Comparison

Master Chinese vs Read

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Read full description

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

About

Read

Features
Read full description

Literature to savor. Science to measure. Read-OK lets you read aloud public-domain Japanese literature and measure expressive reading on your device. • Choose passages from classics (Sōseki, Akutagawa, Dazai, Ōgai, Ichiyō, Kenji, and more) • See presence, melody, pacing, dynamics, and finish — five lenses on your reading • Compare with your previous self, keep a history, and join Game Center leaderboards • Home shows recently popular readings (anonymous aggregates only) • Audio is deleted after analysis and never uploaded Classic literature remains available without purchase. Pasting your own text is a one-time Read-OK Pro unlock ($1.99; custom scores never enter rankings). No ads. No account. On-device processing.

Screenshots

Master Chinese4 screens
Read4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Master Chinese at 3 against Read's 1. Master Chinese also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Master Chinese sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Read sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Master Chinese ships an update weekly, Read fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Master Chinese versus Read: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaster ChineseRead
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMegabyte Software Inc.Takayuki Hamuro

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Master Chinese

One-time2
  • Learners (levels 1,2,3)$5.99
  • Advanced (levels 4,5,6)$9.99
1 purchases

Read

One-time1
  • Read-OK Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Master Chinese free?
Master Chinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Read free?
Read is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Master Chinese or Read have ads?
Neither Master Chinese nor Read shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Master Chinese or Read?
Master Chinese ships an update weekly, and Read fortnightly. Most recently, Master Chinese was updated on October 24, 2026 and Read on October 11, 2026.

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