Comparison

Modern Chinese vs Kindergarten Math

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

Head to head
About

Modern Chinese

Learn beginner Chinese through a story-based approach featuring six college students. This app offers interactive activities for listening, reading, and speaking practice, focusing on practical communication skills for adult learners.

Highlights
  • Story-based learning approach
  • Interactive Text Video
  • Reading Practice exercises
  • Role Play scenarios
  • Proficiency Demonstration
  • Progress tracking based on ability
Features
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Modern Chinese is a beginner Chinese language textbook designed for college students and adult learners with no previous exposure to Chinese. This unique program adopts a story-based approach that follows the lives of six college students whose multi-cultural backgrounds reflect today's globalized world. The themes are designed to provide students with the vocabulary and context to engage and communicate in real-life conversations quickly. This is the iPhone version of Modern Chinese, which leads the way to create the most innovative and holistic Chinese learning experience. It has 4 activities - Text Video, Reading Practice, Role Play, and Proficiency Demonstration, creating the best language learning experience by offering ample opportunities to practice listening, reading, and speaking. The iPhone application measures students' progress by what they can do in the Chinese language rather than how many vocabulary words they know. Subscriptions purchased from the app will be charged to your iTunes account and will automatically renew within 24 hours prior to the end of the current subscription period unless auto-renewal is disabled beforehand. To manage your subscriptions or to disable auto-renewal, go to your iTunes account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.betterchinese.com/Privacy-Policy.html Terms of Uses: https://www.betterchinese.com/pages/terms-of-use

About

Kindergarten Math

This app offers a fun and engaging way for kindergarteners to learn essential math skills. It covers a comprehensive curriculum with interactive games and challenges, allowing parents to track their child's progress through a dedicated dashboard.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive kindergarten math curriculum
  • Interactive math games and challenges
  • Addition and subtraction practice
  • Number composition and decomposition
  • Measurement and comparison skills
  • Parent dashboard for progress tracking
Features
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The fun in learning is here! Our Kindergarten Math Series is one of the best kids math games your child can ever play. Introducing Joe’s Jungle! The fourth app in iO School’s Kindergarten Math Series! Aimed to provide an enjoyable learning experience, the six kindergarten math apps are designed to match your child's lessons for the entire school year. It’s a complete kindergarten Math Curriculum for your 5 year old. Whether it’s to practice or hone your child’s math skills, the Kindergarten Math Series is a perfect program to supplement your child’s learning at school and at home. Your subscription will give you access to ALL the apps below. The schedule below shows the time frame for playing the Kindergarten Math Series: Saba’s Island (Saba the monkey) - Month 1 to 2 Mari’s Kitchen (Mari the bear) - Month 2 to 4 Pat’s Voyage (Pat the parrot) - Month 4 to 5 Joe’s Jungle (Joe the squirrel) - Month 6 to 7 Pearl’s Pizza (Pearl the cat) - Month 8 to 9 Clifton’s Cruise (Clifton the dog) - Month 9 to 10 Playing each app ahead of schedule is entirely up to the parents. They can also go back a month or two to review the skills that they have previously learned at school. Parents who have preschool age children (4 years old) can introduce their child to the Kindergarten Math curriculum by playing the Kindergarten Math Series. Skills Covered by Joe’s Jungle: Counting by 10’s to 100 Adding numbers using symbols and words Subtracting numbers using symbols and words Addition word problems Subtraction word problems Compose numbers Decompose numbers Using a set of 10 ones and some further ones to compose numbers Using a set of 10 ones and some further ones to decompose numbers Adding two sets of objects using “and/is” Subtracting objects from its group using “take away/is” Using a set of random ones and some further ones to compose numbers Addition fluency practice Subtraction fluency practice Measure attributes of a single object Comparing height of objects Comparing length of objects Whether it's adding, subtracting or comparing acorns, haystacks, squirrels and other animals, Joe needs to complete the task from each NPC (non-playable character) to be able to move to the next level. Each level starts with skills practices in every mini game and lets players earn ions that they can use to buy different kinds of gear from the shop. At the end of each level, they will complete challenge activities that get recorded on the Parent Dashboard. Track your child’s progress using the Parent Dashboard Parents can create a free account on the Parent Dashboard or on the app itself. They will be able to see what skills their child worked on and how they did on the assessments. Each session is recorded by the date. Parents can determine if their child is progressing or will need additional support and practice. Privacy Policy https://ioschool.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Contact Us We would love to hear from you Email us at support@ioschool.com https://www.facebook.com/ioschoolinc https://twitter.com/ioschoolinc

Screenshots

Modern Chinese4 screens
Kindergarten Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Modern Chinese at none against Kindergarten Math's shown. Modern Chinese also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Kindergarten Math's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Modern Chinese sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Kindergarten Math sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Modern Chinese against 5.0 for Kindergarten Math. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Modern Chinese ships an update monthly, Kindergarten Math every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Modern Chinese versus Kindergarten Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterModern ChineseKindergarten Math
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB364 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBetter Chinese, Inc.iO School, Inc.

Customer experience

Modern Chinese

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

Kindergarten Math

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

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Modern Chinese

Subscriptions8
  • TextBook 1A1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • TextBook 1B1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • TextBook 2A1 Month trial$2.991 Month
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  • TextBook 2B1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • TextBook 1A1 Month trial$19.991 Year
  • TextBook 1B1 Month trial$19.991 Year
  • TextBook 2A1 Month trial$19.991 Year
  • TextBook 2B1 Month trial$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Kindergarten Math

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access - Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Full Access - Annual3 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Modern Chinese free?
Modern Chinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kindergarten Math free?
Kindergarten Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Modern Chinese or Kindergarten Math?
Modern Chinese and Kindergarten Math are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Modern Chinese or Kindergarten Math have ads?
Kindergarten Math shows ads; Modern Chinese does not.
Which is updated more often, Modern Chinese or Kindergarten Math?
Modern Chinese ships an update monthly, and Kindergarten Math every 2 months. Most recently, Modern Chinese was updated on October 20, 2026 and Kindergarten Math on October 20, 2026.

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