Comparison

Chinese LS Touch vs Kalcu

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

Kalcu

Features
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It supports algebraic, logarithmic, exponential, tringonometric and inverse logic functions. It has 26 memories for variables. Save the last 30 formulas entered. Combination, permutation, factorial, roots, real powers, fractions, degrees, parentheses and separation of terms. Intuitive and elegant interface. Contextual Help Available languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian. It is identical to an electronic scientific calculator.

Screenshots

Chinese LS Touch4 screens
Kalcu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Kalcu at Free against Chinese LS Touch's $3.99. Kalcu also leads on iOS requirement (14.4 vs 17.6). On 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

Kalcu 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chinese LS Touch versus Kalcu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChinese LS TouchKalcu
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan BognerMartin Valorzi

In-app purchases

None

Chinese LS Touch

No in-app purchases

None

Kalcu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chinese LS Touch free?
Chinese LS Touch costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kalcu free?
Kalcu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chinese LS Touch or Kalcu have ads?
Neither Chinese LS Touch nor Kalcu shows ads.

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