书法字典网 vs Mao Brush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
书法字典网
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书法字典是在线查询历代书法家作品,内容包括草书、行书、楷书、篆书、隶书等数以百万计的单字书体写法,当然包括王羲之书法字典、米芾书法字典。还有历代名家资料,简历,书法作品详细介绍等内容。篆刻部分,收集从古至今各路篆刻名家经典作品万方以上,包括甲骨文、金石篆刻、陶泥封印、玉玺、名章、闲章等,绝对会让您大开眼界,而且只需点击搜索就呈现出来,使用方便。分享是一算美德,觉得好可别忘了转告您的朋友们!
Mao Brush
This app offers a realistic digital simulation of Chinese calligraphy, bringing traditional art to the modern age. Experience the unique splash and artistic charm of brushstrokes on rice paper anytime, anywhere. Create and save your own brush calligraphy works.
- Realistic brush and rice paper simulation
- Adjustable brush size
- Undo/redo functionality
- Brush flying-white simulation
- Save works to photo library
- Replay writing process
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Mao Brush realistically simulated the writing effect of Chinese brush + rice paper, the focus is on bringing the traditional Chinese calligraphy art to the digital age. Chinese calligraphy is an ancient character writing art, which from oracle bone inscriptions to cursive, calligraphy has always exuded artistic charm. Chinese calligraphy is a very unique visual art, and the unique cultural beauty can be experienced and felt by more people with the help of digital technology! The WebGPU-based (wgpu-rs) brush engine uses fluid simulation to achieve the unique expression of the brush. You can use it to experience the splash of Chinese calligraphy anytime, anywhere, and create brush calligraphy works. Features: * A Chinese traditional calligraphy writing tool; * Adjustable brush size; * Undo / redo; * Brush flying-white simulate; * Write Chinese new year "福"; * Appreciation (replaying the writing process); * Save works to Save your work to the photo library; * Support for iPad Pro; For a more enjoyable calligraphy effect, it is recommended to use on iPhone6s & iPad Air and above.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 书法字典网 at 100% against Mao Brush's 50%. 书法字典网 also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.1). Mao Brush's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. 书法字典网 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Mao Brush asks for nothing beyond the download.
书法字典网 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mao Brush has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of 书法字典网's written reviews are positive against 50% of Mao Brush's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | 书法字典网 | Mao Brush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.1 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 则斌 蔡 | 金磊 李 |
Customer experience
书法字典网
Mao Brush
In-app purchases
书法字典网
- 书法字典$7.99
- 年会会员$8.99
- 书法字典$19.99
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- 三年会员$20.99
- 书法字典$39.99
- 永久会员$39.99
Mao Brush
No in-app purchases







