Comparison

Learn Chinese vs SPELLING MAGIC 2

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Over 500 words, pictures, and sounds
  • 10 learning categories
  • Video flashcards
  • Professional native Mandarin voiceovers
  • Question mode for interaction
  • Large text and buttons
Features
Read full description

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!

About

SPELLING MAGIC 2

This app teaches children to read by focusing on consonant blend words. It uses interactive activities to help build words and understand letter sounds, aligning with Science of Reading principles. Two versions are available, offering different word counts and customization options.

Highlights
  • Teaches CVCC and CCVC words
  • Focuses on letter sounds and word construction
  • Word Building section
  • Moveable Alphabet section
  • Two levels of challenge
  • Developed with educators and Montessori principles
Read full description

Introducing SPELLING MAGIC 2, a key to your child's future reading success. SPELLING MAGIC 2 incorporates the main principles of the Science of Reading. SPELLING MAGIC 2 is tailored to focus on CVCC (consonant-vowel-consonant-consonant) words like "hand," "sent," and "gift," as well as CCVC (consonant-consonant-vowel-consonant) words such as "spin," "flap," and "stop." These types of words are also known as "consonant blend words" and are categorized into themes for enhanced learning. This app is designed to teach children the sounds of letters and how to construct words. It emphasizes the skill of building CCVC/CVCC words with four phonemes using short vowel words, indirectly imparting the essential reading skill of segmenting. With two levels of challenge, it offers a comprehensive learning experience. In the "Word Building" section of the app, only the components (letters) of the word are used for building, while the "Moveable Alphabet" section utilizes the entire alphabet for word construction. Please note that the purpose of this app is to provide ample opportunities for practicing building CCVC & CVCC words, presenting a chance to expand vocabulary. When tapped, the pictures always pronounce the sound of the word that the app prompts the child to build. The free version of SPELLING MAGIC 2 includes 72 words, while the DELUXE version offers 235 words and provides several choices in the options menu, including two types of voices, three font styles, two letter color options, a special feature to connect letters, and over 160 additional words from the free version. Developed by a team of educators using accelerated learning techniques and Montessori principles, this app has been tested and approved by preschoolers, who found it enjoyable and beneficial for learning letter sounds. We eagerly await your feedback and suggestions as we strive to provide a rewarding educational experience for young learners.

Screenshots

Learn Chinese3 screens
SPELLING MAGIC 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SPELLING MAGIC 2 at 4.3 against Learn Chinese's 3.3. SPELLING MAGIC 2 also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Learn Chinese sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SPELLING MAGIC 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SPELLING MAGIC 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Learn Chinese's written reviews are positive against 63% of SPELLING MAGIC 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Chinese ships an update every 6 months, SPELLING MAGIC 2 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Learn Chinese versus SPELLING MAGIC 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn ChineseSPELLING MAGIC 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (8 ratings)4.3 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.2% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings816 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB185 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopereFlashApps, LLCPRESCHOOL UNIVERSITY

Customer experience

Learn Chinese

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive59.2%
Neutral22.5%
Negative18.3%

SPELLING MAGIC 2

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

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
Show 8 more
  • 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
Show 3 more
  • Better safeguards against scam ads
  • Tap image to repeat sound
  • Sentence structure help

SPELLING MAGIC 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Learn Chinese

One-time1
  • Mandarin Baby Flash Cards Ad-Free$1.99
1 purchases

SPELLING MAGIC 2

One-time1
  • Deluxe Upgrade$1.99

Questions

Is Learn Chinese free?
Learn Chinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SPELLING MAGIC 2 free?
SPELLING MAGIC 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Learn Chinese or SPELLING MAGIC 2?
SPELLING MAGIC 2 is rated higher. Learn Chinese averages 3.3 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while SPELLING MAGIC 2 averages 4.3 from 16 ratings.
Do Learn Chinese or SPELLING MAGIC 2 have ads?
Neither Learn Chinese nor SPELLING MAGIC 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn Chinese or SPELLING MAGIC 2?
Learn Chinese ships an update every 6 months, and SPELLING MAGIC 2 every 4 months. Most recently, Learn Chinese was updated on November 1, 2026 and SPELLING MAGIC 2 on October 23, 2026.

Other comparisons