Course Library vs Hanzishu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Course Library
Access a comprehensive digital learning library for K-12, higher education, and corporate training. Browse available courses or request new ones to be developed. Start your learning journey across various educational levels.
- Full-scale learning library
- Content for K-12, Higher Ed, Corporate Training
- Course browsing and selection
- Course request feature
- Digital content resources
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A full-scale learning library for all! This app provides a library of content for K-12, Higher Ed, and Corporate Training environments. Simply choose the category of education you need, pick a course and start learning! If you don't see a course you want, simply request that course and we'll put it on our list of "courses in demand" to be developed.
Hanzishu
This app teaches Chinese characters by breaking them down into components, aiding in learning, dictionary searches, and typing. It offers structured lessons and a unique pictographic input method.
- Component-based character learning
- Structured lessons with multiple sections
- Character tree learning mechanism
- Dictionary organized by basic characters
- Pictographic typing method
- Nearly 4,000 characters included
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Hanzishu (汉字树) literally translates to ‘Chinese character tree’. Hansizhu is a learning method which breaks up Chinese Characters into Components. This system is used to teach Chinese language, to search through the Chinese dictionary, as well as to type in Chinese. Hanzishu Lessons - 汉字树课文 Practice your Chinese with 10 units of lessons (60 lessons total). Each lesson contains 6 sections: Character tree, Character list, Character breakdown, Conversation, typing exercises, and quiz. Hanzishu Character Tree - 识字树 A character learning mechanism that learns character layer by layer from simple to more complicated ones by adding components from four directions. Hanzishu Dictionary - 汉字树字典 A Chinese dictionary that’s organized based on Basic Characters. Searching a Character by searching the first Basic Character it contains. Contains nearly 4,000 Characters. Hanzishu Pictographic Typing Method - 汉字树象形输入法 A methodology of learning and typing Chinese by breaking up Characters into Components and mapping those core Components (Lead Components) to the English keyboard. All other Components (Expanded Components) are sorted under each Lead Component (often with a similar shape). Components are grouped into sequences of English letters. These sequences create Characters. Contact: john@hanzishu.com Address: P.O.Box 6502, Bellevue, WA 98008, U.S.A. Web: http://www.hanzishu.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Course Library at monthly against Hanzishu's every 8 months. Course Library also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Hanzishu's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Course Library against 5.0 for Hanzishu. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Course Library ships an update monthly, Hanzishu every 8 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Course Library | Hanzishu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | cvilink | John Zhongqi Wang |
Customer experience
Course Library
Hanzishu
In-app purchases
Course Library
No in-app purchases
Hanzishu
No in-app purchases
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