Comparison

WriteChinese vs Dinomus

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

Head to head
About

WriteChinese

Learn the correct stroke order for Chinese characters with animated guides and pronunciation. Supports text recognition, offline lookup, and practice writing with error correction. Ideal for students and learners of Chinese.

Highlights
  • Stroke order lookup and animation
  • Pinyin annotation and voice pronunciation
  • Text recognition for input
  • Offline dictionary
  • Writing practice with error alerts
  • Simplified and traditional Chinese support
Features
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"WriteChinese" is an app for learning the stroke order of Chinese characters, with stroke order lookup, pinyin annotation, voice playback, flashcards and vocabulary review. It works on iPhone, iPad and Apple Pencil. The app strictly follows the latest standards for Chinese character stroke order and includes tens of thousands of common characters, meeting the lookup needs of teachers, parents and children. Stroke order and radicals are based on the "Elementary School Students' Stroke-Radical-Structure Character-level Stroke Order Dictionary" and the "Modern Chinese Stroke-Radical-Structure Character-level Stroke Order Standard Dictionary." All of the more than 20,000 Chinese characters supported by "WriteChinese" are annotated with pinyin, and users can tap the play button to hear the pronunciation. Features: * Take a photo or choose an image for text recognition to help you input the characters you want to practice. * Handwriting lookup: find the character you want by writing it by hand, even if you can't type Chinese. * New flashcards: turn characters into cards for reviewing and memorizing anytime, anywhere. * New vocabulary book: automatically collect new characters for repeated review. * New word list quiz: test how well you've mastered a list, with your progress at a glance. * After text recognition, automatically translate English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian, Portuguese, German, Italian, Dutch, Finnish, Danish, Thai, Korean, Vietnamese and Japanese into Chinese for easy comparison while learning Chinese. * Offline dictionary: look up characters you don't know. * Automatically save your input or text-recognition history for easy practice later. * Supports stroke order practice for almost all Chinese characters. * Play the standard stroke order of characters as an animation. * Practice writing Chinese characters; if there is a mistake, the app alerts you to the incorrect stroke. * Show or hide the stroke order to help with dictation and to strengthen memory. * Automatically annotate pinyin when you input any Chinese characters. * Voice playback of Chinese characters: if you don't know how to read a character, just tap the voice button to hear it. * Share your handwritten characters with friends. * Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and English explanations. Discover more features... Chinese characters have a history of more than six thousand years; they are the world's longest continuously used writing system, with no break in transmission. They are the only surviving ideographic script created by ancient people and an important part of Chinese culture. We sincerely hope "WriteChinese" can help Chinese learners around the world and help billions of Chinese users learn how to write Chinese characters. Unlimited Access Membership Subscription - Use all in-app features without restrictions through this subscription. - Subscriptions are charged weekly, monthly or yearly, depending on the selected plan. - Payment is charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. - You can turn off auto-renewal 24 hours before the current period ends, or it will renew automatically. - Renewal is charged to your account within 24 hours before the current period ends, depending on your plan. - Users can manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal in account settings after purchase. - Any unused free subscription time is forfeited after purchasing a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.dazhuogroup.com/writechinese/privacy_statement_en.php Terms of Use: https://www.dazhuogroup.com/writechinese/terms_of_use_en.php

About

Dinomus

A fun dinosaur guessing game for children aged 4 and up. Listen to clues and identify famous dinosaurs to earn points and badges. It's designed to aid reading skills with beautiful illustrations and engaging facts.

Highlights
  • Dinosaur guessing gameplay
  • Audio clues and voice recognition
  • Fun dinosaur facts
  • Badge collection system
  • Score tracking
  • Beautiful illustrations
Features
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Dinomus is the ultimate dinosaur guessing game for kids age 4+! Listen to clues about famous dinosaurs and try to guess their name. The fewer clues you need, the higher your score! PARENTS: - Pay once to get all current and future levels + dinos - No Ads - No in-game purchases FEATURES: - 32 exciting dinosaurs to discover + regular additions - Fun facts about each dinosaur read aloud - Earn new badges as you go! - Beautiful illustrations - Score tracking and high scores - A fun way to help reading - There will be 8 new dinosaurs soon! HOW TO PLAY: - Listen to the clues read aloud - Tap the dino to guess, you can also speak your guess in voice mode - The fewer clues you use, the more points you earn Perfect for budding paleontologists, dinosaur lovers, and kids learning to read. Play together as a family or let kids play independently!

Screenshots

WriteChinese4 screens
Dinomus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: WriteChinese at Free against Dinomus's $0.99. WriteChinese also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 1). Dinomus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On ads, 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

WriteChinese is free to download; Dinomus costs $0.99 up front. WriteChinese sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Dinomus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dinomus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WriteChinese has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WriteChinese ships an update every 7 months, Dinomus weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
WriteChinese versus Dinomus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriteChineseDinomus
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (21 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size356 MB121 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperShanghai Dazhuo Information Technology Co., Ltd.James McKendree

Customer experience

WriteChinese

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Dinomus

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

WriteChinese

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
None

Dinomus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WriteChinese free?
WriteChinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dinomus free?
Dinomus costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WriteChinese or Dinomus?
Dinomus is rated higher. WriteChinese averages 4.5 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Dinomus averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do WriteChinese or Dinomus have ads?
Neither WriteChinese nor Dinomus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WriteChinese or Dinomus?
WriteChinese ships an update every 7 months, and Dinomus weekly. Most recently, WriteChinese was updated on November 3, 2026 and Dinomus on October 31, 2026.

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