iHomework vs Exploring Scholar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
iHomework
Learn Chinese with interactive video exercises and speech recognition. This app helps improve fluency and retention through phonetic correction, practice quizzes, and scoring based on recorded speech. It's designed to make learning engaging and effective for students.
- Video-based learning
- Speech recognition for pronunciation practice
- Phonetic comparison and correction
- Practice quizzes for each lesson
- Scoring based on recorded speech
- Traditional Chinese style interface
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Learning Chinese through video and speech recognition, this update brings you several new features that will increase your fluency and help you stay motivated. You can now use Chinese videos to complete the exercises and score by recording. Since September 2018 going online, ihomework become the best friends of our students to learn Chinese. We received lots of good comments and valuable advices from parents and students. Based on those, we have upgraded our current version in all aspects, from Chinese traditional style of website to new added practice Quiz. The new version has not only improved previous function of phonetic comparison and correction, but also added practice Quiz for each class. All the improved functions will help improve study efficiency and effectiveness for students, and help them remember better.
Exploring Scholar
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A one stop portal for all Exploring Scholars. Through this app, you will be able to learn about our course offerings and get in touch with us faster and easier. Let's study better!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: iHomework at every 4 weeks against Exploring Scholar's every 26 months. iHomework also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iHomework ships an update every 4 weeks, Exploring Scholar every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iHomework | Exploring Scholar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks โ better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 โ better | 15.1 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ๆ ่ | Exploring Scholar Inc. |
In-app purchases
iHomework
No in-app purchases
Exploring Scholar
No in-app purchases
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