Comparison

HamStudy.org vs Hanzilyzer

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

Head to head
About

HamStudy.org

This app offers an intelligent study mode that tracks your progress and focuses on areas where you struggle. It allows you to tailor your study to specific chapters and topics from license manuals, with explanations for difficult questions. Practice exams are also available.

Highlights
  • Intelligent study algorithms
  • Vetted user-submitted explanations
  • Infinite practice exams
  • Study all US Amateur Radio question pools
  • International question pools
  • Multi-user support
  • Cross-device progress sync
Features
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HamStudy is not your typical study app. Most study apps focus on practice exams, which is like studying for your math test by trying 20% of the questions on repeat. Study smarter with HamStudy. Instead of taking practice tests with random questions over and over, our intelligent Study Mode tracks your progress as you move through the questions—what you’ve seen, what you haven’t, and where you’re struggling—and focuses your study on the questions you need to see most. Full statistics are provided along the way, giving you insight into how many times you’ve gotten a question right or wrong as well as your overall study progress. Don’t worry, you can still take practice exams whenever you want. You won’t find a better tool to use alongside your favorite learning material. Through collaboration with some of the most recognized names in amateur radio, HamStudy allows you to simply choose from a selection of license manuals, then instantly adapts so you can match your study to the chapters, topics, and sections you’re used to†. Want to study just the questions from chapters 4 and 5? No problem. And when a question trips you up, just tap the Explain button to understand what you missed, review formulas, and read helpful study tips. Features: • HamStudy's intelligent study algorithms work with you to ensure you learn the questions, tracking your progress and adjusting the pace to keep you challenged but not frustrated. • Vetted user-submitted explanations help you avoid the pitfall of just memorizing answers. • Infinite practice exams. Fun fact: it takes around 70 practice exams before you’ll see every Technician question just once. Study more, test less! • Study all current US Amateur Radio question pools: Technician, General, and Amateur Extra. Updates are downloaded automatically, and new pools are always included free when they are revised every four years. • English and Spanish translations included for US Amateur Radio pools. • Includes an ever-growing selection of international question pools, such as Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Argentina. • Supports multiple users on the same device, each with independent study history. • Sync your progress across all devices and study online with a free hamstudy.org account. • Share your progress with friends, instructors, or other HamStudy.org users and help each other keep progressing towards that next license exam! HamStudy is proud to be sponsored by Icom. † Disclaimer: HamStudy does not contain the actual instructional material from linked books, but works great with the book sitting on the table next to you! Images, names, and trademarks used with permission.

About

Hanzilyzer

Decode authentic Chinese with stroke order animations, detailed character breakdowns, instant offline translation, and speech playback. Enhance understanding with optional AI interpretation for nuanced meanings, tone, and cultural context in real-life messages and social media.

Highlights
  • Animated stroke order
  • Character deep-dives (pinyin, definitions, etymology)
  • Instant offline translation
  • Speech playback
  • Optional AI interpretation for nuance and tone
  • Privacy-focused, no tracking
Features
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Hanzilyzer helps you understand real Chinese, not just textbook Chinese. Paste or type any Chinese text and get: • STROKE ORDER, ANIMATED: watch every character drawn stroke by stroke, with correct stroke order from trusted open data. • CHARACTER DEEP-DIVES: pinyin, definitions, radicals, components, and etymology hints. Tap any component to explore it. Swipe through every character in a phrase. • INSTANT TRANSLATION: a quick on-device translation of the whole phrase, no internet required. • SPEECH: hear any character or phrase spoken aloud. • AI INTERPRETATION (optional): real messages don't always mean what a dictionary says. Connect your own OpenAI API key and Hanzilyzer explains what a message actually means: multiple plausible readings, the tone behind each one (teasing? sincere? sarcastic?), an example scene showing it in context, and a note on the slang or cultural nuance. Perfect for texts from friends, social media posts, and memes that make no sense literally. Hanzilyzer is built for people learning from real life: chats, songs, and social media, where tone and context matter as much as vocabulary. PRIVACY: no accounts, no ads, no tracking, no data collection. Everything runs on your device. The optional AI feature uses your own API key, stored securely in the iOS Keychain, and sends text only to OpenAI when you ask for an interpretation. Dictionary and stroke data from the open-source Make Me a Hanzi and Hanzi Writer projects (see About & Licenses in the app).

Screenshots

HamStudy.org4 screens
Hanzilyzer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hanzilyzer at Free against HamStudy.org's $3.99. HamStudy.org's advantage is ratings volume (2.7K vs 1) and chart position (#8 vs unranked). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Hanzilyzer is free to download; HamStudy.org costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for HamStudy.org against 5.0 for Hanzilyzer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HamStudy.org has 2.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
HamStudy.org versus Hanzilyzer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHamStudy.orgHanzilyzer
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (2.7K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.7K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#8 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSignal StuffSamuel Stone

Customer experience

HamStudy.org

All ratings2,655 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.6%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews189 reviews
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.7%

Hanzilyzer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

HamStudy.org

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Email support not working
  • Occasional freezing or crashing

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to clear test history
  • More detailed performance analytics
  • Spell out acronyms and define technical terms

Hanzilyzer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HamStudy.org

No in-app purchases

None

Hanzilyzer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HamStudy.org free?
HamStudy.org costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hanzilyzer free?
Hanzilyzer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HamStudy.org or Hanzilyzer?
Hanzilyzer is rated higher. HamStudy.org averages 4.9 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while Hanzilyzer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do HamStudy.org or Hanzilyzer have ads?
Neither HamStudy.org nor Hanzilyzer shows ads.

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