表》應用程式內有些漢字的寫法,跟家長讀書時學習的不一樣? 本應用程式收錄的《常用字字形表》二十多年來經過六次修訂,於 2007年修訂重排本按讀音和字義必須完全相同的嚴格標準檢視列出異體字。家長讀書時學習的字形,或許因為《常用字字形表》多次修改而跟子女現在學習的有差異,過去學習的字形或許現在被列為異體字或在註解上列作舊寫法。《常用字字形表》編訂者表示,《常用字字形表》只屬參考而不是《正字表》,不必視它為唯一標準,只要學生寫的是通行的異體字而不是錯別字教師應採取寬容態度處理。 請注意本應用程式所提供的資料,如字形、筆順等,僅屬參考性質,並非唯一的、硬性的標準。

About

Acharya

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Get Personalized Learning Outcomes for everyone. An in-depth performance analysis, where you can know your strong and weak points, your all India rank, your state rank etc. You will also get a virtual tutor who is completely dedicated to bringing out the best in you. It will prioritize your concepts, chapters, topics, and questions through machine learning. Get this innovative learning experience only on Acharya - VGC!!

Screenshots

Elementary Chinese Dictionary4 screens
Acharya4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Acharya at none against Elementary Chinese Dictionary's shown. On price, update cadence, 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. Elementary Chinese Dictionary sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Acharya sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elementary Chinese Dictionary ships an update every 3 months, Acharya every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Elementary Chinese Dictionary versus Acharya: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElementary Chinese DictionaryAcharya
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTechmaxAppOnline Learning

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Elementary Chinese Dictionary

One-time2
  • Remove watermark$0.99
  • 去除廣告$59.99
11 purchases

Acharya

One-time11
  • Package - AE$19.99
  • Package - AI$24.99
  • Package - AP$29.99
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  • Package - AT$34.99
  • Package - AU$34.99
  • Package - BA$39.99
  • Package - BC$39.99
  • Package - BD$39.99
  • Package - AW$39.99
  • Package - BF$49.99
  • Package - BG$49.99

Questions

Is Elementary Chinese Dictionary free?
Elementary Chinese Dictionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Acharya free?
Acharya is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Elementary Chinese Dictionary or Acharya have ads?
Elementary Chinese Dictionary shows ads; Acharya does not.
Which is updated more often, Elementary Chinese Dictionary or Acharya?
Elementary Chinese Dictionary ships an update every 3 months, and Acharya every 4 months. Most recently, Elementary Chinese Dictionary was updated on October 23, 2026 and Acharya on October 27, 2026.

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