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欧阳询行书千字文 vs 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+

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

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欧阳询行书千字文

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欧阳询,楷书可谓古今一人,而该篇行楷千字文,劲险峻美,也实让人叹服。此墨迹本现存辽宁省博物馆,弥足珍贵。清晰反映了古人行笔之气韵,更能让人加深对欧体楷书的认识。 -Single tap 单点动作:单字临习, 词句注释和临习演示页面。 -Double tap 双点动作:单列放大页面。 -每字演示书写过程。 -可导出书写结果。 千字文的传奇:梁武帝从王羲之遗字中取不重复千字,命周兴嗣编为韵语。一夕成文进上,鬓须皆白。作为国学入门经典的千字文内容所涉颇广,特稍加注释,以便理解。 The Thousand Character Essay is composed of 250 phrases of 4 characters each. The Emperor of the Liang Dynasty collected a thousand pieces of calligraphy work of Wang Xizhi, the most famous legendary calligrapher. And ordered Zhou Xingsi to compose these random characters into an essay. He is said to finish the composing over one night, but causing his hair completely turn white. And it has become a Chinese learning and calligraphy study must book ever since. This ink copy was written over 1400 years ago by Ouyang Xun, one the best calligraphers in the Tang Dynasty.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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。

Screenshots

欧阳询行书千字文3 screens
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ at 92% against 欧阳询行书千字文's 60%. 欧阳询行书千字文's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

欧阳询行书千字文 costs $1.99 and 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

欧阳询行书千字文 ships an update every 5 months, 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
欧阳询行书千字文 versus 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter欧阳询行书千字文活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+
Price$1.99 — better$5.99
Rating—4.9 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews92.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer小龙 高哲 盛

Customer experience

欧阳询行书千字文

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%

活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

In-app purchases

None

欧阳询行书千字文

No in-app purchases

None

活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 欧阳询行书千字文 free?
欧阳询行书千字文 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ free?
活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do 欧阳询行书千字文 or 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ have ads?
Neither 欧阳询行书千字文 nor 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 欧阳询行书千字文 or 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+?
欧阳询行书千字文 ships an update every 5 months, and 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ every 7 months. Most recently, 欧阳询行书千字文 was updated on October 12, 2026 and 活字帖+ | Live Calligraphy+ on October 15, 2026.

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