Comparison

Jizhi vs 嗯背单词

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

Head to head
About

Jizhi

Explore classical Chinese poetry and traditional colors daily. This app offers a curated verse with accompanying colors, presented as cards, wallpapers, or widgets. Features include interactive ink effects, detailed character information, and voice recitations.

Highlights
  • Daily seasonal poetry verses
  • Traditional Chinese color palettes
  • Interactive Xuan Paper and Midnight Ink effects
  • Customizable poem card studio
  • Detailed character analysis (pinyin, stroke order)
  • Home screen and Apple Watch widgets
  • Extensive classics library
Features
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"Red beans grow in the southern land; come spring, how many sprigs (jizhi) will bloom?" — Wang Wei Jizhi is a quiet, beautiful home for classical Chinese poetry and traditional Chinese colors. Each day it brings you a verse that fits the season and the sky, paints it in a traditional Chinese color, and lets you keep it as a card, a wallpaper, or a widget. NEW: INK THAT FOLLOWS YOUR FINGER • Xuan Paper Ink: ink blooms slowly across rice paper, and flows wherever your finger moves • Midnight Ink: colors drift across dark paper with a faint glow of gold, for gentle reading at night • Both themes are free for everyone Please note: the app interface and all poems are in Chinese (Simplified or Traditional). Jizhi is made for readers of Chinese — whether you grew up with these poems or are learning to read them. A TRADITIONAL CHINESE COLOR PALETTE • Every verse is paired with a traditional Chinese color, with its classical name and literary source • Daily picks follow the season, the solar terms and the time of day • Seven living themes — ink wash, midnight ink, sea breeze, cherry blossoms, starry sky, fireflies, river moon — with separate picks for day and night POEM CARD STUDIO • Five original card styles: Elegant, Ink, Minimal, Sakura, Misty Rain • Three layouts, including classic vertical writing read right to left • Smart line breaking that never leaves a single character alone on a line • Add a seal stamp and export HD wallpapers and long share images MORE THAN TANG AND SONG POETRY • Thousands of poems from the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties and beyond • Five classics: the Book of Songs (all 305 poems, annotated), the Analects of Confucius, the Tao Te Ching, the I Ching and The Art of War READ SLOWLY, READ DEEPLY • Tap any character for pinyin, radical, animated stroke order and its Shuowen Jiezi definition • Notes, modern Chinese translations, background and commentary for each poem • Gentle voice recitations that bring out the rhythm of the verse ON YOUR HOME SCREEN AND WRIST • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with traditional paper textures: boats, mountains, ink wash, xuan paper • A standalone Apple Watch app with vertical layout and color themes — read a poem without your phone ============================== JIZHI MEMBERSHIP Core reading is free. Membership unlocks: • All premium widget papers, textures and layouts • Unlimited favorites, synced across devices • Full access to the classics library • Unlimited voice recitations • An ad-free experience Subscription terms: • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase • Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, in your Apple ID account settings • Privacy Policy: https://jizhi.yichenlab.com/privacy • Terms of Use: https://jizhi.yichenlab.com/subscription • Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ============================== FROM THE DEVELOPER Jizhi is an independent app, built out of love for classical Chinese writing and the quiet beauty of empty space. If you enjoy it, a review on the App Store means a lot. Questions or ideas? Write to Hugo3641+jizhi@gmail.com May these lines, a thousand years old, bring a little calm to your day.

About

嗯背单词

This app offers an efficient and enjoyable way to learn vocabulary using a unique state machine algorithm. It prioritizes simple words and repeats difficult ones, making memorization less painful. Enjoy a minimalist design and flexible learning options.

Highlights
  • State machine algorithm for efficient memorization
  • Minimalist Bauhaus-inspired design
  • Single-handed operation
  • No forced review or word debt
  • Vocabulary radio
  • Add word notes
  • Online dictionary with images and encyclopedic content
  • Import custom word lists
Features
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你可以每小时复习超过 2000 个单词!嗯背单词的状态机算法让记忆每个单词的效率提高几十倍,简单的单词优先记忆,困难的单词不断重复,背单词从此不再痛苦 ● 包豪斯式极简设计 - SwiftUI 原生应用,超快,超流畅 - 告别导航栏,在首页上使用所有功能模块 ● 随时随地学 - 单手轻松使用所有功能 - 随时背,随时不背 - 没有单词债和强迫复习 ● 无限循环的状态机算法 - 按照初记 - 复习 - 回顾无限循环重复,前所未有的超高效率 - 觉得记不住?还可以听写默写 ● 更多强力功能 - 单词电台 - 添加单词笔记 - 查询在线词典,图片和百科内容 - 自由编辑同义,反义和相关词,充分利用你的联想能力 - 切换到词典模式,查词自动加入生词本 ● 丰富的词书内容 - 支持英日双语,你懂的~ - 自由导入单词列表,可以识别时态和词性变化 ● 联系我(们) 邮 件:superwhitecosmos@gmail.com ● 服务协议 用户协议: https://github.com/WhiteCosmos/Tougher-App-Support/blob/main/TermsOfService 隐私政策: https://github.com/WhiteCosmos/Tougher-App-Support/blob/main/Privacy%20Policy

Screenshots

Jizhi4 screens
嗯背单词4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 嗯背单词 at none against Jizhi's shown. 嗯背单词 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (87 vs 18). Jizhi's advantage is review sentiment (94% vs 84%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Jizhi sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and 嗯背单词 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

嗯背单词 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 87 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 94% of Jizhi's written reviews are positive against 84% of 嗯背单词's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jizhi ships an update every 8 days, 嗯背单词 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Jizhi versus 嗯背单词: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJizhi嗯背单词
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (18 ratings)4.8 (87 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews — better84.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1887 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChengdu Yichen Technology Co., Ltd斌斌 沈

Customer experience

Jizhi

All ratings18 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%

嗯背单词

All ratings87 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral7.9%
Negative7.9%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Jizhi

Subscriptions3
  • 连续包月$0.991 Month
  • 连续包年1 Year trial$9.991 Year
  • 连续包年$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • 终身会员$19.99
2 purchases

嗯背单词

One-time2
  • 终身会员$4.99
  • 终身会员$6.99

Questions

Is Jizhi free?
Jizhi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 嗯背单词 free?
嗯背单词 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jizhi or 嗯背单词?
嗯背单词 is rated higher. Jizhi averages 4.4 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while 嗯背单词 averages 4.8 from 87 ratings.
Do Jizhi or 嗯背单词 have ads?
Jizhi shows ads; 嗯背单词 does not.
Which is updated more often, Jizhi or 嗯背单词?
Jizhi ships an update every 8 days, and 嗯背单词 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Jizhi was updated on November 9, 2026 and 嗯背单词 on November 7, 2026.

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