Comparison

Fun Chinese Flashcards Pro vs Viet Basic

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

Head to head
About

Fun Chinese Flashcards Pro

Master over 1000 Mandarin Chinese words with flashcards, audio pronunciation, and review modes. Study simplified or traditional characters offline across 50 diverse categories. Improve your language skills effectively and easily.

Highlights
  • 1000+ Mandarin words
  • 50 learning categories
  • Audio pronunciation
  • Simplified & traditional characters
  • Offline study mode
  • Flashcard review
Features
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A photo of a panda. The characters 熊猫 beside it. The pinyin underneath. Tap, and hear it spoken in Mandarin. Tap again if the tone didn't stick. Next card. That's the whole app, and it's why it works: your brain files a word away much faster when it arrives attached to a picture than when it arrives attached to another word. 1,000 Mandarin words, 50 categories, no ads, no account, no internet needed. SIMPLIFIED OR TRADITIONAL — YOUR CHOICE One switch changes every card in the app. Studying for the mainland? Simplified. Living in Hong Kong or Taiwan, or learning from a grandparent who writes the old forms? Traditional. Most flashcard apps make you pick a side at download; this one doesn't. EVERY WORD, SPOKEN ALOUD All 1,000 words come with audio in clear, standard Mandarin. Tap a card once to hear it, then as many times as you like — tones settle in through the ear, and replays are unlimited. The audio works fully offline, same as everything else. TWO WAYS TO STUDY • Review Mode — flip through a category at your own pace, picture, characters, pinyin and audio together • Flip Mode — hide the answer and test yourself, one card at a time 50 CATEGORIES OF REAL, USEFUL WORDS Everyday life: numbers, colours, family, the house, days and months, positions Food and drink: fruit, vegetables, Chinese dishes, sweets, nuts and seeds Animals and nature: wildlife, birds, sea creatures, dinosaurs, pets, weather School and work: classroom, music, tools, technology, professions Travel: countries, flags, transport, and a category just for China …and thirty more. BUILT TO BE USED, NOT SUBSCRIBED TO No ads. Not one, not even between cards — this is an app children use, and nobody should be selling to them. No account, no sign-up, no data collected. Fully offline: the back seat, the plane, the waiting room. Everything is included. All 1,000 words and all 50 categories are open from the first launch — one price, nothing to buy inside, nothing to restore. No subscription. SCHOOL EDITION This is the edition for classrooms and for families who keep purchases switched off. There are no in-app purchases at all, so it can be bought through Apple School Manager, installed on shared or managed iPads, and handed to a child with nothing to tap that costs money. WHO IT'S FOR • Absolute beginners who want words before grammar • Parents teaching a child Mandarin, or keeping a heritage language alive • Travellers who want to recognise a sign and order lunch • Students building the vocabulary their textbook assumes they already have • Teachers and schools buying for a class, and parents with Ask to Buy switched on GOOD TO KNOW Do I need to read Chinese already? No. Every card shows the picture, the characters, the pinyin and the English together, with Mandarin pronunciation audio at a tap. Is this a course? No. It's vocabulary, done properly. Bring your own grammar. Simplified or traditional? Either, on a switch, any time. Who makes it? A small independent studio that has been making Chinese learning apps since 2016. Why Pro, when there's a free edition? This one includes everything for one price, with no purchases inside — for schools, and for families who keep purchases off. Tap the first category and see how many stick. 加油!

About

Viet Basic

Master essential Vietnamese phrases and greetings, including special Lunar New Year expressions. Easily filter greetings by recipient to ensure appropriate communication. Features audio pronunciation for accurate learning.

Highlights
  • General Vietnamese phrases
  • Lunar New Year greetings
  • Filter greetings by recipient
  • Audio pronunciation
  • Remove ads option
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Learn general Vietnamese phrases, including specific Lunar New Year greetings for Tết. Vietnamese greetings can be different depending on who you talk to. Quickly filter greetings based on who you're talking to. Whether chatting with friends, family, or colleagues, our app has got you covered with your basic greetings. Audio pronunciation included! Choose from two categories: == Categories == - General Phrases - Lunar New Year Greetings == Features == - Audio pronunciation - Filter by - Remove ads option

Screenshots

Fun Chinese Flashcards Pro4 screens
Viet Basic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Viet Basic at Free against Fun Chinese Flashcards Pro's $29.99. Fun Chinese Flashcards Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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

Viet Basic is free to download; Fun Chinese Flashcards Pro costs $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fun Chinese Flashcards Pro against 5.0 for Viet Basic. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fun Chinese Flashcards Pro versus Viet Basic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFun Chinese Flashcards ProViet Basic
Price$29.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 14 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB32 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHandtechnicsJulie Huynh

Customer experience

Fun Chinese Flashcards Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Viet Basic

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

In-app purchases

None

Fun Chinese Flashcards Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Viet Basic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fun Chinese Flashcards Pro free?
Fun Chinese Flashcards Pro costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Viet Basic free?
Viet Basic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fun Chinese Flashcards Pro or Viet Basic?
Fun Chinese Flashcards Pro and Viet Basic are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Fun Chinese Flashcards Pro or Viet Basic have ads?
Viet Basic shows ads; Fun Chinese Flashcards Pro does not.

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