Chinese Characters 汉字 vs SReading
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
SReading
This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for learning Chinese. It features smart reading with pinyin and audio, personalized word recognition, and customizable flashcards. Users can also engage with diverse exercises covering various aspects of Chinese language and culture.
- Smart Reading with pinyin and audio
- Personalized character recognition
- Customizable flashcards and copybooks
- Synchronized exercises on diverse topics
- Traditional/Simplified Chinese conversion
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SReading offers the most comprehensive Chinese learning tools: * Smart Reading: Traditional/Simplified conversion, pinyin hints, audio listen and more. * Word Express: Personalized character recognition for馬立平, 部編, 暨南, 同樂中文 etc. * Flashcards & Copybook: Customizable and downloadable PDFs. * Synchronized Exercises: Diverse questions on characters, phrases, idioms, culture, geography, history, holidays, health, recitation, writing, poetry, texts, grammar, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SReading at none against Chinese Characters 汉字's 3. SReading also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Chinese Characters 汉字's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (286 vs 10). On price, rating, ads 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. Chinese Characters 汉字 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. SReading asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Chinese Characters 汉字 against 4.6 for SReading. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chinese Characters 汉字 has 286 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Chinese Characters 汉字's written reviews are positive against 100% of SReading's.
Chinese Characters 汉字 ships an update every 10 days, SReading every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chinese Characters 汉字 | SReading |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (286 ratings) — better | 4.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 286 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YOYASOFT LLC | TongLe Chinese School |
Customer experience
Chinese Characters 汉字
SReading
In-app purchases
Chinese Characters 汉字
- MDBG DictionaryFree
- English-Chinese DictionaryFree
- Advanced Chinese Characters$12.99
SReading
No in-app purchases
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