Comparison

Stroker vs Hanzicards

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Learn proper Chinese writing
  • Master stroke orders
  • Over 9000 Chinese characters
  • Animated character guides
  • Browse by category
  • Search characters
Features
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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.

About

Hanzicards

Master Chinese characters with interactive flashcards and multiple quiz modes. Create custom decks from thousands of characters or add your own. Supports spaced repetition and detailed reviews.

Highlights
  • Customizable flashcards
  • Spaced repetition system
  • Multiple quiz modes
  • Traditional and Simplified Chinese support
  • User-created character decks
  • Summary overview for review
Features
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Hanzicards makes studying Chinese Characters (both Traditional and Simplified) a piece of cake. With flashcards and quiz mode combined, you'll master them in no time! After creating your custom deck from thousands of pre-loaded characters (and even your own custom characters if you wish), Hanzicards supports these five study modes: • Basic Flashcards Like a real-life, physical flashcards, you can flip the virtual cards back and forth to view different elements of a character. You can even organize the flashcards into different piles (sub-groups) to help you study. In options, you can configure what's displayed in front & back of the card (ex: pinyin on front, character in back). • Focus Quiz Quiz yourself by focusing on a specific aspect of a character. For example. If you choose "Character to Pinyin" quiz, Hanizcards will prompt you with a character, and you'll have to answer with the correct pinyin. • Spaced Repetition Flashcards It's the classical spaced repetition system! Character cards marked as hard(er) will appear more often compared to cards marked easy(er). • Infinite Quiz In this mode, Hanzicards will throw at you all possible quiz questions again and again.. until the end of time! • Summary Overview You'll be able to quickly review all the characters included in the deck. From options, you can toggle (show / hide) different elements of the card to help you study. For example. you can configure it to hide the characters, but show pinyin and definitions. Hanzicard's jam-packed features will no doubt help you on your journey of mastering the Chinese Language! Try it out today!

Screenshots

Stroker4 screens
Hanzicards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stroker at 100% against Hanzicards's 0%. Stroker also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 9). Hanzicards's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Hanzicards sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Stroker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hanzicards holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Stroker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hanzicards's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Stroker versus Hanzicards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrokerHanzicards
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParagon Codeworks LLCPicopinch LLC

Customer experience

Stroker

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hanzicards

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stroker

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Hanzicards

One-time9
  • Character Pack 1$0.99
  • Character Pack 2$0.99
  • Character Pack 3$0.99
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  • Character Pack 5$0.99
  • Character Pack 4$0.99
  • Character Pack 6$0.99
  • Upgrade Capacity$0.99
  • Unlock Study Modes$0.99
  • Everything Bundle$4.99

Questions

Is Stroker free?
Stroker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hanzicards free?
Hanzicards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stroker or Hanzicards?
Hanzicards is rated higher. Stroker averages 4.5 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Hanzicards averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Stroker or Hanzicards have ads?
Stroker shows ads; Hanzicards does not.

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