Calliplus vs Stroker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calliplus
Explore Chinese calligraphy with a dictionary of styles from renowned masters. Practice your own strokes with interactive guides and scoring, and save your favorite pieces.
- Search calligraphy by character
- View styles from famous calligraphers
- Learn about calligraphers and masterpieces
- Bookmark favorite copybooks
- Interactive writing practice
- Handwriting scoring
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Chinese Calligraphy Dictionary. Search calligraphy written by famous calligraphers. == Look up == 1. Look up single character: list how the Chinese character is written in different styles by different calligraphy masters. 2. Look up multiple characters: you can swipe left/right to see different character lists. 3. Show information about the calligrapher and it's written in which masterpiece. 4. You can bookmark favorite calligraphy copybooks. == Writing Practice == 1. Click on characters to see large one. 2. Grid lines can be displayed in background. 3. Characters can be shown in contour. 4. Use your finger to write on the screen. 5. You can score your handwriting. Calligraphy images are provided by 行政院國家發展委員會，CNS11643中文標準交換碼全字庫網站
Stroker
Master the art of Chinese calligraphy with this app. It offers animated guides for over 9000 characters, helping you learn correct stroke order. Browse or search for characters to begin your learning journey.
- Learn proper Chinese writing
- Master stroke orders
- Over 9000 Chinese characters
- Animated character guides
- Browse by category
- Search characters
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Want to learn the proper way of writing Chinese? Having trouble remembering the correct stroke orders? Then this app is for you! Stroker Calligraphy has over 9000 Chinese characters! See characters by browsing categories or by searching. Each character is animated for you to know the way! Download this free app now so you can master the stroke orders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Calliplus at 5.0 against Stroker's 4.5. Calliplus also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Stroker's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Calliplus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stroker has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Calliplus ships an update weekly, Stroker every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Calliplus | Stroker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MAO YUAN KAO | Paragon Codeworks LLC |
Customer experience
Calliplus
Stroker
In-app purchases
Calliplus
No in-app purchases
Stroker
No in-app purchases
