Comparison

DT Chinese vs Inkday

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DT Chinese

Learn Chinese online with native teachers, breaking down time and location barriers. This platform offers an effective and scientific approach to improve your language skills quickly.

Highlights
  • Online Chinese classes
  • Native Chinese teachers
  • Flexible learning schedule
  • Scientific teaching methods
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Establish an online teaching environment for students, so that learning Chinese is not limited by time and place. Wherever you are, you can learn Chinese face-to-face with local Chinese teachers online. TanG Edu's teaching system will make Chinese classroom easier and more effective. At the same time, we will recruit more experienced Chinese teachers to teach you and guide you in the most scientific way, so that your Chinese can be greatly improved in just a moment. contact: If you have other questions and suggestions, please feel free to email Services@tangspoken.com We'd love to hear from you.

About

Inkday

This app helps you learn and remember Chinese characters through spaced repetition flashcards. It allows you to import words from other apps and practice writing them on an iPad. Learn radicals and build custom copybooks for effective study.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition flashcards
  • Import words via share sheet
  • Character writing practice on iPad
  • Learn Kangxi radicals
  • Integrated dictionary
  • Customizable copybooks
Features
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Inkday helps you remember Chinese characters: you review cards a little every day until each word sticks. Your words come from what you read. Select a word in Safari or a book and tap Share. Inkday fills in the pinyin and keeps the sentence as a note on the card, so you remember where you met the word. FLASHCARDS The character is on the front. Pinyin, meaning and an example are on the back. Answer Again, Hard, Good or Easy, and Inkday decides when to show the card next: in a minute or in a few days. If you skip a session, your cards wait for you. WHAT TO LEARN TODAY The Today screen shows how many cards are due, how many days in a row you've studied, and what's coming up tomorrow. ALL 214 KANGXI RADICALS The radicals come ready in themed decks: People and the Body, Actions and Movement, Nature and the Elements. Start right away, no need to make your own cards. Once you know the radicals, new characters are easier to break down. DICTIONARY Search by character, pinyin or meaning. Turn any word into a card with one tap. WRITING ON IPAD You get the meaning and pinyin, and you write the character from memory with Apple Pencil. Inkday checks each stroke for position and order. Stuck? Tap Hint. COPYBOOKS ON IPAD Build a copybook from a single character or a whole sentence. First trace the model, then write over the outline, then from memory, in a 田字格 grid like a school exercise book. IPHONE AND IPAD Decks, progress and copybooks sync through iCloud. Save a word on your iPhone during your commute and practise writing it on your iPad in the evening.

Screenshots

DT Chinese4 screens
Inkday4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DT Chinese at 15.6 against Inkday's 26.2. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DT Chinese against 5.0 for Inkday. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DT Chinese ships an update fortnightly, Inkday every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
DT Chinese versus Inkday: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDT ChineseInkday
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTang Education International LimitedYury Bogdanov

In-app purchases

None

DT Chinese

No in-app purchases

None

Inkday

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DT Chinese free?
DT Chinese is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inkday free?
Inkday is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DT Chinese or Inkday?
DT Chinese and Inkday are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do DT Chinese or Inkday have ads?
Neither DT Chinese nor Inkday shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DT Chinese or Inkday?
DT Chinese ships an update fortnightly, and Inkday every 9 days. Most recently, DT Chinese was updated on November 3, 2026 and Inkday on October 31, 2026.

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