Eagle Mandarin vs Gan Phrasebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Eagle Mandarin
Learn Mandarin vocabulary with interactive quizzes and pronunciation practice. Features games, pinyin support, and progress tracking. Designed for students of Mandarin, it offers a fun way to build language skills.
- Vocabulary quizzes
- Pronunciation practice
- Pinyin support
- Interactive games
- Progress tracking
- Reward system (pandas and bamboo)
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This app contains vocabulary words especially selected for Dr. Hong Zhan’s Mandarin students. Many other Mandarin students will find the app useful as well. Eagle Mandarin quizzes students on vocabulary words and the student chooses the correct answers from several randomized choices. The app speaks the Mandarin words to help you to learn pronunciation. For additional help, you can turn on the pinyin version of the Mandarin characters. Several games are available to test your skill. Earn pandas and bamboo when you complete levels. The Mandarin database will be expanded in future updates. ---------------------------- No advertisements and no in app purchases are contained in this app. This game was developed by a mom who wanted to make sure her child had educational options when playing online. ---------------------------- Other apps by this developer: Protect TD (Protect Tower Defense) Math Tower Defense Mandarin Prof Math Town Spelling Ace Spy Town Spanish Prof J-Trainer ---------------------------- I hope you enjoy this app. Feel free to send me feedback if you have suggestions for future updates.
Gan Phrasebook
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Military-related Gan (Jiangxinese) Chinese phrases for language learners. With Gan text and audio. Using this app, you can select an English phrase and view its translation and how to pronounce it in Gan. This app is based on the modules publicly available online from the U.S. Defense Language Institute. While this app's subject matter relates mainly to military topics, the app is broadly useful with content relating to a range of topics. • Easy to use • Contains over 600 phrases with native speaker audio recordings • Dictionary lookup: Type or say what you want to search • Pronunciation help: See the transliterated/Romanized text • Good for language learning, or as a reference
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Eagle Mandarin at Free against Gan Phrasebook's $6.99. Eagle Mandarin also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Eagle Mandarin is free to download; Gan Phrasebook costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Eagle Mandarin ships an update every 4 months, Gan Phrasebook every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Eagle Mandarin | Gan Phrasebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Heather Marriott | Qvyshift LLC |
In-app purchases
Eagle Mandarin
No in-app purchases
Gan Phrasebook
No in-app purchases
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