ePen vs Chinese 5000
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ePen
This app offers a digital canvas for calligraphy, ink painting, and various artistic functions. It includes customizable brushes, stroke pressure sensitivity, and options for personal stamps. The app also provides insights into Chinese character evolution and a gallery of calligraphy works.
- Calligraphic writing
- Ink painting functions
- Customizable brush sizes
- Stroke pressure sensitivity
- Personal stamp creation
- Chinese character evolution insights
- Calligraphy gallery
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ePen provides calligraphic writing, ink painting and various painting functions, which contains brush sizes, stroke pressures, borders and background color options. Even more, ePen gives you the option to create personal stamps. In addition, the app accommodates knowledge of Chinese characters that allow you to have the insights into the evolution of Chinese characters, provide handwriting samples and scholar work gallery to learn well-known calligraphy, and also enable you to store all your work.
Chinese 5000
Learn Chinese characters and words through interactive cards and games. Practice calligraphy and pronunciation with over 5,400 characters and 380,000 words. Supports printing to select Brother label printers.
- 5,400 Chinese characters across 52 cards
- Progressive learning arrangement
- Form over 380,000 Chinese words
- Chinese calligraphy practice
- Puzzles and mystery games
- Pronunciation practice
- Print to select Brother label printers
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"Chinese 5000" is an engaging app that offers the following features: 1. It presents 5,400 Chinese characters across 52 cards, with each card featuring 106 characters. 2. The characters are thoughtfully arranged to support progressive learning, starting from the simplest and most common to the more complex and rare. 3. Users can combine these characters to form over 380,000 Chinese words. 4. The app facilitates the practice of Chinese calligraphy, showcasing characters in the standard Chinese script. 5. Tattoo artists interested in Chinese characters can find a wealth of examples and inspiration within the app. 6. Engage in puzzles and mystery games for an entertaining learning experience. 7. Regular recitation helps refresh and advance your knowledge of Chinese, progressing from level 1 through level 52. 8. The Speak button has been added for your listening pleasure. Maximize your learning enjoyment by: 1. Beginning with the simplest card and advancing to the more challenging ones, from top to bottom. 2. Enhancing reading skills by practicing with as many characters as possible. 3. Improving calligraphy skills by writing numerous characters. 4. Each card is divided into a top and bottom section, each containing 53 characters. Tap anywhere to flip the card. 5. Although arranged without specific order, it's recommended to read the characters from right to left and top to bottom. 6. Utilize two-finger gestures to zoom in or out. Swipe right to advance to the next card, or left to revisit the previous one. 7. A checkmark signifies a viewed card; tap again to remove the indicator. 8. While viewing a card, tap the 'PRINT' button to print via an AirPrint-compatible or Brother label printer. 9. Practice listening skills of all 5,400 Chinese characters. Designed in the U.S., the app supports traditional Chinese characters. Supported Brother Printers: Brother QL-820NWB Brother QL-810W Brother QL-1110NWB Brother QL-720NW Brother QL-710W Brother RJ-2150 Brother RJ-4030Ai Brother RJ-4040 Brother RJ-4250 Brother RJ-3250 Brother RJ-3230 Brother TD-2120N Brother PT-P300BT Brother PT-P910BT
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Chinese 5000 at Free against ePen's $2.99. Chinese 5000 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and device support (3 vs 1). ePen's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Chinese 5000 is free to download; ePen costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chinese 5000 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | ePen | Chinese 5000 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 726 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STUDIO A | Supplier Relations US, LLC. |
Customer experience
ePen
Chinese 5000
In-app purchases
ePen
No in-app purchases
Chinese 5000
No in-app purchases








