HobbEdu vs KoalaChinese
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HobbEdu
This app offers a fun and diverse approach to learning foreign languages like English, Chinese, and Spanish. It features a variety of engaging exercises, including flashcards and pronunciation practice, to keep users motivated. Users can also join teams to collaborate, chat, and compare progress with friends.
- Diverse language exercises
- Flashcard learning
- Pronunciation practice
- Team collaboration and chat
- Calligraphy for Chinese
- Progress tracking
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Learning new foreign languages with an app can be tiring. Have you ever thought about why? We think the main problem is that you need to constantly do the same thing over and over. Every time you go to a language learning app all you do will be just choosing correct words. Sometimes it’s just choosing, sometimes it’s putting in the right order or listening rather than choosing. For us it’s all choosing a word, like c’mon guys can get more fun experience browsing App Store, do you even try? So, we are here to change it, we want to show that learning foreign languages can be fun or at least diverse. Hobbedu is our app developed to help you with learning English, Chinese and Spanish. We tried to make it both fun and educational. We developed our Hobbedu app as an easier ways to learn different languages than just constantly grinding the same thing over and over again. When you start to study languages it often can become doom of your desire to have something in common with them. Mainly because parents want you to learn it and they don’t really care how it will happen. It will be bored by the process and it will be for language learning. That is why we addressed this problem and tried to make it more like a game with a learning process as a priority. Of course you cannot run away from exercises where you choose the correct word but they don’t need to be the most common ones. In our app we actively use flashcards to make the process more engaging. Exercises like reading and speaking are also included but we tried to regulate the amount so it wouldn’t be so pushy. Plenty of different exercises will prevent you from being bored. We chose not to use minimalistic design because it’s too dull. With our app you can learn Spanish, English and Chinese and one of the best features is that you can do it in teams. Create or join a team so you can chat and compare your results or ask for some help with grammar. It’s always more interesting to do those kinds of studying activities in a group. For all languages we have pronunciation practices and for Chinese we have calligraphy because it is an important part of that language. Don’t miss out on Hobbedu: • The language learning app that keeps you interested in learning • Learn English, Chinese and Spanish for free • Big variety of exercises: grammar, pronunciation, reading, speaking, writing and calligraphy • You can join a team to make studying process more fun • Flashcards will make remembering words piece of cake • Of course in team you will be able to chat with your new friends and share your progress Download the Hobbedu app for free and conquer new languages with delight. Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
KoalaChinese
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KoalaChinese helps children and beginners learn Chinese characters the friendly way. Built around the official HSK 1-7 vocabulary, it turns characters, words, and example sentences into bite-sized flashcards with pinyin, meanings, natural-voice audio, and animated stroke order. Features: - HSK 1-7 character courses, organised into short lessons - Flashcards with pinyin, meaning, and natural Mandarin audio - Animated stroke-order practice and copybook writing - Spaced-repetition review so learners remember what they study - Progress tracking and achievements to keep kids motivated - Parent dashboard to follow each child's mastery across HSK levels KoalaChinese is made by the KoalaChinese Community Association Incorporated, a not-for-profit. We take children's privacy and safety seriously - see our Privacy Policy and Child Safety Policy at koalachinese.org.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KoalaChinese at none against HobbEdu's 10. HobbEdu's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. HobbEdu sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. KoalaChinese asks for nothing beyond the download.
HobbEdu ships an update every 3 weeks, KoalaChinese every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HobbEdu | KoalaChinese |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 222 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Words Pictures Ltd | Hui'an Golden River Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
HobbEdu
- One month Portuguese$0.99
- One month Italian$0.99
- Special offer one month French$0.99
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- Special offer one month German$0.99
- Full access for Spanish2 variants$9.99
- Special offer forever Italian$9.99
- Special offer forever French$9.99
- Forever Portuguese$9.99
- Special offer forever German$9.99
KoalaChinese
No in-app purchases
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