iChineseA+ vs SReading
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iChineseA+
Prepare for AP and IB Chinese exams with full-length practice tests and a vast question bank. Gauge and enhance your knowledge and language readiness across all key skills.
- Full-length practice tests
- AP and IB Chinese exam simulation
- Huge test bank of stimulus questions
- LSRW skills assessment
- Enhances knowledge and language readiness
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Sets of full length practice tests in simulation of the actual AP and IB Chinese tests both in terms of test formats and difficulty levels. Huge test bank of stimulus questions on all key concepts by LSRW skills gauge and enhance students’ knowledge and language readiness.
SReading
This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for learning Chinese. It features smart reading with pinyin and audio, personalized word recognition, and customizable flashcards. Users can also engage with diverse exercises covering various aspects of Chinese language and culture.
- Smart Reading with pinyin and audio
- Personalized character recognition
- Customizable flashcards and copybooks
- Synchronized exercises on diverse topics
- Traditional/Simplified Chinese conversion
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SReading offers the most comprehensive Chinese learning tools: * Smart Reading: Traditional/Simplified conversion, pinyin hints, audio listen and more. * Word Express: Personalized character recognition for馬立平, 部編, 暨南, 同樂中文 etc. * Flashcards & Copybook: Customizable and downloadable PDFs. * Synchronized Exercises: Diverse questions on characters, phrases, idioms, culture, geography, history, holidays, health, recitation, writing, poetry, texts, grammar, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SReading at 4.6 against iChineseA+'s 2.3. SReading also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 3). iChineseA+'s advantage is iOS requirement (10.2 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SReading holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively.
| Parameter | iChineseA+ | SReading |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nan Hai (USA) Co. Inc. | TongLe Chinese School |
Customer experience
iChineseA+
SReading
In-app purchases
iChineseA+
No in-app purchases
SReading
No in-app purchases
