草书连连看 vs 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
草书连连看
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不知不觉在游戏中学习认识草书! --以标准草书字汇为准,字库1500余字 --共36关,入门阶段有提示功能 --可按部首检索某字草书
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+
Practice Chinese brush calligraphy on your iPad or iPhone using original strokes from ancient masters. Focus on character structure and artistic charm to improve your calligraphy skills.
- Practice Chinese calligraphy with finger
- Uses original strokes from ancient masters
- Focuses on character structure
- Includes 8 handscrolls
- Simulates artistic charm of calligraphy
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*Keyword*: Chinese calligraphy, Chinese culture/art, practice Chinese characters Ever dream of writing Chinese characters like a calligrapher? Now, you can practice Chinese brush calligraphy with your finger in iPad and iPhone. Live Calligraphy use the original strokes extracted from the master piece of ancient calligrapher in your practice, so that you can feel yourself like a real master of Chinese calligraphy, and fully enjoy the artistic charm of the art of calligraphy. Now, the app contains 8 handscrolls: - LanTing (兰亭集序--王羲之) - Basic Strokes (基本笔画--楷书四大家) - Timely Clearing After Snowfall (快雪时晴帖--王羲之) - Namo Amitābha by HongYi (南无阿弥陀佛--弘一法师) - Poem of Fragrance (秾芳诗帖--宋徽宗) - Confucius Passed Away (仲尼梦奠帖--欧阳询) - Ode to Qin (琴赋--文征明) - Heart Sutra (心经--赵孟頫) Enjoy Chinese calligraphy~ ---------------------------------------- 你是否曾想像自己如书法大师一样挥毫呢？来试试吧，用你的手指在iPad和iPhone上练习毛笔书法。 “活字帖”利用中国古代名家书法作品中的原笔迹，在你描摹或者临帖时绘制出来，使得你的书法效果能媲美真迹，让你体验如书法家一样的练字感受，更真切的感受书法的魅力。 本作与现有大多数作品的最大区别在于，大多数现有的作品只是根据手指运行轨迹，用计算机计算模拟出类似于毛笔笔迹的效果。但是，因为触摸屏的限制，计算机再如何聪明，又如何能知道用户运笔时的轻重缓急，浓淡干湿呢？故本作规避了用笔技巧，着重于练习每个字的字体结构。因此，本作并不能代替笔墨纸砚的常规练字方法，但是却可以从一定程度上提高用户的书法水平。 本App现有8个字帖: - 兰亭集序（王羲之） - 基本笔画（楷书四大家） - 快雪时晴帖（王羲之） - 南无阿弥陀佛（弘一法师） - 秾芳诗帖（宋徽宗） - 仲尼梦奠帖（欧阳询） - 琴赋（文徵明） - 般若波罗蜜多心经 (赵孟頫) 希望大家喜欢。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ at 4.9 against 草书连连看's 4.0. 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 71%) and ratings volume (17 vs 2). 草书连连看's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On update cadence, 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
草书连连看 costs $0.99 and 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of 草书连连看's written reviews are positive against 92% of 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+'s.
草书连连看 ships an update every 9 months, 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 草书连连看 | 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.9 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 小龙 高 | 哲 盛 |
Customer experience
草书连连看
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+
In-app purchases
草书连连看
No in-app purchases
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+
No in-app purchases
