Diary Card vs HanExams
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Diary Card
This app allows you to privately record your daily thoughts and experiences. Customize your entries with photos and weather icons, and secure your journal with a password or fingerprint. It's designed for simple, offline use to capture life's details.
- Customizable photo covers
- Mood and weather tracking
- Offline functionality
- Password and fingerprint lock
- Easy sharing
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Diary Card - Today must borrow nothing of tomorrow. [Features] [Exquisite Cover] Supports pictures as diary covers. Choose one photo every day to record your life! [Weather Mood] Different emoticons and weather icons can be selected to record mood and weather changes. [Offline Use] Can also use the journal function normally without the network to record and view anytime and anywhere. [Easy to Share] one click to share with your friends. [Password Protect] Supports password protection and touch ID fingerprint unlocking to ensure the security of your diary. Not fancy, not complex, Dairy Card just to help you record the details of life. This subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account, and the renewal fee will be deducted according to your package within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel the automatic renewal at the account settings office, and cancel the automatic renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. If your trial is not over, the remaining days will automatically expire after you start to subscribe. To open a subscription, you need to agree to the following terms. Privacy agreement: https://hashxtech.github.io/posts/linhongshi/privacy Terms of service: https://hashxtech.github.io/posts/linhongshi/fuwu
HanExams
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HanExam is an all-in-one Chinese learning app built against the Level 1–9 Chinese proficiency benchmarks. Whether you are a complete beginner or an advanced learner, our original targeted exercises, graded reading library, and immersive scenario lessons help you steadily improve all four language skills. Why Choose HanExam? Original Targeted Exercise Bank All exercise materials are independently created based on publicly available Chinese proficiency benchmarks, covering Listening, Reading, and Writing. It fully matches the difficulty gradient from Level 1 to 9, with custom-designed scenarios and question formats that reflect real-life language contexts. Graded Chinese Reading Library Explore original Chinese mythological stories written at multiple difficulty levels — each chapter features pinyin annotation, tap-to-look-up dictionary, text-to-speech narration, and chapter exercises to build reading fluency naturally. "Travel Around China" Scenario Drama Learn Chinese through 40 episodes of an original situational drama following Tom, an exchange student in Beijing. Each episode includes pinyin support, voice playback, cultural notes, grammar breakdowns, vocabulary lists, and interactive exercises with a built-in study guide panel. Instant Character Dictionary Tap any Chinese character anywhere in the app to instantly see its pinyin, meaning, radical, stroke count, word combinations, example sentences, and usage notes — powered by an offline CC-CEDICT dictionary with over 110,000 entries, plus 2500 essential characters with detailed analysis. Chinese Culture & Idioms Dive into 200 cultural Q&As, Chinese idioms and their stories, traditional customs, and deep-dive interpretations of classic literature — all designed to deepen your cultural understanding alongside language skills. Voice Diary Check-in Build a daily learning habit with voice diary check-ins. Record your practice, track your progress on a monthly calendar, and replay your recordings anytime. High-Fidelity Text-to-Speech Built-in high-quality Chinese TTS engine supports listening drills and pronunciation practice with multiple voice tones. Most audio content works without an internet connection. Visual Progress Tracking Automatically save all exercise history, intelligently calculate accuracy rates and average scores, and visualize your learning growth curve so you can easily identify and focus on weak areas. 25-Language Interface Supports 25 display languages including Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Thai, Vietnamese, and more. Designed for Chinese learners worldwide. Important Notice This independently developed Chinese learning tool contains 100% original self-developed content for language training purposes only. It is not affiliated with any official Chinese examination institution and does not provide official exam questions or official mock papers. Download HanExam now and start your Chinese proficiency journey!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: HanExams at none against Diary Card's shown. HanExams also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Diary Card sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and HanExams sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Diary Card ships an update every 5 weeks, HanExams every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diary Card | HanExams |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (318 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 318 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 洪狮 林 | 梦霞 吴 |
Bugs and requests
Diary Card
Reported bugs
3 issues- Constant ads before use
- Lagging
- App cannot be deleted
Requested features
4 requests- Remove VIP restrictions
- Reduce ads
- Improve performance
- Allow cancellation of money requirements
HanExams
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Diary Card
- Weekly Plus Version3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Plus Version3 Days trial$3.491 Month
- Quarterly Plus Version3 Days trial$9.493 Months
- VIP Version$9.99
HanExams
- Mock Test Prep$9.99









