Language Player 2 vs Hanly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Language Player 2
Learn over 200 languages with a vast library of over 600,000 videos. Tap on words within videos to instantly look up meanings and expand your vocabulary through engaging clips. Ideal for beginners and intermediate learners seeking an interactive and effective language acquisition method.
- Extensive video library (600,000+)
- Supports over 200 languages
- Tap-to-translate word lookup
- Vocabulary building through video clips
- Interactive learning experience
- Suitable for novice and intermediate learners
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Language Player is the ultimate language learning app that offers over 600,000 videos in more than 200 languages. With a simple tap, users can watch videos, click on words to look up their meaning, and learn new vocabulary through hundreds of video clips. The app is perfect for both novice and intermediate learners who want to improve their language skills through an engaging and interactive experience. Whether you're learning English, Spanish, Mandarin, or any other language, Language Player has something for everyone. Download now and start your language learning journey today!
Hanly
Learn thousands of Chinese characters efficiently by understanding their structure and origin. This app uses visual breakdowns, engaging stories, and interactive elements to build an intuitive grasp of characters and aid memorization. It focuses on frequently used vocabulary and offers a structured learning progression.
- Character etymology and mnemonics
- Interactive component exploration
- Structured learning progression
- Spaced repetition system
- Extensive character dictionary
- Stroke order animations
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Chinese characters are not just random shapes - learn 1000 characters in months by understanding their structure and origin! Through visual breakdowns and engaging stories, Hanly helps you develop an intuitive grasp of Chinese characters and to efficiently remember them. Hanly starts with simple components and quickly builds up to complex characters, while focusing on the most frequently used vocabulary. CARDS THAT MAKE CHARACTERS COME ALIVE Etymology, memorable illustrations, mnemonics: we will provide the most helpful information to get a character to come alive in your imagination and stick in your memory for good. INTUITIVE INTERACTIVE UI Play with characters like they’re Lego blocks! Explore radicals, components, compound words, and character relationships - all just one click away! CAREFULLY OPTIMIZED LEARNING PROGRESSION Start with simple building blocks and naturally progress to complex characters. Our carefully designed levels introduce the most frequent characters early while maintaining coherent, meaningful themes. EXTENSIVE CHARACTER DICTIONARY & SEARCH Search by character, pinyin or meaning to find: - Character meanings and pronunciations - Usage in compound words and characters - Frequency and HSK level - Radical forms - Stroke order animations - Character evolution history SPACED REPETITION ENGINE INTEGRATED WITH THE UI Built-in spaced repetition helps you review characters at the perfect time, with review schedule optimized for how well you know a given character. Character progress is deeply integrated with the UI, so that you can spot the characters you are learning on any page. AND MANY MORE FEATURES! - Detailed learning statistics - Character etymology stories & fun facts - Explore characters & radicals sorted by their frequency - Personal note-taking system - Easily mark characters you already know Terms of use: https://www.hanlyapp.com/terms-of-use Privacy policy: https://www.hanlyapp.com/privacy-policy Contact us: We’d love to hear from your feedback about Hanly! Please send us an email with your thoughts and suggestions at tutu@hanlyapp.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hanly at 99% against Language Player 2's 56%. Hanly also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Language Player 2's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Language Player 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hanly sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hanly holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hanly has 357 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Language Player 2's written reviews are positive against 99% of Hanly's.
Language Player 2 ships an update every 4 weeks, Hanly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.
| Parameter | Language Player 2 | Hanly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (15 ratings) | 4.9 (357 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 99.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 357 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 241 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jiang Long | Artur Gorokh |
Customer experience
Language Player 2
Hanly
Bugs and requests
Language Player 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hanly
Reported bugs
1 issue- No known major bugs reported
Requested features
3 requests- Addition of writing practice for characters
- Inclusion of example sentences for each character
- Expansion of content to cover more advanced vocabulary
In-app purchases
Language Player 2
- Lifetime Pro Account$169.00
Hanly
- Hanly Premium$5.991 Month
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