Comparison

QHanja vs Pabo

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

Pabo

Features
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Good conversations take more than the right words. Pabo helps you practice how you actually sound before you have to say it for real. Speak Korean, Japanese, or Mandarin with AI characters who have personalities. A no-nonsense grandma expects respect. A boss notices when you’re too casual. A girlfriend can tell when you’re being weirdly formal. Choose a scene, talk out loud, and get a natural reply. With Pabo, you can: - Have live voice conversations that adapt to your level. - Learn from corrections that fit the character and the moment. - Tap words in captions to see what they mean. - Save useful words and review them with study cards. - Track the words you’ve heard and learned. Say it here first. Then take it into the real world. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pabo.markdid.dev/privacy/

Screenshots

QHanja4 screens
Pabo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pabo at none against QHanja's shown. Pabo also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On price, in-app purchases, 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 and Pabo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QHanja ships an update every 3 days, Pabo daily. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
QHanja versus Pabo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQHanjaPabo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB61 MB
Age rating+417+
DeveloperAribada Inc.MarkDid, LLC

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
3 purchases

Pabo

Subscriptions3
  • Yap Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yapper Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yappiest Monthly$19.991 Month

Questions

Is QHanja free?
QHanja is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pabo free?
Pabo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do QHanja or Pabo have ads?
QHanja shows ads; Pabo does not.
Which is updated more often, QHanja or Pabo?
QHanja ships an update every 3 days, and Pabo daily. Most recently, QHanja was updated on November 2, 2026 and Pabo on October 31, 2026.

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