Master Chinese vs Read Chinese
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
Read Chinese
Master Mandarin Chinese through engaging stories and phrases. This app offers voiced pronunciations, pinyin support, and detailed translations to enhance your learning journey. It's designed for users of all levels to build vocabulary and comprehension.
- Read Mandarin stories
- Learn Chinese phrases
- Phrases sorted by HSK level
- Voiced pronunciations
- Pinyin representation
- Sentence and word translation
- Free to use
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Learn Mandarin Chinese by reading and listening different phrases and stories. - Read stories in Mandarin. - Learn different Chinese phrases. - Phrases are sorted by HSK level. - All phrases are voiced and can be represented as pinyin. - Translation for each sentence is represented as a whole or each word individually. - Translate any word or phrase inside the app. - Completely free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Master Chinese at 5.0 against Read Chinese's 4.6. Read Chinese's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Master Chinese sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Read Chinese sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Master Chinese holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Read Chinese has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Master Chinese ships an update weekly, Read Chinese every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Master Chinese | Read Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Megabyte Software Inc. | Vladislav Alikov |
Customer experience
Master Chinese
Read Chinese
In-app purchases
Master Chinese
- Learners (levels 1,2,3)$5.99
- Advanced (levels 4,5,6)$9.99
Read Chinese
- Remove ads$1.99
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