Chinese Annotator vs Flashcards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chinese Annotator
This app helps you learn Chinese by reading ePub books. It allows you to add Pinyin and English definitions directly to the text, and track your vocabulary knowledge. You can also export your learned words for flashcard review.
- Import ePub files
- Add Pinyin and English definitions
- Track known words and characters
- Hide known Pinyin/definitions
- Export word lists for flashcards
- Print pages to PDF
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A Chinese ePub reader to assist you in reading Chinese characters. After importing an ePub, you can add Pinyin and English on to the text in a 3-line format. After annotating the text in this way, you can then mark on a word by word basis which definitions you already know and which characters you know. There is a setting that hides the pinyin or definitions of words that you know. In this way, you are forced to look at the character and recall it instead of relying on pinyin. A word list is also available to allow you to see all words, words with unknown definitions, or words with unknown pinyin. This list of words can be exported to a file to be imported in to a flash card system, like Pleco. This allows you to easily pick out all the words you don't know in a publication and review them. You can also print the page of the book currently being displayed. In iOS 10 and greater, you can print to PDF.
Flashcards
Master French vocabulary, pronunciation, and writing with interactive flashcards, listening exercises, and a virtual coach. Learn at your own pace with engaging activities designed for students, travelers, and professionals.
- Interactive flashcards
- Listening comprehension exercises
- Pronunciation practice
- Handwriting exercises
- Matching games
- Virtual coach chat
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Flashcards helps you learn French a few minutes a day, with a daily lesson built around the words you actually need. Every day you get a short guided session: review your words, practise them in quizzes, matching and listening exercises, learn a grammar point, then read a short story written at your level. WHAT'S INSIDE • 2,700+ everyday French words with audio pronunciation • Example sentences for every word, with translations • Smart flashcards with spaced repetition: each word comes back right before you would forget it • 59 grammar lessons with clear examples • Graded short stories: tap any word to see its translation LEARN FROM REAL LIFE • Snap to learn: point your camera at a sign or a menu to translate it and save new words • Add your own words: snap your notes or type a word and it becomes a flashcard • Watch videos and tap any word in the subtitles to translate it • Chat with an AI tutor to practise real conversations STAY ON TRACK • Home and Lock Screen widgets with a word of the day • Daily reminders, streaks and a weekly leaderboard with friends PREMIUM Some content is free; Premium unlocks everything. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. • Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. • Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://weblogit.co.uk/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Flashcards at Free against Chinese Annotator's $0.99. Flashcards also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). Chinese Annotator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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
Flashcards is free to download; Chinese Annotator costs $0.99 up front. Flashcards sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Chinese Annotator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flashcards holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Chinese Annotator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flashcards's.
Chinese Annotator ships an update every 2 weeks, Flashcards every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chinese Annotator | Flashcards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (30 ratings) | 4.8 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jon Hargett | henri gil |
Customer experience
Chinese Annotator
Flashcards
In-app purchases
Chinese Annotator
No in-app purchases
Flashcards
- 1 MONTH PREMIUM$3.991 Month
- 6 MONTHS PREMIUM$7.996 Months
- 1 YEAR PREMIUM$12.991 Year
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