Comparison

Pinyin Chart vs SReading

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

Head to head
About

Pinyin Chart

Master Chinese pronunciation with this comprehensive guide to Pinyin sounds and tones. Features native speaker audio, detailed explanations, and exercises designed to help learners achieve an authentic accent. Focuses exclusively on pronunciation for all proficiency levels.

Highlights
  • All possible Pinyin sound combinations
  • Native speaker audio for tones
  • Comprehensive pronunciation guide
  • Exercises for authentic accent
  • Multiple learning themes
  • Pronunciation-focused content
Features
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Our award winning Pinyin Chart is back! Join over 500,000 students and perfect your Chinese pronunciation with the most popular Pinyin Chart on the app store! Top 50 World Excellence App Competition at Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC). After a year of work from our development team, we're proud to release the new version of Pinyin Chart! Great new features include all possible combinations of sounds and tones in the Chinese language, as well as many themes to excite your learning. Clearly spoken by native speakers, to demonstrate the different tones, this app is essential to all Chinese learners. You will also find the most comprehensive guide to teach you pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese. Over 60 pages are devoted exclusively to help students of any level to achieve an authentic accent and accurate tones, including exercises, detailed descriptions, and a variety of methods to ensure the concepts are clearly conveyed. Designed by a professional teacher from the United States, this is a unique approach to learning an accent, at the heart of which is the belief that new information is best learned and recalled when it is associated with older, familiar information. Using instances in spoken English that closely resemble target sounds in Chinese (they do exist!), a series of simple steps is provided to go from one language to the other. Even the tones are made simple and clear through this approach. Be aware that this is not a comprehensive text on Mandarin. There is no grammar or vocabulary, no cultural backgrounds or dialog. Just pronunciation. This guide is suitable for any level of proficiency, and will benefit anyone looking to sound more like a native speaker. Please understand that this is an ongoing development. If you have found any issues or bugs, please let us know by email, support@ondemandworld.com. We will solve them with free updates. ⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛ Our Production Team App Development: Jack Wang Graphic Design: Linda Lin Product Lead: Connie Cong Legal & IP: Alicia Wang Producer: Edward Tsang ⊛⊛⊛⊛⊛ Check out http://www.pinyinchart.com/ for more info. Please understand that this is an ongoing development. If you have found any issues or bugs, please let us know by email, support@ondemandworld.com. We will solve them with free updates. Follow us on Twitter. http://twitter.com/ondemandworld ‼ Like us on Facebook. http://facebook.com/ondemandworld ⁇ About us on LinkedIn. http://www.linkedin.com/company/ondemandworld _____ Need a white label app for your business? Or want to talk with us about licensing and advertising opportunities? You should visit http://www.linkedin.com/company/ondemandworld

About

SReading

This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for learning Chinese. It features smart reading with pinyin and audio, personalized word recognition, and customizable flashcards. Users can also engage with diverse exercises covering various aspects of Chinese language and culture.

Highlights
  • Smart Reading with pinyin and audio
  • Personalized character recognition
  • Customizable flashcards and copybooks
  • Synchronized exercises on diverse topics
  • Traditional/Simplified Chinese conversion
Features
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SReading offers the most comprehensive Chinese learning tools: * Smart Reading: Traditional/Simplified conversion, pinyin hints, audio listen and more. * Word Express: Personalized character recognition for馬立平, 部編, 暨南, 同樂中文 etc. * Flashcards & Copybook: Customizable and downloadable PDFs. * Synchronized Exercises: Diverse questions on characters, phrases, idioms, culture, geography, history, holidays, health, recitation, writing, poetry, texts, grammar, and more.

Screenshots

Pinyin Chart4 screens
SReading4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SReading at 4.6 against Pinyin Chart's 3.0. SReading also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Pinyin Chart's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Pinyin Chart sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. SReading asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SReading holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Pinyin Chart's written reviews are positive against 100% of SReading's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pinyin Chart ships an update every 2 months, SReading every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pinyin Chart versus SReading: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPinyin ChartSReading
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)4.6 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings410 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOnDemandWorld (HK)TongLe Chinese School

Customer experience

Pinyin Chart

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral4.7%
Negative12.3%

SReading

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pinyin Chart

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Audio does not work on iPhone (works on iPad)
  • App crashes frequently on iOS 4.2
  • Nag screen freezes application making it unusable
  • Restore purchase button not accessible/scrollable
  • Some sounds don't work (e.g., 'ue' sound)
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  • Ads appear at random intervals disrupting usage
  • Remove ads button hidden behind tiny button
  • In-app purchase mismatch between App Store and app

Requested features

9 requests
  • Male voice option in addition to female voice
  • Instructions on how to properly form sounds
  • Search functionality to find specific pinyin
  • Ability to highlight and listen to entire rows/columns
  • English meanings for words (e.g., ma = mom, horse, yell)
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  • Pronunciation guide for complete words and sentences
  • Modern, improved visual design
  • Settings page for app preferences
  • Proper restore purchase functionality

SReading

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pinyin Chart

One-time10
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Dragons Theme$0.99
  • Dragon Boat Festival Theme$0.99
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  • Halloween Theme$0.99
  • Mid-Autumn Theme$0.99
  • Panda Theme$0.99
  • Winter Solstic Theme$0.99
  • All Lessons$4.99
  • All Themes$4.99
  • VIP$9.99
None

SReading

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pinyin Chart free?
Pinyin Chart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SReading free?
SReading is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pinyin Chart or SReading?
SReading is rated higher. Pinyin Chart averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while SReading averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.
Do Pinyin Chart or SReading have ads?
Neither Pinyin Chart nor SReading shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pinyin Chart or SReading?
Pinyin Chart ships an update every 2 months, and SReading every 6 weeks. Most recently, Pinyin Chart was updated on June 9, 2026 and SReading on September 7, 2026.

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