Dot Languages vs TinTanCards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dot Languages
Master Mandarin Chinese with a structured curriculum aligned to HSK 3.0 and TOCFL 2.0. Engage with AI-powered exercises, personalized practice, and a vast library of lessons and articles. Track progress, stay motivated with gamified elements, and even bring your own content for study.
- HSK 3.0 & TOCFL 2.0 aligned curriculum
- AI-powered exercises and personalized practice
- 11,000+ lessons covering vocabulary, grammar, reading
- Daily refreshed articles with in-app dictionary
- Spaced repetition for vocabulary retention
- Animated stroke-order character writing
- Speech recognition for pronunciation practice
- User-added content and study material generation
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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.
TinTanCards
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TinTan Cards is your smart companion for language learning through interactive flash cards. Whether you're a beginner or looking to expand your vocabulary, our app makes learning fun and effective. Key Features: • Interactive Flash Cards: Learn through engaging, visual cards • Multiple Languages: Support for English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, and more • Smart Learning: Focus on what you need to learn • Premium Content: Unlock all categories with a one-time purchase • Regular Updates: New content added regularly • Offline Access: Learn anytime, anywhere • Dark Mode: Comfortable learning in any environment Perfect for: • Language learners of all levels • Students preparing for exams • Travelers learning new phrases • Anyone wanting to expand their vocabulary Download TinTan Cards today and start your language learning journey! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ --- CONNECT WITH US Follow our development journey, see upcoming feature sneak peeks, and send your feedback directly to the creator on X (Twitter): • X: x.com/kienybuilds
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Dot Languages at 15.5 against TinTanCards's 18.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Dot Languages sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.00 per month and TinTanCards sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dot Languages ships an update every 5 days, TinTanCards every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dot Languages | TinTanCards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (55 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 200 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dot Languages ApS | KIENY KWAN |
Bugs and requests
Dot Languages
Reported bugs
12 issues- App closes every time after signing up
- App not opening
- App crashes on startup
- Articles disappear when hitting back icon
- Return button partially visible after lesson
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- Bug where leaving and re-entering a story counts as two reads
- App freezes and never works again
- Login screen freezes
- App doesn't load at all
- Kicks out of login every time app is opened
- Streak and articles read does not carry across devices
- Button of 'open more stories' doesn't work
Requested features
9 requests- Add Korean and Japanese language options
- Add stories in addition to articles
- Option for lifetime subscription
- Speaking exercises
- More vibrant colors and backgrounds
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- Pictures to help remember words
- Way to practice tones for each character
- Option to switch to traditional characters
- App for Cantonese
TinTanCards
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dot Languages
- 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
TinTanCards
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- TinTan Cards - Full Version$2.99
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