Standard Dictionary vs Mandarin Learning Center
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Standard Dictionary
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Standard Dictionary Standard Dictionary offers worldwide Chinese learners a tool to learn Chinese characters, including pronunciation, structure, component and so on. Standard Dictionary is designed for all levels of learner. The Standard Dictionary offers you: • Discover original meta components and find out all regular structures for each Chinese character; • Cover more than 8,000 Chinese characters even people just need 3500 to read 99.9% Chinese articles; • Pinyin included throughout; • Simplified and traditional forms of each Chinese character; • Over ten thousand of useful words, phrases, idioms and example sentences; • Related audio and videos; • Images for thousands of entries; Standard Dictionary is highly recommended by educators, parents, and media. Standard Dictionary is named by the surname of Dr. John Chu, which is the writer of this dictionary.
Mandarin Learning Center
This app offers online Mandarin language tutoring with flexible scheduling and personalized one-on-one instruction. All necessary learning materials are provided to help students achieve fluency goals from home or office.
- Online one-on-one tutoring
- Flexible scheduling
- Personalized instruction
- All learning materials provided
- Progress tracking for fluency goals
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Technology has re-invented our way of learning, and with online accessibility, we are able to help students achieve their language learning goals from the comfort of their own home or office. All the necessary materials are provided, and tutors work with students one-on-one to help them make steady improvement. For online tutoring, pick a day of the week and a time that works best and learn weekly. Tutors are flexible and understand the need to work around your schedule. It is important that you study enough each week to reach your goal of being fluent.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mandarin Learning Center at none against Standard Dictionary's 10. Standard Dictionary's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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. Standard Dictionary sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Mandarin Learning Center asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Standard Dictionary | Mandarin Learning Center |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Clavis Sinica Limited | Steve Riehle |
In-app purchases
Standard Dictionary
- 1.99点券$1.99
- Secondary directory(Proxy)$7.99
- 9.99点券$9.99
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- 14.99点券$14.99
- First level directory(Proxy)$17.99
- Monthly membership(Proxy)$17.99
- Monthly membership$19.99
- 29.99点券$29.99
- Annual membership(Proxy)$189.99
- Annual membership$199.99
Mandarin Learning Center
No in-app purchases
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