Learn Chinese Characters vs Chinese Characters 汉字
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn Chinese Characters
This app offers an effective method for learning basic Chinese characters and words. It breaks down character composition using fundamental strokes and provides pronunciation, meaning, and writing practice. Interactive games help reinforce recognition and typing skills.
- Animated character formation
- Pronunciation and meaning lookup
- Writing practice on screen
- Character recognition games
- Word decomposition games
- Study materials for characters and words
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HeCharacter Study & Practice (汉字字形知识与技术) HeChinese Series: 1. HeCharacter (This Application); 2. HeInput(Chinese Study and Input) (On AppStore); 3. HeBook1 (On AppStore); 4. HeBook2 (On AppStore). The best way to learn Chinese characters and words. In traditional way, Chinese study starts from learning PinYin (sound), which results students resistant to study Chinese words. "Chinese Characters" is the first part of "HeChinese" theory and technology. This software 'HeCharacter' provides a effective way to learn basic knowledge and skills of Chinese characters. If you are going to study Chinese words, reading and writing, this software and HeChinese theory and technology is the right for you. This "HeCharacter" software uses basic lines "一丨+/\" to explain Chinese characters compositions, clasification, and provide characters' sound, and base meaning. For all Chinese learners, this software can help to quickly (2 hours) get basic Chinese characters' knowledge and skills, such as shape, composition, pronunciation, meaning, writing, typing, to decompose simply words to characters. It greatly simplifies Chinese words study, and opens a easy and effectively way for further Chinese study. After this software, interested users can use software 'HeInput' (on AppStore) to further Chinese study effectively, or type Chinese quickly. HeCharacter Software Main Functions 1. Animate characters forming, show classification by first stroke, show relationships between characters, and number codes. 2. Provide character's pronunciation, base meaning, show samples of character in words. 3. Provide character's writing instruction, and function for writing practice on screen. 4. Character game, to recognize and type character as quicker as possible, companied with character's sound. Game has 'Easy/Normal/Hard' levels, player will be encouraged by a prize of a beautiful picture for every achievement. 5. Word game, decomposing Chinese word to characters as quicker as possible. Game has 'Easy/Normal/Hard' levels, player will be encouraged by a beautiful pictures for every achievement. HeCharacter Software Main Contents 1. Chinese Characters 25 Chinese Characters' study materials (shape, pronunciation, meaning) and practice functions. 40 simply words (composed with two characters) for game practice. 100 complex words (composed with three characters) for game practice. 2. Characters' Sibling Set 1 25 sibling Chinese Characters' study materials (shape, pronunciation, meaning) and practice functions. 45 simply words (composed with two characters) for game practice. 130 complex words (composed with three characters) for game practice. 3. Characters' Sibling Set 2 25 sibling Chinese Characters' study materials (shape, pronunciation, meaning) and practice functions. 45 simply words (composed with two characters) for game practice. 100 complex words (composed with three characters) for game practice. 4. English Character Coding Study and play with English characters's number codes.
Chinese Characters 汉字
Learn to read and write thousands of Chinese characters with detailed instructions. Access free dictionaries, OCR translation, and Pinyin annotations for news articles. Covers HSK and AP Chinese exam requirements.
- Writing instructions for 3000+ characters
- HSK and AP Chinese exam coverage
- Free OCR for Chinese text translation
- Free English-Chinese and Chinese-English dictionaries
- Pinyin annotation for news articles
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- Writing instructions for nearly 3000 Chinese characters - Covers all and more characters than required in the official Chinese Proficiency Examinations (HSK levels 1 to 6), and required in AP Chinese exams administered by the U.S. College Board. - Free Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for Chinese text for easy translation, which is also free. - Free download of English-Chinese and Chinese-English dictionaries for quick lookup - Links to the Chinese edition of renowned news sites such as New York Times, BBC and Reuters, with free Pinyin annotation to assist you read new words.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chinese Characters 汉字 at 4.7 against Learn Chinese Characters's 1.0. Chinese Characters 汉字 also leads on ratings volume (295 vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). Learn Chinese Characters's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Learn Chinese Characters sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Chinese Characters 汉字 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chinese Characters 汉字 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chinese Characters 汉字 has 295 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Learn Chinese Characters ships an update every 2 months, Chinese Characters 汉字 every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn Chinese Characters | Chinese Characters 汉字 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (295 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 295 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guilin Ouyang | YOYASOFT LLC |
Customer experience
Learn Chinese Characters
Chinese Characters 汉字
In-app purchases
Learn Chinese Characters
- Sibling Set 1$0.99
- Character Sibling Set 2$0.99
Chinese Characters 汉字
- MDBG DictionaryFree
- English-Chinese DictionaryFree
- Advanced Chinese Characters$12.99
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