Comparison

字习 Pro vs TransVision

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

Head to head
About

字习 Pro

Experience the art of Chinese calligraphy digitally with realistic brush and rice paper simulation. This tool brings traditional writing to the modern age, allowing you to create and save your own brush calligraphy works anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Realistic brush and rice paper simulation
  • Adjustable brush size
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Brush flying-white simulation
  • Save works to photo library
  • Replay writing process
Features
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ZiXi Pro realistically simulated the writing effect of Chinese brush + rice paper, the focus is on bringing the traditional Chinese calligraphy art to the digital age. Chinese calligraphy is an ancient character writing art, which from oracle bone inscriptions to cursive, calligraphy has always exuded artistic charm. Chinese calligraphy is a very unique visual art, and the unique cultural beauty can be experienced and felt by more people with the help of digital technology! The WebGPU-based (wgpu-rs) brush engine uses fluid simulation to achieve the unique expression of the brush. You can use it to experience the splash of Chinese calligraphy anytime, anywhere, and create brush calligraphy works. Features: * A Chinese traditional calligraphy writing tool; * Adjustable brush size; * Undo / redo; * Brush flying-white simulate; * Write Chinese new year "福"; * Appreciation (replaying the writing process); * Save works to Save your work to the photo library; * Support for iPad Pro; For a more enjoyable calligraphy effect, it is recommended to use on iPhone6s & iPad Air2 and above.

About

TransVision

Features
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Human perception has long been influenced by technological breakthroughs. An intimate mediation of technology lies in between our direct perceptions. By simulating our Hyperallergenic perceptual machine, this project defamiliarizes and questions the habitual ways in which we interpret, operate, and understand the visual world intervened by digital media.

Screenshots

字习 Pro4 screens
TransVision1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TransVision at Free against 字习 Pro's $1.99. 字习 Pro's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

TransVision is free to download; 字习 Pro costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

字习 Pro ships an update weekly, TransVision every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
字习 Pro versus TransVision: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter字习 ProTransVision
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer金磊 李Holo Interactive US, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

字习 Pro

No in-app purchases

None

TransVision

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 字习 Pro free?
字习 Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TransVision free?
TransVision is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 字习 Pro or TransVision have ads?
Neither 字习 Pro nor TransVision shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 字习 Pro or TransVision?
字习 Pro ships an update weekly, and TransVision every 2 months. Most recently, 字习 Pro was updated on October 5, 2026 and TransVision on October 4, 2026.

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