Master Chinese vs Hanyu Wave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Master Chinese
Prepare for HSK Chinese proficiency exams with this app. It offers quizzes and flashcards to master thousands of vocabulary words across HSK levels 1-6. Track your progress and focus on challenging terms for effective learning.
- Master 5000 HSK 1-6 words
- Learn via quizzes and flashcards
- Progress tracking and feedback
- Automatic saving of difficult words
- Simplified characters, pinyin, and English definitions
- Mandarin pronunciation with audio
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HSK Exam prep APP. BEST HSK APP for learning and mastering all 5000 Chinese HSK exam words. Based on HSK Levels 1-6. Take QUIZZES to test your knowledge and identify new words to learn. Review FLASHCARDS to quickly recognize characters, and to reinforce memory through recall and repetition. App will automatically keep track of your progress. App will record and display your quiz results to provide feedback for improvement, while problem words are added to the flashcard list for review. Companion APP to Master Chinese: HSK Phrases. Part 1 of Master Chinese series. * Master ALL 5000 HSK Levels 1-6 Chinese words * Learn through quizzes and flashcards. * HSK divided into smaller, more manageable learning levels. * Quiz records and stores test results to help you track your progress. * Characters in simplified form, pinyin and English definitions are included. * Learn proper Mandarin pronunciation with clear audio. * Trouble words are automatically saved, bookmarked for future review. * Word levels are ordered based on frequency. * HKS Levels 1-6 (standardized Chinese Proficiency Tests). For technical support, send message to support@knownpoint.com
Hanyu Wave
Learn and practice Chinese vocabulary and characters with daily lessons and AI-powered quizzes. Covers all HSK levels, from beginner to advanced. Master your Chinese word knowledge anywhere, anytime.
- Learn words and characters daily
- Practice with shuffle quizzes
- AI-based quiz generation
- Comprehension management
- Covers all HSK levels (1-6)
- Offline practice
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Anyone who studies Chinese has a hard time learning vocabulary. Hanyu Wave is the simplest way to learn and practice Chinese words and characters. Learn words and characters every day, and practice them with quizzes. You can learn all of the vocabulary for your target level. In 'Learn' tab, you can learn all the words and characters of the entire HSK course. Learn them and take Learn Quizzes to complete each part. Words/characters for all HSK levels are ready. -HSK1: 151 new words / 174 new characters -HSK2: 151 new words / 173 new characters -HSK3: 302 new words / 270 new characters -HSK4: 605 new words / 447 new characters -HSK5: 1,308 new words / 621 new characters -HSK6: 2,510 new words / 978 new characters In 'Practice' tab, you can practice all of the vocabulary you learned with shuffle quizzes. Based on the AI-based quiz generation and comprehension management, Hanyu Wave helps learners to clearly understand confusing words and characters. Practice at home, on the subway, anywhere. With Hanyu Wave, your Chinese vocabulary will be mastered. ––––––– If you subscribe to the Hanyu Wave Pass (Premium), you can access all features and courses. Once you subscribe, your subscription is automatically renewed. If you want to cancel your subscription, you can turn off auto-renew option in your 'Apple ID' in 'Settings' 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Privacy https://hanyuwave.com/en/privacy Terms and Conditions https://hanyuwave.com/en/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Master Chinese at 5.0 against Hanyu Wave's 4.0. Master Chinese also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Hanyu Wave's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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. Master Chinese sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Hanyu Wave sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Master Chinese holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Master Chinese's written reviews are positive against 75% of Hanyu Wave's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Master Chinese | Hanyu Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Megabyte Software Inc. | Kyungil Choi |
Customer experience
Master Chinese
Hanyu Wave
In-app purchases
Master Chinese
- Learners (levels 1,2,3)$5.99
- Advanced (levels 4,5,6)$9.99
Hanyu Wave
- Monthly Pass$1.991 Month
- Quarterly Pass$4.493 Months
- Yearly Pass$14.491 Year
- HSK Vocabulary$16.99
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