Learn Chinese vs Spell it out
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn Chinese
This app makes learning Mandarin vocabulary fun for young children with over 500 words, pictures, and sounds. It features interactive modes and professional voiceovers to aid memory and engagement.
- Over 500 words, pictures, and sounds
- 10 learning categories
- Video flashcards
- Professional native Mandarin voiceovers
- Question mode for interaction
- Large text and buttons
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Building strong Chinese (Mandarin) vocabulary has never been so exciting for preschoolers and toddlers. * 10 Categories - All in 1 App! * Over 500 words, pictures, voiceovers and sounds! * Kids tested - they love it! Parents tested - they love it! * Building vocabulary has never been so much fun * Video flashcards in animals and transportation categories * Large words and letters * Large icons and buttons * Professional native Mandarin voiceovers recorded in production studio * High quality images * Real sounds where applicable * Question mode for parent-child interaction * Great memory building exercise * FREE! Categories include: Food items, Animals, Transportation, Numbers, Colors & Shapes, Clothing, Household items, Body Parts, Outdoor items, Music Instruments/Arts & Learning. EFlashApps Chinese Mandarin Educational Baby Flash Cards features over 500 high quality images with text and voiceovers. There are additional real sounds where applicable (such as a lion's roar or an ambulance siren) to enhance visual and auditory learning and memory simultaneously. Parents have the option to turn voiceovers off during parent-child learning session and turn voiceovers on when the child is self-learning. They can enable Question Mode to display 4 images and ask the child to click on the right answer. Complexity of words is perfect for ages 1 to 4 so two or more young siblings can play together and even teach each other!
Spell it out
This educational app helps children learn to spell the names of over 50 animals. It features interactive games with animal sounds, images, and scenes, along with adaptive challenges for different skill levels.
- Learn 50+ animal names
- Authentic animal sounds
- Illustrated animal images
- Interactive letter dragging
- Classic and timed modes
- Adaptive difficulty system
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*** Top selling education app! Selected as New & Noteworthy! *** * The newest release from the creators of Top#1 education apps for Kids in USA and many other countries. This one is definitely even better! * Carefully designed and tailor-made with children and for children “Spell it out :-) ” does it all. In this app your kids will have the opportunity to encounter as many as 50 different animals, learn about their image, sound and most importantly – how to spell it. Developed by education experts along with user-interface top designers, this game provides a magical, easy to use, intuitive and fun interactive game for kids, children and toddlers of various ages. In this app you will get: * More than 50 animals in the full version * Authentic animal sounds * Colorful and wonderfully illustrated animal images * Authentic forest scenes from all over the world * Touch each letter to hear its name * Drag each letter to its place to assemble the word * Classic version for beginner * Timed version for more challenge and greater fun * Adaptive improvement system providing a greater challenge as you pass stages in the game Note: First 3 animal words are completely free. All other 50+ animals are available in a single and simple in-app purchase inside the app. -NO SOUND? If the sound isn't working, make sure the mute switch is turned off, activate the application, then turn up the volume and the sound will work. (you can find the mute switch and volume button at the side of your iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch). CONTACT US Let us know what you think! Questions? Suggestions? Technical Support? Contact us 24/7 at WeCare@TabTale.com. FOR PARENTS The app is free to play but certain in-game items may require payment. You may restrict in-app purchases by disabling them on this device. The app may include advertising for TabTale and certain third parties which will redirect users to our sites, apps or third-party sites. Your privacy matters. The app may enable collection of limited user data by TabTale or its carefully selected providers (e.g. ad networks and analytics) for limited purposes described in our Privacy Policy (e.g. respond to support queries; enable, analyze and improve the app’s features and services; serve contextual ads and measure their performance). For more information (notably on the providers), please read our Privacy Policy: https://tabtale.com/privacy-policy/ . By downloading, updating or using the app you consent (in your personal capacity and for other users of your device) to this collection and use of limited device information for ad display and reporting purposes and you accept our Terms of Use: https://tabtale.com/terms-of-use/.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spell it out at 3.5 against Learn Chinese's 3.3. Spell it out also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Learn Chinese sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Spell it out sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Spell it out holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 13 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 59% and 59% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn Chinese | Spell it out |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (8 ratings) | 3.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.2% of reviews — better | 59.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | eFlashApps, LLC | KID BABY TODDLER LTD. |
Customer experience
Learn Chinese
Spell it out
User reviews
Learn Chinese
From 8 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for learning Mandarin
- 👍 Clear pronunciation
- 👍 Fun for kids
- 👍 Good for beginners
- 👍 Lots of categories
Room to improve
- 🐛 Incorrect characters
- 🐛 Audio/picture mismatch
- 🐛 App freezes/locks up
- 🐛 Ads are intrusive/scammy
- 🐛 Small characters
Spell it out
From 13 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👶 Effective learning tool for spelling and letter recognition
- 🎨 Great graphics and visual design with animal themes
- 🎮 Engaging and fun for young children (toddlers to preschoolers)
- 🎵 Enjoyable sound effects and music rewards
- 📚 Helps children learn and retain spelling words
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and app exits after purchase
- 💸 Aggressive monetization - limited free version (only 3 words)
- 🎮 Difficult letter placement mechanics cause frustration
- 🔄 Letters move when accidentally touched, disrupting placement
- 🔊 Sound issues and non-phonetic letter pronunciation
Bugs and requests
Learn Chinese
Reported bugs
13 issues- App locks up on intro screen
- Categories won't open after purchase
- Some Chinese characters are wrong (e.g., number five)
- Audio doesn't match pictures (peanuts/pancakes, peanuts/pear)
- New update makes app unusable
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- Button too close to ads
- Numbers section sometimes doesn't move
- VoiceOver not working in free version
- Food category flashcards and audio mismatch (pancake, peanut, pear, peas)
- Animal category: starfish wrong
- Vehicle category: bulldozer named bicycle
- Pronunciation error for 蝙蝠
- Flashcards with missing audio or flashcards without audio
Requested features
8 requests- Add Pinyin option
- Larger characters
- Option to hide English text
- Traditional Chinese characters
- More vocabulary categories
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- Better safeguards against scam ads
- Tap image to repeat sound
- Sentence structure help
Spell it out
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes immediately upon opening after purchase
- App exits to home screen when touching buttons
- Sound not working despite reinstallation
- Full version asks to purchase again after 3rd word
- Game resets to beginning when app is closed or interrupted
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- Performance lag and slow responsiveness
- Misspelled words and incorrect pronunciations
- Game loops infinitely asking for purchase after declining
- Paid version doesn't work after purchase
Requested features
10 requests- Allow progress saving and resuming from where user left off
- Implement phonetic letter pronunciation for better learning
- Use lowercase letters to match school writing standards
- Restrict to one letter placement at a time to prevent cheating
- Add more words to free version before paywall
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- Include ability to select starting word instead of sequential play
- Improve letter placement mechanics for easier interaction
- Add difficulty settings or leveling system
- Provide Arabic language version
- Create special games for 8-18 month old babies
In-app purchases
Learn Chinese
- Mandarin Baby Flash Cards Ad-Free$1.99
Spell it out
- pack of all animals$3.99
Questions
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