Comparison

Chinese LS Touch vs Festo Bionic thinking

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

Head to head
About

Chinese LS Touch

Master Chinese vocabulary with a comprehensive dictionary and an interactive trainer. Learn to draw characters with stroke-order guidelines and test your knowledge with multiple modes. Supports custom vocabulary import and iCloud sync.

Highlights
  • Over 100,000 Chinese vocables
  • Traditional & Simplified forms, Pinyin & Zhuyin readings
  • Stroke-order guidelines for character drawing
  • Multiple test types and modes
  • Import custom vocabulary sets
  • iCloud backup and sync
  • Leitner system (SRS) learning
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Chinese LS Touch is an App for learning chinese vocables. It combines a comprehensive chinese dictionary with a topnotch vocable trainer. The vocable trainer utilizes the unique touch interface to intuitively teach you how to draw the chinese characters by displaying strokeorder guidelines. But these are just sone of the many features helping you in learning chinese vocables. FEATURES - over 100.000 chinese vocables - all vocables have Traditional & Simplified forms, Pīn Yīn & Zhu Yin readings and english translations - many words have also german & french translation - possibility to import your own translations for the vocables - 7 default vocabulary sets (HSK 1 - 6 and all in one set) - Voice Output (5000 most popular words by native speaker recordings, rest via TTS) - possibility to create custom vocabulary sets within the program - possibility to import your own custom vocabulary sets (of vocables in the programs database) - Strokeorder guidelines for almost all chinese characters used in the dictionary (about 12.000) - numerous ways to select the vocables you want to train: - All vocables of the current set - custom selection (vocables selected via browser) - Range of vocables (e.g. vocable 40 till vocable 60) TEST - 6 Testtypes: - Vocable --> Meaning - Meaning --> Vocable - Vocable --> Reading - Reading --> Vocable - Word --> missing Character - Audio --> Meaning - 2 Testmodes: - Direct Input (drawing or keyboard) - Multiple Choice DICTIONARY - list of all vocables in the current vocabulary set or all vocables of the program‘s database - search for a specific vocably by translation, reading or the chinese word itself - display details of a specific vocable - select specific vocables for a custom selection you want to train MISC - Import your own custom vocabulary set (e.g. if you want to train only the vocables of lesson x of your textbook) - Import your own translations for the vocables (e.g. if you learn by certain translation that differs from the default translation in the program or if the translation for your language is missing) - Backup & Sync between devices via iCloud - Learning with the Leitner system (SRS) - Practice mode (for learning how to draw the chinese words/characters) - User Interface fully localized in English, French and German for more information/videos/screenshots/handbook: www.asia-ls.com/ios/chinese.html If you find a bug in the software please send me an email [jan(a)asia-ls.com] with as many information as possible so I can try to reproduce and fix it: - device & firmware - what did you do step by step - settings (current set, test mode, Leitner actice...) - does it happen always/sometime/once This app uses the CC-CEDICT (www.mdbg.net/), HanDeDict File (www.chdw.de) and CFDICT (www.chine-informations.com/chinois/open/CFDICT/) dictionary files and Icons form icon8 (https://icons8.com/license/)

About

Festo Bionic thinking

Explore bionics through interactive multimedia content linked to a comprehensive book. Access films and 3D graphics to understand nature's inspiration for innovation. The app supports both online and offline use for flexible learning.

Highlights
  • Multimedia interface to book content
  • Access to films and 3D graphics
  • Online and offline functionality
  • Explores bionics and innovation
  • Digital content download
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This app is the multimedia interface to the book “Bionics: Learning from nature – impulses for innovation” (Edition Festo 2018). It indicates projects for which films and 3D graphics are available. The digital content can also be downloaded, so that the app can be used both online and offline.

Screenshots

Chinese LS Touch4 screens
Festo Bionic thinking1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chinese LS Touch at 72% against Festo Bionic thinking's 0%. Chinese LS Touch also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Festo Bionic thinking's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Festo Bionic thinking is free to download; Chinese LS Touch costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chinese LS Touch holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Chinese LS Touch's written reviews are positive against 0% of Festo Bionic thinking's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chinese LS Touch ships an update every 8 months, Festo Bionic thinking every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Chinese LS Touch versus Festo Bionic thinking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChinese LS TouchFesto Bionic thinking
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB134 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan BognerFesto Didactic SE

Customer experience

Chinese LS Touch

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative24.1%

Festo Bionic thinking

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chinese LS Touch

No in-app purchases

None

Festo Bionic thinking

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chinese LS Touch free?
Chinese LS Touch costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Festo Bionic thinking free?
Festo Bionic thinking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chinese LS Touch or Festo Bionic thinking?
Chinese LS Touch is rated higher. Chinese LS Touch averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Festo Bionic thinking averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Chinese LS Touch or Festo Bionic thinking have ads?
Neither Chinese LS Touch nor Festo Bionic thinking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chinese LS Touch or Festo Bionic thinking?
Chinese LS Touch ships an update every 8 months, and Festo Bionic thinking every 14 months. Most recently, Chinese LS Touch was updated on October 14, 2026 and Festo Bionic thinking on October 13, 2026.

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