Langtern Chinese vs +1 Chinese | Mandarin Input
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Langtern Chinese
This app aids in learning Chinese by providing real-time assistance while browsing the web, watching videos, or reading documents. It offers a convenient way to look up unfamiliar characters and words in context, enhancing comprehension and vocabulary acquisition.
- Web page translation
- Video subtitle assistance
- Ebook and PDF reader support
- In-context word lookup
- Vocabulary enhancement
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Langtern helps you learn Chinese by assisting you when navigating Chinese web pages, watching videos in Chinese, or reading ebooks/PDFs in Chinese. The terms of service can be found at: https://langtern.com/public/doc/en/tos.html
+1 Chinese | Mandarin Input
This app generates personalized Chinese language learning podcasts based on your vocabulary level and interests. It offers live transcripts to aid comprehension and a community library of user-created content. Learn Mandarin through engaging, AI-powered audio experiences.
- Personalized AI-generated podcasts
- Adjustable vocabulary level
- Topic-based content creation
- Live transcripts for audio
- Community content library
- Cancel anytime subscription
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Maximizing comprehensible input is a great way to learn Chinese, but it's not always easy to find interesting Chinese content at your current level. Plus One Chinese makes this content for you using generative AI. How it works: Personalized Podcasts: Input the number of Chinese words you know and your desired topic, and in less than 5 minutes Plus One generates an interesting podcast episode just for you. Live Transcripts: Follow along with live transcripts as the episode plays, helping you connect spoken words to their written forms. Community Content: Access an unlimited number of personalized episodes and explore a rich library of content created by other learners in the Plus One community. Subscription Details: Membership is a month-to-month subscription that begins at sign up. You can easily cancel anytime, online, 24 hours a day. There are no long-term contracts or cancellation fees. We just want you to love learning Chinese What Users are Saying: “Have been using and it's epic.” – Plus One user “It's better than Christmas” – Plus One user “Wow, I did not even know this kind of thing was possible with today's AI.” – Reddit comment Privacy Policy: https://plusonechinese.com/terms-of-service Terms of Service: https://plusonechinese.com/privacy-policy Support: support@plusonechinese.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Langtern Chinese at none against +1 Chinese | Mandarin Input's shown. Langtern Chinese also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%). +1 Chinese | Mandarin Input's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Langtern Chinese sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and +1 Chinese | Mandarin Input sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Langtern Chinese against 4.2 for +1 Chinese | Mandarin Input. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Langtern Chinese's written reviews are positive against 80% of +1 Chinese | Mandarin Input's.
Langtern Chinese ships an update monthly, +1 Chinese | Mandarin Input weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Langtern Chinese | +1 Chinese | Mandarin Input |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) | 4.2 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Noe Casas | Thomas Joseph Shelley |
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Langtern Chinese
+1 Chinese | Mandarin Input
In-app purchases
Langtern Chinese
- Student Plus$2.991 Month
- Teacher Mini$4.991 Month
- Teacher Premium$7.991 Month
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- Teacher Max$12.991 Month
- Student Plus (yearly)$23.491 Year
- Teacher Mini$49.991 Year
- Teacher Premium$79.991 Year
- Teacher Max$129.991 Year
+1 Chinese | Mandarin Input
- Full Access$14.991 Month
- Full Access14 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Full Access7 Days trial$14.991 Month
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