Comparison

猫鱼字帖 vs 跬步千里

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

Head to head
About

猫鱼字帖

This app allows you to print calligraphy practice sheets directly from your phone. It offers various templates, including grids and common characters, to help you improve your handwriting through tracing and copying.

Highlights
  • Printable A4 calligraphy templates
  • Customizable grid layouts
  • Practice common characters
  • Sentence and phrase writing practice
  • Three built-in licensed fonts
  • Import additional fonts via Wi-Fi
Features
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Make printable A4 worksheets for Chinese handwriting practice. Start with a built-in template or create a practice set with your own characters, words, or sentences. • Practice at your own pace with tracing, copying, and fading guides. Adjust the font, grid, spacing, and repetition to suit your handwriting. • Scan a printed page or choose a photo to turn it into practice text. Recognition happens on your device, and you can edit the result before adding it. • Save layouts you use often and apply them to another set without changing its text. • Export practice pages as a PDF or images. Back up individual sets or your whole library and import editable copies. The app interface is in Chinese. The worksheets are designed for practicing Chinese characters.

About

跬步千里

This app helps users accumulate classical Chinese texts, vocabulary, and ancient poetry through a scientific memory algorithm. It also supports modern text reading to enhance comprehension and cultural understanding, promoting shared reading experiences.

Highlights
  • Classical Chinese text accumulation
  • Vocabulary learning
  • Ancient poetry analysis
  • Scientific memory algorithm
  • Modern text reading
  • Parent-child reading support
Features
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自助学习工具,包括课内外文言文积累、系统实词虚词、经典古文篇章,古诗文的背默赏析,辅以科学记忆算法,提高自助学习效率,积累传统文化。现代文阅读,促进亲子共读,帮助青少年读懂文章和提高阅读方法,促进对文章的主旨和文化的理解和把握。

Screenshots

猫鱼字帖4 screens
跬步千里4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 跬步千里 at 5.0 against 猫鱼字帖's 4.6. 跬步千里 also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). 猫鱼字帖's advantage is ratings volume (45 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. 猫鱼字帖 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and 跬步千里 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

跬步千里 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 猫鱼字帖 has 45 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

猫鱼字帖 ships an update every 2 months, 跬步千里 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
猫鱼字帖 versus 跬步千里: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter猫鱼字帖跬步千里
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (45 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings45 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer依雯 黄上海青蓝赤壁信息技术有限公司

Customer experience

猫鱼字帖

All ratings45 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

跬步千里

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

猫鱼字帖

One-time2
  • 解锁打印功能$0.99
  • 猫鱼字帖高级VIP$2.99
10 purchases

跬步千里

One-time10
  • 深度文言文充值18C币$2.99
  • 深度文言文充值40C币$5.99
  • 深度文言文充值98C币$14.99
Show 7 more
  • 深度文言文会员季卡$17.99
  • 深度文言文充值148C币$21.99
  • 深度文言文APP会员年卡$49.99
  • 深度文言文SVIP两年$69.99
  • 深度文言文VIP3年权益$89.99
  • 深度文言文VIP5年$99.99
  • 深度文言文VIP8年$119.99

Questions

Is 猫鱼字帖 free?
猫鱼字帖 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 跬步千里 free?
跬步千里 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 猫鱼字帖 or 跬步千里?
跬步千里 is rated higher. 猫鱼字帖 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while 跬步千里 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do 猫鱼字帖 or 跬步千里 have ads?
Neither 猫鱼字帖 nor 跬步千里 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 猫鱼字帖 or 跬步千里?
猫鱼字帖 ships an update every 2 months, and 跬步千里 monthly. Most recently, 猫鱼字帖 was updated on November 7, 2026 and 跬步千里 on November 3, 2026.

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