Comparison

CKC OCR vs 英語點讀機

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

英語點讀機

Features
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提供英語學習,連接網路資料庫,新增點讀單元後,任何平板輸入id代碼即可進行聽音學習,單機可以進行錄音及聽自己的錄音

Screenshots

CKC OCR4 screens
英語點讀機1 screens

Verdict

The call

CKC OCR and 英語點讀機 are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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, 英語點讀機 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CKC OCR versus 英語點讀機: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCKC OCR英語點讀機
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKa Ho TseChia-Hao Yang

In-app purchases

None

CKC OCR

No in-app purchases

None

英語點讀機

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CKC OCR free?
CKC OCR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 英語點讀機 free?
英語點讀機 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CKC OCR or 英語點讀機 have ads?
Neither CKC OCR nor 英語點讀機 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CKC OCR or 英語點讀機?
CKC OCR ships an update fortnightly, and 英語點讀機 monthly. Most recently, CKC OCR was updated on October 21, 2026 and 英語點讀機 on October 27, 2026.

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