Mandarin vs Hai Xin Mandarin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mandarin
This app serves as a bilingual dictionary for Chinese language learners. It allows users to search for words in both English and Chinese, supporting pinyin input and both traditional and simplified characters. The dictionary is powered by the free CEDICT database.
- English to Chinese dictionary
- Chinese to English dictionary
- Pinyin input support
- Traditional and simplified character support
- Built-in database of thousands of words
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'Mandarin' is a simple dictionary for Chinese language students. The built-in database of several thousand words can be searched for in both directions, from English to Chinese and from Chinese to English. Chinese words can be entered in pinyin notation or using the Chinese keyboard layout. Both traditional and simplified characters are supported. The Chinese dictionary lookup uses the free CEDICT dictionary from http://cc-cedict.org/.
Hai Xin Mandarin
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Haixin Notebook will help you to accelerate your Mandarin learning process. Through our personalised feature, you can create your own dictionary and add up new words as many as you want. Additionally, you can also fit them up with your own sentences. Our real and professional Mandarin teachers are ready to assist you in checking your words and sentences updates, as well as giving you some feedback. Achieve points for every contribution you make and switch them into discount vouchers or other intriguing merchandise. If you are committed to boosting up your career pathway, advancing your future study, or actualising any other target that you set, let Haixin Notebook help you to make them come true!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hai Xin Mandarin at every 2 months against Mandarin's every 8 months. Mandarin's advantage is iOS requirement (6.1 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mandarin ships an update every 8 months, Hai Xin Mandarin every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mandarin | Hai Xin Mandarin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | softhub | Cifran . |
In-app purchases
Mandarin
No in-app purchases
Hai Xin Mandarin
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mandarin free?
Is Hai Xin Mandarin free?
Do Mandarin or Hai Xin Mandarin have ads?
Which is updated more often, Mandarin or Hai Xin Mandarin?
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