Comparison

FullChinese Pro vs Hanly

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

Head to head
About

FullChinese Pro

This app offers a comprehensive environment for mastering Chinese, aiming to take users from beginner to fluent. It supports learning through curated texts, native speaker recordings, and user-added content like YouTube videos with captions. Dictionaries and thousands of recorded sentences are included to enhance the learning experience.

Highlights
  • Beginner to fluent Chinese learning
  • Learn with curated texts and native recordings
  • Add your own content (YouTube CC, copy-paste)
  • Extensive dictionary with recorded sentences
  • Customizable learning environment
  • Designed specifically for Chinese language
Features
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FullChinese is the only Chinese learning app to provide a complete learning environment to bring you from beginner to fully fluent. By fluent, we don't only mean being able to hold simple conversations; we mean being able to read anything, understand anything and express yourself close to the way you would in your native tongue. To start using FullChinese, all you need to know is pinyin and what Chinese characters are about but after that, we’ll take it from there (FullChinese will not teach you pinyin, it assumes you already know it). You can use FullChinese with carefully prepared text and recordings or add your own content such as text that you copy and paste inside the app or Youtube videos that have Closed Captions (CC or transcripts). FullChinese contains hundreds of texts, hundreds of hours of content recorded by native speaker, fully pre-analyzed text. It also gives you access to fully preloaded dictionaries of 100,000 entries, with more than ten thousand recorded sentences. FullChinese also allows you to upload your own content. These are a few of the features designed to make your learning experience efficient and fun. FullChinese is not a generic language learning application adapted for Chinese, it has been designed, from the ground up, specifically for Chinese. We have completely reengineered the learning process by removing every second of wasted time, and by giving your brain every piece of information at the exact time it needs it. As these thousands of seconds of wasted time disappear, you’re learning accelerates and as you move further, faster, it becomes much more fun. FullChinese has been used by hundreds of students in top US universities. “FullChinese has completely changed the way I learned Chinese; I wished I had that when I started”.

About

Hanly

Learn thousands of Chinese characters efficiently by understanding their structure and origin. This app uses visual breakdowns, engaging stories, and interactive elements to build an intuitive grasp of characters and aid memorization. It focuses on frequently used vocabulary and offers a structured learning progression.

Highlights
  • Character etymology and mnemonics
  • Interactive component exploration
  • Structured learning progression
  • Spaced repetition system
  • Extensive character dictionary
  • Stroke order animations
Features
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Chinese characters are not just random shapes - learn 1000 characters in months by understanding their structure and origin! Through visual breakdowns and engaging stories, Hanly helps you develop an intuitive grasp of Chinese characters and to efficiently remember them. Hanly starts with simple components and quickly builds up to complex characters, while focusing on the most frequently used vocabulary. CARDS THAT MAKE CHARACTERS COME ALIVE Etymology, memorable illustrations, mnemonics: we will provide the most helpful information to get a character to come alive in your imagination and stick in your memory for good. INTUITIVE INTERACTIVE UI Play with characters like they’re Lego blocks! Explore radicals, components, compound words, and character relationships - all just one click away! CAREFULLY OPTIMIZED LEARNING PROGRESSION Start with simple building blocks and naturally progress to complex characters. Our carefully designed levels introduce the most frequent characters early while maintaining coherent, meaningful themes. EXTENSIVE CHARACTER DICTIONARY & SEARCH Search by character, pinyin or meaning to find: - Character meanings and pronunciations - Usage in compound words and characters - Frequency and HSK level - Radical forms - Stroke order animations - Character evolution history SPACED REPETITION ENGINE INTEGRATED WITH THE UI Built-in spaced repetition helps you review characters at the perfect time, with review schedule optimized for how well you know a given character. Character progress is deeply integrated with the UI, so that you can spot the characters you are learning on any page. AND MANY MORE FEATURES! - Detailed learning statistics - Character etymology stories & fun facts - Explore characters & radicals sorted by their frequency - Personal note-taking system - Easily mark characters you already know Terms of use: https://www.hanlyapp.com/terms-of-use Privacy policy: https://www.hanlyapp.com/privacy-policy Contact us: We’d love to hear from your feedback about Hanly! Please send us an email with your thoughts and suggestions at tutu@hanlyapp.com

Screenshots

FullChinese Pro4 screens
Hanly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Hanly at free against FullChinese Pro's free with in-app purchases. Hanly also leads on ratings volume (409 vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). FullChinese Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. FullChinese Pro sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $15.99 per month and Hanly sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hanly holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hanly has 409 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 99% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FullChinese Pro ships an update monthly, Hanly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FullChinese Pro versus Hanly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFullChinese ProHanly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings)4.9 (409 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better99.1% of reviews
Number of ratings4409 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB241 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperGammakite, Inc.Artur Gorokh

Customer experience

FullChinese Pro

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hanly

All ratings357 ratings
Positive99.2%
Neutral0.3%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews235 reviews
Positive99.1%
Neutral0.4%
Negative0.4%

Bugs and requests

FullChinese Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Hanly

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • No known major bugs reported

Requested features

3 requests
  • Addition of writing practice for characters
  • Inclusion of example sentences for each character
  • Expansion of content to cover more advanced vocabulary

In-app purchases

4 purchases

FullChinese Pro

Subscriptions4
  • MONTHLY14 Days trial$15.991 Month
  • 3 MONTHS14 Days trial$36.993 Months
  • 6 MONTHS14 Days trial$59.996 Months
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  • YEARLY14 Days trial$107.991 Year
1 purchases

Hanly

Subscriptions1
  • Hanly Premium$5.991 Month

Questions

Is FullChinese Pro free?
FullChinese Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hanly free?
Hanly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FullChinese Pro or Hanly?
Hanly is rated higher. FullChinese Pro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Hanly averages 4.9 from 409 ratings.
Do FullChinese Pro or Hanly have ads?
Neither FullChinese Pro nor Hanly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FullChinese Pro or Hanly?
FullChinese Pro ships an update monthly, and Hanly every 2 weeks. Most recently, FullChinese Pro was updated on November 3, 2026 and Hanly on October 30, 2026.

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