Comparison

Hakka vs CATmistry

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

Head to head
About

Hakka

Explore the Hakka language with interactive learning tools. Features stroke-by-stroke breakdowns, real human voices, and English meanings. Discover Hakka arts and culture offline.

Highlights
  • Stroke-by-stroke breakdowns
  • Spin the wheel for exploration
  • Add words to favorites
  • Real human voice audio
  • English meanings for words
  • Hakka arts and culture illustrations
  • Offline independent use
Features
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LET'S LEARN THE HAKKA LANGUAGE ! THIS APP BREAKS THEM DOWN STROKE BY STROKE ! • SPIN THE WHEEL TO EXPLORE It's so easy and natural. • ADD TO FAVORITES Save the word you like for the future use. • REAL HUMAN VOICE Including the alphabet, words. • ENGLISH MEANINGS All of the words have their meanings in English. • HAKKA ARTS & CULTURE Cuisine and culture illustrations. • OFF-LINE INDEPENDENT Once downloaded, you don't need internet to use the app. All audios and pictures are integrated within. You can select the word in alphabetical order (English meanings) by clicking “words” in the menu bar. Basic everyday Hakka words! Click on the "alphabet" button in the menu bar, you can get the sound elements of the Hakka language. There are no retroflex consonants in the Hakka language, like sh,tch. The southern Chinese dialects (Cantonese, Hokkien, Wu and Hakka) they all don’t have these consonants. Over 45 million people speak Hakka Chinese natively throughout southern China, Taiwan and overseas. It is primarily spoken at home or between close friends. They speak the Common Chinese (Mandarin) when at school or doing business. This app gives you a taste of Hakka!

About

CATmistry

This educational app makes learning chemistry engaging for upper primary and lower secondary students. It combines interactive lessons with fun games, allowing users to unlock new chapters by completing quizzes.

Highlights
  • Interactive chemistry lessons
  • Fun educational games
  • Quiz-based chapter unlocking
  • Progressive learning path
  • Designed for iOS devices
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CATmistry is a Chemistry learning app designed for Upper Primary and Lower Secondary students, with interactive elements and fun games to enhance the learning process. How it works: 1. Learn and study from the unlocked chapters in the learn section 2. Complete quizzes to unlock the games and next chapter This app was designed for iPhones and works best on iPhones, but performs decently on iPads too. This app was created by Neo Hao Jun, Wang Zerui, Chanel Tan, and Ryu Hwina under the 2020 Swift Accelerator Programme.

Screenshots

Hakka4 screens
CATmistry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CATmistry at 60% against Hakka's 0%. CATmistry also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 17 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CATmistry is free to download; Hakka costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hakka ships an update every 17 months, CATmistry every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hakka versus CATmistry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHakkaCATmistry
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer俊 姜Tinkercademy Community Showcase

Customer experience

Hakka

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

CATmistry

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hakka

No in-app purchases

None

CATmistry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hakka free?
Hakka costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CATmistry free?
CATmistry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hakka or CATmistry have ads?
Neither Hakka nor CATmistry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hakka or CATmistry?
Hakka ships an update every 17 months, and CATmistry every 2 weeks. Most recently, Hakka was updated on November 2, 2026 and CATmistry on November 3, 2026.

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