CanTalk vs Canton Tree
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CanTalk
Learn practical Cantonese vocabulary and expressions for daily interactions. This app is designed for beginners to help them make friends, navigate Hong Kong, and enjoy local experiences like dining and shopping.
- Communicative and thematic approach
- Need-to-Know basis for beginners
- 4 Thematic Units
- Sound System, Grammar Cards, Culture Cards
- Real-life scenarios with videos and pictures
- Interactive tasks
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Unlock the mystery of Cantonese and speak it with flair! CanTalk is a Cantonese learning App produced by the Cantonese teachers of the Center for Language Education of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology for the HKUST community. It helps users to acquire the practical vocabulary and expressions needed for daily interactions with Cantonese speakers on and off campus. It is for beginners who wish to use Cantonese to: • make friends • get around in Hong Kong • go yum-cha and pig out in food stalls • shop and practice the art of bargaining • live the full Hong Kong experience FEATURES • Adopts a communicative and thematic approach • Designed on a Need-to-Know basis for beginners • 4 Units: Making Friends, On the Move, Pigging Out, Partaking in the Fun • Extras: Sound System, Grammar Cards, Culture Cards, Glossary • Real-life characters in real-life scenarios • Engaging and interactive tasks with videos and pictures USER REGISTRATION FOR: (https://project.cle.ust.hk/cantalk) • HKUST students & staff • Family and friends of HKUST members (each HKUST member may register up to 10 accounts for their family and friends) • Invited guests FEEDBACK If you have anything to share with us, please send your feedback to lccantalk@ust.hk. Join CanTalk for the full Hong Kong experience!
Canton Tree
Learn Cantonese with 60 lessons, over 1,800 words, and 2,500 phrases voiced by native speakers. Explore a story mode simulating a trip to Hong Kong and utilize search and bookmarking features for efficient study. Customize your learning experience with six color themes.
- 60 Cantonese lessons
- 1,800+ Cantonese words
- 2,500+ Cantonese phrases
- Native speaker audio
- Story mode simulating Hong Kong trip
- Search and bookmark functions
- Customizable color themes
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This is an app for learning Cantonese used in Hong Kong. It includes 60 lessons, a vocabulary section, a phrase section, and a story mode that simulates a trip to Hong Kong. With this app, you can learn more about Cantonese and Hong Kong in a variety of ways. The app includes more than 1,800 Cantonese words and 2,500 phrases. Search and bookmark functions are also available so you can search for words you want to know or bookmark words/phrases you want to remember. All Cantonese words and phrases are voiced by native speakers who live in Hong Kong, so you can learn pronunciation by listening to the audio. There are six different color options which can be changed at any time, so you can use the app with a color set that you prefer. We hope this app helps you learn Cantonese and the culture of Hong Kong! "If you find any bugs or issues, please let us know with the email address listed on the page or: X (Twitter): @HkjRyi"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Canton Tree at 100% against CanTalk's 50%. Canton Tree also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 19 months). CanTalk's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. Canton Tree sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CanTalk asks for nothing beyond the download.
Canton Tree holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of CanTalk's written reviews are positive against 100% of Canton Tree's.
CanTalk ships an update every 19 months, Canton Tree monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CanTalk | Canton Tree |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 183 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Tetsuya Kobayashi |
Customer experience
CanTalk
Canton Tree
In-app purchases
CanTalk
No in-app purchases
Canton Tree
- Canton Tree - Full Version$4.99
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