Skritter vs Copyworks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skritter
Master Mandarin characters through interactive writing practice. Learn meanings, readings, and tones with curated decks for all levels, from beginner to advanced.
- 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
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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
Copyworks
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Turn any Chinese text into beautiful, printable practice worksheets — with tone colors, stroke order, pinyin, and guide grids. Enter your children's names, classroom vocabulary, Tang poems, Bible verses, idioms — anything in Chinese. Copyworks generates structured copysheets: a reference character, faded tracing guides, then empty cells for independent practice. TONE COLORS Characters colored by pronunciation tone — 1st red, 2nd orange, 3rd green, 4th blue, neutral black. Children learn tones naturally while practicing writing. STROKE ORDER Step-by-step numbered stroke diagrams show the correct writing sequence for every character. ALL 4 GRID TYPES Tian zi ge, Mi zi ge, Hui gong ge, or no grid. Use the format your textbook requires. DESIGNED FOR FAMILIES - Simplified AND Traditional characters - Pinyin with tone marks, Bopomofo/Zhuyin, English definitions - Left-handed mode (reverses the tracing pattern) - Light and dark themes - Works completely offline — no account required - No ads; one switch in About turns off usage data 1,700+ BUILT-IN LESSONS HSK 1-9, YCT, TOCFL, DeFrancis BCR, 20 Tang poems, idioms, Chinese names, food vocabulary, Bible verses in Chinese, and 33 textbook courses (Integrated Chinese, NPCR, Chinese Made Easy, and more). Skip the typing — start teaching. FLASH TILES & GAMES Printable flash cards with grid guides. Plus 6 printable games: Bingo, Memory Match, Coloring, Tic-Tac-Toe, Word Search, and Sudoku — all using your Chinese characters. PRINT OR SHARE Export to PDF on A4 or US Letter paper. Print at home, send to a teacher, or share with your study group. FREE — REALLY FREE The free version covers everyday use: tone colors, stroke order, all grid types, pinyin/bopomofo/definition annotations, flash tiles, 6 games, PDF export, and up to 8 characters per worksheet. No ads, no nag screens, no time limits. Free content: HSK Level 1, YCT Level 1, Bible (all), 5 classic poems, surnames, idioms, animals, and Kangxi radicals. FAMILY PLAN ($29/year or $49 lifetime) Unlimited characters per worksheet, full content library (1,700+ lessons across 117 categories), slides for classroom use, extra calligraphy fonts, and image export. Subscriptions include a free first month. Built by a dad for his own kids. Terms of Use: https://copyworks.loqu8.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://copyworks.loqu8.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Copyworks at every 3 days against Skritter's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Skritter sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Copyworks sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Skritter ships an update monthly, Copyworks every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skritter | Copyworks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (823 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 823 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 264 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inkren, Inc. | Loqu8, Inc. |
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
Copyworks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Skritter
- 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
Copyworks
- Copyworks Family1 Month trial$3.991 Month
- Copyworks Family1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- Copyworks Family$49.99









