Comparison

Chinese Writer by trainchinese vs 一日一字

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

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About

Chinese Writer by trainchinese

Master Chinese writing through an engaging game where characters fall from the sky. Tap and draw correctly to score points, or lose a life. Review learned characters with stroke order diagrams and personalized testing.

Highlights
  • Interactive character drawing game
  • Stroke order diagrams
  • Personalized review of difficult characters
  • HSK standard character packs
  • Customizable character packs
  • Audio recordings for pronunciation
Features
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Learn to write thousands of Chinese characters — it's educational, fun, and addictive! The characters fall from the top of the screen — touch them and draw them correctly to score points. But don't let them reach the bottom, or else — boom! Three mistakes and the game is over, but the learning continues: you can review everything you've seen, with stroke order diagrams, and practise at your own pace. The characters you made the most mistakes on are highlighted at the top of the list. » It's much more than a game! - trainchinese Chinese Writer can test you on over 5,000 simplified and traditional Chinese characters, and offers stroke order diagrams, English explanations, and high quality audio recordings for every pronunciation of every character. - The app remembers which characters you struggled to write and prioritises them in following games. » It's for everyone! - Characters are grouped into packs by difficulty level according to the official HSK standard. Hundreds are included in this free download. - Create your own packs by searching for characters by Pinyin. You can even combine Pinyin, English and Chinese characters in a single search to get maximum results, and add them all to your custom pack with a single swipe. - Your children can play. Your grandparents can too. Everyone can now enjoy the fun of learning this beautiful writing system. - Whatever your level, you'll make progress with trainchinese Chinese Writer. Beginners can start with simpler characters at a slower pace, while experienced students will be blazing through HSK 4 characters at full speed! » It's connected! - Create your own character packs and share them with your friends by email. - Proud of your score? Share it with your friends on Twitter and Facebook. - Already a trainchinese user? Download the characters you're learning in trainchinese Chinese Writer for free! Learn to write Chinese characters with trainchinese Chinese Writer. It's educational, fun — and addictive! » We'd love to hear your feedback about Chinese Writer. Contact us any time at cs@trainchinese.com!

About

一日一字

This minimalist journal app focuses on learning a single character each day, inspired by annual character selections. It supports various East Asian typefaces and offers features for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean learners, including Pinyin fonts and calendar views for easy sharing.

Highlights
  • Daily character learning
  • Minimalist writing interface
  • Multiple East Asian typefaces
  • Pinyin fonts for pronunciation
  • Calendar view for records
  • Screenshot saving for sharing
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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"一日一字 - Journal" is your fresh new diary! - Inspired by the "Hanzi of the Year(年度汉字)", why not have a "Hanzi of the Day(今日汉字)" - Adhering to minimalism, writing too much is too strenuous, One is perfect! - Songti, Heiti, Yuanti, Kaiti...... Classic East Asia typefaces are now supported. - You can even choose different font regions to get different characters' shapes for Simplified/Traditional Chinese Hanzi, Japanese Kanji, and Korean Hanja. - Calendar view helps show your records all in one. One-click and save them as screenshots quickly with many grid options. So good for SNS sharing! - A Start-learner in Chinese? Pinyin Fonts will find you the pronunciation. - Creative tool for Chinese learning or Japanese learning. Make Hanzi/Kanji a lemonade! Many a little makes a mickle. - Support Adding Widgets to the Home Page

Screenshots

Chinese Writer by trainchinese4 screens
一日一字4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 一日一字 at none against Chinese Writer by trainchinese's 10. 一日一字 also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Chinese Writer by trainchinese's advantage is ratings volume (392 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Chinese Writer by trainchinese sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. 一日一字 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

一日一字 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chinese Writer by trainchinese has 392 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chinese Writer by trainchinese ships an update monthly, 一日一字 daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Chinese Writer by trainchinese versus 一日一字: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChinese Writer by trainchinese一日一字
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (392 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings392 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size216 MB561 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertrainchinese B.V.书豪 何

Customer experience

Chinese Writer by trainchinese

All ratings385 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral4.2%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews269 reviews
Positive82.5%
Neutral7.1%
Negative10.4%

一日一字

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Chinese Writer by trainchinese

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to write certain traditional characters
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Cantonese pronunciation option
  • Allow creating custom character packs
  • Implement a mode for learning words/phrases
  • Improve randomization of character selection
  • Add an option to write full words instead of single characters

一日一字

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Chinese Writer by trainchinese

One-time10
  • Additional Characters: 1B$0.99
  • Additional Characters: 1C$0.99
  • Additional Characters: 1D$0.99
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  • Additional Characters: 1E$0.99
  • Additional Characters: 1F$0.99
  • Additional Characters: 2B$0.99
  • Additional Characters: 2C$0.99
  • Calligraphic font$3.49
  • All Additional Characters$14.99
  • 1 year subscription$37.99
None

一日一字

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chinese Writer by trainchinese free?
Chinese Writer by trainchinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 一日一字 free?
一日一字 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chinese Writer by trainchinese or 一日一字?
一日一字 is rated higher. Chinese Writer by trainchinese averages 4.6 out of 5 from 392 ratings, while 一日一字 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Chinese Writer by trainchinese or 一日一字 have ads?
Neither Chinese Writer by trainchinese nor 一日一字 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chinese Writer by trainchinese or 一日一字?
Chinese Writer by trainchinese ships an update monthly, and 一日一字 daily. Most recently, Chinese Writer by trainchinese was updated on October 29, 2026 and 一日一字 on October 14, 2026.

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