Comparison

Scripts vs Chinese Characters 汉字

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

Head to head
About

Scripts

Master new writing systems with engaging, visual mini-games. Learn characters and letters through direct association with pronunciation, making learning fast, fun, and addictive. Commit just five minutes daily to build a consistent habit and gain the ability to read and write in a new language.

Highlights
  • Visual learning with illustrations
  • 5-minute daily learning sessions
  • Fast-paced mini-games
  • Focus on writing practice
  • High-quality audio pronunciations
  • Habit-forming learning structure
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Learn a new writing system with Scripts app: Korean Hangul, Japanese Hiragana and Katakana , Chinese Hanzi, American Sign Language (ASL), Indian Devanagari, Russian Cyrillic and Latin alphabet Drops Scripts takes the boring out of reading and writing in a new language. Learn Chinese characters, the Korean alphabet or the Japanese writing system with gorgeous minimalist illustrations and fast paced mini games. The best part? It only takes 5 minutes a day. In fact, that’s all the time you get! Insane? Yes. But does it work? Absolutely! Why Drops Scripts Works • Drops Scripts is 100% visual: Learners connect the characters and letters directly to their pronunciation. Doing this cuts out the middleman. Learning is faster, better, and more fun! • 5-minute session limits: Limiting learning time may sound counterintuitive but it makes Drops Scripts incredibly addictive. And that’s a good thing in terms of language learning.The obstacles standing in your way of finally starting to read and write in a new language are made obsolete. No excuses: you ALWAYS have 5 minutes! • Effortless practice: We took a good look at why games are fun and addictive, and then integrated those elements into Drops Scripts to create an app that is incredibly immersive. But unlike other games, you don’t waste your time playing. Instead you build a valuable asset--the ability to read and write in a new language. • Rapid pace learning: We believe in fast-paced, intuitive learning, and typing on your phone’s keyboard is anything but fast. Say hello to rapid swipes and taps! You’ll need those extra seconds to get the most out of your 5 minutes. ;) • Writing focused: Learn to write in Chinese, Japanese or Korean with curated games and activities that make learning a new writing system fun. Drops Scripts focuses on one thing and it does it extremely well. • Forge a learning habit: Drops Scripts wants to convert you into a language learning addict. No matter how effective your learning tool is, if you don’t use it on a daily basis, it doesn’t really matter. Drops Scripts breaks down those barriers for you so that learning to read and write in a new language becomes a regular part of your day. Every letter and character in Drops Scripts is accompanied by high-quality audio and pronunciations, recorded by professional voice talent. Drops Scripts offer a complete package for free for casual learners: 5 minutes of blazingly fast and epic fun learning per day with more than 3 writing systems. More dedicated language learners can subscribe for premium features to achieve faster progress and unlimited learning time. • Our goal is to empower the people of the world with knowledge of a new language by providing a special tool that uses the universal language we all recognize: images. P.S.: We take full responsibility for any potential addiction to language learning. ----------------- Have questions? Feel free to contact us at sup@languagedrops.com Payment information: Length of subscriptions: - 1 Month - 12 Months Price of subscriptions: - 1 Month – 9.99$ per month - 12 Months – 69.99$ per year Payment information: - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Twitter: https://twitter.com/language_drops Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LearnwithDrops LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/languagedrops/ Blog: https://medium.com/languagedrops Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/language_drops/ Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://languagedrops.com/privacypolicy.html

About

Chinese Characters 汉字

Learn to read and write thousands of Chinese characters with detailed instructions. Access free dictionaries, OCR translation, and Pinyin annotations for news articles. Covers HSK and AP Chinese exam requirements.

Highlights
  • Writing instructions for 3000+ characters
  • HSK and AP Chinese exam coverage
  • Free OCR for Chinese text translation
  • Free English-Chinese and Chinese-English dictionaries
  • Pinyin annotation for news articles
Features
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- Writing instructions for nearly 3000 Chinese characters - Covers all and more characters than required in the official Chinese Proficiency Examinations (HSK levels 1 to 6), and required in AP Chinese exams administered by the U.S. College Board. - Free Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for Chinese text for easy translation, which is also free. - Free download of English-Chinese and Chinese-English dictionaries for quick lookup - Links to the Chinese edition of renowned news sites such as New York Times, BBC and Reuters, with free Pinyin annotation to assist you read new words.

Screenshots

Scripts4 screens
Chinese Characters 汉字4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Chinese Characters 汉字 at none against Scripts's shown. Chinese Characters 汉字 also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). Scripts's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 75%) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 286). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Scripts sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Chinese Characters 汉字 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Scripts against 4.7 for Chinese Characters 汉字. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scripts has 2.2K ratings behind it against 286, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Scripts's written reviews are positive against 75% of Chinese Characters 汉字's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scripts ships an update every 5 weeks, Chinese Characters 汉字 every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Scripts versus Chinese Characters 汉字: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScriptsChinese Characters 汉字
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.2K ratings)4.7 (286 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.2K — better286
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OUYOYASOFT LLC

Customer experience

Scripts

All ratings2,245 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews999 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative7.0%

Chinese Characters 汉字

All ratings286 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral18.8%
Negative6.3%

Bugs and requests

Scripts

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes or freezes on certain devices
  • Issues with touch screen responsiveness
  • Pronunciations don't always match written characters

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more languages like Arabic, Greek, Hebrew
  • Expand content beyond just alphabet/character writing
  • Allow more than 5 minutes of daily practice
  • Provide more detailed feedback and stroke order guidance
  • Integrate with other language learning apps like Drops

Chinese Characters 汉字

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Scripts

Subscriptions9
  • Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium$11.991 Month
  • Premium$12.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • Premium2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Premium$16.991 Month
  • Premium$39.991 Year
  • Premium$41.991 Year
  • Premium$55.991 Year
  • Premium2 variants$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium$159.99
  • Premium$179.99
3 purchases

Chinese Characters 汉字

One-time3
  • MDBG DictionaryFree
  • English-Chinese DictionaryFree
  • Advanced Chinese Characters$12.99

Questions

Is Scripts free?
Scripts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chinese Characters 汉字 free?
Chinese Characters 汉字 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Scripts or Chinese Characters 汉字?
Scripts and Chinese Characters 汉字 are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2.2K and 286 ratings respectively.
Do Scripts or Chinese Characters 汉字 have ads?
Scripts shows ads; Chinese Characters 汉字 does not.
Which is updated more often, Scripts or Chinese Characters 汉字?
Scripts ships an update every 5 weeks, and Chinese Characters 汉字 every 10 days. Most recently, Scripts was updated on September 22, 2026 and Chinese Characters 汉字 on September 20, 2026.

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