Comparison

CKC OCR vs AiBO e

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

AiBO e

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An app for parent and teacher to track student's progress in AiBO platform.

Screenshots

CKC OCR4 screens
AiBO e4 screens

Verdict

The call

CKC OCR and AiBO e 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, AiBO e weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CKC OCR versus AiBO e: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCKC OCRAiBO e
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKa Ho TseAgile Extreme Lab Limited

In-app purchases

None

CKC OCR

No in-app purchases

None

AiBO e

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CKC OCR free?
CKC OCR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AiBO e free?
AiBO e is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CKC OCR or AiBO e have ads?
Neither CKC OCR nor AiBO e shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CKC OCR or AiBO e?
CKC OCR ships an update fortnightly, and AiBO e weekly. Most recently, CKC OCR was updated on September 17, 2026 and AiBO e on August 20, 2026.

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