Comparison

Skritter vs 一日一字

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

一日一字

This minimalist journal app focuses on learning a single character each day, inspired by annual character selections. It supports various East Asian typefaces and offers features for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean learners, including Pinyin fonts and calendar views for easy sharing.

Highlights
  • Daily character learning
  • Minimalist writing interface
  • Multiple East Asian typefaces
  • Pinyin fonts for pronunciation
  • Calendar view for records
  • Screenshot saving for sharing
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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"一日一字 - Journal" is your fresh new diary! - Inspired by the "Hanzi of the Year(年度汉字)", why not have a "Hanzi of the Day(今日汉字)" - Adhering to minimalism, writing too much is too strenuous, One is perfect! - Songti, Heiti, Yuanti, Kaiti...... Classic East Asia typefaces are now supported. - You can even choose different font regions to get different characters' shapes for Simplified/Traditional Chinese Hanzi, Japanese Kanji, and Korean Hanja. - Calendar view helps show your records all in one. One-click and save them as screenshots quickly with many grid options. So good for SNS sharing! - A Start-learner in Chinese? Pinyin Fonts will find you the pronunciation. - Creative tool for Chinese learning or Japanese learning. Make Hanzi/Kanji a lemonade! Many a little makes a mickle. - Support Adding Widgets to the Home Page

Screenshots

Skritter4 screens
一日一字4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 一日一字 at none against Skritter's 11. 一日一字 also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Skritter's advantage is ratings volume (823 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. 一日一字 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

一日一字 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skritter ships an update monthly, 一日一字 daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Skritter versus 一日一字: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkritter一日一字
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (823 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings823 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB561 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInkren, Inc.书豪 何

Customer experience

Skritter

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

一日一字

All ratings1 ratings
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

一日一字

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

一日一字

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skritter free?
Skritter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 一日一字 free?
一日一字 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Skritter or 一日一字?
一日一字 is rated higher. Skritter averages 4.7 out of 5 from 823 ratings, while 一日一字 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Skritter or 一日一字 have ads?
Neither Skritter nor 一日一字 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skritter or 一日一字?
Skritter ships an update monthly, and 一日一字 daily. Most recently, Skritter was updated on October 25, 2026 and 一日一字 on October 14, 2026.

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