Comparison

Websters Digital Chinese Accent vs Bopomofo Studio

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

Head to head
About

Websters Digital Chinese Accent

Instantly understand Chinese with a talking translator based on a digital dictionary. Tap any Chinese word on web pages to get word-for-word English meanings, Pinyin, and Bopomofo phonetics. Learn by touching, listening, and exploring over 120,000 entries.

Highlights
  • Talking translator
  • Web page word lookup
  • Word-for-word English meanings
  • Pinyin and Bopomofo phonetics
  • 120,000+ Chinese words, idioms, and names
  • Simplified and Traditional Chinese support
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Understand Chinese instantly with the first talking translator powered by Websters Digital Chinese Dictionary. Touch any Chinese word from your favorite web page and Chinese Accent shows you word-for-word meanings in English. Includes over 120,00 Simplified and Traditional Chinese words, idioms and names with both Pinyin and Bopomofo phonetics. Touch, listen and learn.

About

Bopomofo Studio

Master Chinese pronunciation and characters with this interactive learning tool. It uses English sound comparisons for Bopomofo and allows you to track your progress against other learners. Practice typing and listening to improve your fluency.

Highlights
  • BPMF sound learning with English comparisons
  • Typing and listening practice
  • Score comparison with other users
  • Zhuyin learning with Pinyin background
  • Chinese character practice
Features
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Learn and practice BPMF (Bopomofo, Zhuyin) and Chinese characters through typing and listening. - Use similar sounds in English to describe BPMF sounds. - Compare your score with other users! - Learn Zhuyin (BPMF) through a Pinyin background.

Screenshots

Websters Digital Chinese Accent4 screens
Bopomofo Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bopomofo Studio at Free against Websters Digital Chinese Accent's $4.99. Bopomofo Studio also leads on ratings volume (29 vs 1) and device support. Websters Digital Chinese Accent's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On in-app purchases 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

Bopomofo Studio is free to download; Websters Digital Chinese Accent costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Websters Digital Chinese Accent holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bopomofo Studio has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Websters Digital Chinese Accent's written reviews are positive against 67% of Bopomofo Studio's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Websters Digital Chinese Accent versus Bopomofo Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWebsters Digital Chinese AccentBopomofo Studio
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings129 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS4.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLoqu8, Inc.Nelson Aquino

Customer experience

Websters Digital Chinese Accent

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bopomofo Studio

All ratings27 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Websters Digital Chinese Accent

No in-app purchases

None

Bopomofo Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Websters Digital Chinese Accent free?
Websters Digital Chinese Accent costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bopomofo Studio free?
Bopomofo Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Websters Digital Chinese Accent or Bopomofo Studio?
Websters Digital Chinese Accent is rated higher. Websters Digital Chinese Accent averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Bopomofo Studio averages 4.6 from 29 ratings.

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