Read Chinese vs Pinyin Converter & Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Read Chinese
Master Mandarin Chinese through engaging stories and phrases. This app offers voiced pronunciations, pinyin support, and detailed translations to enhance your learning journey. It's designed for users of all levels to build vocabulary and comprehension.
- Read Mandarin stories
- Learn Chinese phrases
- Phrases sorted by HSK level
- Voiced pronunciations
- Pinyin representation
- Sentence and word translation
- Free to use
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Learn Mandarin Chinese by reading and listening different phrases and stories. - Read stories in Mandarin. - Learn different Chinese phrases. - Phrases are sorted by HSK level. - All phrases are voiced and can be represented as pinyin. - Translation for each sentence is represented as a whole or each word individually. - Translate any word or phrase inside the app. - Completely free.
Pinyin Converter & Reader
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Are you having trouble remembering pinyin when learning Chinese? With this app, point the camera at the Chinese characters to easily check their pinyin and pronunciation. It has automatic identification of captured Chinese characters, functions of displaying pinyin and reading out the pinyin. Let’s learn pinyin easily with your smartphone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pinyin Converter & Reader at none against Read Chinese's 1. Read Chinese's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 22 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). 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. Read Chinese sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pinyin Converter & Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.
Read Chinese ships an update every 2 days, Pinyin Converter & Reader every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Read Chinese | Pinyin Converter & Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vladislav Alikov | Kenichi Nara |
In-app purchases
Read Chinese
- Remove ads$1.99
Pinyin Converter & Reader
No in-app purchases
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