Comparison

Polylogger vs Hanping Cantonese Dictionary

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

Head to head
About

Polylogger

Track your language learning journey and visualize your progress with insightful graphs. Connect with a community of learners for motivation and inspiration.

Highlights
  • Log language learning activities
  • View progress with graphs
  • Follow other learners
  • Find study inspiration
  • Community platform
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Polylogger is a platform designed for language learners. Log your language activity, and see your progress with graphs. Follow other language learners, and find inspiration in how they study! Terms of Use: https://polylogger.com/terms-of-use

About

Hanping Cantonese Dictionary

Master Cantonese with this comprehensive offline dictionary. Features handwriting recognition, native speaker audio, example sentences, and vocabulary building tools. Unlock advanced features with in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Offline functionality
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Native speaker audio pronunciation
  • 6,000+ example sentences
  • Vocabulary building tools
  • Stroke animations
Features
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Look up any Cantonese you meet — typed, spoken, handwritten, pasted, or in a photo. Hanping Cantonese Dictionary is the offline companion trusted by learners, travelers and professionals worldwide. WHY HANPING? - The dictionary works 100% offline — no internet required - Image Reader: tap the Chinese in photos and screenshots - Document Reader: paste an article and read it word by word - Chinese handwriting and voice input - Native speaker audio pronunciation - 6,000+ example sentences with translations - No ads or distractions DOCUMENT READER Paste a paragraph, an article or a chat message, or share a text file into Hanping, and read it at your own pace. Tap any word for its Jyutping and definition, and step through the text sentence by sentence. Free. IMAGE READER Pick a photo, take a picture or paste a screenshot — a Hong Kong menu, a street sign, a restaurant notice, a WhatsApp chat — and tap any Chinese in it to see its words, pronunciations and definitions. Read one line or column at a time, star words to review later, and come straight back to images you've read. Recognition runs on your device. Try it free on three of your own images (the sample images are always free), then unlock it with a one-time purchase that covers both Hanping Cantonese and Hanping Chinese on all your devices. Vertical text needs iOS 26 or later. SMART SEARCH Look up words using English, Jyutping, Yale or Chinese characters. See results instantly with clear definitions, example sentences and authentic pronunciation. BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY - Star important words for quick review - Organize them with custom tags - Pick up where you left off with your history MASTER CHARACTERS - Stroke animations for 800+ characters (free) - Character decomposition (top 10k) - 1,200+ phonetic groups covering 6k+ characters - Radical lookup - Simplified and Traditional support AUDIO & PRONUNCIATION - Native speaker recordings for single syllables - Interactive soundboard for tone practice - Voice recognition for Chinese and English PREMIUM FEATURES (In-App Purchase) - Image Reader — look up the Chinese in your own photos and screenshots - AI voice audio for the words.hk and CantoDict example sentences — Hong Kong voices, male or female - 8,735 additional stroke animations - Import/Export vocabulary lists A PERSONAL APP Hanping is built by one developer, and I read every message. Email me bugs or suggestions — most get a reply within 12 hours. Learning Mandarin? Try Hanping Chinese Dictionary. Privacy & Permissions: hanpingchinese.com/faq/#permissions-dict

Screenshots

Polylogger4 screens
Hanping Cantonese Dictionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hanping Cantonese Dictionary at 100% against Polylogger's 43%. Hanping Cantonese Dictionary also leads on device support. Polylogger's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 9).

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

Polylogger is free to download; Hanping Cantonese Dictionary costs $9.99 up front. Hanping Cantonese Dictionary sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Polylogger asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Polylogger versus Hanping Cantonese Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolyloggerHanping Cantonese Dictionary
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating2.7 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB165 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAhmad El-BobouHanping

Customer experience

Polylogger

All ratings15 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

Hanping Cantonese Dictionary

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Polylogger

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Hanping Cantonese Dictionary

One-time9
  • Wingyi (CantoDict)$2.99
  • Jiaming (Words.hk)$2.99
  • Hanzi Stroke Animations (Extended)$4.99
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  • Import/Export Vocab$4.99
  • Wingyi (Words.hk)$7.99
  • Jiaming (Words.hk)$7.99
  • Wingyi (Words.hk+CantoDict)$7.99
  • Jiaming (Words.hk+CantoDict)$7.99
  • Image Reader$9.99

Questions

Is Polylogger free?
Polylogger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hanping Cantonese Dictionary free?
Hanping Cantonese Dictionary costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

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