CKC OCR vs One word One day
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CKC OCR
This educational tool helps users search for CKC codes and learn Chinese characters. It explains the appearance-based coding system, which encodes characters based on the stroke features of their four corners.
- Search CKC codes for Chinese characters
- Learn Chinese character stroke features
- Understand appearance-based coding system
- View CKC code combinations
- Educational tool for Chinese language teaching
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CKC OCR (縱橫識字) This tool designed by The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) - CKC Centre for the Development of Information Technology in Chinese Language Teaching. Facilitate to search the CKC Code and learn of Chinese characters. For Example, if you search "為", all combinations for the CKC code (including code for variant Chinese character and instant code) will show: 000, 3, 34 and 3400. CKC Chinese Input method is a type of appearance-based coding system. It encodes a Chinese character according to the stroke features of its 4 corners. The sequence is upper left corner, upper right corner, lower left corner and lower right corner (following the shape of the alphabet “Z”) respectively. The strokes and the features of the Chinese character components are classified into 10 groups, represented by 0 through 9. 0 A left-falling stroke or a stroke with left-turning (丿亅). 1 A horizontal stroke or a horizontal rising stroke written from left to right (丨). 2 A vertical stroke or a left slanting stroke (一). 3 A dot or a right-falling stroke (丶 乀). 4 A cross or the radical of “Grass” (十乂卄). 5 The combination of a falling stroke runs through 2 horizontal strokes (≠ キ). 6 A square (口). 7 A corner, 2 upper corners, 2 lower corners or a stroke with right-turning (乚). 8 The shape of the numeral “Eight”(八) in Chinese or its variants (人丷). 9 The shape of the Chinese character which means “Small” (小), its variants and the radical of “Upright Heart”(忄).
One word One day
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The "One word One day" app is a Chinese language learning tool which designed for non-Chinese speaking students. The selected words are categorized according to IGCSE themes and cover words commonly used in daily life. Each group of words is accompanied by Cantonese phonetics, stroke order index, Chinese-English translation and sentences. This app aims at facilitating learning beyond the classroom and helping students to develop their learning abilities in line with the school's core curriculum.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CKC OCR at fortnightly against One word One day's monthly. One word One day's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CKC OCR ships an update fortnightly, One word One day monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CKC OCR | One word One day |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 420 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ka Ho Tse | YIU LEUNG RANDY CHAN |
In-app purchases
CKC OCR
No in-app purchases
One word One day
No in-app purchases








