Comparison

Skritter vs Mandarin Learning Center

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

Head to head
About

Skritter

Master Mandarin characters through interactive writing practice. Learn meanings, readings, and tones with curated decks for all levels, from beginner to advanced.

Highlights
  • Interactive character writing practice
  • Learn character meaning, reading, and tone
  • Topic-based and difficulty-level decks
  • HSK 1-9 study decks
  • Stroke order guidance
  • Review mode
Features
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Practice Chinese writing with Skritter, whether you have a strong grasp of written Chinese and want to remember the characters better or are a beginner who doesn’t know where to start. Skritter has existed for more than 10 years, and for a good reason: our learners are amazing! They help us with feedback which allows us to create what we think is the best Chinese writing app out there! If you have seen Chinese writing before, you probably noticed that it requires us to learn characters rather than the roman alphabet we know from English. You can learn it through our “decks” (similar to a card deck) based on topics and difficulty. Popular Decks: - Ordering or making coffee or tea (so you can get your morning caffeine fix) - Chinese Stroke Order - HSK 1-6 & New HSK3.0 1-9 study decks - More advanced topics like Yoga and talking about your Emotions - The 16-episode Ultimate Chinese Character course First, you learn a character’s meaning, reading, and tone; then practice writing it! Before you know it, you’ll want to learn thousands of characters, and words like these two happy users: “If I could only keep one app on my iPod, this would be it without a doubt. Skritter will change your life!” ― Wendy Werneth, UN Translator “Learning to write characters has never been so fun. From writing zero to 2000+ characters in six months!” ― Brian Jackson, Economist Try our app and see for yourself why thousands of people use it every day. Have questions, problems, or feedback? We would love to hear from you. Reach out to us at team@skritter.com ----------- Guest accounts enjoy free access to select decks forever! Unlock Review mode, and study anything you want with a premium subscription, which is available for purchase in the app. Big savings offered on 12-month subscriptions! • One month subscription (automatically renewed until canceled) • 12-month subscription (automatically renewed until canceled) Recurring billing, cancel anytime. Within 24 hours before the subscription period ends, you will be charged through your iTunes account. Manage your subscription from your iTunes App Store settings where you can turn off auto-renewal at any time. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://skritter.com/legal Terms of Use: https://docs.skritter.com/article/133-terms-of-use

About

Mandarin Learning Center

This app offers online Mandarin language tutoring with flexible scheduling and personalized one-on-one instruction. All necessary learning materials are provided to help students achieve fluency goals from home or office.

Highlights
  • Online one-on-one tutoring
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Personalized instruction
  • All learning materials provided
  • Progress tracking for fluency goals
Features
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Technology has re-invented our way of learning, and with online accessibility, we are able to help students achieve their language learning goals from the comfort of their own home or office. All the necessary materials are provided, and tutors work with students one-on-one to help them make steady improvement. For online tutoring, pick a day of the week and a time that works best and learn weekly. Tutors are flexible and understand the need to work around your schedule. It is important that you study enough each week to reach your goal of being fluent.

Screenshots

Skritter4 screens
Mandarin Learning Center4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mandarin Learning Center at none against Skritter's 11. Mandarin Learning Center also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Skritter's advantage is ratings volume (823 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Skritter sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Mandarin Learning Center asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mandarin Learning Center holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skritter has 823 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Skritter's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mandarin Learning Center's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Skritter versus Mandarin Learning Center: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkritterMandarin Learning Center
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (823 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings823 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB42 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperInkren, Inc.Steve Riehle

Customer experience

Skritter

All ratings816 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews381 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral5.5%
Negative11.5%

Mandarin Learning Center

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Skritter

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Subscription issues and unauthorized charges
  • App freezing and crashing
  • Syncing problems across devices
  • Inconsistent character recognition

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow creating custom decks and word lists
  • Add Cantonese support
  • Improve landscape mode on iPad
  • Provide more detailed performance tracking
  • Add ability to focus on specific problem characters

Mandarin Learning Center

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Skritter

Subscriptions9
  • Skritter Premium (1 month)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Skritter Premium (1 month)7 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Skritter Premium (1 month)14 Days trial$14.991 Month
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  • Skritter Premium (6 month)7 Days trial$59.996 Months
  • Skritter Premium (6 month)14 Days trial$59.996 Months
  • Skritter Premium (6 month)7 Days trial$69.996 Months
  • Skritter Premium (1 year)7 Days trial2 variants$99.991 Year
  • Skritter Premium (1 year)14 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Skritter Premium (1 year)7 Days trial$119.991 Year
None

Mandarin Learning Center

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skritter free?
Skritter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mandarin Learning Center free?
Mandarin Learning Center is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Skritter or Mandarin Learning Center?
Mandarin Learning Center is rated higher. Skritter averages 4.7 out of 5 from 823 ratings, while Mandarin Learning Center averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Skritter or Mandarin Learning Center have ads?
Neither Skritter nor Mandarin Learning Center shows ads.

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