Inchin vs Phonics Phase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inchin
Master Mandarin Chinese through interactive stories and AI-powered speech recognition. Learn vocabulary from the HSK curriculum, practice writing characters, and track your progress. Designed for all ages and levels to improve speaking, listening, and comprehension.
- Interactive stories for contextual learning
- AI-powered speech recognition
- HSK curriculum vocabulary bank
- Mandarin character writing practice
- Progress tracking and analytics
- Tone listening and word power quizzes
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Boost your Mandarin speaking, listening, reading and comprehension skills in an engaging, interactive and next-generation app set to the new HSK curriculum! Whether you are learning Mandarin for fun, academics or to strengthen your business in China, this FREE app will help you immerse yourself in practical, daily situations, and improve your Mandarin by learning from stories – a proven, highly effective method of learning a language. Driven by artificial intelligence, the Inchin App’s speech recognition ensures that you will speak Chinese like a local in Beijing. Powered by vocabulary from the new HSK curriculum, you can learn, revise and practice ALL THE NEW HSK words with the improved word bank. Speaking Mandarin correctly starts with being able to distinguish between 2 similar sounding tones and knowing how to correctly use a word. Test and improve yourself in both tone listening skills and meaning of words with the Quiz section. See how to write Mandarin characters correctly with animate. Then practice for yourself, once you have the confidence, quiz yourself, see how many Chinese characters you can write correctly within a given time. Improve your score, share it with friends and see whose better at Mandarin? Constantly track your progress with our analytics section, work on those skills that you are weaker at, replay quizzes to improve your score and try to beat your classmates. To get access to your overall ranking on our leader board and improve in specific skills, enrol for one of Inchin Closer’s Mandarin language courses. Designed to help Mandarin Chinese learners practice their Mandarin, this app is built for all ages and all Mandarin Chinese language levels. Supplement this app with your regular certificate Chinese Mandarin classes at Inchin Closer and discover how easy it is to learn the world’s most powerful foreign language. Key features • Sharpen speaking skills • Perfect listening & pronunciation of tones • Learn to write Mandarin characters • Test your word power • Track your progress and share with friends • Contextual learning through immersive & interactive stories All of Inchin’s stories have been written by professionals with real life China experience and edited by linguists and Mandarin Chinese language experts to ensure the language is appropriate, localized and graded for all levels. The stories have been curated and developed by an exceptional team each with over 10 years’ experience in their fields.
Phonics Phase
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1. Phonics Fun: Learn the first letters children encounter, following the UK curriculum's Phase Two phonics order. Interactive Learning: Trace and match playful letter drawings to build recognition skills. Engaging Animations: Watch the screen come alive with exciting animations when the correct letter is chosen! 2. I Spy with My Little Eye: Tricky Word Reinforcement: Focus on mastering the letter "I" by identifying farm animals that begin with the sound. Sharpen Observation Skills: Develop focus and visual memory through the classic "I Spy" game format. 3. Tricky Words Made Easy: Unscramble the fun! Rearrange scrambled words to form a complete sentence. Interactive Sentence Building: See the sentence come together as your child solves the puzzle. Animated Stories: Enjoy a delightful animation that complements the completed sentence. Download Now and Let the Learning Adventure Begin!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Phonics Phase at every 3 weeks against Inchin's every 4 months. Inchin's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Inchin ships an update every 4 months, Phonics Phase every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inchin | Phonics Phase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nazia Vasi | Edology Limited |
In-app purchases
Inchin
No in-app purchases
Phonics Phase
No in-app purchases
Questions
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