Comparison

Dot Languages vs SEM eLearning

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

Head to head
About

Dot Languages

Master Mandarin Chinese with engaging texts tailored to your skill level, from beginner to advanced. Practice reading, listening, and writing with daily new content covering diverse topics. Share and discover texts with a community of learners.

Highlights
  • Learn Mandarin Chinese texts
  • HSK 1-9 level categorization
  • Daily new text additions
  • Custom text creation and sharing
  • Reading, listening, and writing practice
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Dot Languages is a complete Chinese learning app: lessons carefully written and crafted by humans, advanced exercises powered by AI — all built around a structured curriculum aligned to HSK 3.0 (2021 and 2025) and TOCFL 2.0 (2023), with personalised practice. Learn at your own pace through a dynamic HSK-aligned learning path with 11,000+ lessons covering vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Read new articles daily, refreshed for every HSK level, and look up any word in a comprehensive Chinese-English dictionary with character components. Practice that adapts to you: spaced repetition for vocabulary retention, animated stroke-order character writing, speech recognition for pronunciation, multiple choice, matching, sentence arrangement, flash cards, and AI-evaluated open-ended questions. Stay motivated with awards, streaks, learning milestones, leaderboards, and social profiles. Track your performance with weekly progress charts. Bring your own content — add private articles from any source and generate study material from text you paste in. More features: family plans, teacher classroom tools, grammar with sentence-structure analysis, and variable-speed audio narration of articles.

About

SEM eLearning

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The main function of the e-learning app is to provide online learning and training for our dealers. In this app, the supplier's students can study courses online, and after completing the study and passing the exam, they can obtain the corresponding certification.

Screenshots

Dot Languages4 screens
SEM eLearning3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SEM eLearning at none against Dot Languages's 5. SEM eLearning also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). Dot Languages's advantage is device support. On price 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

Both are free to download. Dot Languages sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per month. SEM eLearning asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dot Languages versus SEM eLearning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDot LanguagesSEM eLearning
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (55 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings55 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.511.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDot Languages ApSCaterpillar (Qingzhou) Ltd.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Dot Languages

Subscriptions5
  • Standard Monthly7 Days trial$9.001 Month
  • Dot Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$18.491 Month
  • Standard Yearly7 Days trial$72.001 Year
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  • Dot Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$135.991 Year
  • Dot Premium - Family Plan7 Days trial$339.001 Year
None

SEM eLearning

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dot Languages free?
Dot Languages is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SEM eLearning free?
SEM eLearning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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