Comparison

QHanja vs 한글링 Hangling Plus

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

Head to head
About

QHanja

Master Chinese characters with writing practice, quizzes, and a comprehensive dictionary. Explore stroke order animations and find unknown characters by drawing them. Unlock advanced features like idioms and Japanese Kanji support with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Writing practice with stroke order animation
  • Character quizzes (meaning and pronunciation)
  • Handwriting recognition for unknown characters
  • Extensive Hanzi dictionary with 27,000 characters
  • Support for various Kanji proficiency tests
  • Idioms, Thousand Character Classic, and more (premium)
Features
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Study Korean hanja the right way — level by level. 한자공부Q (QHanja) is both a hanja dictionary and a study app — 27,000+ hanja and 100,000+ hanja words, one of the largest collections available, all rendered in a beautiful brush-style (궁서체) hanja font. It covers every Korean certification level (어문회 / 진흥회 / 대한검정회) with readings, stroke order and example words. The starter levels (8급–6급II), radicals and middle-school hanja are free. BROWSE — camera hanja search (NEW): recognize all the hanja in a photo (textbooks, signs) and search just the ones you pick, on-device and offline; plus every level, radicals, unified hanja/word search, a handwriting recognizer, clipboard lookup. WRITE — stroke-order hints with direction arrows, brush tracing, hide-the-reference practice, traced-stroke scoring. LISTEN — readings spoken on detail, writing practice and flashcards, with an auto-read option. TEST & REVIEW — level quizzes, timed mock exams, flashcards, a 60-second daily challenge (with finish-date forecast), Today's Study (10/20/30 characters a day), Today's Review (spaced repetition), wrong-answer note, reminders. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN — live progress on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island while you study: the current hanja and its reading, progress, and the exam countdown. MORE — idioms (사자성어), 천자문, 사자소학, related words, custom word lists. JAPANESE KANJI TOO — by school grade (小学1年–중학·인명용) and JLPT N5–N1, with Japanese 音/訓 readings plus hiragana & katakana: Korean hanja and Japanese kanji in one app. EVERYWHERE — iPhone, iPad (landscape 3-pane), Mac, lock-screen widget, 8 interface languages. A Premium subscription unlocks the higher levels (6급 and up), high-school/common hanja and all word study — or watch one ~30-second ad for a free 1-hour pass. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

한글링 Hangling Plus

Features
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Hangling Plus is the organization edition of Hangling — an AI Korean learning app for companies, universities, and training institutions. This app is for learners invited by their organization. Sign up with the organization code provided by your administrator. Hangling Plus is not a public consumer course. Learn the Korean you need at work, on campus, or in training — then practice speaking out loud. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Korean Class Structured daily lessons: vocabulary, quizzes, expressions, listen & repeat, conversation practice, and a final speaking evaluation. Earn XP as you complete each step. • Job Training Organization-specific video lessons and vocabulary for real workplace or campus situations. • Scenario Class Practice speaking in realistic scenarios. Record your voice, get feedback, and build fluency for meetings, customer service, and everyday work Korean. • AI Chatbot Ask questions in context — visas, workplace life, campus life, and practical Korea tips — with answers tailored to your organization. • TOPIK Study TOPIK vocabulary with wordbooks assigned by your organization. • My Notes Save words and expressions and review them later. • Ranking & Attendance See your cohort ranking and keep a daily learning streak. WHO IT IS FOR • Foreign employees learning workplace Korean with their company • International students in a university or language program • Trainees in a government or institutional Korean course HOW TO START 1. Get your organization code from your company, school, or training administrator. 2. Create an account in Hangling Plus. 3. Open Korean Class and complete today’s lesson. 4. Practice speaking, check your ranking, and keep your attendance streak. FEATURES FOR ORGANIZATIONS Your organization controls which features you see (Class, Training, Scenario Class, AI Chatbot, TOPIK). Progress, attendance, and learning records help administrators support learners. Need an organization account? Contact Stell-up Co., Ltd. at https://stellup.co.kr/hangling Support: https://hangling.channel.io Privacy: https://stellup.co.kr/?mode=policy Hangling Plus is developed by Stell-up Co., Ltd.

Screenshots

QHanja4 screens
한글링 Hangling Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 한글링 Hangling Plus at none against QHanja's 3. 한글링 Hangling Plus also leads on ads (none vs shown). QHanja's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. QHanja sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 한글링 Hangling Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QHanja ships an update every 3 days, 한글링 Hangling Plus weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
QHanja versus 한글링 Hangling Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQHanja한글링 Hangling Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAribada Inc.Stell-up Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

QHanja

Subscriptions3
  • 프리미엄 기능 (1개월)$1.991 Month
  • 프리미엄 기능 (6개월)$8.996 Months
  • 프리미엄 기능 (1년)$14.991 Year
None

한글링 Hangling Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QHanja free?
QHanja is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 한글링 Hangling Plus free?
한글링 Hangling Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QHanja or 한글링 Hangling Plus have ads?
QHanja shows ads; 한글링 Hangling Plus does not.
Which is updated more often, QHanja or 한글링 Hangling Plus?
QHanja ships an update every 3 days, and 한글링 Hangling Plus weekly. Most recently, QHanja was updated on October 23, 2026 and 한글링 Hangling Plus on October 24, 2026.

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