Comparison

CKC OCR vs PoKokAR 2.0

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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).

About

PoKokAR 2.0

Features
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Screenshots

CKC OCR4 screens
PoKokAR 2.03 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CKC OCR at fortnightly against PoKokAR 2.0's every 9 months. PoKokAR 2.0'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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CKC OCR ships an update fortnightly, PoKokAR 2.0 every 9 months. Both last shipped on September 17, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CKC OCR versus PoKokAR 2.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCKC OCRPoKokAR 2.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB762 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKa Ho Tsee-Trainer Limited

In-app purchases

None

CKC OCR

No in-app purchases

None

PoKokAR 2.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CKC OCR free?
CKC OCR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PoKokAR 2.0 free?
PoKokAR 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CKC OCR or PoKokAR 2.0 have ads?
Neither CKC OCR nor PoKokAR 2.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CKC OCR or PoKokAR 2.0?
CKC OCR ships an update fortnightly, and PoKokAR 2.0 every 9 months. Most recently, CKC OCR was updated on September 17, 2026 and PoKokAR 2.0 on September 17, 2026.

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