Mandaboo vs Master Chinese
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mandaboo
A fun, improv-style game designed to improve Mandarin speaking and listening skills. Players guess Mandarin words by following clues, avoiding specific taboo words to enhance comprehension and vocabulary. Play solo or with friends for an engaging learning experience.
- Guess Mandarin words with clues
- Avoid taboo words
- Improve listening comprehension
- Enhance speaking skills
- Play solo or with friends
- Create custom word lists
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Start playing Mandaboo today—a game of unspeakable Mandarin fun. Follow clues to guess the Mandarin word in this Mandarin game of improv, learning and laughs. Some clues are taboo to challenge your Mandarin listening comprehension and get your mind’s gears turning in Mandarin to guess the word in question. WHAT’S A MANDABOO? It’s a guessing challenge where the speaker gives you clues but they are not allowed to say certain taboo words to keep you guessing longer. You’ll hang on every clue until you make a Mandarin breakthrough…or bust! Will you be stumped? Only one way to know! ARE YOU UP FOR THE GUESSING CHALLENGE? Play on your own with the built-in Mandaboos or play with friends by creating your own Mandaboos for friends to guess, or try your guessing prowess with your friends’ Mandaboos and keep the learning going. Terms Of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Master Chinese
Prepare for HSK Chinese proficiency exams with this app. It offers quizzes and flashcards to master thousands of vocabulary words across HSK levels 1-6. Track your progress and focus on challenging terms for effective learning.
- Master 5000 HSK 1-6 words
- Learn via quizzes and flashcards
- Progress tracking and feedback
- Automatic saving of difficult words
- Simplified characters, pinyin, and English definitions
- Mandarin pronunciation with audio
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HSK Exam prep APP. BEST HSK APP for learning and mastering all 5000 Chinese HSK exam words. Based on HSK Levels 1-6. Take QUIZZES to test your knowledge and identify new words to learn. Review FLASHCARDS to quickly recognize characters, and to reinforce memory through recall and repetition. App will automatically keep track of your progress. App will record and display your quiz results to provide feedback for improvement, while problem words are added to the flashcard list for review. Companion APP to Master Chinese: HSK Phrases. Part 1 of Master Chinese series. * Master ALL 5000 HSK Levels 1-6 Chinese words * Learn through quizzes and flashcards. * HSK divided into smaller, more manageable learning levels. * Quiz records and stores test results to help you track your progress. * Characters in simplified form, pinyin and English definitions are included. * Learn proper Mandarin pronunciation with clear audio. * Trouble words are automatically saved, bookmarked for future review. * Word levels are ordered based on frequency. * HKS Levels 1-6 (standardized Chinese Proficiency Tests). For technical support, send message to support@knownpoint.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Master Chinese at none against Mandaboo's shown. Mandaboo's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Mandaboo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Master Chinese sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mandaboo against 5.0 for Master Chinese. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mandaboo has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Mandaboo | Master Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mandarin Monkey Ltd | Megabyte Software Inc. |
Customer experience
Mandaboo
Master Chinese
In-app purchases
Mandaboo
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Six Month Subscription3 Days trial$54.996 Months
- Annual Subscription$99.991 Year
Master Chinese
- Learners (levels 1,2,3)$5.99
- Advanced (levels 4,5,6)$9.99
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